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On the foot steps of Dracula - 5 days or 7 days tour in Transylvania and Valachia!
 
Vlad Tepes - Dracula

The standard apprehension of Dracula, of vampires in general derives from many films and few books. You may, on the contrary, be well informed, but you did not yet measure your knowledge up against the reality. Why did the Irish novelist Bram Stoker baptized his vampire-count with the name of a 15 century Romanian prince called Vlad Dracula? Who was this man? What was he like? And how much did Bram Stoker really know about him? You will have the opportunity to discover where does the legend of Dracula comes from and follow the Prince's footsteps through Transylvania and Valachia.
Vlad Tepes was the son of Vlad Dracul, one of the most important landlords of Valachia. For the first two monetary emissions, Vlad used his emblem, the dragon, therefore, the Romanians whose word stock is mainly Latin, nicknamed him Dracul - Dracula (from Latin Draco - onis). In the Romanian language "Drac" means Devil, which mixed up the things even more. This nickname turned into surname for his descendants, Vlad, his son being known as such. Vlad Tepes ruled Valachia from 1456 to 1562 and nowadays he is known also as Price Dracula.
Therefore, this tour of the most important places related to Vlad the Impeller, best known under the name of Count Dracula, is not meant to be a scary horror tour, but a pleasant enjoyable walk through the history of Romania.
During this trip we'll focus as well on the monuments or historical places that were mostly connected with Vlad the Impaler, but also other cultural monuments of the country. We walk through the medieval towns Brasov, Sibiu, Sighisoara and Cluj -Napoca. We'll visit the castles of Bran and Rupea, the Peles Royal Palace, Poienari and many others!
According to your wishes, we offer two alternative tours:
- 7 days tour on th
e foot steps of Dracula - legend and history
- 5 days tour on the foot steps of Dracula

7 days tour on th
e foot steps of Dracula - legend and history

Day 1 - arrival in Oradea;
- transfer to Cluj-Napoca;
-city tour of Cluj-Napoca: church of St. Michael, the Equestrian Monument of King Matei Corvin, Banffy Palace - The Art Museum, the Orthodox Cathedral, Tailors' Tower, the Reformed Church (1436), St. George statue, and many other.
- accommodation and dinner in Cluj-Napoca.

Sighisoara  citadel

Day 2 - visit the Salt Mine in Turda;
- city tour of Sighisoara, the only medieval citadel inhabited today, designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
- visit at Biertan, one of the many fortified churches in the nearby Saxon villages;
-optional dinner in "Dracula House" restaurant; Vlad the Impaler was born in this house in 1430.
-accommodation and dinner in Sighisoara.
Day 3 - departure to Brasov;
- city tour in Brasov, a very well preserved medieval town, former named Korona: Black Church (1385), the City Hall Tower (1417), the Citadel, the Councilor Square, St. Nicholas Chirch.
- visit Harman and Prejmer fortified churches;
- Peles Royal Castle, built by Carol I in Bavarian Style, is waiting for you in Sinaia in a wonderful landscape
- accommodation and dinner in Brasov or Sinaia city.

Day 4 - visit at the Bran Castle, the most famous " Dracula Castle".
-departure to Curtea de Arges Monastery, where the Mason Manole entombed his beloved wife into the monastery walls to make the construction last forever;
-
visit the Princely Court
-departure to Poienari - the ruins of historical Dracula Castle, on the top of a hill, 1450 steps climbing (optional climbing);
- crossing the Southern Carpathians, either via Transfagarasan way or along Olt river valley
- accommodation and dinner either at Balea Hut or Sibiu city.

Hunedoara castle

Day 5 - sightseeing tour of Sibiu, enchanting medieval preserved city mentioned first time in documents in 1192.
-drive to Hunedoara and visit the Hunedoara Castle built by Iancu de Hunedoara, by combining gothic, renaissance and baroque elements to a fairy tale like castle style
-visit Alba-Iulia Citadel, the Cathedral and the Union Museum
-accommodation and dinner in Cluj-Napoca
Day 6 - hiking trip in the Apuseni Mountains
- Rimetea village, Piatra Secuiului ( or, as alternative Scarisoara Ice Cave)
- lunch either at Rimetea or Scarisoara village
- accommodation and dinner in Cluj-Napoca
Day 7- departure to Oradea
- optionally you can chose to go to Felix thermal baths.

