One day, two castles, three stories

Tour: One day, two castles,              Overview:Drive out of a busy city for the exciting Carpathians area,

three stories                                 where the border between the Southern Romania and Transylvania lies.

Type: excursion out of                When Bram Stoker created the fictional Dracula, he decided to place him

Bucharest                                    in the mysterious lands of Transylvania and today we are to discover that

Duration: full-day                       area and his castle. Besides, the Romanian royalty had their summer

Price: – 199 &euro / - 111 &euro /       residence palace just on the other side of the mountains and we will tour

- 89 &euro                                       Peles Palce probably the most exquisite art masterpiece Romania has.

Included features:                         

 Guiding services: exclusive         Departure from Bucharest

services of a guide/tour leader    

all throughout the trip.                     What an excitement to leave a busy city behind and in less than an hour to

 Meal plan: lunch included         start to see already the Carpathian peaks?! We will pass through the city of

 Transportation: car /             Ploiesti, the core of the oil industry of Romania, once the 6th world largest

minivan: high quality / AC /             producer, nowadays still self-sufficient to some extent.

fridge / DVD-LCD / Internet    

connection (upon request)                             

 Entrances: all entrance fees            

included, except camera &           

video fee           

Prahova valley & the Carpathians

     Some of the finest Romanian mountain resorts are located along the river Prahova in a beautiful area with fresh air and often breathtaking landscapes. We will drive along it learning about the long history but also the present day life and realities of the area.

Peles Palace

     Away from the busy area of Bucharest, deep in the forests of the Carpathian mountains, lies Peles Castle, the cradle of the Kings of Romania (Hohenzollern dynasty). Built in the late 19th century, this was the place from where Romania’s role in World War I was decided. Known as the Jewelry box of Romania, the royal residence never ceases to surprise its visitors with its beauty and unique combination of decorative elements.

Bran Castle

     Still under the spell of Peles Castle, we set out to cross the mountains to Bran Castle the mysterious medieval stronghold. Bran Castle was originally built by the Knights of the Teutonic Order in the 13th century as a strategic defensive outpost. Centuries later, Bram Stoker placed the stronghold into a different world, a world of vampires and of Count Dracula.

Follow us on this trail, from the city to the mountains, from royalty to vampires, from history to legend. Delight yourselves with a traditional Romanian meal and get to know the genuine folk customs of our country!

One day, two castles, three stories

Tour: A fascinating sample of          Overview:The neighboring country of Bulgaria has some wonderful

Bulgaria, Ruse, Veliko                   places to be discovered and while in Bucharest, you are just 60 kilometers

Tarnovo & Arbanassi                   far from the border with Bulgaria. The tours focuses on the city of Ruse,

Type: excursion out of                the main harbor of Bulgaria on river Danube, but, above all on Veliko

Bucharest                                    Tarnovo, the capital of the Medieval Bulgarian state and Arbanassi, a

Duration: full-day                       village preserving its look from centuries ago where a delicious meal is to

Price: – 199 &euro / - 109 &euro /       be served also.

- 79 &euro                                       

Included features:                    Drive towards the border Romania-Bulgaria & cross the Friendship Bridge

 Guiding services: exclusive         

services of a guide/tour leader    In the early morning we will start our journey towards Bulgarian border lying

all throughout the trip.                   only 60 km South of Bucharest and we will cross the only bridge between

 Meal plan: lunch included         the two countries over the magnificent wide river Danube.

 Transportation: car /             

minivan: high quality / AC /             

fridge / DVD-LCD / Internet    

connection (upon request)                             

 Entrances: all entrance fees            

included, except camera &           

video fee           

Ruse

     Ruse is the 4th largest Bulgarian city and its main harbor on the Danube River. The town of Ruse was once called Little Vienna and all major innovations to Bulgaria such as electricity, public lightening and others had Ruse as their starting point.

Arbanassi

     A village dating back to Middle Ages, when rich merchants build up fortified houses for their protection, the still rich village of Arbanassi looks exactly the same due to the involvement of the authorities who did not allow any redesign of the houses. Of course, inside those houses have all the modern amenities but they kept their original outside look. Some exquisitely painted churches are witnessing a time when Turks suppressed the local religion and restricted their sizes.

Lunch in Arbanassi

     Besides its historical and architectural importance Arbanassi hosts some of the finest Bulgarian restaurants and we will have a chance for a typical meal, an occasion for you to find out why the Bulgarians are envied by all their neighbors for the quality of their cuisine.

Veliko Tarnovo

     A neat small city of approximately 40,000 inhabitants, Veliko Tarnovo was the capital of the Medieval Bulgarian State, the castle of Tsarevetz standing as a memory of those times. Learn more about a time when the locals were fighting against the Turks for their liberty with the “help” of the crusaders that sometimes turned into a burden for them. The city displays wonderful houses build on rocks and some pedestrian areas where one can walk and enjoy a provincial atmosphere.

Shopping

     If you are a shopper or if you simply want to have a memory from Bulgaria, then Veliko Tarnovo is the place for getting it. A long street called the Artisans’ street in the centre of the town is the area where you can see artisans at work and buy some of their outcome.