Day 2: Sibiel. Breakfast in guest houses. Walking through the village. Visit the Glass Icons Museum in Sibiel, unique in Europe. Lunch in the guest houses with traditional Romanian food products. In the afternoon, visit the ASTRA Museum of Romanian Traditional Folk Civilisation near Sibiu, in Dumbrava Park, where one can see the traditional occupations of the village inhabitants from all over the country and their specific buildings. Festive dinner at the shepfold. Accommodation at 2-3* guest-houses in Sibiel.

Day 3: Departure from Sibiel to Sapanta. In our way, we take two breaks in Cluj Napoca and Baia Mare for short sightseeing tours of the cities and for lunch in Cluj Napoca. Following the Mara Valley, enter in the famous land of Maramures. All around, one can see woodcrafts, wooden churches, gates.
Dinner and accommodation in Maramures at 2-3* guest-houses.

Day 4: Breakfast in guest houses. Departure to Sapanta. Visit the Merry Cemetery, handicraft jewelry, unique in the world. Creation of the craftsman Stan Patras, the wooden crosses sculptured and painted make an authentic open-air museum. The village of Sapanta also excells in other specific handicrafts: wool bed spreads, towels, small purses and many more. Lunch in Sighetul Marmatiei.
Drive on through Iza Valley, where one can admire the wood civilisation of Maramures: the highests wooden buildings from Europe (the churches of Barsana – 62 metters and Surdesti – 54 metters, unique in the world through their forms and adornment specific to the Romanian style), the wooden carved gates, real testimonies of wood sculpture; skillfully carved, their ornament is the traditional sign of Maramures: the sun, symbol of life. The most beautiful gates are in the villages of Sapanta, Vadu Izei, Desesti, Ieud, Botiza etc.
Dinner in Botiza village with a lot of „horinca” (traditional Romanian strong alcoholic beverage - about 70°!) and accommodation at 2-3* guest-houses.

Day 5: Botiza. Breakfast. Walking through the village with waggon or sledge (depending on the season) carried by the horses. Drive forward to Marginea. On the way, visit the Vatra Moldovitei Monastery, UNESCO monument, with outdoor frescoes. Lunch in Sucevita in 4* Bucovina Restaurant. Visit the black pottery masters’ workshop in Marginea. Pottery show. Visit the Sucevita Monastery, UNESCO monument, outdoor frescoes. Dinner and accommodation at 3* Villa in Sucevita village.

Day 6: Sucevita. Breakfast. Departure to Voronet. Visit the Voronet monastery, blue outdoor frescoes, UNESCO monument, surnamed „The Sistine Chapel of the East”. Drive on to Talpesti (near Tg. Neamt), where you’ll meet one of the most famous craftman in Romania – Nicolae Popa and his museum of handicrafts which is extended on 4 houses. Lunch in Neamt area. Continue our route to Bicaz. Walking through the Bicaz gorges, the most impressive gorges in Romania, one can admire the wilderness of the nature in the same time with some great Romanian handicrafts in open-air exhibitons right into the gorges. Passing through the Lacu Rosu resort, we continue our route to Praid village.
Festive dinner in the salt-mine of Praid with folk singers and dancers.
Accommodation at 2* guest-houses in Praid.

Day 7: Praid. Breakfast in guest houses. Departure to Corund where one can admire an open-air pottery and handicrafts exhibition. Visit the Prejmer fortified church and museum. Short sightseeing tour of Brasov mediaeval fortress, including the Black Church and the St. Nicholas Church with the museums of „the first Romanian school”, „the Junii rithual” and „the first Romanian printing house - Coresi”.
Festive lunch in Poiana Brasov, at „The Outlaws Hut”.
Drive on to Sinaia where one can visit the Peles Castle, the most important neo-Renaissance building in Romania, ex-summer residence of the king Carol I of Romania. Drive forward to Bran narrow pass, from where one can admire the beautiful scenery of Bucegi and Piatra Craiului mountains.
Dinner and accommodation in Bran area at 3* guest houses („Bran” villa or similar).

Day 8: Breakfast. Transfer to the International Airport Bucharest Otopeni for your flight home.

Total distance: ~ 2200 km

Daily distances: Day 1: 400 km; Day 2: 100 km; Day 3: 400 km; Day 4: 150 km; Day 5: 300 km; Day 6: 300 km; Day 7: 300 km; Day 8: 200 km.

Accommodations:
Sibiel village, 2*-3* guest-houses, Hoteni/ Sapanta village, 2*-3* guest houses, Botiza village, 2*-3* guest houses, Sucevita, the Bukovineans Houses – Bucovina Villa 4*, Praid village, 2* guest houses, Bran village, 3* guest-houses

Included objectives:
· Horezu - the pottery exhibition & the monastery;
· Cozia - the monastery;
· The Olt valley & narrow pass, between Cozia and Lotrului mountains;
· Sibiel - The Glass Icons Museum
· Sibiu - The ASTRA Museum of Traditional Romanian Folk Civilisation; The Bruckental Art Museum; the mediaeval citadel
· Baia Mare - the Mineralogy Museum;
· Surdesti - the “Sfintii Arhangheli” wooden church, second tallest wooden building in Europe;
· Mara Valley - ethnographic zone; wooden-carved gates with pre-Christian symbols;
· Sapanta - the Merry Cemetery (unique in the world); the Handicrafts open-air Museum
· Vadu Izei, Rozavlea, Ieud – wooden churches & carved gates;
· Barsana - wooden church, the tallest wooden building in Europe (62 metters);
· The Ethnographic Zone of Maramures;
· Moisei - the Heroes Monument;
· Campulung Moldovenesc - the Museum of Woodcraft;
· UNESCO Monuments: Voronet Monastery (outdoor blue frescoes; called “the Sixtine Chapel of East”); Moldovita Monastery (outdoor red frescoes); Sucevita Monastery (outdoor green frescoes);
· Marginea - black pottery masters show & exhibition;
· The Ethnographic Zone of Bucovina;
· Talpesti - The Handicrafts Museum “Nicolae Popa”, the biggest handicrafts museum in Romania (about 30.000 pieces, all authentics!);
· Bicaz Gorges – the most impressive gorges in Romania;
· Lacul Rosu - natural lake, unique in Romania;
· Praid - arranged salt mine with an underground park, a church;
· Corund - open-air permanent pottery exhibition;
· Brasov - the mediaeval fortress, the Black Church; the “Juni” Museum; the St. Nicholas Church; the “First Romanian School” Museum, the “First Romanian Printing House - Coresi” Museum;
· Poiana Brasov - the biggest winter resort in Romania;
· Bran – Rucar narrow pass;
· Sinaia - Peles Castle, the summer residence of the King Carol I of Romania, built in neo-renaissance German style in 1875 - 1883.

Tariffs include:
7 nights accommodation at 2* - 4* guest-houses, in twin or single rooms;
All meals;
Festive dinner in Sibiel (at shepfold); in Praid (in the salt-mine; for minimum 10 pax)
Festive lunch in Poiana Brasov
Transport by deluxe air-conditioned coach or mini-bus; air-conditioned car for 2 or 3 pax
Transfers;
Walking by waggon or sledge (depending on the season) carried by the horses
Professional guidance throughout;
All objectives fees;

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