
Tour · 4 nights
Transylvanian Long Weekend
Romania · Explore Worldwide
10 departures · Oct 2026 – Oct 2027
from£910per person

Tour · 11 nights · with Explore Worldwide
An escorted tour by Explore Worldwide through Romania’s Transylvanian countryside, the Danube Delta’s waterways and Bucharest, combining medieval towns, mountain hikes and wildlife-rich wetlands.
Highlights
Pelisor Palace with Art Deco and Art Nouveau décor
Bran Castle, once home to Queen Marie
Merry Cemetery with humorous gravestones
Narrow gauge railway through Vasar Valley forests
Danube Delta pontoon boat cruising and birdwatching
Explore Worldwide’s small-group tour takes you from Bucharest to the remote corners of Romania, tracing a route through medieval towns and natural landscapes. After some free time in the capital, the tour travels to the Carpathians where the myths of Dracula are replaced by the better story of Queen Marie’s Bran Castle and an easy forest walk near Moieciu.

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Romania · Explore Worldwide
10 departures · Oct 2026 – Oct 2027
from£910per person

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The journey continues to Transylvania’s historic towns such as Brasov and Sighisoara, birthplace of Vlad the Impaler, then on to the wooden churches and colourful gravestones of Maramures. A narrow gauge railway and mountain hikes reveal the more untouched side of the Carpathians before travel east to Bucovina’s monasteries, decorated inside and out with vivid frescoes.
After a few days exploring forests and villages, the trip winds down on a pontoon boat in the Danube Delta, where reed-lined channels and colonies of birds provide a quietly beautiful counterpoint to the road travel. You return to Bucharest for a final day sampling its varied architecture and the Village Museum, with time for a last look before the tour concludes after breakfast.
Itinerary
Bucharest
Bran Castle
Brasov
Sighisoara
Tulcea
When to go
Lowest price each month, per person.
Explore Worldwide confirms exact dates, availability and prices when you book.
Need to know
For full details of what’s included, check with Explore Worldwide. See the full details on their site
The operator
Small-group adventures, walking and wildlife
Small groups with local leaders, and a fondness for the places at the end of the road. Trips are graded so you know how active they are.
You book with Explore Worldwide directly. They confirm your place, take payment, and look after you from the moment you leave home; Atlas & Passage’s part ends when you click through.
These are the places the trip visits, in order. Explore Worldwide publishes the day-by-day itinerary on its own site.