Transylvania Mountains Adventure (ex. Bucharest)

Welcome to Bucharest! Why not check out the Palace of the Parliament, the second largest building in the world after Pentagon. Or you can just walk in the old centre where your hotel is located, try some Romanian wine and feel the spirit of the people and the city! You will spend the night in one of the most beautiful hotels in Bucharest located in the heart of the city, within walking distance to all the attractions Bucharest can offer!

Today you will start your journey to the Carpathian Mountains! We have chosen for you a perfect motorcycle ride through the mountains with serpentines and a splendid view of Cheia Pass. Cheia Pass is one of the most famous passes in Romania but not very well known by foreigners.

On the way, you may visit the biggest salt mine in Europe, Slanic Prahova. The Salt Mine stands today for one of the most important watering and climatic resorts in Romania, situated between the Prahova Valley, 53.000 sqm wide and 208 m deep.

After breathing the amazing salt air, you have the chance to enjoy a Romanian traditional lunch prepared for you in the heart of the mountains, one of the most delicious traditional lunches you have ever tasted.

You will continue your ride towards an old medieval city, walk on the narrowest street in Europe and admire the Gothic, baroque and renaissance architecture of the old buildings, as well as the wealth of historical attractions of one of the most visited places in Romania.

We invite you in the morning to experience the history, the myth, the intrigue and the magic of this wonderful place of Transylvania, the Bran Castle, commonly known as famous Dracula Castle.

You continue your ride towards a small citadel which has preserved in an exemplary way the features of a small medieval fortified city and it has been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Just nearby is the famous Citadel Valley Cave where you might have the chance to listen to a classical concert inside.

After visiting the medieval citadel, you ride your motorcycle towards one of the most important cultural cities of Romania which was designated, in tandem with Luxembourg the European Capital of Culture for the year 2007. Formerly the center of the Transylvanian Saxons, the old city was ranked as “Europe’s 8th most idyllic place to live” by Forbes.

Visit the historical city, visit the highlights of the city and enjoy the most relaxing holiday atmosphere.

Should you be much excited today to ride on the famous Transfagarasan Pass, the most wanted road by motorcycle riders all over the world! Transfagarasan Pass crosses the Carpathian Mountains and offers you the most spectacular view in Romania.

You will ride your motorcycle in the middle of the mountains where the sky meets the peaks and of course, in the middle of them, the most beautiful lake where you can swim and relax.

You will come back to the old city and just relax for the rest of this amazing day!

A great day for motorcycle riding is waiting for you on one of the most spectacular roads of the Carpathian Mountains. Full of serpentines, Transalpina Pass, the highest road in Romania at 2100 meters altitude offers you a splendid landscape, a place where you can ride literally above the clouds.
Stop on the way to Ranca Ski Resort and relax at 1600 m altitude.

You spend the night in a cozy and beautiful location in the middle of the mountains.

You may visit today the Peștera Muierilor (Romanian for “The Woman’s Cave”), which is an elaborate cave system located in the Baia de Fier commune, Gorj County, Romania. It contains abundant cave-bear remains, as well as a human skull. The skull is radiocarbon dated to 30,150 ± 800, indication an absolute age between 40,000 and 30,000 BP. It was uncovered in 1952.

Right beside Peștera Muierilor we recommend you to visit the Polovragi Monastery, the most famous monastery in the region

Continue your ride to Horezu town which is well known for its people who make pottery and present it at an annual fair. There are special traditions which have been well preserved.
Ride your motorcycle towards Bucharest through a perfect motorcycle road and cross villages on the well known Black Hill, a hill full of serpentines, forests and lakes.

Depending on departure time, you may enjoy a day walking in the historical city center or just take a ride with the touristic bus that guides you to the most important highlights in Bucharest.