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Private Tour : Bucovina,Maramures & Transylvania From Bucharest
By Discovery Transylvania
Free cancellation available
per adult*
*Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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- Free cancellation available
- 8d
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Selective hotel pickup
Overview
It is a great tour in the most beautiful regions of Romania: Bucovina, Maramures and Transylvania.
You will visit the painted monasteries of Bucovina, part of the Unesco patrimony, the wooden church of Maramures, the beautiful Romanian villages with old wooden houses and the famous wooden gates of Maramures.
We will visit the Merry Cemetery from Sapanta, unique in Europe.
We will then descend to Transylvania following in the footsteps of Prince Vlad Tepes, the famous Dracula.
You will taste traditional dishes specific to each area, you will test the traditional brandy from Maramures called Palinca, the strong wines from tasty grapes.
You will be impressed by the architecture of the old fortified churches in the Saxon villages and the medieval castle Bran and the castle the summer residence of the royal family of Romania Peles, one of the most beautiful in Europe.
Activity location
- Humor Monastery
- Dj177,
- 727355, Gura Humorului, Romania
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Humor Monastery
- Dj177,
- 727355, Gura Humorului, Romania
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Private Tour : Bucovina,Maramures & Transylvania From Bucharest
- 8d
- English
Pickup included
Language options: English
Starting time: 8:00
Price details
RM 20,188.07 x 2 AdultsRM 40,376.14
Total
* Select 4 adult tickets to get our lowest price of RM 15,138.42 per adult
Until Sat, 25 May
What's included, what's not
- Lunch
Know before you book
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Activity itinerary
Day 1: Bucharest - Gura Humorului-Voronet
- 2 stops
- Meals: Not included
- Accommodation: Overnigth in Gura Humorului , at guest house 3*,with breakfast included .
Humor Monastery
- 1h
- Admission ticket included
Humor Monastery is one of the religious masterpieces of Bucovina, a region best-known for its many churches and monasteries. Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, alongside the painted churches from Voronet, Sucevita or Moldovita, Humor Monastery is almost 500 years old. Its Byzantine frescoes remain, nonetheless, rare and precious until today.Built in 1530 on the premises of an older church, the monastery of Humor has several particularities that differentiate it from other painted churches, including its smaller size and the absence of a steeple from its cross-shaped roof. These distinctive elements indicate the position of its founder who was a rich first rank court official, but was not a prince.
It was constructed in 1530 by Voievod Petru Rareş and his chancellor Teodor Bubuiog. The monastery was built over the foundation of a previous monastery that dated from around 1415. The Humor monastery was closed in 1786 and was not reopened until 1990.
Manastirea Voronet
- 1h
- Admission ticket included
You don’t have to be very religious to enjoy a visit to Voronet Monastery where you’ll see the most famous of the painted churches of Bucovina. Included today on the UNESCO World Heritage List together with six more churches from the region, this religious monument is a unique symbol of how local medieval princes emphasized their great support for the Orthodox faith in a time when its existence was threatened by the expansion of the Ottoman Empire.
Also known as the ‘the Sistine Chapel of the East’ due to its splendid frescoes, the church of the Monastery of Voronet was built in just a couple of months, in 1488, by Stephen the Great, the most popular prince of Moldavia, after one of his victories against the Ottoman armies. This was a common practice of the prince who promoted an architecture known as the Moldavian style. Many of the churches built this way are still preserved until today in the regions of Moldavia and Bucovina.
Day 2: Gura Humorului- Vatra Moldovitei - Sucevita - Marginea -Putna - Sucevita
- 4 stops
- Meals: snacks
- Accommodation: Overnigth in the Sucevita village at guest house Casa cu Cerbi 3*. with dinner and breakfast included.
Moldovita Monastery
- 1h
- Admission ticket included
Moldovita Monastery is one of the eight painted churches included on UNESCO World Heritage Sites, all masterpieces inspired by the Byzantine art of the 15th and 16th centuries. Their distinctive element – the external walls covered with frescoes representing complete religious cycles – makes them unique in the myriad of churches built anywhere in the world in that time.
Continuing the work of his father, Petru Rares founded Moldovita Monastery in 1532, very close to where his great-grandfather had built a church more than a century before. Surrounded by fortification walls with four corner towers and a solid gate tower, the monastery combined the religious and defensive elements, a common practice of a time when enemy attacks often took place.
