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Carpathian Mountains winter hiking tour – 2 Days

You will hike in the forested mountains of Transylvania, discover beautiful countryside and the wildlife of the the legendary Carpathian Mountains. This amazing hiking tour is available from December to March.

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I’m Ion Dima, founder of Romania Tour Store.Our goal is simple: to give you the best possible travel experience. Book any guided tour with confidence—my team and I will be by your side throughout your journey.

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CARPATHIAN MOUNTAINS WINTER HIKING TOUR

The difficulty level of this PRIVATE hiking tour is medium to hard.

Trip Highlights:

  • Discover the remote mountain villages of King`s Stone Massif
  • Learn about the wildlife of Prince`s Stone and Carpathians
  • Admire the fantastic view of hills of Carpathian Mountains

Day 1: Bucharest – Zarnesti – Curmatura Hut

Early morning departure from your hotel in Bucharest. We drive for 3 hours taking one of the most picturesque along Prahova Valley.  This famous valley is a narrow corridor between Transylvania and Wallachia, an ancient route which crosses The Southern Carpathian Mountains along Bucegi Massif, making it one of the most visited routes in Romania.

Once we reach Zarnesti city we can stop to a supermarket to buy the last thing we need for this two days hiking adventure.

Before starting our hike we can fill the bottles with fresh water coming from a mountain spring. Starting from Botorog Fountain, the trail to the Curmatura hut can be completed in 3-4 hours. After a relatively easy climb through the forest, you get to Zanoaga Meadow, scattered with rocks, where you can already admire the imposing peaks of Piatra Craiului National Park.

INFO! On winter time the Curmatura Hut rooms are heated with wood, but we advise you to have a sleeping bag. On request we can provide sleeping bags to. Finding water in Piatra Craiului Mountains can be very hard, but a source of water is situated near Curmatura hut, so be sure that you have enough water when you leave from the hut.  Curmatura hut is located at an altitude of 1470 meters, in a glade where the view of the surrounding area is just like in a fairytale. Here you can serve dinner as well as hot drinks and sleep on the bunk beds but withs sheets, pillow and mattress.

Overnight at guesthouse or pension.  The hut does not have showers or toilets.


Day 2: Curmatura Hut – Piatra Mica – Bucharest

After breakfast we will decide which trail we can take but this depends on your physical strength, equipment, weathercast. One of our proposal is short hike, of less than 2 hours to the Small Stone of Piatra Mica Peak 1816m. This point will offer stunning views over the whole Massif of Piatra Craiului, Zarnesti City and the remote mountain villages. Depending on the trail we will decide to take we can provide ropes and harnesses if we consider that necessary. After this climb we will descend to the car.

Details about hiking tour in Prince`s Stone Massif: 

  • Optimal time: December – March;
  • For this tour  you need winter hiking shoes and no running shoes;
  • Rain jacket and a few other layer of clothes;
  • Number of participants: minimum 2, maximum 8;
    transportation is made by car (Bucharest- Zarnesti- Bucharest)
  • Mountain tour requires a very good physical shape, with resistance to hard effort;
    accommodation is done in mountain hut at bunk bad;
  • Licensed mountain guide during the entire hiking/trekking tour;
  • The route could be change because of the weather conditions.
  • On request we can provide sleeping bags, leg gaiters, mountain harness.

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285.00

I’m Ion Dima, founder of Romania Tour Store.Our goal is simple: to give you the best possible travel experience. Book any guided tour with confidence—my team and I will be by your side throughout your journey.

