Scenic Tour of Bulgaria and Romania
15 Days/14 Nights private escorted

1. day

SOFIA / BULGARIA

Arrive in Sofia. Transfer to your hotel. Dinner & overnight at Hotel BudaPest. (D)

2. day

SOFIA / BULGARIA

After breakfast visit the 10th C. Rila Monastery with its church and museum. Return to Sofia for dinner & overnight at Hotel BudaPest. (B,L,D)

3. day

PLOVDIV / BULGARIA

Start your day with a sightseeing tour of Sofia including the Nevsky Cathedral.Visit the ruins of the ancient city of Serdica. Continue to Plovdiv, second largest city in Bulgaria. Dinner & overnight at Hotel Alafrangite.(B,L,D)

4. day

KAZANLAK / BULGARIA

Plovdiv is one of the most ancient towns in Europe, older than Rome. During your sightseeing you will see excavations from Roman times and a Roman theatre with marble statues. Visit the 11th C. Bachkovo Monastery. Depart for Kazanlak, capital of the Valley of the Roses. Dinner and overnight in Kazanlak, Hotel Palas (B,L,D)

5. day

VELIKO TARNOVO / BULGARIA

Visit the recently discovered Thracian gold treasures in the Kazanlak Historical Museum. Travel - via the Shipka Pass - to Tryavna. Walking tour among the vaulted stone bridges, houses and churches. Arrive to Veliko Tarnovo for dinner & overnight Hotel Gurko. (B,L,D)

6. day

VELIKO TARNOVO / BULGARIA

Sightseeing of Veliko Tarnovo includes a walk on Samovodska Charshiya - traditional arts and crafts street and Tsarevets Hill with medieval fortifications and dramatic architecture. You will see the Konstantsalieva house, a fine example of 17th century house of a wealthy merchant. Dinner & overnight in Veliko Tarnovo (B,L,D)

7. day

ROUSSE / BULGARIA

Sightseeing of Veliko Tarnovo includes a walk on Samovodska Charshiya - traditional arts and crafts street and Tsarevets Hill with medieval fortifications and dramatic architecture. You will see the Konstantsalieva house, a fine example of 17th century house of a wealthy merchant. Dinner & overnight in Veliko Tarnovo (B,L,D)

8. day

BUCHAREST / ROMANIA

Sightseeing tour of Rousse. Continue to Ivanovo to visit the rock churches. Depart for Bucharest in the afternoon. Dinner & overnight, Ambassador (B,L,D)

9. day

SIBIU / ROMANIA

After breakfast and panoramic tour of Bucharest, departure for Curtea de Arges - visit the famous Monastery. Lunch en route. Arrive in Sibiu dating back to 1241. Visit the Fortress, the Evangelical Church, the Ethnographic and Popular Art Museum. Dinner & overnight at the Hotel Ibis. (B,L,D)

10. day

SIGHISOARA / ROMANIA

Morning drive to the heart of Transylvania. Drive to Biertan to visit the impressive fortified church. Lunch. Drive on the Sighisoara, birthplace of Vlad the Impaler (“Dracula”). Visit the medieval citadel, the Clock Tower & the Church on the Hill. Dinner& overnight at Hotel Sighisoara.(B,L,D)

11. day

GURA HUMORULUI / ROMANIA

After breakfast departure for Targu Mures. Drive on th Bistrica. Continue through the Tihuta Pass. Dinner and overnight in Sucevita, Hotel Popas Turistic (B,L,D)

12. day

PIATRA NEAMT / ROMANIA

Breakfast at the hotel. Full day in Bucovina - land of the unique painted monasteries. Visit the Moldovita and Sucevita monasteries with exterior frescos. Lunch en route, than visit the famous monastery of Voronet and Agapia monastery. Dinner & overnight in Piatra Neamt, Hotel Ceahlau. (B,L,D)

13. day

BRASOV / ROMANIA

After breakfast depart for Brasov via Bicaz Gorges - the Red Lake - Miercurea Ciuc. Visit the fortified church of Prejmer. Dinner & overnight Brasov, at Hotel Escalade. (B,L,D)

14. day

SINAIA-BUCHAREST / ROMANIA

After breakfast walking tour of Brasov with the Black Church, than visit Bran, Dracula’s Castle. Depart for Sinaia, visit Peles Castle, former summer residence of the Romanian Royal family. Lunch. Arrive in Bucharest. Visit to the Village Museum. Dinner and overnight, Hotel Ambassador. (B,L,D)

15. day

Departure

Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the Airport. (B)