Sucevita Monastery
- 1h
- Admission ticket included
Moldovita Monastery is one of the eight painted churches included on UNESCO World Heritage Sites, all masterpieces inspired by the Byzantine art of the 15th and 16th centuries. Their distinctive element – the external walls covered with frescoes representing complete religious cycles – makes them unique in the myriad of churches built anywhere in the world in that time.
Continuing the work of his father, Petru Rares founded Moldovita Monastery in 1532, very close to where his great-grandfather had built a church more than a century before. Surrounded by fortification walls with four corner towers and a solid gate tower, the monastery combined the religious and defensive elements, a common practice of a time when enemy attacks often took place.
Ceramica neagra Marginea
- 1h
We will vist Black Ceramics of Marginea .We will visit the workshops where ceramic objects are produced. You will admire the craftsmanship of the local craftsmen and you will be able to try this craft .
Putna Monastery
- 1h
- Admission ticket included
The Putna Monastery was built by the great ruler of Moldavia Stefan Cel Mare, between 1466-1449.
The great ruler is buried in this Orthodox church
Day 3: Sucevita - Campul Lung Moldovenesc - Viseu de Sus
- 1 stop
- Meals: Not included
- Accommodation: Overnigth in Viseu de Sus village at a guest house 3*
Viseu de Sus
- 12h
It is a beautiful Romanian village in the heart of Maramures, surrounded by gentle hills with wonderful landscapes
Day 4: Viseu de Sus - Vaser Valley-Sighetul Marmatiei-Sapanta- Hoteni
- 4 stops
- Meals: snacks, breakfast, lunch
- Accommodation: Overnight in Hoteni village ,at guest house .
Viseu de Sus
- 5h
We will go with the old train, called mocanita on Vaser Valley. The old train will take us easily through fairytale places, guarded by mountains, crystal clear waters, flocks of sheep and the song of shepherds.
We will then stop at the end of the line, in a glade where we will see traditional dances from Maramures and where we will have lunch.
Maramures County
- 1h 30m
We will through the legendary Maramures to Sapanta.
Merry Cemetery
- 1h
- Admission ticket included
The Merry Cemetery is a cemetery in the village of Săpânța, Maramureş county, Romania. It is famous for its colourful tombstones with naïve paintings describing, in an original and poetic manner, the people who are buried there as well as scenes from their lives. The Merry Cemetery became an open-air museum and a national tourist attraction.
Unique in the world by its originality, with crosses of brightly colored graves and with stories written in a cheerful shade of those buried there.
Hoteni
- 12h
We will stay in this beautiful Romanian village in Maramures.
In the evening we will take an easy walk through the village, interacting with the peasants.
Day 5: Hoteni-Breb-Sarbi-Barsana- Hoteni
- 5 stops
- Meals: snacks
- Accommodation: Overnight in Hoteni Vilage at guest house.
Hoteni
- 2h
We will visit the wooden church in the village and distilleries with the famous Palinca (brandy) from Maramures.
Breb
- 3h
We visit the village of Breb, the wooden church in the village, we will also visit the carpenter's workshop in the village
Sarbi
- 2h
We will visit the village of Sarbi, the wooden church, the distillery and the water mill in the village, as well as the workshop of the hat master called "clop", the specific hats of Maramures.
We will be able to taste and buy Marinca brandy.
The wooden church of Saint Paraschiva in Susani in the village of Sârbi, Maramureș, was built of oak wood around 1639. Although not the oldest in Maramureș, the wooden church in Sârbi Susani preserves some of the most archaic features of sacred architecture. Romanian wood. The special value of this monument, which in fact exceeds even that of the smiles inscribed in the world heritage, consists in preserving the entrance portal, one of the most exceptional pieces of this kind in Romania, whose message can be translated by a Byzantine calendar .
The wooden church in Calinesti Caieni
- 1h
- Admission ticket included
We will visit the wooden church in Calinesti (17th century).
The church from Călinești – Josani (Căeni) was built in 1663 and is dedicated to the "Birth of the Mother of God". It is built of oak wood and was enlarged in the 15th century. XIX with more than 3 meters, to the north (the operation is also recognized due to the fact that the additions are made of fir wood, which gives a curious asymmetry to the whole). At the same time, probably, the porch on the south side was added.
The interior contains a valuable set of murals from 1754, made by Alexandru Ponehalschi.
Barsana Monastery
- 1h
- Admission ticket included
The first documentary attestations referring to the Bârsana Monastery date from 1390; in a document from July 21, 1390. The church is located in the historical Maramureș, on the Iza valley. The old wooden church was built in 1711 in the place called "The Monk's Hair" by the noble priest Ioan Ștefanca, together with his sons and other villagers, to thank God for protection during the great plague of the previous year. The church was moved to the Iza Valley around 1739 on the site of a cemetery that appeared after the battle with the Tartars in 1717.
