We are pleased to invite you to an exceptional encounter with adventure in Transylvania!
During this travel, the adventure will be our permament companion: hikes, off-road, descends in gold mines and amazing speleological expeditions will engage us body and soul. We will take part in amazing experiences, we will see magical places and unique historical vestiges.
You will discover places energetically alive and active, portals or star gates into other dimensions. The history of Romania is beyond Time and Space - where Sacred places, New Discoveries, Vast Tunnel Systems and Rich Traditions of Immortals and Magical Inner Beings merge into a new paradigm of Truth.
The american archeologist William Schiller and Doctor Daniel Ruzo, a peruvian explorer, have found clues to link the megalithic structures with hidden messages (of the Masma Culture) and they claim that civilization on this planet started in the Carpathians.
Their arguments are 10 discoveries in Romania that are unique on the planet, like The Tartaria Tablets and other ancient writings (dated 5500 B.C., arguably considered to be the earliest form of writing, before the Sumerian or Egyptian scripts), discovered on the Carpatho-Danubian teritory and established through indirect methods, the oldest human skeleton, the oldest metal furnace (6000 B.C.), ancient gold mines, underground tunnels in very high energetic places, sacred temples and caves. Some of these revealings can be seen during this initiatic trip (The Ceahlau Mountains, The Sphinx from Bucegi Plateau, The Sinca Veche Cave, etc.).
According to Ruzo, before our civilization, another human race existed in Proto-History. They were very advanced, able to travel world wide and left evidence of themselves in many places, like the Sphinx, located in the Carpathian Mountains or Markawasi, Monument of Humanity, in the Andes Mountains. These 2 megalithic structures are almost identical, despite the distance between Europe and South America. This agrees with the theories of the Hopi Indians suggesting we are not the first humanity to reach a degree of developmental sophistication, but probably the fourth or fifth.
On this journey you will learn about the Dacians, the people of ancient times, called the Immortal Ones. An amazing history which you will discover step by step.
Their vast knowledge spread across the globe through different areas in varying formats including cultures such as: the Vedas of India, the Taoist tradition of China and the doctrines of Ahura-Mazda, as taught by Zoroaster and the Egyptian empire. The Thracian tribe were great throughout all the Antiquity, and famed because of their physical resistance and their overall skills regarding traditional medicine, and known for their ancient language that may predate Sanscript. According to the ancient historian Herodotus: Thracians were the second numerous people in the Ancient World. Some Thracians gods as Dionissius, Bendida, Asklepius etc. were worshiped by ancient Greeks and Romans.
Through our journey we intend to explore the sacred spaces of Transylvania land, alongside an important part of The Apuseni Mountains. The red spots of The Fibonacci Spiral represent centers of power, Earth vortexes, chakra points of the living Gaia, or a congruence of planetary leys or ley line. As we can see, many of these are in Romania.
ITINERARY - SHORT VERSION
Day 1 Saturday, the 16th of August - GATHERING DAY- Bucharest
Arrival in Bucuresti at Henry Coanda airport.
Accommodation at a 4* hotel, situated in the old city center. Welcome dinner.
Day 2 Sunday, the 17th of August
After breakfast (9.00 am), departure by bus to The Secuiesc Manor, in Transylvania.
2 hours (free time) - lunch and visits in Sibiu.
Departure to Trascau’s Fangs.
Dinner and overnight at a 4* exclusive Manor. H.B
Day 3 Monday, the 18th of August
After breakfast (9.00 am), visit the spectacular Turda salt mine.
Hike for 1 hour (medium difficulty) in The Turda Gorge.
Picnic lunch. Return at the manor. Hike to Piatra Secuiului (1 hour, medium difficulty).
Dinner and overnight at Secuiesc Manor. F.B.
Day 4 Tuesday, the 19th of August
After breakfast (9.00 am), departure to Rosia Montana.
Visit the pond from Valea Sesii (Geamana).
We visit Dealul Cetatii, the galleries and shafts of the former Roman gold mines, the old houses from the XVIII-XIX centuries (monuments of popular architecture).
Raven Rock and Split Stone - and the artificial lakes, offering a spectacular perspective, created to help the mining activitity: Taul Mare, Taul Cornei, Taul Brazii, Taul Tarinii and The Carnic Massif.
Hiking (2 hours, medium difficulty). Picnic lunch.
Dinner and overnight at a 4* guesthouse. F.B.
Day 5 Wednesday, the 20th of August
After breakfast (9.00 am), departure to Scarisoara Cave (Glacier).
