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8 day Independent tour
Transylvania is a landscape as found in fairytale stories. The legend of Dracula and also the Pied Piper from Hameln has its origin here. Traps, small fortresses in every village and time which stands still form the landscape. This diverse tour leads you along the backdrop of the Carpathian Mountains. Numerous churches which are part of UNESCO world cultural heritage and the medieval city Hermannstadt with its beautiful baroque buildings await.
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DAY TO DAY ITINERARY
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Day 1: Individual arrival in Sibiu / Hermannstadt
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Impressive are the three large squares with their buildings and churches. Stroll through the narrow alleys and visit the colourful market. Your overnight stay is in a good hotel of 3***-level in the city centre.
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Day 2: Sibiu - Avrig (50 km)
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Your first tour leads you to Cisnadiora with its romantic ruin. Afterwards you reach Heltau, also with impressive ruins. You continue along the Fagarascher mountains until you reach Avrig, where you stay overnight in a beautiful horse farm.
Overnight stay in Stein am Rhein.
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Day 3: Avrig - Fagarasch (45 km)
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After a short transfer you cycle through old Romanian terrain (terra wlachorum) and along the Transylvanian Alps to Fagarasch. The palace in renaissance style, which was the residence of the Hungarian Woiwoden dynasty is worth a visit.
Overnight stay in Überlingen.
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| Day 4: Fagarasch - Sighisoara (50-60 km) |
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You start again with a short transfer. Afterwards you cycle through typical Transylvanian villages, passing numerous fortresses You should visit the church in Henndorf and Trappold. Your aim of today is Sighisoara, the Romanian version of Rothenburg on the Tauber. The medieval city is awaiting you with it's tower, birth place of Dracula and the church, which is part of UNESCO world cultural heritage.
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Day 5: Sighisoara - Biertan (45 km)
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You cycle through a valley to the old diocesan town Biertan. The impressive church is also part of UNESCO world cultural heritage.
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Day 6: Biertan - Nucet / Marpod (55 km)
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Todays tour is really wild and romantic as it leads you through the lonesome valley of Harbachtal. Your overnight stay is in a beautiful and idyllic guest house near to Marpod.
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Day 7: Nucet / Marpod - Sibiu Hermannstadt (25 km)
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Today you continue to Hermannstadt. An awesome mountain panorama accompany's you to Sibiu. You have enough time to make a detour to the young forest and enjoy the old Transylvanian metropolis. Your overnight stay is in a hotel of 3*** level in the city centre of Sibiu.
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Day 8: Journey home or extension of stay
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After breakfast your cycling tour comes to an end and you may begin your journey home. We would also be more than happy to extend your stay in Europe.
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PRICE & DETAILS
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| Price & Schedule |
DEPARTURE DATES:
Independent tours depart everyday from April to October.
Minimum number of participants for tour to proceed - 2
| Price per person |
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$920 |
| Single Supplement |
$220 |
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| Included: |
- 7 nights accommodation in 3 star inns and country hotels. All rooms with private facilities
- breakfast each day
- 21 speed trekking bicycle with pannier.
- maps, tourist information & road guide book
- luggage transportation from hotel to hotel.
- 7 day phone service hotline
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MODERATE: The daily distances range between 25 and 60 km in partly hilly landscape. Mostly on country and forest lanes, sometimes even on cobbled surfaces.
At the city entrances you cycle on roads with more traffic.
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| Airport / Transfers |
International flights go in/out of Bucharest. There is a regular train service from Bucharest to Sibiu.
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