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Horse Riding through the Calimani Mountains of Bucovina
Tour ID:
1020
Tour Theme:
Active, Adventure and Wildlife Tours
Regions:
Northern Romania, Bucovina
Duration:
8 Days / 7 Nights |
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Day by Day Itinerary:
Day 1:
ROUTING: BUCHAREST â“ VATRA DORNEI (BUCOVINA)
- Upon arrival to Bucharest international airport meet with your
English-Speaking specialist tour guide
- We then depart for Northern Romania, Bucovina
- Vatra Dornei, a mountain resort situated in a tectonic depression rich in
mineral water springs.
- Dinner
- Overnight in Vatra Dornei
ACCOMMODATION: Hotel 3*** (mountain
resort rich in mineral waters)
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Day 2:
ROUTING:
VATRA DORNEI - GURA HAITII
- Breakfast
- In the morning, transfer to Gura Haitii village. Here we start our first day
of horse trekking in Calimani National Park. First, we get acquainted to our
horses, who are âœHutulâ�, an aboriginal race, robust and very good for trekking
in the mountains.
- From Gura Haitii we start our adventure, on an easy village route, which
becomes little by little a mountain path. After a few hours of horse trekking we
reach the strange rock formations Pietrele Rosii â“ The Red Stones, at 1619 m
altitude. This is an important historic point, as it is here that, until 1918,
the frontiers of three states, Romania, Austria and Hungary, lied.
- Our guides prepare a tasteful meal and, after lunch and a little time to rest,
we continue towards The Springsâ™ Meadow, which will be our camping place for the
night.
- Dinner by the fire and accommodation in tents.
- Overnight in
Calimani National Park
ACCOMMODATION: Camping
B, L, D
Day 3:
ROUTING:
GURA HAITII - PIETROSU - NEGOIUL - NICOVALA - RETITIS
- Breakfast
- We leave The Springsâ™ Meadow and reach the route of Maria Theresa -the famous
reigning Archduchess of Austria, the Queen of Hungary and Bohemia.
- After a good lunch prepared by our guides, we pass at the feet of Pietrosu
Peak (2102 m altitude) the highest peak of Calimani Mountains.
- We continue through Negoiul Saddle (1705 m altitude), quickly gaining altitude
to Nicovala Saddle (1910 m altitude). We are now on the alpine plateau.
- In the evening we reach the meteorological station situated right near Retitis
Peak (2021 m) which will be our resting place for the night.
- Dinner and accommodation.
- Overnight in Calimani National Park
ACCOMMODATION: Camping
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Day 4:
ROUTING:
RETITIS - IEZER NATURAL RESERVE - CALIMANI IZOR - PALTINIS VILLAGE
- Breakfast
- In the morning we take a forestry road towards Iezer Natural Reserve â“
situated at about 1800 m altitude, a natural dam lake, of 1300 sqm and 3, 5 m
depth. It is the only lake that is to be found in Calimani Mountains.
- We continue via Calimani Izvor and start descending towards Paltinis village,
at about 1150 m altitude.
- Tonight we have dinner and sleep in a pension.
- Overnight in Paltinis village
ACCOMMODATION: Pension
B, L, D
Day 5:
ROUTING:
PALTINIS VILLAGE - DRAGOIASA - GLODU
- Breakfast
- Today we have the possibility to observe life in traditional, small villages.
In the morning we head on a country road to Dragoiasa village.
- After a good lunch and some time to rest we continue and reach in late
afternoon Glodu (The Mud) village.
- Dinner by the fire and accommodation in tents.
- Overnight in
Glodu
ACCOMMODATION: Camping
B, L, D
Day 6:
ROUTING:
GLODU - NEAGRA BROSTENILOR - PASUL LUPULUI - BROSTENI - PIATRA-NEAMT
- Breakfast
- We are already in Bistritei Mountains. They are not high mountains, but very
wild, with hardly any tourist route. We pass through Neagra Brostenilor area and
stop at Pasul Lupului (The Wolfâ™s Pass) chalet.
- Lunch.
- From here we have about 15 km transfer to Brosteni town, then, following the
shores of Bicaz Lake, the largest mountain reservoir in Romania, to Piatra-Neamt
for dinner and accommodation
- Overnight in Piatra-Neamt
ACCOMMODATION: Pension
B, L, D
Day 7:
ROUTING:
PIATRA-NEAMT - BICAZ GORGES - SIGHISOARA - BRASOV
- Breakfast
- In the morning we leave towards Bicaz Gorges â“ some of the most spectacular
gorges in Romania, due to their limestone walls as high as 300 m. We climb the
gorges by foot following the national road for about half an hour.
- From here we enter Transylvania region, and pass through the Saxon and Szekely
lands â“ the two strongest minorities in Romania.
- Lunch in the medieval town of Sighisoara, one of the few fortresses in Europe
inhabited since its beginning till the present times.
- In the evening we reach Brasov city (Kronstadt by its German name) â“ one of
Romaniaâ™s tourist hotspots.
- Dinner in a restaurant
- Overnight in Brasov
ACCOMMODATION: Pension
B, L, D
Day 8:
ROUTING:
BRASOV - BRAN - SINAIA - BUCHAREST
- Breakfast
- In the morning, if time allows, we visit Bran castle, also known as Dracula`s
castle.
- After that we leave towards Bucharest. Passing the impressive South
Carpathians, we encounter at the foot of Bucegi Mountains one of Romaniaâ™s
tourist tresures -the royal resort of Sinaia.
- Transfer to the airport for the flight back home
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