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9 Days Small Group Tour From Budapest to Sofia

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Overview

Available languages

English

216 hours

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Experience a tour of Romania and Bulgaria from Budapest to include Sibiu, Sighisoara, Bistrita, Gura Humorului, Piatra Neamt, Brasov and Sinaia. Learn how three different cultures converge in one country. Enjoy sightseeing in Bucharest, Romania's capital. Visit Dracula's birthplace, Sighisoara. See Borgo Pass, Dracula's Castle, Peles Castle, Bicaz Gorges and the magnificent painted churches from Bucovina (Unesco). Discover Bulgaria with the pittoresque city of Arbanassi, Unesco's Rock hewn churches in Ivanovo. Enjoy sightseeing in the second capital of Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo and Kazanlak Thracian Tomb (Unesco).

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Specialized infant seats are available

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What‘s Included

Transport for the entire tour with modern air-conditioned minivan

Driver/guide

Local guide for the entire tour in Romania

8 nights accommodation in 3/4* hotels (1 night in 3* hotel and 7 nights in 4* hotels)

Hotel/port pickup and drop-off

Professional tour director that will be also the driver

Tips for the tour guide / driver

Food and drinks

Photo/Video fees at the museums

Entrance fees at museums

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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What To Expect

Day 1

Budapest – Arad – Timisoara (320 km) HUNGARY + ROMANIA

Accommodations

Overnight in Timisoara in a 4* hotel.

1

After crossing the border in Romania you will enjoy a walking tour of Arad, during wich we will see the impressive Neo-Gothic Palace of Culture, the City Hall Palace and the Red Church built in secessionist style, the great Catholic Cathedral and the State Theater in neoclassical style.

2 hours • Admission Not Applicable
2

Timisoara Historical Center

Timisoara, a very charming city for its architectural features for many Turkish, Serbian, Austrian and German elements, which will become the European Capital of Culture in 2021

3 hours • Admission Not Applicable
Day 2

Timisoara – The Corvini Castle – Alba Iulia – Sibiu (320 km)

Accommodations

Overnight in a 4* hotel in Sibiu.

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Breakfast included.

1

Castelul Corvinilor

In the morning we will visit the most fascinating gothic castle in Eastern Europe and one of the most beautiful and greatest of our continent, the famous Corvin Castle

2 hours • Admission Not Included
2

Cetatea Alba Iulia

Visit Alba Iulia, an important city from a historical point of view, because the Great United Romania was made here on December 1st, 1918, so immediately after the First World War

2 hours • Admission Not Applicable
3

Medieval City of Sibiu

Visit Sibiu, a beautiful medieval city where Romanians and Saxons have been living peacefully for centuries and where the various religious monuments (Catholics, Orthodox and Protestants) demonstrate this peaceful coexistence. Sibiu was named European Capital of Culture in 2007 and hosts an extraordinary theater festival every year. The city fascinates thanks to its three squares (Big Square, Small and Huet Square ) that transport tourists in a real medieval atmosphere. Its towers and its 15th century bastions, but also its beautiful museums and the famous “houses with the eyes” give the visitor lovely moments. Also in Sibiu you will see one of the largest gothic evangelical churches in Transylvania.

3 hours • Admission Not Applicable
Day 3

Sibiu – Sighisoara – Targu Mures – Bistrita (260 km)

Accommodations

Overnight in a 4* hotel in Bistrita.

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Breakfast included.

1

Centrul Istoric Sighisoara

Visit Sighisoara, with its imposing Clock Tower. This citadel is the best preserved in Europe and, extraordinary, it is still inhabited. Since 1999 the historic center of Sighisoara is a UNESCO heritage site. Here we will admire the church on the hill, reachable after a wooden staircase called the schoolchildren’s ladder. We will also see the statue of the famous Hungarian national poet Petofi Sandor, testifying to the fact that in Sighisoara the Magyar community was in the past numerically important. Next to the statue is the beautiful Catholic church, reserved for the Hungarian community, and the tower of the shoemakers. You can have lunch at the house where Vlad the Impaler was born (not included)

2 hours • Admission Not Included
2

Targu Mures National Theatre

Visit Targu Mures, a city in which the baroque style predominates. Targu Mures is dominated by the beautiful Palace of Culture, symbol of the locality, an extraordinary baroque palace. In this transylvanian city, the Hungarian community is still numerous and the architects who have worked on the design of historic buildings are all Hungarians

1 hour • Admission Not Included
3

Evangelical Church

Walking tour in Bistrita, whose main monument is the Lutheran church, built in the fourteenth century in Gothic style but remodeled with Renaissance elements in the second half of the sixteenth century.

