Conquer Transylvania's Alps - Carpathians Trekking for Fit Hikers

  Hungary

Budapest

  Romania

Brasov

Dates: July 6, August 3 - 2007

Description: Challenging, tough - the Southern Carpathians won't give in that easily! You'll have to conquer them step by step, ridge by ridge up to the highest peak in Romania! Walk on the edge, and confront the bloody Count in his Kingdom - a rewarding victory for you in the end! One of the few tours in which the mountains are crossed from west to east in order to minimise the number of climbs!

Highlights: Highest peaks in Romania - Moldoveanu Peak (alt. 2544 m) and Negoiu Peak (alt. 2535 m)

Bran Castle - also known as Dracula's Castle the place where Vlad the Impaler (renowned as Dracula) was imprisoned.

Piatra Craiului Natural Park - with the most spectacular mountain walls in Romania, you can see here the rare chamois jumping from cliff to cliff.

Sfinxul, Babele and Omu - famous mountain megaliths shaped by wind and rain in human forms.

One night sleep at highest Mountain Hut in Romania - Omu Hut (alt. 2505 m)

Peles Castle - the most beautiful royal residences in Europe; the castle also served as the retreat residence of most of Romania's monarchs.

Cost in US$: 685

Not included: plane ticket, airport fees, train ticket, photo & video tax and other not mentioned.

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 14

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Transylvania Live, Tour Operator and Member of American Society for Travel Agents's Mission Statement: Transylvania-Live it is simply the most spectacular way to discover Transylvania. Our aim is to introduce you to genuine Transylvania. Helping preserve beautiful traditions, thousands of years old, keeping alive the culture of different areas by introducing you to locals, assuring that Transylvania will always welcome you with pine flavor and thick forests, making sure that in a village "grandmother" waits you with a slice of traditional pie is not at all difficult. We are the only Romanian tour operator offering the possibility of enjoying Transylvanian Festivals live, both making use and preserving Transylvanian traditions and mythology! Our offer includes cultural holidays that take you to genuine Transylvanian Festivals to celebrate together our songs, dances, see the work of the shepherds, admire the mastery of our craftsmen. Transylvania Live appeals only to the help of local guides both in Romania and Hungary; we work only with local suppliers, so that money will stay where needed. We're supporting "Saint Daniel's Foundation" program which already built a house for the elderly and now is trying to build the second one for both old people and children in the program entitled - "A grandfather for a nephew - A nephew for a grandfather". Sustaining our region through involvement in civic projects is another priority for us. Transylvania Live is co initiator of the "Tourism Information Centre" in Turda, sponsor of belles-lettres national magazine "Echinox" and student's theatre festival "Alterego" as well as sustainer of "Transylvania Riders" motor club.

Year Founded: 1995