Day 1: Bucharest – Bacau – Roman – Bucovina

The Painted Monasteries of Bucovina - In the morning, you will leave behind Wallachia and head to Bucovina known for its painted monasteries, but also for the traditional houses adorned with beautiful floral and geometrical motifs, for its traditions kept over the centuries and for its hospitable people. Dinner and accommodation in Bucovina.

Day 3: Piatra Neamt – Lacu Rosu – Brasov – Bran – Bucharest

Moldovita Monastery - Moldovita Monastery built-in 1532, initially built as a monastery for monks and changed after as a convent for nuns.

Sucevita Monastery - Sucevita which is the largest of all, looking more like a mighty fortress than a monastery. The monastic place, as the last one to be painted on the exterior walls, boasts the best-preserved frescoes of Bucovina.

Manastirea Voronet - In the end, you will visit the most famous painted monastery of all, Voronet Convent also known as “The Sixtine Chapel of the Orient”. Erected in 1488, Voronet Monastery represented one of the first Moldavian creative elements showing a distinctive style. The church is a combination of Byzantine, Gothic and local elements. The exterior painting on the western wall depicts, on five registers, the Doomsday scene, unique in the whole world. The Voronet Monastery entered the universal cultural heritage also for having in the composition of the paintings the inimitable “Voronet blue”.

Day 3: Piatra Neamt – Lacu Rosu – Brasov – Bran – Bucharest

Brasov - Today you will enter the legendary land of Transylvania after crossing the Carpathian Mountains. You will stop in Brasov considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in Romania. Here, you will have lunch in a typical restaurant and enjoy a lovely walk on the narrow and cobblestone streets of the old city center. You will see The Council Square, The Council Tower, The famous Black Church (the largest Gothic construction in the Eastern part of Europe).

Bran Castle (Dracula’s Castle) - Bran Castle, which became so famous thanks to the legend of Dracula. Here you will find out how this legend was born and why Transylvania is until nowadays related to it.

• Two-night accommodation in Bucovina & Transylvania
• Breakfast included
• Private transportation
• English speaking tour guide

• Entrance fees
• Other meals

Originating from the German term “Buchenland”, “Bucovina” translates to “the Land of Beech Trees”. Now, it is counted amongst the most popular and highly visited tourist spots in Romania, and was the proud recipient of the prestigious Pomme d’Or international award in 1975, given by The International Federation of Travel Writers and Tourism Journalists. Bucovina’s key attractions include ancient monuments, geniune rural lifestyle, captivating landscapes, friendly locals, complemented by renowned frescoes that have made to the UNESCO Heritage list.

• A minimum of 2 people is required for this trip to run.

If you cancel at least 4 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.