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Cross country skiing and winter hiking in Romania - 7 days from 848 €

Visit the Bucegi mountains of Romania, climb up to 2100m altitude, discover several regions of varying landscapes (clearings, virgin or natural forests, sheep pens, canyons, mountain pastures, cliffs) and an extremely rich terrain, which includes, like the whole Carpathian mountain range, many large carnivores (wolves, bears and lynxes).

 

Valid from December (depending on the snow) to March.

 

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Period
7 days - 6 Nights
Departure
Bucarest Airport
Accommodation
Hotel, country inn, cottage
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Cross country skiing and winter hiking in Romania - 7 days from 848 €

Day 1 - Cross country skiing (1000 m ascent, 14 km)


 

Meeting with the tour guide at the Bucharest airport and pass by the Prahova valley to Sinaia, the royal family's former summer residence.

Climb up to the plateau of the Bucegi mountains at 2100 m, followed by a descent into the Ialomita valley at the refuge of Padina.

Accommodation in a hotel located at 1600 m altitude.

Cross country skiing and winter hiking in Romania - 7 days from 848 €

Day 2 - Cross country skiing (1100 m ascent, 19 km)


 

Tour of the upper part of the Bucegi, reaching a height of 2509 m, with a broad perspective of the depression of Bârsa in Transylvania and the whole of the Carpathian Mountains.

Evening return to our hotel.

Cross country skiing and winter hiking in Romania - 7 days from 848 €

Day 3 - Cross-country skiing (500 - 800 m ascent, 6.5 - 13 km)


Climb to the western ridge of the Bucegi Mountains, followed by a descent to the mountain village of Moeciu de Sus.

20-minute transport to the village of Bran, located on a picturesque platform between the Bucegi massif and the spectacular peak of Piatra Craiului.

Accommodation in a rural pension. Evening meal.

Cross country skiing and winter hiking in Romania - 7 days from 848 €

Day 4 - Technical hike or snowshoe hike (1300 m ascent, 7-9hr walk)


 

Technical hike with rock climbing passes or snowshoeing in the forests and clearings that surround the ridge of the mountain.

Day dedicated to the ascent of the of Piatra Craiului mountain (100 m). The route is entirely on the territory of the National Park Piatra Craiului with a very varied landscape (clearings, virgin or natural forests, sheepfolds, gorges, mountain pastures, cliffs) and an extremely rich fauna which includes, like the rest of the Carpathian range, a great number of large carnivores (wolves, bears and lynx).

Return to board for dinner and accommodation.

Cross country skiing and winter hiking in Romania - 7 days from 848 €

Day 5 - Hiking (950 m ascent, 8 km)


Transport to the Basel Waterfall in the Fagaras Mountains, also known as the Transylvanian Alps. Climb to Balea Lake (2020m) followed by a glacier cirque tour near the main ridge.

Accommodation in a chalet in Balea Lake.

Cross country skiing and winter hiking in Romania - 7 days from 848 €

Day 6 - 1000m descent


Another tour of the glacier cirque and another off-road descent in the Balea Valley.

Descent through the Balea Valley or Doamna to the Bâlea Cascade and transport to Brasov.

Accommodation in a 3 * hotel located in the central square of the city - medieval building.

Cross country skiing and winter hiking in Romania - 7 days from 848 €

Day 7 - Return to the Bucarest airport


Transport to Bucarest for the return flight. 

6 Persons from 848 € per person
5 Persons from 945 € per person
4 Persons from 1007 € per person

Possibility to customize this offer from 6 participants! Please Contact us.



Options

 

Tour starting from 4 people.

Single room: 153 Euro / pers

Included

  • 6 nights accommodation in a double room in a country inn, cottage and category 3 * hotels (local standards)
  • breakfast
  • 2 evening meals and 1 picnic lunch at Bran
  • All transfers in Romania by car
  • English speaking guide/driver for the whole stay in Romania 

Not included

 

  • Air transport (ask for a quote)
  • Meals (those that are not included in the offer)
  • Drinks 
  • Options and extensions 
  • Cancelation or repatriation insurance