Flavours of Romania
Europe’s richest and most beautiful wetland ecosystem is found on Romania’s Black Sea coast. After flowing 2,860 km across Europe, the river Danube spreads out into a spectacular delta. The variety of its unspoiled landscapes, the richness of its fauna – birds in particular – and its sand dunes have long attracted visitors. This unique natural habitat formed out of channels and lakes, floating islets (“plauri”), reed marshes, lianas, and forests of willow and poplar, shelters over 300 species of birds, some sufficiently rare to enjoy legal protection. The waters are home to over 100 different species of fish.
“Sweet Bucovina”, so called by its inhabitants, is a land of ever-present history, tradition and culture. The Painted Monasteries, built in the 15th and 16th centuries to thank God for the victories against invaders, are unique in the world. The beautiful landscape, vernacular peasant architecture, traditional folk music and costumes, carved wood artefacts and decorated Easter eggs all give continuing pleasure to visitors. The traditional gastronomy of the region, celebrated by visitors, is a further attraction.
Transylvania is the land “beyond the forests” (from the Latin “Trans silvae”), a land of beauty and wonders. Its very name conjures up visions of thickly forested peaks, sweet waved valleys and sparkling streams, visions of high-roofed wooden churches, medieval towns, mysterious castles and a troubled history.
This tour is one of the most fascinating of our tours Romania.
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Itinerary
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Meet and greet at Bucharest Otopeni Airport. Drive to the city center and take a tour of Bucharest - the old center and the University Square, well known since the 1989 Revolution.
Welcome dinner in a restaurant and overnight in a 3* hotel.
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Free time to enjoy the gorgeous view of the sunset over the willow forests and the purple reflections in the Danube.
Enjoy dinner and overnight in a 3* rural guesthouse in the heart of the delta.
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Raptors include the Black Kite, Osprey, White-tailed Eagle, Marsh Harrier, Hobby and Red-footed Falcon.
Terns include the Gull-billed, Sandwich, Black, White-winged Black, and Whiskered. Crakes and Warblers are present too. The very discreet human intervention allowed more than 1000 plant species to survive in the Delta.
White and yellow water lilies decorate the lakes. Forests of oaks stand covered by lianas, giving them the aspect of a tropical forest. You will also discover villages where fishermen continue living according to a centuries-old way of life. Each day, breakfast, dinner and overnight in a rural guesthouse.
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Raptors include the Black Kite, Osprey, White-tailed Eagle, Marsh Harrier, Hobby and Red-footed Falcon.
Terns include the Gull-billed, Sandwich, Black, White-winged Black, and Whiskered. Crakes and Warblers are present too. The very discreet human intervention allowed more than 1000 plant species to survive in the Delta.
White and yellow water lilies decorate the lakes. Forests of oaks stand covered by lianas, giving them the aspect of a tropical forest. You will also discover villages where fishermen continue living according to a centuries-old way of life. Each day, breakfast, dinner and overnight in the same location as the previous day.
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Raptors include the Black Kite, Osprey, White-tailed Eagle, Marsh Harrier, Hobby and Red-footed Falcon.
Terns include the Gull-billed, Sandwich, Black, White-winged Black, and Whiskered. Crakes and Warblers are present too. The very discreet human intervention allowed more than 1000 plant species to survive in the Delta.
White and yellow water lilies decorate the lakes. Forests of oaks stand covered by lianas, giving them the aspect of a tropical forest. You will also discover villages where fishermen continue living according to a centuries-old way of life. Each day, breakfast, dinner and overnight in the same location as the previous day.
Breakfast. Cruise on Sulina channel from Crisan to Tulcea.
Departure to Bucovina, region of the Painted Monasteries. Traveling north, we enter an area of hills famous for the Panciu and Odobesti vineyards.
Lunch in a restaurant. Then continue to Piatra Neamt. Dinner and overnight in a 3* hotel in Piatra Neamt.
