Experience Romania’s pristine wilderness and towering peaks: This journey transports you along a breath-taking route, with highlights including Fagaras Fortress, Poienari Fortress, Vidraru Dam, and Balea Lake! Don your warmest attire and break free from urban life for a day filled with clean, crisp air and panoramic vistas.
Experience Romania’s pristine wilderness and towering peaks: This journey transports you along a breath-taking route, with highlights including Fagaras Fortress, Poienari Fortress, Vidraru Dam, and Balea Lake! Don your warmest attire and break free from urban life for a day filled with clean, crisp air and panoramic vistas.
- Fagaras Fortress - Begin your journey from Bucharest and head towards Fagaras Town, a former political-administrative hub. The highlight here is Fagaras Fortress, encircled by a moat and unique in Romania. In the early seventeenth century, the city served as the princely residence of Michael the Brave. From 1948 to 1960, the castle functioned as a…
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Fagaras Fortress - Begin your journey from Bucharest and head towards Fagaras Town, a former political-administrative hub. The highlight here is Fagaras Fortress, encircled by a moat and unique in Romania. In the early seventeenth century, the city served as the princely residence of Michael the Brave. From 1948 to 1960, the castle functioned as a prison. One of its towers housed “The Iron Lady,” a medieval torture device. Today, the castle is home to the Fagaras Country Museum, dedicated to local history, and the municipal library.
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Le Lac Balea - The tour continues across the Land of Fagaras, following the alpine road through the Fagaras Mountains, Romania’s highest range with Moldoveanu peak at 2544 meters. From Cartisoara Village, the tour follows the Transfagarasan road along Balea Valley, pausing near the glacial Balea Lake to take in the stunning views.
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Vidraru Dam - Next, the tour proceeds through Romania’s longest road tunnel (887 meters) to reach Vidraru Dam and Vidraru Lake.
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Poienari Castle - The tour then leads to the ruins of Poienari Castle. Legend has it that in 1462, Vlad Tepes, after being pursued and cornered by Mehmet II “al Fatih”‘s army, retreated with some soldiers to Poienari fortress. There are over 1450 steps to climb on foot to reach Poenari Fortress.
- Hotel pickup from Bucharest (if option selected)
- Bottled water included
- Professional tour escort/host
- All fuel surcharges covered
- Parking fees included
- Travel comfortably in an air-conditioned car/minivan
- Hotel pickup from Bucharest (if option selected)
- Bottled water included
- Professional tour escort/host
- All fuel surcharges covered
- Parking fees included
- Travel comfortably in an air-conditioned car/minivan
- Food
- Entrance fees
- Food
- Entrance fees
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum age is 4 years
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately. On Transfagarasan and Balea Lake it is usually cold, even in summer.
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum age is 4 years
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately. On Transfagarasan and Balea Lake it is usually cold, even in summer.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