30 minutes • Admission Not Included
Day 4

Bistrita – Voronet – Moldovita – Sucevita – Marginea – Radauti (250 km)

Accommodations

Overnight at Gerald’s 4 * hotel in Radauti or Best Western Bucovina 4 * in Gura Humorului.

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Breakfast included.

1

Manastirea Voronet

Visit the monastery of Voronet, nicknamed the Sistine Chapel of the Carpathians, founded by the great prince Stephen the Great and characterized by a beautiful blue color, inimitable and unique in the world

2 hours • Admission Not Included
2

Moldovita Monastery

Visit to the Moldovita monastery, another famous religious monument, founded by Pietro Rares in the 16th century and whose interior and exterior frescoes enchant the visitor.

1 hour • Admission Not Included
3

Sucevita Monastery

The last of the painted monasteries that you will have the pleasure of admiring is the Sucevita monastery, founded by the Movila brothers in the seventeenth century. Like the previous two, too, it presents Gothic and Byzantine elements, which merge to form the fascinating Moldovan architectural style. The frescoes on the northern façade of this monastery have remained visible thanks to the protective walls that have never been demolished here.

1 hour • Admission Not Included
4

Ceramica neagra Marginea

We continue with a visit to the local artisans of Marginea, who perform excellent work with the famous black ceramic, here you will have the opportunity to enter the workshop to closely observe the various working phases of ceramic pots, but you can also buy items typical of Bucovina. At Marginea you can buy not only ceramic vases, but also beautiful painted eggs and decorated with the traditional Romanian technique.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable
5

Overnight at Gerald’s 4 * hotel in Radauti or Best Western Bucovina 4 * in Gura Humorului.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable
Day 5

Radauti – Piatra Neamt – Bicaz Gorges – Miercurea Ciuc (290 km)

Accommodations

Overnight in a 3* hotel in Miercurea Ciuc.

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Breakfast included.

1

Cucuteni Neolithic Art Museum

Short stop in Piatra Neamt, a famous ski resort that preserves a beautiful citadel founded at the time of Stephen the Great, in the fifteenth century and an 18th century synagogue. The city has a wonderful geographical position being surrounded by mountains that guard beautiful lush vegetation

30 minutes • Admission Not Included
2

Bicaz Gorges

We will head towards the Bicaz Gorges and then admire a breathtaking landscape. The Bicaz gorges are crossed by a road flanked by a stream and constitute a landscape of strong emotional impact with thrilling cliffs. Along the gorges there is a market with typical handicrafts and souvenirs that make the attraction even more lively.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable
3

Red Lake

Visit of the Red Lake, a natural barrier lake, which was formed following the landslide of a part of a mountain, in fact the trunks of the trees are still present in the lake and this gives a particularly evocative atmosphere. The place is interesting especially for the legends that were born and have spread in reference to the name of the lake. During the visit you will become aware of these legends.

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable
4

You then continue through a scenic road that offers a spectacular view of the Carpathian chain to get to Miercurea Ciuc. This area is also called the Siberia of Romania for the low temperatures and the landscape that characterize this area

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable
Day 6

Miercurea Ciuc – Brasov – Bran – Sinaia (180 km)

Accommodations

Overnight in a 4* hotel in Sinaia.

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Breakfast included.

1

Brasov Historical Center

Visit Brasov, a wonderful Transylvanian town, once entirely fortified, an important cultural, tourist and commercial center. Brasov impresses with its typically German architecture, where the Gothic, the Baroque and the Renaissance intersect to give life to an interesting and culturally very lively city. Visit of the First Romanian School, which is located in the oldest district of the city, and which was inhabited exclusively by Romanians, the Schei district, interesting for the entrances into the city that were carried out in medieval times through the Caatherine’s and Schei Gate, quest last of the nineteenth century. In Brasov we will also visit the impressive Black Church, the largest evangelical Gothic church in Eastern Europe, with a 65 meter high bell tower and a length of 90 meters, the church houses the most beautiful nineteenth-century mechanical organ of Romania. We will then admire the palaces and houses of the historic center, recently restored, with the Council Square which now houses a beautiful museum, and the pedestrian Avenue of the Republic.

