Itinerary

Day 1

ROUTING: BUCHAREST - BRASOV
- Your English-speaking specialist guide will pick you up from your location in
Bucharest (Hotel, Airport, etc...)
- Departure from Bucharest to the Medieval Town of Brasov
- Overnight in Brasov
ACCOMMODATION:
Option A: Casa Wagner***
Option B: Flamingo Guesthouse***

Day 2

ROUTING: HIKING THE BUCEGI MOUNTAIN
- Breakfast
- Depart for Sinaia - "Pearl of the Carpathians"
- Today's Hike will be a medium to difficult day
- The journey starts in Sinaia; we then go by cable cab to Furnica Peak at 2000
m altitude. Continue on to Furnica : Piatra Arsa chalet : "Babele" : "Sfinx" :
Babele chalet. Hiking time: 3h30min.
- From the Babele chalet one can admire the surrounding landscape. It is
possible to serve lunch at the chalet restaurant or for picnic lunch.
- For the less experienced hikers there is the option to take a cable cab back
to the mountain foot in Busteni.
- For the more advanced hikers the route will continue: Babele chalet : Stag
Valley : ‘Jepii Mari" mountain : Busteni. Hiking time: 3h-3h30min.
- The group will rendezvous in Busteni, and take a short 10 minute train ride
back to Sinaia
- Return and overnight in Brasov
ACCOMMODATION:
Option A: Casa Wagner***
Option B: Flamingo Guesthouse***
B

Day 3

ROUTING: HIKING ON PIATRA CRAIULUI MOUNTAINS
- Breakfast in Hotel
- Today is time to explore "Piatra Craiului" Mountains. The Piatra Craiului
Mountains are a mountain range in the Southern Carpathians. In Romanian; "Piatra
Craiului" means "Rock of the King". The Piatra Craiului mountains form a narrow
and saw-like ridge, which is about 25 km long. The ridge is regarded as one of
the most beautiful sights in the Carpathians.
You can choose from the following routes:
1. Medium difficulty - Gura Raului Chalet : Botorog's Fountain : "Prapastiile
Zarnestilor" : Curmatura chalet. Time: 4h-4h30min. Possibility of lunch at the
chalet or picnic.
Return to Gura Raului chalet. Time: 2h.
2. Advanced - Gura Raului Chalet : Botorog's Fountain : "Piatra Mica" : "Saua
Crapaturii" : Curmatura chalet. Time 4h-4h30min. Possibility of lunch at the
chalet or picnic.
Return to Gura Raului chalet. Time: 2h.
3. Advanced - Plaiul Foii chalet : Bear's Valley : Diana hut : cross the
mountain ridge : "Saua Grindului" : Spirlea Hut : Plaiul Foii chalet. Time
8h30min-9h. Lunch will have to be served as a picnic.
4. Advanced - Plaiul Foii chalet : mountain ridge : Turul pick : "Padina
Hotarelor" : Big Barsa Valley : Plaiu Foii chalet. Time: 9 h.
- Return and overnight in Brasov
ACCOMMODATION:
Option A: Casa Wagner***
Option B: Flamingo Guesthouse***
B

Day 4

ROUTING: HIKING ON PIATRA MARE MOUNTAIN
- Breakfast in Hotel
- Option 1. Time for another day of hiking on “Piatra Mare” Mountains which are
also part of the Southern Carpathians (Romanian: Carpaþii Meridionali), also
called the Transylvanian Alps, are a group of mountain ranges which divide
central and southern Romania. They cover part of the Carpathian Mountains that
is located between the Prahova River in the east and the Timiº and Cerna Rivers
in the west.
Medium route: Dambul Morii chalet : 7 Stairs Canion - Bears Valley : “Sipotelor”
Valley : “Sirul cu pietre” : Dambu Morii chalet. Time 4h-4h30min. Picnic lunch.
Advanced route: Dambul Morii chalet : “Sipotelor” Valley : 7 Stairs canion :
Piatra Mare peak : Piatra Mare chalet : Dambu Morii chalet. Time: 7h. Picnic
lunch.
or
Option 2. Medium route: Sinaia : Dog's crag : Baicului ridge :Garbovei mountain
: Azuga town. Time 5h-5h30min.
- Return and overnight in Brasov
ACCOMMODATION:
Option A: Casa Wagner***
Option B: Flamingo Guesthouse***
B

Day 5

ROUTING: HIKING ON CIUCAS MOUNTAINS
- Breakfast in Hotel
- Depart to Cheia where is the start point for a new day of hiking in Ciucas
Mountains.
- Ciucas Mountains, easily accessible mountains, lie on a secondary road to
Brasov, providing a fascinating ridge dotted with landforms of exceptional
beauty, fashioned in limestone and conglomerates. These mountains present an
extraordinary rich and varied relief, rarely encountered in the Romanian
Carpathians. The upper part reveals a unique association of towers, needles,
columns, mushrooms, bare rocks and sphinx-like forms.
- Return and overnight in Brasov
ACCOMMODATION:
Option A: Casa Wagner***
Option B: Flamingo Guesthouse***
B

Day 6

ROUTING: BUCHAREST
- Breakfast in Hotel
- In the morning transfer to Bucharest for your flight home
B

Extra Information

Inclusions -

All Local taxes

Exclusions -

Not Included: - Airfare - Alcoholic drinks - Gratuities - Entrance fees to the monuments - Extra charges of hotel, eg. Laundry, telephone or fax charges, room service, etc.. - Insurance

Extras -

Hike the Carpathian Mountains on a this 6 days tour. Explore the beautiful views from Bucegi, Piatra Craiului, Piatra Mare and Ciucas Mountains which are part of the Southern Carpathians group. The mountains offers you a diverse variety of landscapes which include peaks, rocks, waterfalls, forests, plants and animals. Come to experience the beauty of Carpathian Mountains and you'll wish to come back again and again.

The Bucegi mountains cover the central part of Romania and own their fame to the spectacular landscapes and the accessibility of their routes. Well known for hiking, winter sports and alpinism, these mountains are high compact blocks, edged by steep slopes which dominate the Prahova Valley, a popular land for its mountain resorts.
Piatra Craiului Massif was declared a natural reserve on 28 of March 1938. The Ministry Council took this decision "due to the unique character of the massif, where rare species like: Dianthus callizonus, Hesperis nivea, Minuatia transilvanica, Leontopodium alpinum are living, and also because of landscape beauty."

In 1938, when the natural reserve was set up, it was only on 440 ha. This surface increased in 1972, at 900 ha, nowadays the special conservation area (core area) covers 4879ha, and the buffer zone stretches on 9894 ha.


Hike the Southern Carpathians with a local Mountain Guide!!!