Private tours in Transylvania, Romania. Experienced tour guide. Family company.
    E-MAIL us: gelutrandafir [at] yahoo.com, CALL us +40-723.303.310
    Private tours in Transylvania, Romania. Experienced tour guide. Family company.
      E-MAIL us: gelutrandafir [at] yahoo.com, CALL us +40-723.303.310

      ONE WEEK full of TRANSYLVANIA

      6 days (6 overnights), from EUR 835
      You simply can't get enough of castles, fortresses, fortified churches, rural life, legends and medieval history? Join our premium private 6-day tour of Transylvania. Visit the three most famous Romanian castels - Hunyadi (Corvin), Bran and Peles, the three most important Saxon citadels - Sibiu, Sighisoara and Brasov, the fortress of Alba Iulia and the fortified churches of Biertan, Viscri and Prejmer - UNESCO World Heritage sites. Discover the amazing medieval frescoes preserved in the Malâncrav's village church and the beauty of Bucharest Stavropoleos Monastery, the rural life and the organic food of Transylvania, and find out how important was John Hunyadi during the Middle Ages and the legends behind the brave and cruel Wallachian prince Vlad the Impaler. You are going to spend overnights in Sibiu (2) and in Brasov (2), one overnight in Sighisoara and one in Bucharest.

      1,480 EURO per person in a 2-3 persons group.
      1,150 EURO per person in a 4-5 persons group.
      835 EURO per person in a 6+ persons group.
      Rural Maramures and Saxon Transylvania
      Included
      – private car with driver
      – private guide in English
      – 6 nights accommodations, 3* and 4* hotels/pensions, breakfast included
      – all admission fees
      – all transport costs
      – all driver and guide’s expenses
      Not included
      – meals
      – photo fees
      6-day private tour: One week full of Transylvania1
      Bucharest - Cozia Monastery - Sibiu
      6-day private tour: One week full of Transylvania
      SIBIU
      Day 1. We meet at the airport in BUCHAREST and start our One Week Full of Transylvania guided tour by car, through the scenic Olt River’s Valley.

      Our first stop is Cozia Monastery (1388) founded by the grandfather of the notorious Vlad the Impaler.

      We arrive in SIBIU in early afternoon. After lunch, we have a guided tour of the old city: the Council Tower, the Bridge of Liars, the most famous Sibiu plazas: the Grand Square, the Small Square, and the Albert Huet Square, the Orthodox Cathedral and the impressive Evangelical Church.

      You could enjoy a lovely Transylvanian evening at one of the numerous restaurants and bars of the Old City.

      Overnight in SIBIU.

      https://bit.ly/3cej9s0 - 280 km, 5h drive
      Sibiu

      View from Sibiu's Council Tower

      Citadels of Transylvania 3-day tour
      Peasant Maramures and Saxon Transylvania – 7-day tour
      On the Mountain Road to the Heart of Saxon Transylvania – 4-day tour
      6-day private tour: One week full of Transylvania2
      Sibiu - Corvin (Hunyadi) Castle - Alba Iulia fortress - Sibiu
      6-day private tour: One week full of Transylvania
      SIBIU
      Day 2. In the second day of our private tour we discover the facts, the places and the legends of one of the greatest military leaders and statesmen of the Middle Ages - John Hunyadi (Corvin).

      Corvin (Hunyadi Castle)

      Hunyadi Family's castle in Hunedoara

      A Hungarian ruler of Romanian ancestry and brilliant military commander, John Hunyadi stopped in Belgrade, in 1456, the offensive of the Ottomans which were led by the Sultan Mehmet (”the Conqueror”) and emboldened by their takeover of  Constantinople three years earlier.

      We visit his castle - the Corvin Castle - in Hunedoara and, in the afternoon, the Alba Iulia fortress (Alba Carolina): the Orthodox Coronation Cathedral,  the ruins of the Roman castrum and the impressive old  Saint Michael Cathedral where John Hunyadi was laid to rest few months after his resounding victory against the Ottomans.

