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Small-Group Day trip Transfagarasan road and Poienari Fortress from Brasov
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About this activity
Route: Brasov - Transfagarasan road – Poienari - Brasov (depending of the season: Transfagarasan road is open between July 1 - October 31!).
The tours starts from your hotel in Brasov and we drive up about 1 1/2 hours on Transfagarasan highway (built as a strategic military route, is the second-highest paved road in Romania and considered by some to be the most dramatic) to Balea Waterfall where we make a short stop for pictures than we drive to one of the most beautiful glacial lakes of the Carpathians - Balea Lake. Here we make a stop for a short walk in the area (30 minutes) and also we can have a quick lunch. The landscape is astonishing: the lake, the cliffs, the peaks, the road itself, the cable car which goes up from Balea waterfall to Balea Lake! We continue the tour crossing a tunel than driving down, in zig zag, on Transfagarasan Road on the other side to Wallachia or Tara Romaneasca (is a historical and geographical region of Romania), we reach to the Vidraru dam and in about 1 hour we stop for visiting Poienari Fortress, the real Vlad Tepes' Residential Castle (you climb almost 1500 steps, but the view from the top of the hill is amaizing!). From here we drive back to Brasov, about 3 hours, crossing villages and towns located at the bottom of the Fagaras mountain.
Tour highlights:
Transfagarasan road - built as a strategic military route, it is the highest (2042m) and most dramatic paved road in Romania. It runs North to South across the highest sections of the Carpathian Mountains. The road connects the historic regions of Transylvania and Wallachia.
Fagaras mountains – the highest mountains of Romania and the Carpathian range with highest peak Moldoveanu -2544m.
Balea Lac is a natural glacier lake at 2040m, 360 meters long, 240 meters wide and 11 meters deep.
Balea Waterfall with its 60 meters height it is one of the most famous waterfalls in Romania. Transfagarasan road, Balea glacial lake, Balea waterfall, Poienari fortress.
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The tours starts from your hotel in Brasov and we drive up about 1 1/2 hours on Transfagarasan highway (built as a strategic military route, is the second-highest paved road in Romania and considered by some to be the most dramatic) to Balea Waterfall where we make a short stop for pictures than we drive to one of the most beautiful glacial lakes of the Carpathians - Balea Lake. Here we make a stop for a short walk in the area (30 minutes) and also we can have a quick lunch. The landscape is astonishing: the lake, the cliffs, the peaks, the road itself, the cable car which goes up from Balea waterfall to Balea Lake! We continue the tour crossing a tunel than driving down, in zig zag, on Transfagarasan Road on the other side to Wallachia or Tara Romaneasca (is a historical and geographical region of Romania), we reach to the Vidraru dam and in about 1 hour we stop for visiting Poienari Fortress, the real Vlad Tepes' Residential Castle (you climb almost 1500 steps, but the view from the top of the hill is amaizing!). From here we drive back to Brasov, about 3 hours, crossing villages and towns located at the bottom of the Fagaras mountain.
Tour highlights:
Transfagarasan road - built as a strategic military route, it is the highest (2042m) and most dramatic paved road in Romania. It runs North to South across the highest sections of the Carpathian Mountains. The road connects the historic regions of Transylvania and Wallachia.
Fagaras mountains – the highest mountains of Romania and the Carpathian range with highest peak Moldoveanu -2544m.
Balea Lac is a natural glacier lake at 2040m, 360 meters long, 240 meters wide and 11 meters deep.
Balea Waterfall with its 60 meters height it is one of the most famous waterfalls in Romania. Transfagarasan road, Balea glacial lake, Balea waterfall, Poienari fortress.
Included
- Professional guide
- Hotel (only from Brasov city) pickup and drop-off
- Round-trip transport by air-conditioned car or minivan
Not included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Sturdy hiking footwear recommended
- Minimum booking numbers apply (2 pax). If you would like to join as 1 person please note that the price for 2 is be applicable
- Please note - Access to the citadel is made by climbing the 1,480 concrete stairs
- Small group tour
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Poienari Fortress is closed, for the moment, because of the bears encounters in the area! Instead of this we can visit The Cistercian Abbey of Carta, Sambata de Sus Monastery and/or Fagaras Fortress
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
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Cultural
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Our guide was Dan..the guy is a complete package. He drove us around to the most serene countryside with a lot of patience..made us see the most beautiful and made us the eat the best. he is super smart, knows the route and the best timings well. If you are good tourist, he can sing as well (really well). I took a day trip to Transfagarasan, Balea and churches and monastery and it's all worth more than with what is being paid.
My three friends and I booked a trip to Transfagarasan on 13th of August. The driver picked us up from our hotel and everything was extremely smooth! Usually on our trip in Romania, something always fails - the train breaks down, the bus will be delayed, but this road trip was purely amazing. The driver was awesome and very friendly. He knew all the tips and tricks - when is the best for us to go to Transfagarasan, where to go to eat, he knew a lot of interesting facts about the buildings and sightseeing places we visited. It was a pleasure to travel with him! He was always there for us. He didn't rush us, we got the chance to discover as long as we wanted. Moreover, the minivan was very comfortable! I already have recommended this trip to my friends and I will do that in the future as well. The price is 140% worth the experience we got. Thank you for one of the most amazing days we have had here in Romania!
The best private tour I had in Romania. I absolutelly recomend to book this tour and request Tudor as your guide. He is very knowledgable about Brasov's and Romanian history as well as geography and will answer all the questions you may have. He went on and beyond to make sure I had a great experience with politeness and professionalism. The road trip was very enjoyable, even though the curves towards the mountain, but Tudor drove safely and made several stops so I could enjoy the scenery (which is imponent)....A must do tour!
Great experience! Stunning beauty of the Carpathian Mountains, Transfagarasan Road, Baleac Lake was accompained by excellent information provided by our tour guide Mihai Cracium!
Really recommend this tour! You see so many things, particularly the Transylvanian countryside which is stunning! Our guide, Tudor, was such a sweet, young guy, who was full of enthusiasm for his region and gave us loads of fascinating stories and information about the history of Transylvania. It was a pleasure to spend the day with him and it really felt like a road trip with a friend! He was incredibly attentive to our needs and even stoppee so we could take pictures at Bran castle on the way back because we hadnt had time to see it previously. For those worried about the steps at the Poenari Fortress, it wasnt as gruelling as we thought it would be and Tudor was very encouraging throughout!
This is a great tour and we saw a number of sights that we would not have seen any other way except by this tour. Our driver was excellent and he was very thoughtful throughout the day. It was a very long drive which was not a problem for us because we could nap in the car but it would have been tough on the driver. We managed to walk up the 1780 steps to the Poienari Fortress and it was worth it for the views and sense of accomplishment.