Scenic Romania Tour (8 Days, From Budapest)

Itinerary

Day 1: Budapest – Maramures

Stop At: Merry Cemetery, Sapanta 437305 Romania
Your guide will meet at your hotel in Budapest in the morning. Departure for Romania. After a 3 hours drive across Eastern Hungary, you shall finally enter Romania. Stop in Satu Mare for lunch in a restaurant and continue eastwards for Maramures, the land of wooden architecture.
Stop on the way to visit the colorful Merry Cemetery from Sapanta.
Dinner in a restaurant.
Car transfers: approx. 5h30; ~ 435km / 270 mi
(no meals included)
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in a 3* accommodation in Sighetu Marmatiei.

Day 2: Maramures

Stop At: Church of the Holy Paraskeva, Desesti 437135 Romania
In the morning, after breakfast, transfer to the village of Desesti to visit the wooden church, one of the eight wooden churches of Maramures included in UNESCO heritage.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Breb, Breb, Maramures County, Northwest Romania, Transylvania
From Desesti, continue your journey with a stop in Breb. Take a walk in the village to discover the lifestyle of the locals.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Barsana Monastery, Kloster, Barsana 437035 Romania
The day will continue with the visit of the new monastery of Barsana, to admire its intriguing architecture, a mix of modern and traditional. Lunch in a restaurant.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ieud, Ieud, Maramures County, Northwest Romania, Transylvania
Panoramic cross-field transfer to Ieud village. Visit a second UNESCO wooden church and a small family-owned museum.
Dinner in a rural guesthouse in Maramures.
Car transfers: approx. 2h30 min; ~100 km / 62 mi
(breakfast and dinner included, lunch not included)
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in a rural guesthouse in Maramures.

Day 3: Maramures – Bucovina

Stop At: Ciocanesti, Ciocanesti, Suceava County, Northeast Romania
After breakfast, departure for Bucovina, across the Carpathian Mountains. Stop in Ciocanesti to see the traditional decorated houses. Lunch on the way in a restaurant.
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Moldovita Monastery, Vatra Moldovitei 727595 Romania
Visit the painted monastery of Moldovita (UNESCO site), famous for it’s Siege of Constantinople fresco scene. As decorating the Easter egg is an ancient Hutsul tradition that you must not miss, you’ll have the chance to admire such an exhibition.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Manastirea Voronet, Strada Voronet 166, Voronet 725301 Romania
Continue the journey with the visit of the most famous of all painted monasteries in Bucovina: Voronet (UNESCO site).
Dinner in a rural guesthouse in Bucovina.
Car transfers: approx. 4h; ~220 km / 136 mi
(breakfast & dinner included, lunch not included)
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in a rural guesthouse in Bucovina.

Day 4: Bucovina – Transylvania

Stop At: Sighisoara Historic Center, Piata Cetatii Nr.1 Center of Sighisoara, Sighisoara 545400 Romania
After breakfast, a long transfer to Transylvania ensues, which will take you on a panoramic road across the Eastern Carpathians. Lunch in a restaurant, on the way.
During the afternoon walk through Sighisoara – Transylvania’s best preserved medieval town, also included in the UNESCO world heritage list, world-renowned for being Dracula’s birth place. (All Dracula stories are to be taken with a pinch of salt, of course.)
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Viscri Fortified Church, Viscri 507039 Romania
Continue the journey to Viscri to visit the 13th c. fortified church (UNESCO site). This rural establishment will unveil the best preserved and restored traditional Saxon village in Transylvania, one of the few where the community is still very much alive, where small rural businesses are surviving in a modern world.
Dinner in a rural guesthouse in Viscri area.
Car transfers: approx. 5h30min; ~330 km / 205 mi
(breakfast & dinner included, lunch not included)
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in a rural guesthouse in Viscri area.

Day 5: Viscri – Sinaia – Brasov

Stop At: Peles Castle, Str. Pelesului 2, Sinaia 106100 Romania
Breakfast and transfer to Sinaia for the visit of Peles Castle, the first castle built by the Romanian Monarchy during the 19th century. Chance to admire the personal arts collections of the royal family. Lunch in a restaurant.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Brasov Historical Center, Piazza Sfatului, Brasov Romania
Return to Brasov, one of the most beautiful medieval towns in Transylvania. Discover the Black Church, easternmost Gothic church in Europe, and enjoy a guided tour of the old town. Free time in the evening for dinner and a romantic walk.
Car transfers: approx. 3h; ~ 170 km / 105 mi
(breakfast included, lunch & dinner not included)
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in a 3* hotel in Brasov.

Day 6: Brasov – Bran – Transfagarasan Road – Sibiu

Stop At: Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle), Str. General Traian Mosoiu nr. 24, Bran 507025 Romania
Breakfast and transfer to Bran village to visit the so called ‘Dracula’s Castle’. Built in the Middle Ages and yet modernized at the beginning of the 20th century, Bran castle is now the most visited places in Romania. Lunch in a restaurant.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Transfagarasan Highway, Dn 7C Sibiu and Arges County, Curtea de Arges 115300 Romania
On the way to Sibiu, follow the breathtaking Transfagarasan road, going up the Southern Carpathians to Balea Lake, at over 2000m altitude. Enjoy a panoramic view upon Transylvanian highlands and continue downwards for Sibiu.
* Transfagarasan road is only open from June to September. When it is closed, you shall visit instead Prejmer fortified church (UNESCO).
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Sibiu, Sibiu, Sibiu County, Central Romania, Transylvania
Named European Capital of Culture in 2007, Sibiu was the best defended fortified town in Transylvania throughout the Middle Ages. Free time in the evening for a restaurant dinner.
Car transfers: approx. 4h30min; ~270 km / 167 mi
(breakfast included, lunch & dinner not included)
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Accommodation in a 3* hotel in Sibiu.

Day 7: Sibiu – Hunedoara – Timisoara

Stop At: Sibiu, Sibiu, Sibiu County, Central Romania, Transylvania
In the morning, after breakfast, tour the four defensive walls of old Sibiu and discover the local landmarks: The Big and Small squares, Huet Square, the Evangelical church, etc.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Castelul Corvinilor, Strada Castelului 1-3, Hunedoara 331141 Romania
Departure for Hunedoara. Visit the largest Gothic castle in Romania, Corvin Castle (also known as Hunyadi Castle) which, as it’s name already says it, belonged to the Hunyadi family, one of the most famous members of which was King Matthias the Just. Lunch in a restaurant.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Timisoara, Timisoara, Timis County, Western Romania, Transylvania
Continue westwards, arriving in Timisoara in late afternoon. This city, where the revolution against the Communist regime started in 1989, is to be European Capital of Culture throughout 2021. Free time for shopping and admiring the beautiful Art-Nouveau and Baroque architecture.
Car transfers: approx. 4h; ~ 300 km / 186 mi
(breakfast included, lunch & dinner not included)
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in a 3* hotel in Timisoara.

Day 8: Timisoara – Budapest

Stop At: Timisoara, Timisoara, Timis County, Western Romania, Transylvania
Breakfast and tour of the old city center of Timisoara. Lunch in a restaurant and head back to Budapest.
Arrival in Budapest in late afternoon. End of the tour.
Car transfers: approx. 4h; ~ 326 km / 202 mi
(breakfast included, lunch & dinner not included)
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.