Transfagarasan, one of the most spectacular roads in the world
You will have the opportunity to admire breathtaking landscapes, the Vidraru Dam and Lake, Balea Waterfall and Lake. Optionally, you can visit the Curtea de Arges monastery or the fortress of Poenari.
The trip is organized only on request for 1-50 people, and the reservation shall be made in advance.
Time - 12 hours
Route Bucuresti - Transfagarasan - Bucuresti
Schedule daily between 1 June- 30 September , opens depending on weather conditions
Pick-up time 06:45 - 08:30
Professional guide available on request - English / Italian / Spanish / German / Hebrew / French
Touristic attractions Transfagarasan, the Vidraru Dam and Lake, Balea Waterfall and Lake. Optionally Curtea de Arges monastery or the fortress of Poenari.
Tariffs
Car
1-3 seats
from 260€
per tour
Midibus
20-30 seats
from 490€
per tour
Minivan
4-8 seats
from 320€
per tour
Coach
33-51 seats
from 590€
per tour
Minibus
9-19 seats
from 410€
per tour
IMPORTANT!
Warning: adequate equipment for the mountain route if you travel to Balea Cascada
ARE NOT INCLUDED
Professional guide available on request - English / Italian / Spanish / German / Hebrew / French
Meal
Time marks
Transfer Bucuresti – Vidraru dam – 3 hours
Vidraru dam and lake - 1 hour
Transfagarasan - 1.5 hours
Balea Lake - Lunch - 1.5 hours
Balea waterfall - 30 minutes
Other stops - 30 minutes
Transfer Balea waterfall - Bucuresti - 3.5 hours
Total time: aprox 12 hours
Hourly landmarks are approximate and depend on traffic, but also on the time you allocate to visits, meals or other stops.
Description
At the request of the group, a stop can be made in Curtea de Arges, where you will visit the impressive Orthodox Monastery of the XIV-th century, which houses the tombs of the royal family.
Then, the Vidraru Dam, an engineering jewel, the place where bungee-jumping practitioners meet.
We continue in the Transfagarasan, a road built for military strategic purposes at the initiative of Nicolae Ceausescu between 1970-1974. According to the Top Gear team, this is one of the most beautiful roads in the world. The road was made with considerable material efforts and with the cost of lives of soldiers and workers and exceeds, on some segments, the altitude of 2,000 meters.
We reach the Balea Lake, a glacial lake located at 2,034 m altitude, one of the most breathtaking landscapes Romania has to offer.