KEY INFORMATION      

Tour Duration: 8 days

Group Size: 2-6 people

Specialty Category: Snowshoeing

Difficulty: Introductory

Season: December-March

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;

  • 7 nights accommodation at 3* pensions (BB, HB or FB) ;

  • Entry fees at museums; 

 

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

SNOWSHOEING IN TRANSYLVANIA

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.

Our snowshoeing tour will be run in the remote area belonging to Carpathians’ Bend (Ciucas and Grohotis mountains) and Bran-Moeciu area

TOUR DETAILS

Day 1
Arrival in Bucharest, Romania (on Otopeni International Airport or Baneasa International Airport, depending of flights). Transfer by minibus to Sacele, at about 17 km from the city of Brasov, where our accommodations are located. After check-in we have dinner and time for chatting.

 

Day 2
After breakfast, there is a short introduction on snowshoeing, just to let you becoming familiar with the snowshoes. After that, we do a short tour and climb Piscul Dracului - The Devil’s Peak (1040 m) - where we take a look around to identify the routes that we’ll walk during the next few days. We come back to the hotel just in time for lunch. Walking time: 3-4 hours. In the afternoon, we drive to Brasov city where we walk around the medieval historical center. Dinner is served at our hotel.

 

Day 3
Today we will travel to Vama Buzaului area.Once arrived here, we'll climb up the hills that surround the village of Acris for about 3-4 hours. At the end of our walk, we'll take a break and we'll visit The Aurochs Reservation, the newest in Romania.

 

Day 4
This morning we increase the difficulty of our route by walking on Plaiul Batrana. Once we arrive to the open alpine area, we take our time to admire Tarlungeni Dam and all surrounding areas. After about two hours of walking we start the descent to Doftana valley. On route, we can make a short stop to visit Bradet Orthodox Monastery. Once at our hotel, we enjoy a hot shower and a tasty lunch. Walking time: 5 hours.

 

Day 5
Today we don’t climb the mountains. After breakfast we drive to Bran village, known worldwide as Dracula's castle. We have lunch in the village before leaving to the new destination: Rasnov medieval fortress. At the end of the day we’ll drive back to our hotel for a well deserved dinner.

 

Day 6
We drive south, through the Bratocea pass. We climb up to the Ciucas mountain hut. From this point we have the opportunity to admire the incredible stone shapes. Walking time: 5 hours.

 

Day 7
We ascend to the Tesla Glade. Here, we take a look around and we’ll try to identify the routes that we already walked. Walking time: 4 hours. At the hotel we’ll celebrate our success in pure Romanian style with a barbecue, traditional "palinca", and one or more glasses of red wine.

 

Day 8
Transfer by minibus to Bucharest for returning to your home country.