Cross The Ordancusei Keys - a Natural Reserve.
Visit The Ionele’s Cave. Next stop Izbucul Tauz, Big Coiba and Small Coiba.
We also visit The Vartop Glacier (The Wonderful Cave).
Picnic lunch. Dinner and overnight a 4* pension. F.B.
Day 6 Thursday, the 21st of August
After breakfast (9.00 am) visit The Dry Valley of Ruginoasa (The Ruginoasa Hollow).
Short hike to The Bears Cave.
Last stop is The Padis Natural Reserve.
Picnic Lunch. Dinner and overnight at a 4* pension in Padis, F.B.
Day 7 Friday, the 22nd of August
After the breakfast (9.00 am), through Gardisoara Gorges we continue towards The Lost World Karst Plateau.
The Black Pothole and The Gemanata Pothole.
The Fortresses of Ponor. Hike a couple of hours, medium difficulty.
Picnic lunch.
Dinner and overnight at a 4* pension in Padis. F.B.
Day 8 Saturday, the 23rd of August
After breakfast (9.00 am), we head to The Pisoaia Waterfall.
Visit The Hill with Fossilized Snails.
Speleological expedition inside The Huda of Papara Cave (Trascau Mountains).
It is required speleological equipment and it can only be visited accompanied by experienced people, that we will provide for the entire group. It is a demanding experience, but of great worth.
Picnic lunch and campfire in the evening.
Dinner and overnight at the 3* pension, “Sub Piatra” from Salciua, near the cave. F.B.
Day 9 Sunday, the 24th of August
After breakfast (10.00 am), departure to Alba Iulia.
Visit Alba Carolina Fortress. Attend the changing of the guard at the gates of the city.
2 hours (free time) for lunch and visits in the Old Center of Alba Iulia.
We travel on Transalpina route and cross The Carpathians.
Dinner and overnight in 4* guesthouse, Maldar’s Manor. H.B.
Day 10 Monday, the 25th 2014
After breakfast (10.00 am), departure to Bucharest.
Visit The Hurezi Monastery and The One Piece of Wood Monastery.
Lunch is at our choice during the stops on the road.
Dinner and overnight in a 4* hotel in downtown, Bucharest. Farewell dinner. H.B.
Day 11 Tuesday, the 26th 2014
Free day, B&B
Departure day. Multiple transfers to Henry Coanda Airport
This Journey Includes:
- Multiple transfers to and from Airport
- Accommodation for 10 nights
- Most meals as indicated: 4 days half-board, 6 days full-board, 1 day breakfast, including welcome dinner and farewell dinner
- Entrance fees when needed
- Deluxe bus transportation
- Guide and translator
- We assure all the required equipment for the speleological expeditions (isoprene suit, inflatable boat, cavern torch), etc.
The itinerary does not include:
- Airfare from/to your home location
- Drinks with Meals
- Personal Items, Laundry, Tips for your own room, etc.
- Travel insurance highly recommended.
- Tips and gratuities
The required equipment for hiking: regular hiking boots, hiking clothes, mountain backpack (rucksak) for water and snacks, flashlight, sunglasses and sun cap, raincoat (just in case).
The price for this journey is 1490 euro (place in double room) and a 300 euro supplement for single room.
Contractual conditions – for firm reservations, a prepayment amount of 300 euro is necessary until the 30th of May 2014. The prepaid amount is nonrefundable. The remaining is to be paid until the 30th of June 2014.
Persons who pay the whole amount until the 30th of May 2014, benefit of a 10% discount.
Cancellation Policy: Deposits are nonrefundable. No refund 2 weeks prior to departure. All cancellations must be in writing. We advise all clients to secure Travel Insurance.
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ITINERARY
Day 1 Saturday, the 16th of August - GATHERING DAY- Bucharest
Arrival in Bucuresti at Henry Coanda airport.
Accommodation at a 4* hotel, situated in the old city center. Welcome dinner.
Day 2 Sunday, the 17th of August
In the morning after breakfast, at 9.00 am, we depart by bus to The Secuiesc Manor, in Transylvania. Almost 400 km.
You will have a break of 2 hours (free time) for lunch and visits in Sibiu, a beautiful medieval city in the heart of Transylvania, European Capital of Culture in 2007.
We continue our last part of the travel to Trascau’s Fangs, a spectacular mountain.
Here we dine and overnight at a 4* exclusive Manor, that offers you a living representation of the rich rural traditions, rooms with painted furniture, folk stitch, embroidery and traditional local cuisine in the restaurant. H.B.
