6 Days Brasov & Sinaia Trekking Tour
Description
Climb the Bucegi Mountains, known for its marvellous landscapes, monasteries, built in caves, huge stone carved objects like Babel and Sphinx, Dracula's castle at the bottom of the mountains & the architectural jewel city. Camp overnight at Chalets, trek to the Omu Peak, visit the Black Church, and other locations on this short adventurous trek.
Highlights
- Visit the Black Church and Poiana Brasov
- Explore the Ialomitei caves
- Admire the Dracula's castle
- Trek to the Omu Peak
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Day1: Arrive in Brasov expand_more
- Start the day by exploring the Brasov city
Explore Sinaia, a town in central Romania’s Bucegi Mountains, surrounded by ski trails. Its 17th-century Sinaia Monastery was once a royal family residence. German neo-Renaissance Peleș Castle which is now a museum.
Visit the Castle Peles, a Neo-Renaissance castle in the Carpathian Mountains, near Sinaia, in Prahova County, Romania, on an existing medieval route linking Transylvania and Wallachia, built between 1873 and 1914.
Stay overnight in a tent or chalet depending on the weather conditions.
Trip time: Around 8 hours
Level difference: Around 200 m
Altitude 500 m
Trip Distance: Around 10 km
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Day 2: Visit Chalet Babele Telecabin expand_more
- Drive to Chalet Babele Telecabin.
Stay overnight in a tent or chalet depending on the weather conditions.
Trip time: Around 5 hours
Level difference: Around 1500 m
Altitude: 2200m
Trip Distance: Around 15 km
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Day 3: Visit the Ialomicioara Monastery expand_more
- Visit the Chalet Babele
Enter the Ialomitei cave which is at an altitude of 1,500 m on the right side of the Ialomitei Canyon. At the entrance to the cave is a monastery (Ialomitei Monastery), built in the sixteenth century, founded by the Voivode of Romanian Country, Mihnea the Evil.
Explore the Ialomicioara Monastery.
Stop by the Commemorative Cross to the Romanian heroes of the First World War, also called the Heroes' Cross on Mount Cairaman is a monument built between 1926 and 1928 on Caraiman Peak at an altitude of 2,291 m located in Romania, in the Bucegi Mountains of the Southern Carpathians.
Stay overnight in a tent or chalet depending on the weather conditions
Trip time: Around 5 hours
Level difference: Around 600 metersAltitudes: 2200 m Chalet Babele, Ialomitei Cave 1660 m, Caraiman Cross 2291m
Trip distance: Around 20 km
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Day 4: Trek to Omu Peak expand_more
- Visit the Chalet Babele.
Trek to Omu Peak, the highest peak in the Bucegi Mountains.
Stay overnight in a tent or chalet depending on the weather conditions
Travel time: Around 3 hours
Level difference: Around 300 meters
Altitudes: 2200 m Chalet Babele, Omu Peak 2507 m
Travel distance: Around 10 km
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Day 5: Omu Peak - Bran expand_more
- Descend the Omu Peak
Travel to Bran, a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is about 25 kilometres southwest of the city of Brașov and consists of five villages: Bran, Poarta, Predeluț, Șimon and Sohodol.
Stay overnight in a tent or chalet depending on the weather conditions
Level difference: 1750 m
Trip distance: Around 25 km
Altitudes: Peak Omu 2507 m, Bran 750 m
Trip time: Around 5 hours
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Day 6: Sightseeing in Brasov expand_more
- Visit Dracula's castle, a national monument and landmark in Romania. The fortress is on the Transylvanian side of the historical border with Wallachia in Brasov
Proceed to the Black Church, a church in Brașov, a city in south-eastern Transylvania, Romania. It was built by the German community of the city and stands as the main Gothic-style monument in the country, as well as being the largest and one of the most important Lutheran places of worship in the region, and Poiana Brasov.
What's Included
English speaking Romanian tour guide
What's Excluded
Food
Drink
Transport
Personal expenses
Tips and gratuities
What to bring
- Equipments: Mountain tent, sleeping bag, waterproof boots, rucksack, aluminium flask, rain cloak, thick clothes, very good physical condition.
Meeting Point
Bra?ov, 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 15 | EUR 480 Per Group |
This is a group tour |