Itinerary
- Day 1
Cluj-Napoca to Gura Humorului
Your guide picks you up from your hotel in Cluj-Napoca early morning and drives toward Bukovina. You'll stop in Bistrita for a walking tour through this medieval fortified town, seeing the old town layout and historic buildings. After that, you head to Ciocanesti Village where you'll watch Mr. Dumitru work at his blacksmith workshop, learning about traditional metalworking techniques. The main attraction is Voronet Monastery with its distinctive blue exterior and detailed interior frescoes, particularly the well-preserved Last Judgement mural that covers the western wall. Later in the afternoon, you check into your accommodation in Gura Humorului. Dinner features traditional Romanian food with folkloric dancing, giving you a real sense of local culture and traditions for the evening.
- Start point
- Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania (Hotel pick-up, 09:00)
- Meals
- Dinner (Traditional dinner with folkloric dance show)
Included Activities
- Walking tour of Bistrita
- Blacksmith workshop at Ciocanesti Village with Mr. Dumitru
- Visit to Voronet Monastery
Landmarks Bistrita Ciocanesti Village Voronet Monastery 
- Day 2
Gura Humorului to Cluj-Napoca
You start with a short drive to Humor Monastery, a small red church built in 1530 with painted exterior frescoes. From there, you continue to Moldovita Monastery, which has gold and blue frescoes dating back to 1537 covering its outer walls. The afternoon focuses on the scenic Transrarau Highway (also called Treasury Road), a 28-kilometer mountain route with dramatic hairpin curves and views reaching up to 1400 meters/4,590 feet elevation. You'll take a hike through the Rarau Mountains to experience the landscape up close, then grab lunch at a local fish farm in Pojorata village where fresh fish is the specialty. After lunch, you drive back toward Cluj-Napoca, arriving around 18:00 in the evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Fish at a fish farm in Pojorata village)
Included Activities
- Visit to Humor Monastery
- Visit to Moldovita Monastery
- Drive through Transrarau Highway
- Hike through Rarau Mountains
Landmarks Humor Monastery Moldovita Monastery Transrarau Highway Rarau Mountains Pojorata Village
