6-Day Bucegi Mountains Trekking Tour with Brașov, Sinaia and Bran

6 Days Duration

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About This Tour

Climb the Bucegi Mountains, known for their marvellous landscapes, cave monasteries, and huge stone-carved formations like Babele and the Sphinx. This adventuro...

Duration: 6 Days · Tour type: Shared · Activity level: Moderate · Accommodation: Not included · Transport: Not included · Wheelchair access: No · Cities: Brasov, Sinaia, Bucegi Natural Park · Languages: English, German, Romanian

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Bucegi Natural Park

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What's Included

English- and German-speaking Romanian tour guide

Not Included

Food
Drink
Transport
Personal expenses
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Itinerary

1

Day 01

Arrival in Brașov and Visit to Sinaia

Start the day by exploring the city of Brașov. Explore Sinaia, a town in central Romania's Bucegi Mountains, surrounded by ski trails. Its 17th-century Sinaia Monastery was once a royal family residence. Visit the German Neo-Renaissance Peleș Castle, which is now a museum. Visit Peleș Castle, a Neo-Renaissance castle in the Carpathian Mountains near Sinaia, in Prahova County, Romania. It stands on an existing medieval route linking Transylvania and Wallachia and was built between 1873 and 1914. Stay overnight in a tent or chalet, depending on the weather conditions. Trip time: Around 8 hours Level difference: Around 200 m Altitude: 500 m Trip distance: Around 10 km
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Day 02

Transfer to Chalet Babele Telecabin

Drive to Chalet Babele Telecabin. Stay overnight in a tent or chalet, depending on the weather conditions. Trip time: Around 5 hours Level difference: Around 1500 m Altitude: 2200 m Trip distance: Around 15 km
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Day 03

Chalet Babele, Ialomiței Cave and Caraiman Cross

Visit Chalet Babele. Enter Ialomiței Cave, which lies at an altitude of 1,500 m on the right side of the Ialomiței Canyon. At the entrance to the cave is Ialomiței Monastery, built in the 16th century and founded by the Voivode of the Romanian Country, Mihnea the Evil. Explore Ialomicioara Monastery. Stop by the Commemorative Cross to the Romanian Heroes of the First World War, also called the Heroes' Cross on Mount Caraiman. This monument was built between 1926 and 1928 on Caraiman Peak at an altitude of 2,291 m in the Bucegi Mountains of the Southern Carpathians. Stay overnight in a tent or chalet, depending on the weather conditions. Trip time: Around 5 hoursLevel difference: Around 600 meters Altitudes: 2200 m Chalet Babele, Ialomiței Cave 1660 m, Caraiman Cross 2291 m Trip distance: Around 20 km
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Day 04

Trek to Omu Peak

Visit Chalet Babele. Trek to Omu Peak, the highest peak in the Bucegi Mountains. Stay overnight in a tent or chalet, depending on the weather conditions. Travel time: Around 3 hours Level difference: Around 300 meters Altitudes: 2200 m Chalet Babele, Omu Peak 2507 m Travel distance: Around 10 km
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Day 05

Descent from Omu Peak to Bran

Descend from Omu Peak. Travel to Bran, a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is about 25 kilometres southwest of the city of Brașov and consists of five villages: Bran, Poarta, Predeluț, Șimon, and Sohodol. Stay overnight in a tent or chalet, depending on the weather conditions. Level difference: 1750 m Trip distance: Around 25 km Altitudes: Omu Peak 2507 m, Bran 750 m Trip time: Around 5 hours
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Day 06

Bran Castle and Brașov Sightseeing

Visit Dracula's Castle, a national monument and landmark in Romania. The fortress stands on the Transylvanian side of the historical border with Wallachia in Brașov. Proceed to the Black Church, a church in Brașov, a city in south-eastern Transylvania. It was built by the German community of the city and stands as the main Gothic-style monument in the country, as well as being the largest and one of the most important Lutheran places of worship in the region. Continue to Poiana Brașov.