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Home9 Days Backpacking Tour To Retezat Mountains
Description
Climb the Retezat Mountains, possessing typical glacial relief, with valleys, 80 lakes (largest being Bucura Lake & deepest being Zanoaga Lake) and glacial domes, many gorges, caves, and cliffs.
Highlights
- Climb on the great Retezat Mountains
- Explore the backpacking adventures of hiking
Itinerary Expand All Collapse All
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Starting the hike expand_more
Visiting on the tour:
Start point from Oradea or Cluj, located in Crișana region
Deva, a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania
Hateg, a town in Hunedoara County with a population of 9,340
Lacul Gura Apei, a rock-fill dam on the river Râul Mare about 35 km southwest of Hațeg in Hunedoara County
Stay overnight in tent or chalet depending on the weather conditions.
The Trip time: around 6 hours.
Level difference: around 700 m.
Altitude 1091 m.
Travelled Distance: around 20 km.
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Travelling Ahead expand_more
Highlights of the tour:
Gura Apei Lake
Pelegii Meadow (stay overnight in a tent)
Trip time: around 6 hours.
Level difference: around 500 m.
Altitude:1600m.
Travelled Distance: around 20 km
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Hiking and acclimatizing expand_more
Destinations of the day:
Pelegii Meadow
Bucura Lake (stay overnight in a tent ).
Travel time: around 2 hours.
Level difference: around 400 meters.
Altitudes: Pelegii Meadow 1600 m, Bucura Lake 2040m.
Travelled Distance: around 6 km.
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Moving Ahead with the Hiking expand_more
Destinations of the tour to be covered with Romania guide:
Bucura Lake, a glacier cirque lake, situated in the Retezat Mountains
Judele Peak, situated on the southern side of the Scientific Reservation Gemenele–Tău Negru
Lacul Zanoaga and tour back
Level Difference: 400 meters
- Overnight in the same place.
Altitudes: Peak Judele: 2398 m, Lake Zanoaga 2010 m.
Travelled Distance: around 15 km
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Hiking Adventure Continued expand_more
Destinations of the tour:
Bucura Lake
Chalet Gentiana
Chalet Pietrele.
Travel time around 4 hours.
Level difference: around 600m.
Altitudes. Balea Lake 2041 m, Chalet Gentiana 1670 m.
Travel Distance: around 15 km.
Overnight in tent or chalet Pietrele.
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Program of the Day expand_more
Destination of the Day:
Chalet Pietrele
Lolaia Peak
Peak Retezat
Valley Stinsoara
Chalet Pietrele.
Stay overnight in tent or chalet depending on the weather conditions.
Level difference: around 1000 m
Travel time: around 8 hours
Altitudes: Peak Lolaia 2278 m, Peak Retezat 2482 m, Valley Stinisoara 2.027 m, Chalet Pietrele 1480 m. Travel Distance: around 25 km.
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Program of the Day expand_more
Visiting these places today:
Chalet Pietrele
Pond among the fire trees
Lake Galesu
Peak Papusa
Peak Peleaga
Lake Bucura
Chalet Gentiana
Chalet Pietrele
Stay overnight in a tent or chalet depending on the weather conditions.
Level difference: 1100 m.
Travel time: around 9 hours.
Altitudes: Chalet Pietrele 1480m, Pond among fire trees 1710m, Lake Galesu 2040 m, Peak Papusa 2136 m, Peak Peleaga 2509 m,
Travel Distance: around 25 km
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Relaxation Day expand_more
A day to relax; do a campfire and party.
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Descending Back to Valley expand_more
Descend on Pietrelor Valley, Nucsoara, Ohaba de sub Piatra, Cluj or Oradea.
What's Included
English speaking tour guide
Camping
What's Excluded
Food
Drink
Transport
Equipment: Mountain tent, sleeping bag, waterproof boots, rucksack, food for 9 days, aluminum flask, rain cloak, thick clothes, very good physical condition
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 4 | EUR 720 Per Group |
This is a group tour | |