3 hours • Admission Not Included
2

Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle)

Later we proceed to Bran where we will visit the famous Bran Castle, better known as Dracula’s Castle. In the Middle Ages, Bran was exactly on the border between Wallachia and Transylvania, so it was essential for the inhabitants of Brasov to build and preserve a defensive stronghold

2 hours • Admission Not Included
Day 7

Sinaia – Bucharest (130 km)

Accommodations

Overnight in a 4* hotel in Bucharest.

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Breakfast included.

1

Peles Castle

Visit to the fabulous Peles Castle, the summer residence of the first king of Romania, the King Charles 1 of Hohenzollern, of German origins. The castle was beautifully designed by a Czech architect, and is famous for being one of the most modern castles in Europe at the time of its construction, between the 19th and 20th centuries. Each room is characterized by a unique style, different from the styles of the other rooms. We will also admire the Florentine room, where we will breathe a typically Italian and Renaissance atmosphere.

2 hours • Admission Not Included
2

Muzeul National al Satului "Dimitrie Gusti"

Visit the Village Museum, founded by a Romanian sociologist and built in 1936 with the collaboration of construction experts, anthropologists, ethnographers and sociologists from all over Romania. This wonderful open-air museum offers the opportunity to learn about the lifestyle of the romanian farmers of the 19th century, their houses, their water mills and their churches entirely made of wood. Here everything is authentic. We will also admire a wooden Maramures church, which was dismantled and then taken to the museum. In this regard, remember that many wooden churches of Maramures are UNESCO heritage

2 hours • Admission Not Included
3

Palace of Parliament

Visit the Parliament Building, a majestic monument, second only in size to the Pentagon, built at the behest of the dictator in the 80s of the 900 and for whose creation an entire neighborhood was razed

2 hours • Admission Not Included
4

Enjoy a walking tour of the hystorical Center of Bucharest, a completely pedestrian area, with the remains of the princely fortress of Vlad the Impaler, the 16th century palatine church in Byzantine style, and the Stavropoleos church, an architectural jewel of the 18th century, in typical Wallachian style, with important oriental influences in external decoration. Dinner in the most famous restaurant in the capital, Caru cu Bere, which means the beer wagon, where you will have a great time thanks to the folklore show that will take place during dinner and where you will taste excellent traditional Romanian food. The beer produced here is original and the recipe is secret. Caru cu Bere has a fabulous neogothic facade and the restaurant was born as a brewery. The building is magnificently decorated inside in Art Deco style and with paintings representing scenes of bucolic and German life. In each painting you will see represented mugs of beer. As soon as you enter Caru cu Bere, you feel like you’re in a beautiful Bavarian brewery.

1 hour • Admission Included
Day 8

Bucharest – Arbanassi – Veliko – Sofia (400 km) ROMANIA + BULGARIA (200 km) ROMANIA + BULGARIA

Accommodations

Overnight in Sofia in a 4* Hotel.

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Breakfast included.

1

Continue with the picturesque Arbanasi village . In the walking tour of the village , we will discover houses that preserves an unique medieval bulgarian architecture and a hidden 16th century Church of Nativity with beautiful and richly inside painted fresco

1 hour • Admission Not Included
2

Tsarevets

Early evening arrival in Veliko Tarnovo , “City of Tsars” , the former capital of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. Tsarevets Fortress , Monument of the Asenevtsi kings , Samovodska charshia are the main attractions of the city.

3 hours • Admission Not Included
3

Sofia

In the evening we will arrive in Sofia . The walking tour of city center will include the gold-domed Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Saint (Sveta) Sofia Church , Banya Bashi Mosque, the Sofia Synagogue and the main shopping street Vitosha .

3 hours • Admission Not Applicable
Day 9

Sofia

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Breakfast included.

1

Sofia

Free time in Sofia. No overnight offered for this day.

8 hours • Admission Not Applicable

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    Jul 29, 2019

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    5.00

    We really enjoyed our trip, our guide Alex, was very informative and accommodating. Seeing the Castle’s and monasteries in person was a real treat.

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