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10-Day Backpacking Tour From Oradea & Cluj Napoca
  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Trekking, Backpacking, Cave

  • Duration

    10 Days

  • Activity Level

    Hard

  • Language

    English, French, German, Romanian

Description

Explore numerous wild gorges of Galbenei, Ordâncutii, and Ariesului. Pass by and inside the huge and marvellous caves of Ponorului Fortresses, Altarului Cave, Live Fire Glacier, and Scarisoara Glacier. Witness the majestic peaks of Bihorul and Piatra Grăitoare that adorn the majestic Apuseni Mountains. Traverse Chalet Vladeasa, Piatra Tilharului, Galbena Valley and more in 10 days!

Highlights
  • Explore the beautiful Chalet Vladeasa Mountains
  • Camp at Piatra Tilharului
  • Take in the breathtaking view of Stina de Vale
  • Trek to the Radesei Fortress, the gem of the Apuseni Mountains
  • Day 1: Arrive at Oradea or Cluj Napoca expand_more
    • Highlights of the tour to be covered with your Romania tour guide: 
      • Start point Oradea or Cluj
      • Bologna 

      • Chalet Vladeasa

    Stay overnight in a tent or chalet, depending on the weather conditions.

    Travel time: around 8 hours

    Level difference: around 1200 m

    Altitude 1800 m

    Trip distance: around 25 km

  • Day 2: Chalet Vladeasa to Piatra Tilharului expand_more
    • Highlights of the tour: 
      • Chalet Vladeasa 
      • Piatra Tilharului 

    Stay overnight in a tent

    Travel time: around 6 hours

    Level difference: around 200 m

    Altitude:1600m

    Trip Distance: around 20 km

  • Day 3: Piatra Tilharului to Stina de Vale expand_more
    • Highlights of the tour: 
      • Piatra Tilharului
      • Stina de Vale

    Stay overnight in a tent or chalet, depending on the weather conditions.

    Travel time: around 7 hours

    Level difference: around 400 meters 

    Altitudes: Piatra Tilharului around 1600 m; Stina de Vale around 1100m

    Travel Distance: around 25 km

  • Day 4: Stina de Vale to Glavoi expand_more
    • Highlights of the tour:
      • Stina de Vale 
      • Peak Poeni 
      • The Radesei Fortress 
      • Padis 
      • Glavoi

    Stay overnight in a tent or chalet, depending on the weather conditions.

    Travel time: around 6 hours

    Level difference: 500 meters 

    Altitudes: Peak Poeni 1615 m; Padis 1100 m

    Travel distance: around 25 km

  • Day 5: Galbena Valley & Living Fires of Lopătari expand_more
    • Highlights of the tour:
      • Glavoi
      • Galbena Valley 

      • Live Fire 

      • Glavoi

    Stay overnight in the same place

    Travel time: around 7 hours

    Level difference: around 400m

    Altitudes: Glavoi 1100 m, Galbena Valley 700m

    Travel distance: around 25 km

  • Day 6: Glavoi to Somesului Cald Valley expand_more
    • Highlights of the tour:
      • Glavoi 
      • Padis
      • Radesei Fortresses 
      • Somesului Cald Valley

    Stay overnight in the same place. 

    Level difference: around 300 m

    Travel time: around 10 hours.Altitudes: Padis 1100m, The Radesei Fortress 900 m

    Travel Distance: around 30 km

  • Day 7: Fortress of Ponor expand_more
    • Highlights of the tour:
      • Glavoi 
      • Fortresses of Ponor, Glavoi

    Stay overnight in the same place. 

    Level difference: 50 m

    Travel time: around 4 hours

    Altitudes: Glavoi 1100 m, Fortresses of Ponor 1070m

    Travel distance: around 10 km

  • Day 8: Lost World expand_more
    • Highlights of the tour: 
      • Lost World- Glavoi

    Stay overnight in the same place

    Level difference: 50 m

    Travel time: around 3 hours

    Altitudes: Glavoi 1100 m - Lost World 1050m

    Campfire

    Party

  • Day 9: Scarisoara Cave expand_more
    • Highlights of the tour: 
      • Glavoi - Scarisoara cave 

    Stay overnight in a tent or chalet, depending on weather conditions.

    Level difference: around 300 m 

    Travel time: around 7 hours

    Trip Distance: around 30 km

  • Day 10: Scarisoara Cave to Oradea or Cluj Napoca expand_more
    • Highlights of the tour:
      • Scarisoara Cave
      • Garda de Sus
      • Oradea or Cluj Napoca
What's Included
  • Oradea English-speaking tour guide

  • Camping

What's Excluded
  • Food

  • Drink

  • Transport

What to bring
  • Mountain tent
  • Sleeping bag
  • Waterproof boots
  • Rucksack
  • Aluminium flask
  • Rain cloak
  • Thick clothes
Know before you go
  • Season: Summer, Autumn (May - September)

Meeting Point

Oradea, Romania

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
The group size and price
1 To 4EUR 900 Per Group

This is a group tour

Starting From

Fromss

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USD 987 / group