The church was moved for the second time when it was brought to the village around 1795 in the middle of a cemetery for victims of the small plague of 1742 or later . The interior of the church was repainted in 1806 by Hodor Toader, being influenced by Baroque and Rococo styles.
Day 6: Hoteni-Bistrita-Sighisoara
- 2 stops
- Meals: breakfast
- Accommodation: Overnight in Sighisoara fortress ,at the hotel 3* .
Bistrita
- 2h
We will visit the old center of the city, with the fortifications and the old evangelical church built in the 13th century.
Centrul Istoric Sighisoara
- 2h
- Admission ticket included
We will reach the fortress of Sighisoara, located in Transylvania. The famous Vlad Tepes (Dracula) was born in the city in 1431.
Day 7: Sighisora- Viscri -Prejmer-Brasov
- 3 stops
- Meals: breakfast
- Accommodation: Overnight in Brasov ,at hotel 3* .The breakfast included
Viscri Fortified Church
- 1h
- Admission ticket included
Your first stop is the 14th-century village of Viscri, built by Saxon colonists.It is one of the most beautiful and old fortified churches in Transylvania .Wander the rustic streets of the village and visit its UNESCO World Heritage-listed church We will socialize with the peasants, taste the palinca ( Brandy ) made in the village, you will buy the products made by hand by the peasants in the village, and we will cool with the delicious fruit syrup "Socata".
Peasant Fortified Church at Prejmer
- 1h
- Admission ticket included
Prejmer Fortified Church was conquered only once, but went through 50 sieges during its hundreds of years of existence. A remarkable success for this historical monument now part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites and a must-see of any itineraries through medieval Transylvania.
Located only a few kilometers from Brasov, one of the seven citadels founded by the Saxon colonists starting with the 12th century, the fortified church of Prejmer had from the beginning a challenging mission. The most eastern Saxon village from Transylvania, close to Buzau Pass, Prejmer was often in the front line of enemy attacks which could only mean that the fortified church had to endure more sieges than most similar constructions from the region.
Brasov Historical Center
- 2h
- Admission ticket included
We will take a small tour of the old center of Brasov .
Piata Sfatului (Council Squar)- Black Church- Roop Street- Ecaterina Gate- White Tower-Saint Nicolas Church
Day 8: Brasov - Bran - Sinaia- Bucharest
- 3 stops
- Meals: breakfast
- Accommodation: Not included
Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle)
- 1h
- Admission ticket included
The Bran castle also known as the Dracula castle, build in the 14 century and made famous by the Irish writer Bram Stoker. Legends,spirits, ghosts and many mysteries will be encountered at Draculas castle .Bran castle will take you back to the 14th century when times where much simpler.Here we will encounter the gotic architecture of the castle. Build on a bolder in a valley having the roll to look over the border and protect the entrance into Transylvania.Tall walls, cold,robust towers, rooms surrounded in mistery offer the perfect ambience to take you back to the medieval times when the castle was patrolled by guards and where Dracula tortured thousands.
Peles Castle
- 2h
- Admission ticket included
The Peles castle- summer residence belonging to the royal family of Romania, build in the 19th century by Carol the First. It is the most beautiful castle of Romania and maybe of Europe.The castle if build predominantly in a german renaissance manor. It has 160 rooms and 30 bathrooms.The main caracteristic of the castle is its detailed woodwork made by Bernhard Ludwig from Vienna .
Snagov Monastery
- 1h
- Admission ticket included
Located on a small island outside Bucharest, Snagov Church is considered to be one of the most important religious monuments in Southern Romania. The church, originally part of a monastery, enjoys this status since the medieval centuries when local princes endowed, strengthened and enlarged it in their effort of supporting the Orthodox Church.
Strongly connected to the time of Vlad the Impaler who over the centuries inspired more or less accurately the myth of Dracula, Snagov Church was supposedly built on an ancient Dacian site. The religious monument was, however, mentioned for the first time in the second half of the 14th century when a local prince donated an entire village to the monastery.
This practice was not unusual at the time, and more documents indicate even more donations in the next century from medieval princes like Mircea the Old or Vlad Dracul.
In front of the altar is the tomb of Vlad Tepes (aka Dracula) .
Location
Activity location
- Humor Monastery
- Dj177,
- 727355, Gura Humorului, Romania
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Humor Monastery
- Dj177,
- 727355, Gura Humorului, Romania
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