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Small & Traditional HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

10 Days from £3,300pp

● Stunning wilderness scenery
Danube Delta © Ramona Cazacu ● Abundance of bird and animal life
● Remote villages with a traditional way of life
● Homestay accommodation, full of character yet
with all necessary facilities
● Bear sanctuary near Zărneşti
Romania’s Danube Delta ● Many meals from locally sourced organic produce

SELECTED HOTELS
Bucharest My Continental Hotel
& The Carpathians. Mila 23 Casa Pescarului
Panciu
Domeniile Panciu
Braşov
Aro Palace Hotel
A Wildlife Paradise Please note – hotels can be subject to change
PRICE INCLUDES
● Flights in Economy Class by scheduled airline
Friday 15 May to Sunday 24 May 2026 ● Rail travel as specified
● Other travel by private mini-coach
UK’s Leading Specialist Operator to Romania ● Hotel accommodation in Bucharest and Braşov
● Other accommodation in boutique hotel or good
Discover some of the last true wilderness areas in Europe, teeming with wildlife. We search for quality guest house with en-suite facilities
● All breakfasts, 4 lunches and 5 evening meals
rare wading birds in the Delta, visit a bear sanctuary in the mountains in the company of experts
● Airport and other transfers
and encounter a rural life that makes Romania so appealing. ● Services of a tour leader from London and throughout
the tour, local professional Romanian guide plus
Day 1 - Flight to Bucharest vineyards. Wine tasting and accommodation for one specialist guides where required.
Morning flight from London to Bucharest, arriving night at a winery in Panciu.
early afternoon. Guided city tour. PRICE PER PERSON:
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Day 7 - Tisita Gorge & Brasov Escorted holiday £3,300
Day 2 - To the Danube Delta Driving into the mountains, we visit the annual Single room supplement £425
Travel by train to Tulcea, railhead for the Delta and shepherds’ festival in a small village before a short Deposit for this holiday £300
then transfer by boat to our guest house in the tiny walk upstream through the Tişita Gorge. The footpath
village of Mila23. This village is accessible only by boat. here is actually the track-bed of an old forestry
railway. We rejoin our bus for a scenic journey over
Days 3 to 5 - Exploring the Delta the pass into Transylvania and our next destination, to Bran with its archetypical Transylvanian castle -
We are joined by an English speaking specialist for Braşov, a Medieval town built by the Saxons and with turrets and all! Return to Braşov for overnight.
three days of bird watching, mostly by boat. Likely a charmingly restored town centre. Day 9 - Across the Carpathians by Rail
sightings amongst those too numerous to mention After a leisurely morning in Braşov, we catch the
are bittern, squacco heron, egret, glossy ibis, white Day 8 - Bear Sanctuary & Bran Castle main line train to Bucharest. Our scenic route takes
tailed eagle and, most famously, both white and Brown bears are common in this area although us across the mountains through the ski resorts of
Dalmatian pelican. There is absolutely no requirement spotting them in the wild is very hit and miss. So this Predeal and Sinaia.
for prior knowledge of ornithology – just sit back, morning we visit the bear sanctuary near Zărneşti,
relax and enjoy the beautiful unspoilt delta scenery. run by an animal welfare charity and housing about Day 10 - Bucharest to London
80 bears which have been rescued from zoos and Early afternoon flight from Bucharest to London
Day 6 - Vrancea Region other places of captivity. Here they roam in their arriving early evening.
Transfer to Tulcea by boat and travel by road via natural habitat and are well cared for. We continue
Brăila to reach the Vrancea region, known for its
Due to the limited number of rooms in homestay
accommodation, this tour will be limited to 12
persons.

Danube Delta © Ramona Cazacu Cruising in the Danube Delta

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