Day 1 (Thursday): Arrival Bucharest
Upon arrival at Bucharest Airport, you will be welcomed by your guide who will accompany you on a tour of the city before being transferred to the hotel for check in. Dinner and overnight in Bucharest.
Meals: Dinner
Day 2 (Friday): Bucharest - Sinaia - Predeal
This morning, we depart our hotel to Sinaia and visit Peleș Castle (exterior visit) the summer residence of the Royal Family. In 1866 the first King of the Hohenzollern Family came to Romania and decided to build a Castle in Sinaia on the banks of the Peleș River, in the German Renaissance style, so that it would remind him of his home country. Not far away from the Castle you will find the Sinaia Monastery, built by Orthodox Monks who came from the Sinai Peninsula. Afterwards, we will travel to our hotel in Predeal for our overnight stay.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 3 (Saturday): Predeal - Prejmer - Harman - Râșnov - Bran - Predeal
This morning, we will see two important fortified Churches, Prejmer and Harman. In addition to the religious practice they were used by the residents as a retreat and defence construction. We will also visit the Râșnov Citadel, where the Medieval atmosphere is still present nowadays. Significant for the farmers, the fortress encloses many houses, stables and a small Church. Afterwards, we drive to Bran to visit Bran Castle, also known as Dracula's Castle. This Castle was built in the 14th Century and served the inhabitants of nearby Brașov as a defence system against the Ottomans. The romantically situated Castle was, during the interwar period, the residence of the Romanian Queen Maria. After our visit we will depart Bran and travel back to Predeal for our overnight stay.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 4 (Sunday): Predeal - Sibiu - Predeal
Today, enjoy a day trip to Sibiu. Sibiu is known as a City of Culture shaped by the Centuries old traditions of different peoples, which was one of the main reasons it was appointed as European Capital of Culture in 2007. Most of the buildings, squares, towers and bastions of the city are testimony to a history that dates back eight and a half Centuries when German settlers founded the town. You will get to know the Big and Small Rings with various markets and craft houses, the Brukenthal Palace, the Catholic Cathedral and the Evangelical Cathedral. Return to Predeal for the night.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 5 (Monday): Predeal – Brașov – Predeal
Today, enjoy a day trip to Brașov. Brașov was founded in the 13th Century by the Knights of the Teutonic Order and for Centuries it was an economical and intellectual centre of the Saxons, who represented the majority of the population until the 19th Century. The most interesting sites are the Black Church, which is famous for its pipe organ, the Medieval City Wall around the historical Old Town with stylish late Medieval houses, the Town Hall Square, the unique Rope Street, the Citadel Gate and the small hidden Orthodox Church in the centre. Return to Predeal for the night.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 6 (Tuesday): Predeal - Sighișoara - Predeal
Today, enjoy a day trip to Sighișoara. Sighișoara has the most beautiful and best preserved Medieval buildings in the Gothic Renaissance and Baroque styles from this part of Europe. The high density of the architectural monuments, the public buildings, the fortified walls, the towers and the dwellings give the Citadel the view of a unique, well arranged building complex of invaluable historical value. The Church upon the Hill, Dracula's birthplace, and the former Monastery Church can be visited here. Return to Predeal for the night.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 7 (Wednesday): Predeal - Bucharest
Today, we depart our hotel in Predeal and travel to Bucharest. Bucharest is characterised by a diverse architecture with a colourful mixture of styles. Beside Palaces there are villas built in the New Romanian Brâncoveanu architectural style of the beginning of the 20th Century. You will see The Arch of Triumph, Victoriei Street with the Enescu Museum, the former National Theatre, Atheneum, Royal Castle, Kretzulescu Church, Parliament Palace (photo stop), Patriarchal Church, Military Academy and Cișmigiu Park. We will visit the Patriarchal Church and the Village Museum. In the Old City Centre, we will also see the Old Princely Court. Tonight, enjoy a festive dinner with folklore program at the 'Hanu' lui Manuc' restaurant.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 8 (Thursday): Depart Bucharest
This morning, enjoy some time free at leisure, before being transferred to Bucharest Airport for your onward journey.
Meals: Breakfast