DAY 1
Check all groups to the starting point. Accommodation in the guesthouse. Short familiarisation meeting in the evening, time to meet one another.
DAY 2
Official opening of the event. Transfer of materials which participants will need for excursions, maps, road-book, etc. Check out the route and what people prefer doing – a little climbing for example? Overnight stay in tents in the mountains?
DAY 3
Forests, mountains and Transylvania villages. The route mainly above 1200 metres. We enter the Transalpine DN 67c road. BBQ in the hotel garden.
DAY 4
Twisty scenic route on the Transalpina DN 67c at an altitude of about 2000 metres. The entrance to one of highest peaks at 2140 metres – Urudele Pass. Beautiful pastures, most beautiful part of the Carpathian Mountains. Accommodation in the river valley, open fire, etc. In the summer night temperatures of about 6 degrees. Brrr!!! Cold in the tents.
DAY 5
Further beautiful areas of Romanian Carpathians. Guided cave Muierilor “The Woman’s Cave”. Overnight at a beautiful glade. BBQ.
DAY 6
Asphalt trail, rural landscapes. Continue to Transfăgărășan DN7c road. We visit the most interesting Monastery in Curtea de Arges. Overnight at Pension DRACULA.
DAY 7
Further Transfogerach DN7C route. We visit castle ruins (Vlad Tepes or Vlad III Dracula) in Poeinari. Stop at one of the highest dams in Europe 163m high. Tackle the hairpin bends televised on TOP GEAR. Stop over at Lake Balea, altitude of over 2000 metres. Overnight in tents on the outskirts of the Castle in Brane.
DAY 8
Travel to the Castle in Brane. Tour of the castle used in the Dracula films. End of the tour, official farewell lunch in a restaurant. Back to the UK.