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Excellent tour around Romania visiting Transylvania and the painted monasteries in Bucovina I had a great time on a private tour during November, which was booked at extremely short notice. Ion did an amazing job putting together the tour within 24 hours, and we started the trip only a couple of days after enquiring which was amazing! His communication was really fast, clear and helpful, and our driver/guide Florin was great - both ensured we had a wonderful time in Romania. The choice of accommodation was brilliant, varying from modern hotels to centuries-old period properties. I would thoroughly recommend contacting Romania Tour Store for anyone looking to travel in Romania with a friendly, reliable and trustworthy local company.
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What an amazing trip! From beginning to end, Ion was absolutely fantastic. We spent 11 days with him traveling Bulgaria and Romania, and I have to say—he covered every single detail. He was incredibly accommodating, taking into account our preferences, offering helpful suggestions, and always finding the best dining spots.Before the trip even began, Ion was efficient and thorough, providing us with several itinerary options to ensure we could visit all the places we were interested in. Believe me when I say, my husband is a very difficult traveler—but Ion made everything so easy and fun that, by the end, they were like best friends!We had a passport mishap, leaving them behind in Bulgaria, and as soon as we arrived in Romania and realized, Ion immediately jumped into action. He contacted the hotel and made sure the issue was resolved quickly and smoothly.One of the highlights of the trip was being welcomed into Ion and his wife’s home, where they prepared a delicious homemade meal for us. It was a fantastic evening, full of authenticity and warmth—we truly felt like family.Ion also helped us find the best hotels for our stay and coordinated the entire trip from start to finish. At every attraction we visited, he was knowledgeable and provided detailed explanations, adding so much value to the experience.I highly recommend Romania Tour Store if you're planning a trip to Romania and Bulgaria. And if you’re not already planning to visit these two beautiful countries—please reconsider! They’re full of charm, culture, and unforgettable experiences.Thank you, Ion and Romania Tour Store, for making this one of our best vacations ever.
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It very nice tour, we started 08:00 in Sibiu and drove towards Sarmizegetusa, afterwards there was a lot of interesting information about Dacia. Afterwards we went towards Hunedoara to visit the very beautiful castle there. Finally to Alba Iulia to see the citadel (star), including the churches and the history behind it. Also very interesting the story of Hunyadi. Highly recommended, the guide was very nice and everything was relaxed. VG
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IMPRESSIVE TRIP in ROMANIA with PASSIONATED Guide Excellent services provided with Ion’s passion!His outgoing personality brought laughing and fun to the group. His knowledge and presentation of each visiting places were impressive and full of historical information.
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Fantastic and simply the best! Ion Dima/the guide is the best one till date I cam across in Europe as I explored most of the countries in Europe.Ion Dima of Romania Tour Store is very knowledgeable guy and simply the best! He designed our itinerary to suit our interest, weather and available time. He is very friendly to kids and adult as well. He has highest level of patient and at the same time he is professional.I would say if someone want to explore Romania then Ion is the best guy and you can believe him for any and everything.He has suggested the Hotels and Restaurants during our tours which was the best as per our budget and interest. During the complete tour he was as our family member and friend.Salut and thank you Ion for everything!
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Tour with Ion Ion was terrific, a very kind guy, and he was very patient with us; he took us to incredible places. He changed the plan for us because it was Christmas's second day, and most of the tourist places were closed, so he suggested places for us, and we had so much fun together.
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Excellent tour guide Ion Dima is an excellent tour guide. Well organised and ready to help his group in any situation. I recommend him 100%.
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Ion Dima...a great tour guide! This review is very tardy due to the situation in the world from January 2020 until now. I was so fortunate to have found Ion Dima during my planning of a visit to Romania which was during the summer of 2019.( I had to enter 12/21 in the description since that was the oldest date available.) I had several days to fill in with a visit to important points of interest in Romania before I joined a group in Bucharest. The group and I were heading into Moldova, Transnistria, and Ukraine. We were only doing the Danube Delta down on the Black Sea and I didn't want to miss seeing something of Romania. Well, Ion designed a terrific tour for me that was very complete! He speaks perfect English and was very considerate and great fun to be around. I highly reccommend arranging a tour with Ion...he's the best!!
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Bespoke service We are just back from an extended tour of Romania with Romania Tour Stores. It's a bespoke travel company which specialises in private tours for culture vultures. From Bucharest's Belle Epoq architecture we travelled to the cultural centre of Iasi, the painted monasteries of Moldavia, and through the fortified Saxon churches and towns of Transylvania. Finally, we arrived in the stunning city of Brasov in the Carpathians where the Austro-Hungarian influence sits on the edge of Wallachia and Byzantium. Grand hotels and traditional wooden cabins. Each day felt like being in a different age or country. A superbly organised tour of this fascinating country. We are planning a return visit next year.
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