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In the evening arrive in a traditional village for dinner and overnight in a 3* rural guesthouse in Bucovina.
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Drive to Marginea, a village famous for its black pottery considered to date back to the ancient Dacian period.
Go on with the Sucevita Monastery, founded by the Movila family in the 16th century, whose exterior paintings are considered "the testament of the old Moldavian art". Visit Moldovita Monastery and a local egg decorator.
Dinner and overnight in Bucovina, in the same guesthouse as the previous day.
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Stop for lunch at the gothic Hotel Castle Dracula's restaurant and continue to the Szekler Land in Eastern part of Transylvania. Dinner and overnight in a 3* guesthouse in Praid, a well known resort with over-salted water lakes.
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After lunch, enjoy a tour of medieval Sighisoara (to its Saxon founders, "Schassburg"), an imposing fortified hilltop town dominating the valley below. Here you will see the house where Prince Vlad Tepes (historical prototype for Dracula) was born. Visit the historical museum in the Clock Tower.
Dinner and overnight in a 3* rural guesthouse in the region of Brasov.
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Drive to the city of Brasov (called by its Saxon builders "Kronstadt" - city of the Crown). Lunch in a restaurant. In the afternoon, explore the medieval town center, including the Merchants' Hall, the gothic Black Church, and the historic market place.
Return to the same guesthouse as the day before for dinner and overnight accommodation.
Drive to Bucharest. Late afternoon, short city tour with major highlights of the capital: the University Square, Lipscani Street (the former merchants' street), the Palace of the Parliament (exterior only).
Farewell dinner in a restaurant. Overnight in a 3* hotel.
Breakfast.
Free time for city sightseeing and shopping in Bucharest.
Transfer to Bucharest International Airport for departure.
Notes
According to the opening hours for some visited sites (e.g. museums), this programme can be applied as it is if Day 1 is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Sunday. If Day 1 differs, some visits or activities will be replaced consequently.
What's Included
Notes
Price does not include: extra taxes for cameras and filming (requested in some places - e.g. the monasteries), personal drinks off the boarding, tips (optional).
Pricing
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Participants no.PeriodPrice/Pers.Supplement (single)
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2 (private tour)April - October2040 EUR249 EUR
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8 (constitued groups)April - October1300 EUR249 EUR
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Guaranteed Departure4-14 (guaranteed departures)April - October1375 EUR249 EUR
Notes
Rates do not apply during Easter, Christmas and New Years.
Quotation on request for other group sizes or discounts for children under 12
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– detailed description of services (programme, accommodation, transportation, boarding etc.)
– duration
– number of participants
– price
– payment*
– cancellation**
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Payment will be made by bank wire, as following:
– a deposit of 30% in a delay of 7 days from the signature of the contract
– final payment must arrive in Pan Travel’s account at last 30 days before the date of the beginning of the round-trip.
For the last moment reservations (less than one month before the beginning of the round-trip), the entire payment has to be made at once at the booking.
Payment can be made by credit card too. Actual Romanian regulations avoid payment by credit card unless the owner of the card is on Romanian territory.
** Notice of cancellation by the CLIENT must be made in all cases in writing signed by the person who signed the contract. Cancellation is effective from the date of receipt by the ORGANIZER of such notice. Pan Travel will refund the sums already paid, deducting the cancellation charges and the bank transfer fees. The CLIENT cannot cancel only part of the services included in a package.
CANCELLATION CHARGES
If the CLIENT cancels the trip, the following percentage of the total package price will be deducted as a cancellation charge:
– more than 30 days before the departure date: 10% of total amount
– 29 – 20 days: 25 % of total amount
– 19 – 10 days: 50 % of total amount
– 9 – 4 days: 80 % of total amount
– less than 4 days or NO SHOW: 100% of total amount
If the CLIENT purchased a trip cancellation insurance, the insurance company will refund the cancellation charge based on the invoices delivered by the travel ORGANIZER.