Page 63 - 2023 Brochure

Small & Traditional

10 Days From £2,850pp

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
■ Stunning wilderness scenery
■ Abundance of bird and animal life
Danube Delta © Ramona Cazacu ■ Remote villages with a traditional way of life
■ “Homestay” accommodation, full of character yet
with all necessary facilities
■ Bear sanctuary near Zărneşti
Romania’s Danube Delta ■ Many meals from locally sourced organic produce

SELECTED HOTELS
Bucharest My Continental Hotel
Mila 23 Pensiunea Vanessa
& The Carpathians - A Wildlife Paradise Lepşa Casa Tisaru
Braşov
Bella Musika Hotel
Please note - hotels can be subject to change
Saturday 2 September to Monday 11 September 2023 PRICE INCLUDES
■ Flights in Economy Class by scheduled airline
UK’s Leading Specialist Operator to Romania ■ Rail travel as specified
■ Other travel by private mini-coach
Discover some of the last true wilderness areas in Europe, teeming with wildlife. We search for ■ Hotel accommodation in Bucharest
rare wading birds in the Delta, visit a bear sanctuary in the mountains in the company of experts ■ Other accommodation in boutique hotel or good
quality guest house with en-suite facilities
and encounter a rural life that makes Romania so appealing. ■ All breakfasts, 4 lunches and 5 evening meals
■ Airport and other transfers
Day 1 - Flight to Bucharest Day 8 - Bear Sanctuary & Bran Castle ■ Services of a tour leader from London and throughout
Morning flight from London to Bucharest, arriving Brown bears are common in this area although the tour, local professional Romanian guide plus
late afternoon. Train from airport into the city where spotting them in the wild is very hit and miss. So this specialist guides where required.
the Gara de Nord station is close to our hotel. morning we visit the bear sanctuary near Zărneşti,
run by an animal welfare charity and housing about Price per person:
Day 2 - From Bucharest to the Danube Delta 80 bears which have been rescued from zoos and
By train to Tulcea, railhead for the Delta and then Escorted holiday £2,850
transfer by boat to our guesthouse in the tiny village other places of captivity. Here they roam in their Single room supplement £375
natural habitat and are well cared for. We continue
of Mila23. This village is accessible only by boat Deposit for this holiday £200
to Bran with its archetypical Transylvanian castle -
Days 3 to 5 - Exploring the Delta turrets and all! Return to Braşov for overnight.
We are joined by an English speaking specialist for
three days of bird watching, mostly by boat. Likely Day 9 - Across the Carpathians by Rail
sightings amongst those too numerous to mention After a leisurely morning in Braşov, we catch the
main line train to Bucharest. Our scenic route takes
are bittern, squacco heron, egret, glossy ibis, white
tailed eagle and, most famously, both white and us across the mountains through the ski resorts of
Predeal and Sinaia.
Dalmatian pelican. There is absolutely no requirement
for prior knowledge of ornithology – just sit back, Day 10 - Bucharest to London
relax and enjoy the beautiful unspoilt delta scenery. Lunchtime flight from Bucharest to London arriving
mid-afternoon. Brasov © Ramona Cazacu
Day 6 - Vrancea Mountains
We transfer to Tulcea by boat and from there by
road via Brăila, firstly for a wine tasting at a local Due to the limited number of rooms in “homestay”
winery and then into the Vrancea Mountains for an accommodation, this tour will be limited to 12 persons.
overnight in Lepşa.
Day 7 - Tişita Gorge & Braşov
A waterfall close to our accommodation is well worth
a visit before a short walk upstream through the
Tişita Gorge. The footpath here is actually the track-
bed of an old forestry railway. We rejoin our bus for Ffestiniog Travel Group, Danube Delta © Ramona Cazacu
a scenic journey over the pass into Transylvania and
our next destination, Braşov. Here our small hotel is
in the centre of this medieval town which was built
by the Saxons.
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