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Transylvania & the Carpathians

€1,290$1,465 / Per person

7 Days
8–14 Guests
Brașov, Sighișoara & Sibiu, Romania
4.8 (33 Reviews)

Romania remains one of the best-value weeks in Europe and one of the least crowded. This route runs the Saxon heartland — Sighișoara, Sibiu, Brașov and the fortified churches between them — and crosses the Carpathians on the Transfăgărășan, a road built for entirely the wrong reasons that turned out to be one of the great drives on the continent.

Trip Highlights

  • The Transfăgărășan hairpins over the Făgăraș mountains
  • Sighișoara, a walled citadel that is still a lived-in town
  • Bran Castle and the fortified Saxon church at Viscri
  • Sibiu's Large Square and the rooftops with eyes

Best months: May – October (Transfăgărășan open July – October)

When is the Transfăgărășan actually open?

Only about July to October — the high section is closed by snow the rest of the year, and the opening date shifts annually. Departures outside that window cross the mountains by the Olt valley instead and add a second day in Sibiu; we tell you which applies before you book.

Is this really a Dracula tour?

Included / Excluded

  • Six nights' accommodation including one inside the Sighișoara citadel
  • All road transfers by private minibus with a local driver
  • Transfăgărășan crossing and Bâlea Lake
  • Entry to Bran Castle, Viscri church and the ASTRA museum
  • Village lunch at Viscri and a welcome dinner
  • International flights to Bucharest
  • Travel insurance
  • Optional Peleș Castle detour
  • Most lunches and evening meals

Tour Plan

Day 1 — Arrive Bucharest, north to Brașov

Met at the airport and driven up through the Prahova valley. Evening in Brașov's Council Square with a welcome dinner.

Day 2 — Brașov and Bran

Day 3 — Viscri and the fortified churches

Day 4 — Sighișoara

Day 5 — Over the Transfăgărășan

Day 6 — Sibiu

Day 7 — Return and departure

Location

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Good to Know

Guided in Romania

8–14 travellers

7 Days

Free date changes

Euro pricing, no fees

Berlin-based support