Day 1 (Thursday): Arrive Bucharest
Upon arrival at Bucharest Airport, you will be welcomed by the guide who will accompany you along on a tour to get acquainted with the Romanian Capital. Here you can visit the Patriarchal Church, the seat of the Romanian Orthodox Head and the Parliament Palace (photo stop) known as the second largest building in the world. Our tour will also visit Revolution Square where you will be able to experience the events of 1989 up close.
Meals: Dinner
Day 2 (Friday): Bucharest - Cozia - Sibiu - Bazna
Today, we drive along the Valley of the Olt River through the Red Tower Pass, the former border between Transylvania and Wallachia. Enjoy a stop at Cozia Monastery known as the oldest Monastery in Romania and is an example of well preserved Wallachian architecture with Byzantine influence, highlighted by alternating brick and stone groups and carved artificial stairs. This afternoon, enjoy a city tour in Sibiu the former European Capital of Culture in 2007, which played an important economic and political role in Transylvania throughout history. The buildings from the Great and Small Rings, the Brukenthal Palace and the Bridge of Lies are just some of the architectural monuments that influence the city's entire image. During the evening we will arrive in Bazna.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 3 (Satruday): Bazna - Biertan - Sighișoara - Bazna
Today is dedicated to the culture of the Transylvanian Saxons. The fortified Churches of Transylvania are among the best known historical monuments of the Transylvanian Saxons and are considered as better preserved than other valuable architectural monuments found in other parts of Europe. After breakfast, we will proceed to Biertan, where we will visit the largest fortified Church from Transylvania also known as the residence of the Evangelical Bishops. Our next stop is Sighișoara, which 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, Count Dracula's birthplace and the former Monastery Church can be visited here. This afternoon, we return back to Bazna. After arrival at our hotel Casa Bazna, you are invited to embark on a carriage ride to the fortified Church of Boian.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 4 (Sunday): Bazna - Mosna - Predeal
This morning, we depart our hotel in Bazna and drive to Mosna. The fortified Church of Mosna is one of the most beautiful in Transylvania. This Church has remarkable architecture, particularly the vestry of the sacristy and a very high altar, which is said to be the work of a son of the famous Veit Stoss. After our visit to Mosna Church our journey continues to Predeal a climatic spa located on the Wallachian-Transylvanian border and the highest town in Romania at 1040 metres. Tonight enjoy dinner at the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 5 (Monday): Predeal - Prejmer - Harman - Brașov - Bran - Predeal
This morning, we drive to the Saxon fortified Churches of Harman and Prejmer. These fortified Churches were, in addition to the religious practice, used by the residents as a retreat and defensive construction. In the afternoon, enjoy a city tour in Brașov. The city was founded in the 13th Century by the Knights of the Teutonic Order and was for Centuries an economic and intellectual centre of the Transylvanian Saxons, who constituted most of the population until the 19th Century. On our tour we will visit the city centre, where we will get to know the most important sites including the Black Church with its Pipe Organ (outside visit), the Medieval City Wall around the Old City Centre with stylish late Medieval houses, the Town Hall Square, the unique Rope Street, Catherine's Gate and the small hidden Orthodox Church. During the afternoon you will visit the romantically situated Bran Castle, also known as 'Dracula's Castle', which is nowadays a Museum. During the interwar period the Castle was the residence of the Romanian Queen Maria.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 6 (Tuesday): Predeal - Sinaia - Tulcea
After breakfast this morning, we visit the Sinaia Monastery, which was founded in the 17th Century by the Monks from the Sinai Peninsula. Afterwards, we will travel through Wallachia to Tulcea. In the late afternoon, enjoy a cruise to the Danube Delta with a romantic dinner onboard.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 7 (Wednesday): Tulcea - Constanța - Bucharest
After breakfast, we depart from Tulcea to Constanța passing by the seaside resorts on the Black Sea Coast. Upon arrival, enjoy a city tour of Constanța visiting Ovidiu Square and the Orthodox Cathedral. In the afternoon, enjoy a city tour in Bucharest including a visit to the Village Museum. This evening, join us for a festive dinner with a folklore program at the 'Hanu' lui Manuc' restaurant.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 8 (Thursday): Depart Bucharest
After breakfast, the morning is free at leisure before you are transferred to the Bucharest Airport for your onward journey.
Meals: Breakfast