Overview
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Highlights
Welcome and farewell dinner; guided sightseeing, visit People’s Palace (if closed, visit Ceausescu’s Spring Palace instead)
PELES CASTLEVisit
BRASOVGuided sightseeing, visit Black Church, LF visit Dracula’s Castle and dinner at Queen Mary’s Tea House
SIGHISOARAGuided sightseeing
SIBIUGuided sightseeing
PITESTIVisit
2020 Tour itinerary
Inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges where applicable.
Total meals included:
- 6 breakfasts, 3 dinners
ARRIVE IN BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
Day1
Welcome to Bucharest! At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and traveling companions for a welcome dinner at your hotel.
Meals included:
- Dinner
BUCHAREST
Day2
Morning sightseeing with a Local Guide features a drive along parks, gardens, and wide boulevards. Also see the palace where Ceausescu, the former Romanian dictator, lived, and visit the impressive PEOPLE’S PALACE, the second-largest government building in the world after the Pentagon (if closed, visit CEAUSESCU’S SPRING PALACE instead).
Meals included:
- Breakfast
BUCHAREST–PELES CASTLE–BRASOV
Day3
Visit the neo-renaissance PELES CASTLE, spectacularly situated in the Carpathian Mountains on your way to Brasov in the Transylvanian region.
Today’s Distance: 118 mi / 190 km
Meals included:
- Breakfast
BRASOV. EXCURSION TO BRAN CASTLE
Day4
Guided sightseeing features the Old Town Hall, the Merchants’ Hall, the 15th-century Monastery, and School of St. Nicholas. Take a walk through the Old Town and visit the impressive BLACK CHURCH. Highlight today is LF a visit to Dracula’s BRAN CASTLE, built in the 14th century. The castle is dramatically located on top of a hill and has, because of the legends, attracted people from all over the world. Later, dinner has been prepared for you on the castle grounds at Queen Mary’s Tea House.
Today’s Distance: 43 mi / 70 km
Meals included:
- Breakfast
- Dinner
BRASOV–SIGHISOARA–SIBIU
Day5
Stop at the fortified town of Sighisoara, one of the most beautiful and well-preserved inhabited citadels in Eastern Europe. Your guided sightseeing features the walled Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Legend has it it is also the birthplace of the notorious Vlad (Dracula). Continue to Sibiu.
Today’s Distance: 137 mi / 220 km
Meals included:
- Breakfast
SIBIU
Day6
Guided sightseeing of this elegant city features views of the impressive Old Town including the Great Square, Huet Square, Lion’s Bridge and the Goldsmith Square.
SIBIU–PITESTI–BUCHAREST
Day7
Stop in Pitesti, situated in the Arges River valley and sheltered by the surrounding hills. Return to Bucharest, where a farewell dinner at a local restaurant has been prepared for you.
Today’s Distance: 193 mi / 310 km
Meals included:
- Breakfast
- Dinner
BUCHAREST
Day8
Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning.
Meals included:
- Breakfast
Things to note
- Please check visa requirements with your local consulate(s); responsibility for obtaining visas rests with the traveler.
Hotels
It may occasionally be necessary to use alternative hotels of a similar standard to those shown.
Novotel Bucharest City
Located directly on the Victoriei Boulevard close to the University of Bucharest and Cismigiu Par, Novotel Bucharest City Centre is a great choice for travelers interested in museums, parks, and history. This modern hotel features air-conditioned rooms with LCD-screen TVs, minibars, and coffee and tea making facilities. Other amenities include a bar, a restaurant serving international cuisine, a heated indoor pool, as well as a fitness center, and a spa. Free Wi-Fi access is available throughout.
Location
37B Calea Victorei, Sector 1, Bucharest, Romania
Hotel Facilities
- Bar/Lounge
- Business Center
- Spa Services
- Luggage Storage
- Free WiFi
- Pool
- Laundry Available
- Restaurant On-Site
- Fitness Room
- ATM
- Elevator
Room Facilities
- Non-smoking Rooms
- Desk
- Hair Dryer
- Complimentary Toiletries
- Television
- Coffee Maker
- Room Service
- Mini-bar
- Alarm Clock
- Air Conditioning
- Iron/Ironing Board
- Disabled Access / Rooms
- In-Room Safe
- Phone
- Wake-Up Calls
- Cable/Satellite
- Internet Access
Kronwell Brasov Hotel
Superior First-Class
The Kronwell hotel in Brasov boasts stylishly luxurious guestrooms equipped with state-of-the art facilities, as well as free of charge wireless internet access that will satisfy the hotel's most exclusive guests. This centrally located hotel offers a stylish à la carte restaurant, a casual bar, a sleek European/Asian bistro and formal dining with a terrace. The spa has an indoor pool, a fitness studio and sauna.
Location
Bulevardul Garii Nr 7A, Brasov, Romania
Hotel Facilities
- Fitness Room
- Bar/Lounge
- ATM
- Luggage Storage
- Elevator
- Free WiFi
- Parking/Valet
- Currency Exchange
- Ice Machine
- Beauty Salon
- Laundry Available
- Spa Services
- Restaurant On-Site
- Concierge desk
- Gift Shop
- Pool
Room Facilities
- Air Conditioning
- Mini-bar
- Air Conditioning (Seasonal)
- Disabled Access / Rooms
- Desk
- Coffee Maker
- Television
- Window Opens
- Cable/Satellite
- Internet Access
- Non-smoking Rooms
- In-Room Safe
- Complimentary Toiletries
- Phone
- Wake-Up Calls
- Room Service
- Climate Control
- Hair Dryer
Vogh Brasov Hotel
First-Class
The Vogh hotel is currently under construction. Please check back for more information about the hotel's location and amenities. Updates will be made as information is received.
Location
5 Turnului Street, Brasov, RomaniaHilton
Superior First-Class
Hilton Sibiu offers easy access to the cultural sites of Sibiu. It is an ideal gateways offering free pool, a relaxing spa thaqt offers numerous holistic treatments (against a fee), 3 high-class restaurants - The Madrigal, The Versailles, and The Romanian Restaurant - serving international, French and Romanian cuisine. Two tennis courts and a hair salon are also at guests' disposal. Free internet access is available throughout the hotel.
Location
1st Padurea Dumbrava str, Sibiu, Romania
Hotel Facilities
- Free WiFi
- Concierge desk
- Laundry Available
- Luggage Storage
- Pool
- Ice Machine
- Beauty Salon
- Hot Tub
- Restaurant On-Site
- Bar/Lounge
- Gift Shop
- Elevator
- Parking/Valet
- Business Center
- Spa Services
- Fitness Room
- ATM
Room Facilities
- Alarm Clock
- Climate Control
- Pay Movies
- Wake-Up Calls
- Complimentary Toiletries
- Internet Access
- Disabled Access / Rooms
- Cable/Satellite
- Air Conditioning (Seasonal)
- Non-smoking Rooms
- Room Service
- Air Conditioning
- Complimentary Newspaper
- In-Room Safe
- Desk
- Television
- Window Opens
- Phone
- Iron/Ironing Board
- Mini-bar
- Coffee Maker
- Hair Dryer
