DAY 1 / BUCHAREST – HOREZU – CRAIOVA
After breakfast , at 07 : 45 meet your tour-guide in the hotel lobby and get ready to leave the hotel at 08:00 on route Pitesti – Ramnicu Valcea
The first stop for a visit is in Horezu, a small village from Wallachia, famous all around the world for its inhabitants handicraft – Ceramics.
( Craftsmanship of Horezu ceramics was inscribed in 2012 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity –UNESCO site)
All colours you can imagine, painted plates like you’ve never seen before and a unique tradition will make Horezu Village one of the most interesting places you have ever visited before We will visit: Hurezi Monastery ( UNESCO Site ) – the most comprehensive ensemble of medieval architecture preserved in Wallachia and a Ceramical Workshop.
After the lunch continue your trip to Craiova the most important city from Oltenia ( Little Wallachia ) Arrival and accommodation in 4 star hotel arround 18 : 00
IMPORTANT : Upon request, instead of driving to Craiova from Horezu we will drive to Targu Jiu ( same distance and time ) As we entry the city you will see a famous sculpture of Constantin Brancusi- The Endless Column Accommodation in the best hotel in town ( 3 star superior boutique hotel / no elevator ) arround 18 : 00 Before dinner you will have a short walk in the park in order to see two ( Poarta Sarutului / The Gate of the Kiss and Masa Tacerii/ The Table of Silence) of the most famous symbolic sculptures of Constantin Brancusi ( the most famous sculptor of Romania )
DAY 2 / CRAIOVA – IRON GATES – BELGRADE
After breakfast , at 07 : 45 meet your tour-guide in the hotel lobby and get ready to leave the hotel at 08:00 on route Drobeta Turnu Severin – Orsova –Iron Gates. Arrival at Orsova / Iron Gates around 10 : 45 The most spectacular scenery must surely be the dramatic gorge of the IRON GATES, a narrow passage dividing Europe’s Alps in the northwest from the Carpathians in the southeast and forming a natural border between Serbia and Romania.
Weather permitting (othewise the same itinerary it will be done by bus instead of boat ) , enjoy a BONUS / FREE 75 minute cruise on the Danube Gorges (the longest of Europe 134 km / 83 miles ) The cruise will take you in the heart of the cauldrons ( small and big ) and you will see the tallest and impressive rock sculpture (42.9 meters in height and 31.6 meters in width) from Europe – Decebalus’s face (Decebalus was the last King of Dacia, who fought against the Roman Emperors Domitian and Trajan to preserve the independence of his country, which corresponded to modern Romania ) , Tabula Traiana ( the ancient Trajan’s Plaque), Ponicova Cave and Mraconia Monastery.
After lunch you will enter Serbia by crossing the famous Iron Gates (Portile de Fier / Djerdap) dam. Continue on route Kladovo – Tekija–Mosna–Dobra–Golubac–Pozarevac. Arrival in Belgrade arround 18 : 00 and accommodation
Overview
TOUR STARTS
Bucharest
TOUR ENDS
Belgrade
DISTANCE COVERED
aprox. 700 km. / 435 miles
What’s included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private tour – guide
- Private transport by air-conditioned car / minivan /van with separate driver ( ensures your tour -guide full attention throughout the days )
- 1 night accommodation in 4 star hotel in Craiova ( or in a 3 star superior boutique hotel with no elevator in Targu Jiu )
- 1 night accommodation in 4 star hotel in Belgrade
- 2 ( buffet ) breakfasts
- 2 ( three course menu ) lunches
What’s not included
- Dinner
- Drinks during the lunches
- Expenses of private nature like souvenirs
- Gratuities (appreciated but optional /entirely at clients’ discretion)