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Guided Tour from Budapest to Sofia through Transylvania

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Duration

9 days

Group Size

1 to 15 people

Ages

12 - 85 yrs

Languages

English

Tour Overview

Enjoy a guided tour from Budapest to Bucharest with visits of Dracula's Castle, Timisoara city, European Capital of Culture 2021, Bukovina's Unesco Painted monasteries and much more. You will have the comfort of a small group tour, modern transportation with a air-conditioned minivan and a professional driver/tourleader that will make this experience unforgettable.

Additional information

Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
!! In case you will need a transfer to the airport or any other extra services please ask the tour manager in advance if it is possible to organize it and let you know also the price.
 The order can be changed based on multiple factors like weather, traffic conditions and restrictions, national holidays, ecc but all the visits will be done as indicated in the itinerary, changing just the order keeping in mind that all this is done for your safety or to make more enjoyable your tour.
 In case that all the members of the tour have a special request to see something else that it is not in the itinerary and it requests also extra miles the tour manager after a discussion with our sales department will let you know the extra cost or if we can make it complimentary
A minimum of 2 participants is required to organise the tour. If the tour it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund

Pickup

• A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements • Comfortable walking shoes are recommended • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel

What's included

Professional tour leader that will be also the driver

Breakfast: 8

Local tour guide for the entire tour in Romania

8 nights accommodation in 3/4* hotels

Hotel/port pickup and drop-off

Transport by air-conditioned minivan for the entire tour

Other

Itinerary

Day 1: Day 1 - Saturday - Budapest - Timisoara (320km) HUNGARY+ROMANIA

Pick-up in the morning at 9 a.m. from your hotel.

Overnight in a 3* hotel in Timisoara.

Day 2: Day 2 - Sunday - Timisoara – The Corvini Castle – Sibiu (320 km)

In the morning we will visit the most fascinating gothic castle in Eastern Europe and one of the most beautiful and greatest of our continent, the famous Corvin Castle

Overnight in a 3* hotel in Sibiu.

Breakfast:

Day 3: Day 3: Monday – Sibiu

Visit Sibiu city dominated by the Tower of the Clock or Council Tower dating to the medieval era and by the extensive 18th – 19th century Brukenthal museum, the former residence of the governor of Transylvania. The big square, the small square and Huet Square, with the Evangelical Cathedral, show off in all their beauty.

Overnight in a 3* hotel in Sibiu.

Breakfast:

Day 4: Day 4: Tuesday- Sibiu – Sighisoara – Brasov (210 km)

Visit Sighisoara, with its imposing Clock Tower. This citadel is the best preserved in Europe and, extraordinary, it is still inhabited. Since 1999 the historic center of Sighisoara is a UNESCO heritage site. Here we will admire the church on the hill, reachable after a wooden staircase called the schoolchildren’s ladder. We will also see the statue of the famous Hungarian national poet Petofi Sandor, testifying to the fact that in Sighisoara the Magyar community was in the past numerically important. Next to the statue is the beautiful Catholic church, reserved for the Hungarian community, and the tower of the shoemakers. You can have lunch at the house where Vlad the Impaler was born (not included)

Overnight in a 3* hotel in Brasov

Breakfast:

Day 5: Day 5: Wednesday - Brasov – Bran – Zarnesti – Brasov (70 km)

isit the famous Bran Castle, better known as Dracula’s Castle. In the Middle Ages, Bran was exactly on the border between Wallachia and Transylvania, so it was essential for the inhabitants of Brasov to build and preserve a defensive stronghold. In the 90s of the 900 this fortress was transformed into a beautiful castle thanks to the intervention of Queen Maria of Romania

Overnight in a 3* hotel in Brasov

Breakfast:

Day 6: Day 6: Thursday -Brasov - Sinaia – Bucharest (180 km)

Visit to the fabulous Peles Castle, the summer residence of the first king of Romania, the King Charles 1 of Hohenzollern, of German origins. The castle was beautifully designed by a Czech architect, and is famous for being one of the most modern castles in Europe at the time of its construction, between the 19th and 20th centuries. Each room is characterized by a unique style, different from the styles of the other rooms. We will also admire the Florentine room, where we will breathe a typically Italian and Renaissance atmosphere.

Overnight in a 3* hotel in Bucharest

Breakfast:

Day 7: Day 7: Friday – Bucharest

Built by Communist Party leader, Nicolae Ceausescu, the colossal Parliament Palace (formerly known as the People’s Palace) is the second largest administrative building in the world after the Pentagon. It took 20,000 workers and 700 architects to build. The palace boasts 12 stories, 1,100 rooms, a 328-ft-long lobby and four underground levels, including an enormous nuclear bunker. The Palace of Parliament it is the world’s second-largest office building in surface (after the Pentagon) and the third largest in volume (after Cape Canaveral in the U.S. and the Great Pyramid in Egypt)

Overnight in a 3* hotel in Bucharest.

Breakfast:

Day 8: Day 8: Saturday – Bucharest – Veliko Tarnovo - Devetashka - Lovech (230 km) ROMANIA + BULGARIA

We will leave Bucharest in the morning and head to Bulgaria. After crossing the bridge over the Danube River we will enter in Bulgaria and our first visit will be at Veliko Tarnovo , “City of Tsars” , the former capital of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. Visit Tsarevets Fortress , the main attraction of the city.

Overnight in a 3* hotel in Lovech

Breakfast:

Day 9: Day 9: Sunday – Lovech - Sofia (150 km) ROMANIA + BULGARIA

In the early evening we will arrive in Sofia . The walking tour of city center will include the gold-domed Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Saint (Sveta) Sofia Church , Banya Bashi Mosque, the Sofia Synagogue and the main shopping street Vitosha .

Breakfast:

FAQ

Can I get the refund?

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.<br>If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Min 6 days: 100%
From 2 to 6 days: 50%
From 0 to 2 days: 0%

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Adult (12 - 85 years)

Minimum: 0, Maximum: 15

Guided Tour from Budapest to Sofia through Transylvania

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