      We return for a second overnight in SIBIU.

      https://bit.ly/3cgiVAF - 300 km, 5h15min. drive
      6-day private tour: One week full of Transylvania3
      Sibiu – Biertan – Malâncrav – Sighisoara
      6-day private tour: One week full of Transylvania
      SIGHISOARA
      Day 3. From SIBIU, we head towards the medieval city of Sighisoara through the Hartibaciu Valley road, crossing old Saxon villages and passing through deep forests.

      Sighisoara

      Sighisoara by night

      Our first stop is at Biertan fortified church – a UNESCO World Heritage monument protected by impressive defense walls. The next destination is Malâncrav village: we admire the splendid medieval  church frescoes which survived the Lutheran protestant reform. We enjoy organic food, lunching at a Romanian household in one of the Saxon villages we are passing through.

      We end our day in the medieval citadel of Sighisoara – UNESCO site - and spend the late afternoon and evening visiting the citadel: the Clock Tower, the Church on the Hill, the Stairs, the fortifications and their towers. Sighisoara is the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler.

      Overnight in SIGHISOARA.

      https://bit.ly/3chhDW7 - 125 km, 2h15min. drive
      6-day private tour: One week full of Transylvania4
      Sighisoara - Saschiz – Viscri – Prejmer - Brasov.
      6-day private tour: One week full of Transylvania
      BRASOV

      Sighisoara
      Day 4. The fourth day is mostly dedicated to discovering the Rural Transylvania.

      We enjoy our lunch time in the remote village of Viscri Prince Charles fell in love with.  We visit three UNESCO World Heritage monuments – the fortified churches of Saschiz, Viscri - it is here that we have a traditional, organic lunch - and Prejmer. Once in the city of BRASOV, after check-in, we go for a short walk at the foot of Mount Tâmpa: the fortifications, bastions and towers of the medieval fortress,  the curious Rope Street (maybe the narrowest street in the world). In the evening,  you would surely enjoy dinner and one of the best Romanian ice-creams at one of the restaurants bordering the Brasov’s City Council Square.

      Overnight in BRASOV.

      https://bit.ly/3ckrBpC - 185 km, 3h30min. drive
      6-day private tour: One week full of Transylvania5
      Brasov – Poiana Brasov – Bran Castle – Brasov
      6-day private tour: One week full of Transylvania
      BRASOV
      Day 5.
      We take the high road to Poiana Brasov resort.
      Sighisoara
      A cable-car ride up to 1,7227m (5,666ft), close to the Postavaru Peak, so we are able to enjoy the stunning views over the Carpathians and Transylvanian plateau. We are going to complement this scenic view later on, at Bran Pass, just above the Bran Castle.

      After clarifying Dracula legends at the Bran Castle, we return to Brasov. In the afternoon, we visit the imposing Gothic Black Church of Brasov.

      Second overnight in BRASOV.

      https://bit.ly/3bg3JSw - 80 km, 2h drive
      6-day private tour: One week full of Transylvania6
      Brasov – Peles Castle – Bucharest
      6-day private tour: One week full of Transylvania
      BUCHAREST
      Day 6. We leave Transylvania heading south, on the scenic Prahova Valley, from Brasov to Bucharest.

      Sighisoara
      At Sinaia mountain resort, we visit the flamboyant Peles Castle, built at the end of 19-th century by the first king of Romania – Charles I.

      In early afternoon we arrive in Bucharest. After check-in, you can take your time to allow your impressions of Transylvania to settle down. In the evening we have a guided tour of Bucharest.

      We would not miss the elegant Stavropoleos Church – a monastery in the heart of the city.

      Overnight in BUCHAREST.

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      https://bit.ly/2xK2u0m - 200 km, 4h drive
      stavropoleos

      Stavropoleos Monastery