KEY INFORMATION      

Tour Duration: 9 days

Group Size: 2-6 people

Specialty Category: Hiking&Trekking

Difficulty: Difficult

Season: May-November

Airfare included: No

Tour Customizable: Yes

 

Package includes (optional):

  • All land transfers by modern minibus;

  • 24/7 services provided by a professional mountain leader-English speaker;

  • 4 nights accommodation at 3* pensions (BB) or hostel;

  • 2 nights accommodation at mountain huts (BB);

  • Entry fees at museums; 

 

Please take a look at the Kit List and feel free to save a copy for your own use.
 

TREKKING IN CARPATHIANS’ BEND MOUNTAINS

The Carpathians change direction in the Brasov area, where the Eastern Carpathians bend to West turning into the Southern Carpathians. Within this chain of mountains, you’ll find beautiful routes, great landscapes and an incredible wildlife.

 

On this tour, we will walk spectacular tracks in four different mountains (Piatra Mare Mountains, Ciucas Mountains, Bucegi Mountains and Baiului Mountains) reaching the highest peaks of each of them. After each mountain day we can have a cultural day to visit the old Transylvanian cities, the castles, citadels and bastions that still exist in the area and to discover the taste of Romanian cuisine.     

 

TOUR DETAILS

Day 1: Arrival in Bucharest (Henri Coanda International Airport or Aurel Vlaicu International Airport). Transfer by minibus to Brasov. Accommodation is provided in Brasov city or its close neighborhood. Depending on the time of arrival, in the evening we can walk the historical city center to admire The Black Church, Ecaterina Gate, Schei Gate and Weavers Bastion.

 

Day 2: Today is the warm-up day. After breakfast we’ll drive to Timisu de Sus to start climbing up Piatra Mare Mountains. We’ll walk one of the most beautiful routes in the massif to admire Tamina waterfall and its canyon. At noon we’ll reach the highest point - Piatra Mare Peak (1843m). After a short break, we’ll climb down to Piatra Mare mountain hut and further to Dambu Morii on Familial track. In the evening we’ll be back in Brasov.

 

Day 3: After an early breakfast we’ll prepare our backpacks for something more difficult. It will be the Ciucas Mountains day: these fascinating mountains are dotted with landforms of exceptional beauty, fashioned in limestone and conglomerates. Rising up to a height of  1, 954 m and extended over 200 sq. km only, these mountains present an extraordinary rich and varied relief, rarely encountered in the Romanian Carphathians.
         The upper part reveals a unique association of towers, needles, columns, mushrooms, bare rocks and sphinx-like forms. The crests and steeps bordering them make it appear less accessible.

 

Day 4: After two days in the mountains, we’ll choose a cultural day, just to provide more time for the rest of our bodies. Because we are in such a wonderful area, we have plenty of places to visit: it will be your choice. If you want to have an idea just take a look on Sightseeing Page.

 

Day 5: After breakfast we'll drive to Azuga mountain resort where we'll take the cable car to Sorica. From here we'll follow the track that's heading South following the ridge line of Baiul Mare Mountains. We'll left behind us, one by one, Urechea Peak (1715m), Cazacu Peak (1753m) and Baiutul Peak (1825m) to reach at noon the highest point of these mountains - Baiul Mare Peak (1895m). After a longer break, we'll descent to Sinaia where the minibus will wait for us for transfer to Brasov. 

 
 

Day 6: Today we'll leave Brasov for two days in order to get the prize of this tour, represented by Bucegi Mountains. So, after an early breakfast we'll put our backpacks in minibus and we'll drive to Gura Diham mountain hut, the starting point for our trek. From here we will walk on route Poiana Izvoarelor-Pichetul Rosu-La Prepeleac-Malaiesti mountain hut where we'll have our lunch. In the afternoon we'll walk one of the most beautiful valleys which is Malaiesti Valley and we'll arrive in the afternoon at Omu mountain hut, reaching the highest point. Accommodation we'll be provided here.   

 

Day 7: Today we'll walk down near Mecetul Turcesc and we'll have the opportunity to admire The Cross of Heroes from Caraiman Mountain, built between 1926-1928. From here we'll walk to Babele mountain hut where we'll take the cable car to descent to Busteni mountain resort. Transfer by minibus to Brasov.

 

Day 8: Final day in Romania. Today we can have an easy walk to see one more time the old center of Brasov and to visit Black Church, Weavers Bastion and First Romanian School from Scheii Brasovului.

 

Day 9: Transfer by minibus to Bucharest International Airport. On route, we can have a short stop in Sinaia mountain resort to visit Peles castle, the most beautiful Royal Residence in Romania (this visit will depend of your flight schedule).

        Returning to your home country.