9 days / 8 nights

• Explore painted monasteries
• Bathe in thermal Lake Ursu
• UNESCO World Heritage medieval fortress town
• Hike through the Transylvanian forest to Malancrav village
• Visit Dracula's Bran Castle
• A&K’s Guardian Angel service

Itinerary

Day 01 Arrive Bucharest

Known for its wide, tree-lined boulevards, glorious Belle Epoque buildings and a reputation for the high life, Bucharest – Romania’s capital – was once known as ‘Little Paris’. Private transfer to your hotel.
Casa Capsa Hotel (Deluxe Room)

Day 02 Design Your Day Bucharest

Discover Bucharest. Choose two of the following activities. Take a morning introduction tour of the city, and visit sights such as the Village Museum, Parliament Palace, Revolution Square and the Patriarchal Cathedral. Or perhaps explore old Bucharest’s Lipscani area on a walking tour. Visit the famous Stravrolopeos Church, Manuc’s Inn and the National Treasury at the History Museum. Or take the walking tour and include a visit to a Glass Art Workshop to watch local craftsman create works of art. For the art enthusiast A&K suggests a walking tour of the city’s best galleries (B).
Casa Capsa hotel (Deluxe Room)

Day 03 Bucharest-Bucovina-Piatra Neamt

Travel to the charming area of Northern Moldavia, with its beech forests, whitewashed villages and painted monasteries. Drive through the scenic Moldavian landscape and the famous vineyards of the Vrancea before arriving at your hotel in Piatra Neamt (B,D).
Central Hotel

Day 04 Piatra Neamt-Painted Monasteries-Gura Humorului

Today explore the famous painted monasteries of Bucovina. Visit Humor Monastery with its incredible indoor frescoes; Voronet Monastery, the ‘Sistine Chapel’ of Eastern Europe, and Sucevita Monastery. You may also opt to visit a black pottery workshop in the village of Marginea (B).
Best Western Hotel

Day 05 Gura Humorului-Sighisoara

Travel south to the heart of legendary Transylvania – the ‘land beyond the forests’. Visit the Praid salt mine en route, one of the most important in Transylvania and if you wish, stop to bathe in the thermal lake of Ursu (B,D).
Sighisoara Hotel

Day 06 Design Your Day Sighsoara

A day to discover this amazing area. Choose two of the following. Take a morning tour of Sighisoara and visit the Clock Tower Museum, the Torture Room, the Evangelical Church and the Armour Room. You may also choose to visit the house where Vlad the Impaler (Count Dracula) was born and Biertan’s Fortress Church. Or visit the Transylvanian Renaissance style Cris Castle and hike through the forest to Malancrav village. If wine is of interest, perhaps a visit to the Tarnava Valley for a tasting at Jidvei is in order (B,D).
Sighisoara Hotel

Day 07 Sighisoara-Brasov-Bran-Sinaia

Drive to Bran to visit the 14th century castle made famous by Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’. Continue to the fairy-tale medieval town of Brasov. Visit the Gothic Black Church, the largest gothic style church in South-Eastern Europe, St. Nicolae Church and the First Romanian School, where a local teacher explains the history of Old Brasov. Drive to your hotel in the Carpathian mountain resort of Sinaia (B,D).
Palace Hotel Sinaia

Day 08 Sinaia- Bucharest

This morning visit Peles Castle. An exquisite piece of Valahian- Byzantine style architecture, it has served as a royal summer residence and monastery. Drive through the oil fields of Ploiesti and Campina and the picturesque Prahova River Valley to Bucharest. Your afternoon is at leisure. This evening you may care to experience a traditional Romanian dinner and folklore show or an evening at the opera (optional extras) (B).
Casa Capsa Hotel (Deluxe room)

Day 09 Depart Bucharest

Farewell to Romania. Transfer to the airport for your onward flight (B).

Note: Rates for Design your Day & Optional excursions available on request.

Insider Pass

In the fairy-tale town of Brasov, visit the First Romanian School where a local teacher will introduce you to the medieval history of Old Brasov. Dating back to 1495, the school is also the place where the first books in the Romanian language were printed.

Departure Dates & Prices

Tour Departs: Daily