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Small & Traditional

10 Days From £2,435pp

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
■ Stunning mountain and forest scenery
Rambling in Romania walk © Ramona Cazacu ■ “Homestay” accommodation, full of character yet
■ Remote villages with a traditional way of life
with all necessary facilities
■ Painted Monasteries of Bucovina
■ Two narrow gauge steam railways
■ Historic city of Iaşi

Rambling In Romania ■ Many meals from locally sourced organic produce
SELECTED HOTELS
Cluj Napoca
Grand Hotel Napoca
Hoteni
Vişeu de Sus Popica Guesthouse
Mirage Resort
Monday 22 May to Wednesday 31 May 2023 Moldovita Pensiunea Crizantema
Iaşi Unirea Hotel
UK’s Leading Specialist Operator to Romania Please note - hotels can be subject to change
PRICE INCLUDES
A combination of steam forestry railways and rambling (not too strenuous) in scenic Maramures˛ ■ Flights in Economy Class by scheduled airline
and Bucovina. Stay in family run “homestays” (en suite) and enjoy rural life in the company of a ■ Narrow gauge rail travel as specified
knowledgeable local guide. ■ Other travel by private mini-coach
■ Hotel accommodation in Cluj, Vişeu de Sus and Iaşi
Day 1 - Flight to Cluj Napoca Day 7 - Moldovita Steam Railway ■ Other accommodation in good quality guest house
Afternoon flight from London for a late evening A former forestry railway now operated as a heritage or family “homestay” with en-suite facilities
arrival in Cluj. Overnight hotel stay. line runs up the valley to Argel. We take the morning ■ All breakfasts, 7 lunches (some picnic) and
6 evening meals
train and alight part way on the return run to enjoy a
Day 2 - Maramureş walk over the hills back to Moldovita. For those who ■ Admissions to monasteries and Merry Cemetery
Morning drive over the Carpathians to our first prefer the train to the walk, it is possible to complete ■ Airport and other transfers
homestay in the village of Hoteni from where, after the train journey and omit the walk. ■ Services of a tour leader from London and throughout
lunch, we have a short easy walk to nearby Breb. 3 the tour plus local professional Romanian Guide
nights in Hoteni. Day 8 - Painted Monasteries Price per person:
We visit two of the famous painted monasteries and Escorted holiday £2,435
Day 3 - Botiza to Ieud have another walk in this lovely area. Single room supplement £325
After a scenic drive to Botiza, a 3 to 4 hour walk Deposit for this holiday £200
takes us to Ieud with its UNESCO World Heritage Day 9 - Iaşi
wooden church. The bus meets us here to return us Driving east from Bucovina, we come to the historic
to Hoteni. and bustling university city of Iaşi for our last night in
Romania. Our hotel is in the centre of the city and is Day 10 - Iaşi to London
Day 4 - Village Life ideal for sightseeing and for transport enthusiasts to Transfer to airport for flight to London, arriving early
Exploring some of the local villages, we find old enjoy the trams. afternoon.
wooden churches, examples of domestic industry,
machines powered by water and fields worked by Due to the limited number of rooms in “homestay”
hand or horses. accommodation, this tour will be limited to 12 persons.
Day 5 - Merry Cemetery
A 3 hour walk from Breb to Deseşti is followed by
a short drive to the famous Merry Cemetery where
the gravestones have been painted by local artists
to depict the lives of those who have passed away.
Afternoon scenic drive to Vişeu de Sus for overnight
hotel stay.
Day 6 - The Last Forestry Railway in Europe
There is no road access to much of the Vaser Valley
and so the timber is removed by train. We take a
ride along the 20km route behind steam. BBQ lunch Traditional craft work © Ramona Cazacu
provided at the upper terminus. In the afternoon we
drive over the Prislop Pass into Bucovina and our next
homestay at Moldovita where we stay for 3 nights.

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