PROGRAM: All year round, when weather conditions allow

PRICE
Single Supplement (including bicycle) - 1650 EUR
2 - 4 participants (including bicycle) - 1460 EUR
5 - 8 participants (including bicycle) - 1320 EUR
+9 participants (including bicycle) - 1160 EUR

Single Supplement (without bicycle) - 1560 EUR
2 - 4 participants (without bicycle) - 1370 EUR
5 - 8 participants (without bicycle) - 1230 EUR
+9 participants (without bicycle) - 1070 EUR
*All prices are per person

INCLUDED

ACCOMMODATION
- 6 nights of accommodation in old renovated manors, old refurbished guesthouses and 4* hotels

MEALS
- One dinner on your own. Full board for the rest of the journey
- On our trip we are offering you the choice of sampling the local gastronomy

SUPPORT
- Detailed trip description and program, maps, GPS maps (on request)
- The knowledge, support, and camaraderie of experienced guides (Romanian, English, French or German speaking possible)
- All luggage transfers and transportation during the trip, vehicle assistance during the day
- Comprehensive trip literature and complimentary branded merchandise

GEAR
- XC or hybrid bicycles
- Bike helmets

ACTIVITIES
- Entrance fees for all group events/activities
- Tickets to several cultural and historical sights included in the itinerary
- Local Taxes

NOT INCLUDED
- Airfare cost
- Additional gear equipment (available on request)
- Alcoholic and additional drinks or meals during the program
- On select trips some meals are not included so you can explore the local cuisine at your leisure
- Lodging before and after the trip
- Tips for your cycling guide (5-10% trip price) or at restaurants (5-10% of the bill)
- Extra charges for laundry telephone or fax charges, room service, etc.
- Individual travel Insurance for the trip (compulsory in order to be accepted for the tour)
- Individual insurance for special activities (recommended)
- Optional activities not scheduled in the program
- All the other conditions are presented in the “Terms and conditions” document

DETAILED ITINERARY:

DAY 1: Meeting in Bucharest and transfer to Brasov by car (180 KM)
Our first day is the “get together” day in Bucharest and transfer to Brasov. On the way we will have a short stop in Sinaia for lunch and visit the historical Peles Castle – the former royal summer residence.

Time to check our bikes, visit the city of Brasov, meet the local cuisine
Overnight in Brasov or Sanpetru.
Meals: lunch on the way, dinner in Brasov.

DAY 2: Brasov to the old manors area (60 km ride)
After breakfast we are leaving Brasov by bike, following a quiet road along the villages. We will have picnic lunch on the way, then continue the route to Varghis area, where few manors and historical houses which survived the communist era are renovated and transformed into guesthouses with high level of comfort. We will accommodate one of them and visit few historical places and a local blacksmith – an artisan which is still using traditional methods for creating unique pieces of art from iron.

Overnight in a historical manor or traditional guesthouse.
Meals: breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner.
Total bike distance: ~60 km on asphalt and gravel road. Rolling hills.

Day 3: Varghis to viscri along Olt River (70 km bike ride)
After our breakfast we will leave our hosts for a wild route along Olt River. After 24 km on gravel road we will visit the most recent volcano in Romania – Racos. Here we can still see the remains of the volcano, the “emerald lake” and the basalt columns made from the lava of volcano. We are continuing our route and have lunch at the base of a former military fortress during the middle age in Rupea. In the afternoon we will reach Viscri – the success story of Transylvania, a village who managed to survive the communism era and not is totally transformed into a touristic site. The whole site and the fortified church are included in the UNESCO World Heritage, and Prince Charles of Wales is the owner of a house in this village. The locals are promoting the traditional crafts, the local cuisine and the natural landscape of the place – as it is one of the last European areas where the traditions are still maintained. We will accommodate the local houses, visit the bricklayer and the fortified church, and then have a well-deserved dinner in the yard of a local house.

Overnight in one of the local guesthouses in the village.
Meals: breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner.
Total bike distance: 70 km on gravel, then asphalted road. Rolling hills.

DAY 4: Viscri to Saschiz, then transfer by car to Sighisoara (40 KM single trail BY BIKE)
We will start in the morning our ride following the “Transylvanian hills cycling route”. Keen cyclists can do the whole route from Viscri to Sighisoara, but we can also perform a second option – from Viscri to Bunesti, then Crit, Cloasterf and Saschiz. From Saschiz we will be transferred to Sighisoara by car.

Depending our arrival in Sighisoara we can have a short visit in the citadel before dinner
Overnight in Sighisoara, in the old city center. Dinner on your own.
Meals: breakfast and lunch.

DAY 5: Sighisoara to Carta (80 km ride)
Today we are experiencing two different emotions: a new project in a small village, where foreign students are trying to bring back to life the village of Movile; then, experience a middle age fortified city which is still inhabited, one of our architectural jewelry – Sighisoara, part of UNESCO World Heritage.

On our way we will cross “the center of the country”, close to Dealu Frumos village.
The total ride is 75 km, out of which 10 km off road, just before Movile village.
In Movile we will have the lunch organized by the locals. After lunch we can visit the curious landscape of Movile (100 hils).

In the afternoon we will arrive in Carta – once an important place due its Cistercian Monastery – currently in ruin, but still to be visited. We are accommodating the old parish house, near Olt River.

Overnight in Carta, near the old monastery. Dinner organized by our hosts.
Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

DAY 6: Carta to Sibiu (45 km ride)
From Carta to Sibiu we have 45 km along Olt River. Our route is parallel with Fagaras Mountains, a spectacular view of this beautiful mountain chain. The climb from Olt River to Cornatel village is also spectacular, offering the chance to admire the river from above. Then we are descending to Sibiu, the former European Cultural Capital, back in 2007. We will visit this beautiful city and have a memorable farewell dinner in the city center.

Picnic lunch on the way.
Overnight in Sibiu. Farewell dinner.
Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

DAY 7: DEPARTURE
After breakfast it is time to say goodbye.
Optional – Transfer by car from Sibiu to Bucharest.
Meals: breakfast