 Interested in Traveling to Romania?
Romania is one of Europe's best kept secrets! Visitors
will be thrilled with her captivating hospitality and largely undiscovered
treasures.
Romania was reborn just 11 years ago in a revolution that
freed it from 45 years of depressive Communist rule. Our itinerary is a
showcase for some of the enduring splendors of her fascinating past. Visitors
will be treated to fairy-tale castles and opulent palaces; painted monasteries
and high-steeple wooden churches, medieval cities and remote villages, a
rich folk culture and contemporary arts.
The Romanian landscape illustrates natural beauty with
some of Europe's most unspoiled scenery. This tour of central Romania will
immerse tourists in the towering Carpathian mountains which form the frontier
for the province of Transylvania. Get out and energetically participate
in the culture, or sit back and enjoy a leisurely vacation. Whatever degree
of activity you choose, you will be welcomed with the Romanian people's
natural warmth and charm. Join our group and allow the Romanians to indulge
you with their outgoing nature, love of life and generous hospitality.
Here are some highlights of our 16-day tour in Central
Romania:
- Lunch with the peasants in a mountain cottage, complete with live ethnic
music;
- Take a gondola to the top of one of Romania's winter recreation areas;
- Enjoy dinner at a chalet where the guests can fish their own trout;
- Bask in leisurely breakfasts and brunches on our hotel's patio, situated
safely and comfortably in a lovely city park;
- Take a leisurely 5-minute walk to dinner and enjoy the atmosphere and
dancing at a nearby open-air restaurant situated inside the park;
- Visit Dracula's birthplace and his castle; wander through medieval
cities;
- Eat and sleep in Romania's Carpathian "alps";
- As guests of a Romanian family, we'll enjoy a traditional Romanian
Bar-B-Q while we enjoy their generous hospitality on their spacious summer
patio:
- Enjoy leisurely drives through the countrysides, visiting castles and
ice cold lakes and quaint roadside markets;
- Tour ethnic museums, go to the zoo, and visit the world's second-largest
Open Air Museum;
- See the sights and enjoy the cuisine in Bucharest, Romania's capital
city;
- All this with our own English-speaking tour guide and translator.
It's a trip of a lifetime at a price you can't afford
to pass up. Join us!
July 2003 ~ (dates to be announced) (16 days)
Price = Approx. $700 plus airfare
* Tour price includes domestic transportation,
all hotels, 2 or more meals per day, admittance to all scheduled activities,
tour guide / English translator.
** We have developed the itinerary and made
all the arrangements for the land tour portion. This is not a profit-venture
for Heart for Romania: we are only making the arrangements and facilitating
the tour because we wish EVERYONE could visit Romania!
Click here to whet your appetite for some Good Romanian Travel. Learn
more about Romania tourism:
Discover
Romania: great website without
much advertising
Destination
Transylvania (part of the Discover Romania website, above, focusing
on the region for our tour)
Cool Slide Show (takes awhile
to load, but fun to watch)
Welcome to Sibiu: An Internet
Experience: official Sibiu website from Romanian Embassy homepage.
Webcams.
Lonely
Planet: Destination Romania
The Romanian Embassy homepage
Romania Ministry
of Foreign Affairs
U.S. State Department
Travel Information: Romania Consular Information Sheet (1999)
The United States Embassy in Bucharest
Armchair World:
Tips for Travelers to Eastern Europe
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