Private Eight Days Tour Of Romania Starting From Budapest To

At 10 AM our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Budapest, and you will take a 4-hour road trip to Oradea. Once in Oradea, we will have time for lunch, and then we will help you check in at a centrally located hotel, before taking a city tour. Although it is almost one thousand years old, Oradea is marked by the Viena Secession architecture which was used in the 18th century on the most important buildings of the city. The historical center was completely restored, and we will visit the Black Eagle Palace, built in the early 20th century, and the Moon Church, who got its name from a golden sphere which tells the phases of the moon. We will also take a trip to the Episcopal Palace, the Moskovits Buildings, and the Oradea Fortress, an impressive star-shaped medieval defense point. At night, we will take a walking tour through the city center and its public gardens.

After a delicious breakfast, we will head towards a beautiful town in Transylvania, Cluj-Napoca. But before reaching it, we will stop at one of the most impressive salt mines in the world, the Turda Salt Mine. In the last 2.000 years over 3 billion tons of salt were extracted, but now the mine was transformed into an underground theme park where you can take a boat ride on the lake, play mini golf, tennis, and much more.For lunch, we will go to one of the best-preserved traditional villages in Transylvania, Rimetea, the place where the sun rises twice. We will then head to Cluj, one of the most dynamic cities in Eastern Europe. Its history can be traced back to more than two thousand years ago when the Romanian people laid the foundation for a municipality. Our Cluj city tour starts with the Saint Michael’s Church, built in the 15th century by Matthias Corvinus, one of Hungary’s most important kings. After that, your sightseeing tour will continue with other symbolic buildings from the Cluj Old Town, such as Banffy Palace, the Opera House, and the Mirror Street.

The third day of your tour continues with a visit to Gherla, the only city in Romania built in a baroque style by Armenian colonists in the 18th century. Probably the most impressive thing about Transylvania is the cultural diversity of the region, which blends beautifully into an impressive community. This can be observed in almost every town in Transylvania, including our next destination, Bistrița.The city was founded by Saxon colonists, and here we will stop for a city tour and for a taste of the delicious local pies, famous throughout the whole region.From Bistrița we will pass through the beautiful Carpathian Mountains, populated by the largest population of wolves and brown bears in Europe. It is said that the rich forests and the deep valleys of the Carpathians are what inspired Bram Stoker when he chose the location for Dracula’s Castle.We will make a stop at Pasul Tihuța to admire the beautiful sights offered by these impressive mountains before continuing to the historic region of Bukovina. Once there, we will stop at a traditional restaurant to enjoy a delicious lunch made with fresh trout fished from the cold mountain waters.Our first landmark in Bukovina is one of the most famous painted monasteries included in UNESCO’s patrimony, the Voroneț Monastery. This stunning work of art was built in 1448 in only 3 months and 3 weeks. What makes it so special is the famous blue of Voroneț, a shade of blue whose secret composition is unknown to this day. Together with Santorini and Meteora Monastery, Voroneț is one of the wonders of the Byzantine world.Tip: For an enhanced experience, visit the Voroneț Monastery during winter. The shades of blue that dominate the building stand out beautifully in a field of white snow.