Magic Christmas in Eastern Europe
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Overview
Highlights
- Experience unique Christmas Traditions kept as centuries ago\
- Visit the Merry Cemetery
- Enjoy a horse - sledge ride through the villages
- Greet the carolers wandering from house to house dressed in traditional clothes
- Delight yourself with traditional festive lunch in Maramures
- Take a ride with the local narrow-gauge steam train
- Visit the largest salt mine in Romania
- Explore Corvin Castle
- Visit the Sibiu Christmas Market
- Visit the Libearty Bear Sanctuary
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Trip includes
- All entrance fees
- Private Guide
- Private Vehicle
- Free Wi-fi
- Complimentary Bottled Water
- All taxes
- 14 x Breakfast, 2 x Lunch, 2 x Dinner
- New Years Eve Festive Dinner
Itinerary
Your Romanian Holiday Tour starts today.
After your arrival in Cluj Napoca, you will meet your English speaking tour guide.
The region of Maramures. It is a place where unique traditions are still kept as centuries ago and Christmas time is one of the r...
You will start with a visit to probably the only happy cemetery in the world called the Merry Cemetery. Its crosses are decorated with lively colors and some funny poems about the life of the deceased.
Then you will travel to Sighetu Marmatiei where you will le...
You had some time to get used to Maramures so it’s time to start acting like one of the locals! In the first part of the day you will enjoy a horse-sledge ride through the village and countryside.
Then, as every “maramuresean” does on Christmas Eve, you will pr...
On Christmas Day you will delight yourself with a traditional festive lunch prepared by your hosts.
Then you will find out why Maramures is called “the land of the wooden churches”. You will visit some of the beautiful small churches, made entirely of wood, whi...
Today you will be introduced to the beautiful nature of the Carpathian Mountains. You will have a ride with the only narrow-gauge steam train in Europe which is still functional today. The train takes you to spectacular landscapes of mountains and valleys. In the hear...
The best story in Sovata. Our story tour will start with Bernady Gyorgy Mansion, a sumptuous villa for those times, built in romantic style. The construction work began in 1930 and the idea belonged to the then mayor of Targu Mures, Bernady Gyorgy. The building is mad...
After breakfast, prepare for a trip to Praid salt mines.
A cure with mine salt? Praid salt mine is the perfect place, far from the Sovata resort at only 10 kilometers away! Located in the Gurghiului Basin, in Harghita County,this salt mine is one of the largest...
We leave Sovata early morning and head towards Sighisoara. In our way, we will stop at Lake Sfanta Ana, the only lake of volcanic origin in Romania, near Tusnad, about 150 kilometers from Sovata. The lake water, fed only by rainfall, has a high purity, similar to that...
Today you will enjoy a day trip and travel east towards the neighboring counties of Hunedoara and Alba.
Hunedoara is home to Romania’s most important Gothic architectural monument, Corvin Castle. Don’t hesitate to cross the long entrance bridge and find out the...
This day will be fully dedicated to discovering Sibiu and its captivating attractions. A charming town exuding a bohemian atmosphere where you will spend the next days of your Christmas and New Year’s holidays in Romania.
You can stroll through the Old Town to ...
As most shops and attractions are closed on the first day of the year you can choose to spend the day relaxing or walking along the beautiful streets of the town. If you wish for a more active day you can travel to Paltinis, a famous area amongst sport lovers where you can ski or ride a bobsled or just have a walk in nature. Accommodation in Sibiu.
You will drive from Sibiu towards the Fagaras Mountains and then take a cable car up to Balea Lake, where the ice hotel is built every year. The hotel has everything one would expect from such a place: rooms or igloos decorated with furniture made entirely of ice, sof...
In the morning you will say farewell to your ice room, descend the mountain and head to Brasov, a medieval city surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains. On the way there you may stop in the village of Prejmer, home to the largest fortified church in Transylvania. In Br...
In the morning you will go to Zarnesti to visit the Libearty Bear Sanctuary, a place where formerly captive bears are now kept in safe conditions. You’ll be able to observe them in their natural habitat and find out their moving stories.
Next on your itinerary ...
On the last day of your Christmas holidays in Romania you will leave Brasov and travel to Bucharest, from where you will take a flight back home.
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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