ROMANIA - TRANSYLVANIAN ALPS TRAVERSE WALK
Romania's finest walking in the Carpathian Mountains ~ See "Castle Dracula" at Bran~ Climb Moldoveanu, Romania's highest summit ~ Amazing Peles Palace ~Trekking the Fagaras Ridge
3 nights hotels, 4 nights mountain huts, 6 days DEMANDING trekking, max altitude - 2544m/8347ft. All meals included.
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An amazing walking holiday adventure in Transylvania trekking across the Carpathian Mountains of Romania to the summit of Moldoveanu. The Carpathian Mountains run in a great arc across Romania, rising to over 2500 metres (8200 feet) in Transylvania and include some of the wildest mountain walking in Europe. Our trekking holiday through Transylvania explores the plateau of the Bucegi Mountains and the ridges of the Fagaras Mountains of Romania, with ascents of Omu and Moldoveanu. As our introduction to the walking delights of Romania and the Carpathian Mountains, which soar dramatically above the forest and the plains below, we use a cable-car for the first part of the ascent to Omu (2505m / 8219ft), the high point of the impressive Bucegi Massif. Here we explore the Bucegi plateau by walking from the cable car to spend the night in the highest mountain hut in the whole of Romania, as well as the Carpathian Mountains themselves. The hut is dramatically situated on the summit of Omu and we can enjoy extensive views across Transylvania. Descending to Bran, a long day of walking from the Bucegi leads ominously to the castle nowadays more often referred to as “Castle Dracula”.Leaving Dracula and Bran behind we transfer to the impressive Fagaras Mountains, also known as the Transylvanian Alps. Here we begin an exciting 4-day trekking traverse of the Fagaras range/Transylvanian Alps which will take us on high ridge walking trails to Moldoveanu (2545m / 8347ft)), the highest peak in all of Romania. Staying in comfortable, friendly Romanian pensions and scenically located mountain huts, this is wild European mountain walking at its very best. Culturally intact, Romania is a revelation, offering a fascinating glimpse of how much of Europe would have been a century ago. Bram Stoker never actually visited Transylvania when he wrote ‘Dracula’ - but you can! A week of 'fangtastic' trekking amongst mountains, forests and medieval Romanian villages, where wolves and bears still roam wild will enchant and delight even the most seasoned walking enthusiast. As well as enjoying fantastic walking, our trekking traverse of Transylvania provides an insight into many other aspects of fascinating Romania. We’ll tour the amazing Peles Palace, as well as visit an observation hide to hopefully see wild bears. We end this superb walking holiday to Romania in Transylvania peasant style with a traditional horse and cart ride beneath the impressive Piatra Craiului ridge to enjoy a Barbecue in a truly spectacular location, complete with Romanian folksongs and say ‘hello’ to friendly, hand reared wolves on the way. With the added delights of walking in the Carpathian Mountains it's little wonder Romania is regarded as an excellent destination for the connoisseur traveller.
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