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EUROPE • ROMANIA
Timeless
Romania
Duration • 10 days & 9 nights
Category • Superior
Small-group tour • From £1,895 (incl. flights)
Private tour • From £3,895 (incl. flights)
This group tour features…
Small group size – average 13
people (max 18)
4- & 5-star accommodation
Flexible – extensions, room & flight
upgrades available
Direct international flights with
British Airways
Experienced local tour manager
9 breakfasts, 1 lunch & 4 dinners
Welcome dinner with your group &
tour manager
Hotel porterage
Guided sightseeing & entrance
fees included
Weather
Bucharest
J F M A M J J A S O N D
A 1 4 10 18 24 27 29 29 25 18 10 4
B -6 -3 0 6 11 14 16 15 11 6 2 -3
C 41 39 39 46 70 77 58 59 44 32 51 45
Sighisoara
J F M A M J J A S O N D
A 0 3 10 16 21 23 25 25 21 16 8 2
B -9 -6 -2 3 8 11 12 11 8 3 -1 -6
C 32 27 29 51 77 96 89 69 45 38 36 34
A: Maximum average temperature (°C)
B: Minimum average temperature (°C)
C: Average rainfall (mm)
With its folkloric heritage, picturesque
villages and wonderful natural scenery,
Romania is fascinating to explore. This tour
reveals the country’s highlights, including
Transylvania’s fortified Saxon churches;
Bucovina’s exquisite painted monasteries,
dramatic castles and palaces; medieval towns
and the beautiful Carpathian Mountains.
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES
Full day exploring the north’s
painted monasteries
Visit the palaces of Peles and Pelisor
Dine in a local family home
Visit the village of Viscri, frequented by
Britain’s King Charles III
Traditional dinner and dance show
Day 1: Fly to Bucharest
Fly from London (regional connections
available) to Bucharest with British Airways.
Transfer to Grand Hotel Continental (or
similar) for 1 night. Welcome dinner. (D)
Day 2: Bucharest • Sibiu
Tour Bucharest, known as the ‘Paris of the
East’ due to its boulevards and belle epoque
buildings. View the Old Princely Court and
the Royal Palace. Transfer to Sibiu, staying at
Continental Forum (or similar) for 2 nights. (B)
Day 3: Sibiu • Sibiel
This morning, tour Sibiu’s old town followed
by time at leisure or a visit to the Brukenthal
Museum. In the evening, visit the picturesque
village of Sibiel. Enjoy dinner in a local
family home, including a meat-and-cabbage
rolls cooking demonstration. Return to Sibiu.
(B, D)
Day 4: Sibiu • Biertan • Sighisoara
Transfer to Sighisoara, via Biertan Fortified
Church one of the finest examples of late
medieval architecture in Transylvania and a
UNESCO World Heritage Site. Continue to
Sighisoara, staying at the Hotel Central Park
(or similar) for 1 night. (B)
Day 5: Sighisoara • Targu Mures • Gura
Humorului
This morning, tour the UNESCO-listed town
of Sighisoara, a beautifully preserved medieval
settlement. The city walls encircle cobbled
streets lined with colourful 16th-century
Burgher houses. Visits include the citadel, the
Church on the Hill and the clock tower. Travel
north to Gura Humorului via Targu Mures, a
Hungarian stronghold. Stay 2 nights at the
La Conac Bucovina (or similar) and enjoy a
traditional dinner and dance show. (B, D)
Day 6: Gura Humorului
Tour the area’s remarkable painted
monasteries, considered to be among Europe’s
greatest artistic monuments and awarded
UNESCO World Heritage status. (B, D)
Day 7: Agapia • Lacu Rosu • Brasov
Head south to Brasov, via the Agapia
monastery, a Romanian Orthodox nunnery
dating back to 1649. Continue to Lacu Rosu
for lunch and on to Brasov. You have free
time in the afternoon to explore the city.
Stay at the Hotel Aro Palace (or similar) for
2 nights. (B, L)
Viscri
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