Tour information:
- duration - 7 days tour; flexible according to your wishes and tour alternatives;
- validity - thoughout the year;
- minimum persons required - 2.
- transport - the tour is planed to start from Oradea, but on request, starting and returning can be a matter of change;

Rates:

- 614 euros / person for minimum 2 persons;
- 390 - 410 euros / person for 3 - 4 persons;
- 223 - 312 euros / person for 5 - 7 persons;
- 152 - 210 euros / person for 8 - 11persons;
- 119 - 139 euros / person for 12 - 14 persons;

Note: get 10 euros off the total price by being accommodated at Retro Hostel!


Prices includes:
- transfer and tour Oradea - Cluj - Sighisoara - Brasov- Curtea de Arges - Sibiu - Cluj - Rimetea - Cluj - Oradea - Cluj, by car or minibus;
- English, German, Italian or Hungarian speaking guide;
- snack and refreshings, in the car;


Prices excludes:
- all the drinks during the way
- accommodation, all the meals during the tour;
- entrance tickets to all the visiting places
- personal expenses


5 days tour on th
e foot steps of Dracula

panorama view over Cluj city

Day 1: Cluj-Napoca - Sighisoara
- city tour of Cluj-Napoca: church of St. Michael, the Equestrian Monument of King Matei Corvin, Banffy Palace, Museum of Art, the Orthodox Cathedral, Tailors' Tower, the Reformed Church (1436), St. George statue.
- visit the Salt Mine in Turda;
- in the middle of Transylvania lies the best-preserved 15 century walled town in Europe - Sighisoara, the only medieval citadel inhabited today, designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO;
- visit at Biertan, one of the many fortified churches in the nearby Saxon villages;
- optional dinner in "Dracula House" restaurant; Vlad the Impaler was born in this house in 1430;
- accommodation and dinner in Sighisoara.

Day 2: Sighisoara - Brasov
- city tour in Brasov: Black Church (1385), the City Hall Tower (1417), the Citadel, the Councilor Square, St. Nicholas Church;
- visit Harman and Prejmer fortified churches;
- Peles Royal Castle, built by Carol I in Bavarian Style, is waiting for you in Sinaia in a wonderful landscape; Peles alone is worth your entire trip to Romania. It is said to be the most beautiful royal palace in Europe!
- accommodation and dinner in Brasov or Sinaia city;

Bran castle

Day 3: Brasov surroundings
- visit Bran Castle, the most famous " Dracula Castle". This is the "American Castle Dracula" (since 1960), as it "looks very much like the vampires' castles in the Hollywood movies" (TSD survey)
-The peasant fortress of Rupea (also called the Citadel of the Cohalm) is situated near Brasov. It was built between the 14th and 18th centuries. Nowadays, the fortress houses the Rupea Ethnographic Museum. Inside the fortress there stands a Gothic church built in 1488. It shelters a valuable collection of Oriental rugs.
- accomodation and dinner in Brasov;

Day 4: Brasov - Valachia
- departure to Curtea de Arges Monastery, where the Mason Manole entombed his loved wife into the monastery walls to make the construction last forever; visit the Princely Court;
- departure to Poienari - the ruins of historical Dracula Castle, on the top of a hill, 1450 steps climbing (optional climbing);
- crossing the Southern Carpathians;
- accommodation and dinner either at Balea hut (in the summer season) or in the city of Sibiu (fall, winter or spring)

Day 5: Sibiu - Cluj-Napoca
- sightseeing tour of Sibiu, enchanting medieval preserved city mentioned first time in documents in 1192;
- visit Alba-Iulia Citadel, the Cathedral and the Union Museum
- accommodation and dinner in Cluj-Napoca

Tour information:
- duration - 5 days tour; flexible according to your wishes and tour alternatives;
- validity - thoughout the year;
- minimum persons required - 2.
- transport - the tour is planed to start from Cluj-Napoca, but on request, starting and returning can be a matter of change;

Rates:

- 537 euros / person for minimum 2 persons;
- 328 - 350 euros / person for 3 - 4 persons;
- 187 - 260 euros / person for 5 - 7 persons;
- 129 - 178 euros / person for 8 - 11persons;
- 100 - 118 euros / person for 12 - 14 persons;

Note: get 10 euros off the total price by being accommodated at Retro Hostel!



Prices includes:
- transfer and tour Cluj - Sighisoara - Brasov - Curtea de Arges - Sibiu - Cluj, by car or minibus;
- English, German, Italian or Hungarian speaking guide;
- snack and refreshings, in the car;


Prices excludes:
- all the drinks during the way;
- accommodation, all the meals during the tour;
- entrance tickets to all the visiting places
- personal expenses;



The programs are flexible according to your time of departure, the weather conditions and nevertheless, your own proposals.






 
 
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