3 days / 2 nights

TransFagarasan and TransAlpina, a three-day road trip
filled with amazing vistas and local flavors

Tour ID: P1069

Day 1
Bucharest  --  Curtea de Arges  --  Poenari  --  Lake Balea -- Avrig/ Sibiu
Travel from Bucharest to Avrig or Sibiu, via the TransFagarasan scenic road.
The TransFagarasan is open from July 1 until October 31;
weather permitting traffic on this road may be permitted a little sooner than July 1.
Stops / visits:
~ Curtea de Arges / Monastery Curtea de Arges,
~ Poenari / ruins of Vlad the Impaler (Draculea) fortress,
~ TransFagarasan scenic road,
~ Lake Balea,
Sightseeing in Sibiu
Dinner and overnight in Sibiu
Day 1 in brief
Distance traveled: 298 km (188 miles)
Approx. travel time: 5 hours and 50 minutes  (normal traffic, without stops)
Sights/ Activities: rural Walachia, Carpathian Mts. vistas, Byzantine monastery.

Day 2
Avrig / Sibiu -- Jina -- Obârşia Lotrului -- Lake Vidra -- Novaci -- Horezu 
After breakfast, 
travel from Sibiu to Horezu, via TransAlpina scenic road (also called King's Road)
Stops / visits:
~ Jina, small village in "Marginimea Sibiului" area,
~ TransAlpina scenic road,
~ Lake Vidra,
~ Monastery Horezu, a UNESCO World Heritage site
Dinner and overnight in Horezu.
Day 2 in brief
Distance traveled: 245 km (155 miles)
Approx. travel time: 4 hours and 45 minutes  (normal traffic, without stops)
Sights/ Activities: rural Transylvania,  Byzantine monastery - UNESCO World Heritage Site, local artisans/ pottery center.  

Day 3
Horezu -- Dragasani -- Pitesti -- Bucharest
After breakfast,
travel from Horezu to Bucharest, via Ramnicu Valcea - Pitesti.
Stops / visits:
~ Dragasani / Casa Isarescu winery
Day 3 in brief
Distance traveled: 265 km (165 miles)
Approx. travel time: 4 hours and 15 minutes  (normal traffic, without stops)
Sights/ Activities: rural Walachia, Dragasani wine region/ wine tasting, local artisans. 




This program includes accommodations:
~ one night in Sibiu,
~ one night in Horezu




  • Availability: July 1 -- October31

  • Price: from 149 Euros / person

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