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Best of Transylvania (3 days, from Cluj)

By Get a Cluj Tour
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$711 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Explore Romania’s top historical landmarks, starting with the Turda Salt Mine and Alba Carolina Vauban Fortress. Visit the impressive Corvin Castle in Hunedoara and the medieval city of Sibiu. Discover Bran Castle, famously linked to Dracula, and the charming medieval city of Brasov. See a UNESCO-listed Saxon fortified church, like the one in Viscri, and the UNESCO World Heritage Sighisoara Fortress. A journey through Romania’s rich history and architecture awaits!

Activity location

  • Salina Turda
    • Aleea Durgaului 7
    • 401200, Turda, Romania

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Piața Avram Iancu
    • Piața Avram Iancu
    • Cluj-Napoca, Județul Cluj, Romania

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

Check availability

private tour -no accommodation
  • Activity duration is 3 days3d
    3d
  • English

min. 1 & max. 7 participants: This option insures you that no other traveller will joint you on the tour.
Pickup included

Starting time: 8:30 am
Price details
NZ$2,221.05 x 1 AdultNZ$2,221.05
Total
Price is NZ$2,221.05
Until Tue, 29 Jul
shared tour - no accommodation
  • Activity duration is 3 days3d
    3d
  • English

min. 3 & max. 7 participants: If less than 3 participants, the tour will not take place and you will receive a full refund or an alternative date / tour.

Language options: English
Starting time: 8:30 am
Price details
NZ$711.13 x 1 AdultNZ$711.13
Total
Price is NZ$711.13
Until Tue, 29 Jul
private tour + accommodation
  • Activity duration is 3 days3d
    3d
  • English

double room basis: single supplement (70 eur) is not included & will be paid on the spot
min. 1 & max. 7 participants: This option insures you that no other traveller will joint you on the tour.
Pickup included

Starting time: 8:30 am
Price details
NZ$2,501.60 x 1 AdultNZ$2,501.60
Total
Price is NZ$2,501.60
Until Tue, 29 Jul
shared tour + accommodation
  • Activity duration is 3 days3d
    3d
  • English

double room basis: single supplement (70 eur) is not included & will be paid on the spot
min. 3 & max. 7 participants: If less than 3 participants, the tour will not take place and you will receive a full refund or an alternative date / tour.

Language options: English
Starting time: 8:30 am
Price details
NZ$991.68 x 1 AdultNZ$991.68
Total
Price is NZ$991.68
Until Tue, 29 Jul

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedoptional: accommodation in a 3* hotel (on a double room basis, breakfast included)
  • What's includedWhat's includedall transport by private vehicle or minibus (gas, road tax and parking fees included)
  • What's includedWhat's includedservices of an English speaking guide / driver (all expenses included)
  • What's includedWhat's includedhotel pick up & drop off
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedyour meals and drinks (other than the ones mentioned above)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedtickets for the theme park (inside Turda salt mine)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedsingle room supplement (70 eur) if booking an accommodation included option
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedentry tickets (Turda salt mine, Corvin & Bran Castle, Viscri fortified church, Brasov Black Church)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedyour personal expenses

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Not recommended for travellers with mobility problems

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Cluj - Turda - Alba Iulia - Hunedoara - Sibiu
  • 4 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: optional: overnight in a 3* accommodation in Sibiu (double room basis / single supplement to be paid on the spot.)
Salina Turda
  • 2h
Departure from Cluj at 8:30 am. The day will begin with a fabulous underground voyage into the wombs of the ancient salt mine from Turda. Here you will descend into the underground where you'll completely be surrounded by salt. Walk on a man-made gallery, visit three mining chambers, learn about mining techniques and local urban legends and, nevertheless, take a boat or a Ferris-wheel ride.
Cetatea Alba Iulia
  • 1h
The next rambling spot of the day will be Alba Iulia. Here, Alba Carolina Vauban fortress will have interesting stories to tell: all about the ancient Romans, the Hungarian kings, the union of Transylvania with Romania and many others. Lunch in a restaurant.
Castelul Corvinilor (Corvins' Castle)
  • 1h 30m
Later on during the day, in Hunedoara you will discover the Corvin Castle (also known as Hunyad Castle) which, as it’s name already says it, belonged to the Hunyad family, one of the most famous family member being King Mathia Hunyadi. Here, you’ll have the chance to hear lots of legends and stories about the royal family, it’s origin, medieval fighting techniques and so on.
Sibiu
  • 12h
In late afternoon arrive in Sibiu, the best defended medieval fortified town in Transylvania, named European Capital of Culture in 2007. Free time for an evening walk and dinner. Dinner in a restaurant and accommodation in a 3* hotel (if option chosen).
Day 2: Sibiu - Bran - Brasov
  • 3 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: optional: overnight in a 3* accommodation in Brasov (double room basis / single supplement to be paid on the spot.)
Sibiu
  • 2h
Visit Sibiu, the best defended medieval fortress in Transylvania, the ancient capital of all Transylvanian Saxons, the so called European Capital of Culture in 2007: the four fortifications of the medieval city, the Liar’s Bridge, The Small and the Big Squares.
Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle)
  • 1h 30m
Departure for Brasov, siding the Carpathian Mountains. Lunch in a restaurant on the way. Arrive in Bran and visit the so called ‘Dracula’s Castle’. Built on a cliff during the Middle Ages and modernised at the beginning of the 20th century, Bran castle is now one of the most visited places in Romania. You will get the chance to find out what is it’s connection with the famous character Dracula. If any!
Black Church (Biserica Neagra)
  • 1h 30m
Route towards the city of Brasov, originally a Saxon town, called Kronstadt in German and Stalin for a short period during the communist regime. Here you will visit the Black Church, hiding the largest collection of Ottoman carpets in Europe, and some medieval towers and bastions (if it’s on a Monday, the visit to the Black Church will be substituted with another visit). Dinner in a restaurant and accommodation in a 3* hotel (if option chosen).
Day 3: Brasov - Viscri - Sighisoara - Cluj
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Viscri Fortified Church
  • 2h
Breakfast and departure for Viscri. This rural establishment will unveil us the best preserved and restored traditional Saxon village in Transylvania, one of the few where the community is still very much alive, where small rural businesses are surviving in a modern world, and, nevertheless, where HRH Prince Charles of Wales owns a traditional Saxon household. You shall then pay a visit to the local blacksmith and visit the 13th c. fortified church (UNESCO patrimony).
Centrul Istoric Sighisoara
  • 2h
Lunch in a restaurant on the way. Last visit of the day will be Sighisoara medieval fortress, one of the few of it’s kind still inhabited in Europe. Surrounded by 9 of the initial 14 defence towers, each one belonging to a local guild, the fortress shelters not only beautiful medieval architecture, but also medieval legends, such as the one connected to Vlad the Impaler ‘Dracula' birthplace. Get back to Cluj in late afternoon. End of the tour.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESSalina Turda
    • Aleea Durgaului 7
    • 401200, Turda, Romania

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPiața Avram Iancu
    • Piața Avram Iancu
    • Cluj-Napoca, Județul Cluj, Romania
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPiața Unirii
    • Piața Unirii
    • Cluj-Napoca, Județul Cluj, Romania

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