Day 3 Monday, the 18th of August
After breakfast, 9.00 am, we visit the spectacular Turda salt mine, whose existence was already mentioned in an official document in 1271, and we hike for 1 hour (medium difficulty) in The Turda Gorge. Turda Gorges stretch for a length of 1300 m and a height of 200 m. Formed by the erosion of the limestone rock by the Hasdate river, it offers a magical landscape with high and steep cliffs, sharp ridges, stone towers, arches and caves. As a mixed reservation, it contains over 1000 species of plants, animals and butterflies. In this wonderful glade we serve a picnic lunch.
We return at the manor, from where we can hike to Piatra Secuiului (1 hour, medium difficulty), a beautiful place that gives us the chance to witness a fascinating and relaxing sunset. You will be definitely awarded with an unforgetable memory.
Accomodation and F.B at Secuiesc Manor.
Day 4 Tuesday, the 19th of August
In the morning after breakfast, 9.00 am, we depart from Secuiesc Manor to Rosia Montana and on our way we visit the pond from Valea Sesii (Geamana).
Rosia Montana is the oldest documented mining settlement (dated year 131) and known since the Roman period by the name Alburnus Maior. However but it is believed that the gold extraction activity was begun hundreds of years before. We visit Dealul Cetatii, the galleries and shafts of the former Roman gold mines, the old houses from the XVIII-XIX centuries (monuments of popular architecture). Within the locality there are two protected areas, declared natural monuments - Raven Rock and Split Stone - and the artificial lakes that offer a spectacular view and were created to help the mining activitity: Taul Mare, Taul Cornei, Taul Brazii, Taul Tarinii and The Carnic Massif, where the view encompasses a large part of the Apuseni Mountains. While we are hiking (2 hours, medium difficulty) we take a picnic lunch. In the late afternoon, we dine and overnight at a 4* guesthouse. F.B.
Day 5 Wednesday, the 20th of August
After breakfast, 9.00 am, we depart to Scarisoara. Scarisoara Cave or Glacier, situated at 1150 m altitude, with a length of 700 m, houses the largest underground glacier in Romania and one of the few existing in Europe, with a volume of 75000 mc and over 3500 years old.
To reach the Scarisoara we cross The Ordancusei Keys, stretched over 2500 m in Ordancusei Valley. Being declared a Natural Reserve, The Keys are guarded by high walls of limestone in which we find many caves and grottoes. Visit The Ionele’s Cave whose entrance gate is carved in stone and has a height of 22 m. Inside the cave a lake is formed during the rainy season.
Next stop is Izbucul Tauz, a spring with intermittent activity that works on the principle of the siphon. Izbucul Tauz is a natural monument of national interest.
Situated next to a high wall of limestone, the hidden waters go out in two caves, Big Coiba and Small Coiba.It has a depth of at least 87 m and, because of its remarkable beauty, it is a very interesting place for both speleologists, not being explored at all, and tourists. This place is known as an energetical portal.
We also visit The Vartop Glacier, named The Wonderful Cave. Small-sized, but very beautiful and famous due to the traces of the Neanderthal that were found there.
In this expedition we take a picnic lunch.
Accommodation at a 4* pension. F.B
Day 6 Thursday, the 21st of August
After breakfast, 9 am, we start our new day visiting The Dry Valley of Ruginoasa. The area is spectacular, with narrow gorges between the vertical rock walls, many waterfalls and a natural tunnel.
The Ruginoasa Hollow was formed after the erosion process brought layers of quartzite, sandstone and clay to the surface. Rusty huge ravine has over 20 hectares and 100 m depth.
Then we continue with a short hike to reach The Bears Cave, which delights us not only with the beauty of its stalagmites and stalactites, in special shapes, sizes and colors, but also because it has preserved many fossils and evidences of the cave bear, that disappeared more than 15 000 ago.
Our last stop is The Padis Natural Reserve, a place that feels like in heaven.
Accommodation and overnight at a 4* pension in Padis, F.B
Day 7 Friday, the 22nd of August
After the breakfast, 9.00 am, we start a new and full day. On the route to The Fortress of Ponor we stop a few times to see other great places.
Through Gardisoara Gorges we continue towards The Lost World Karst Plateau, which hides in the underground a network of galleries, accessible through two vertical impressive cavities, The Black Pothole and The Gemanata Pothole.
The Fortresses of Ponor, natural monument and reserve, is a karst complex composed by three large rocks formations (sinkholes), placed in a forested valley. A magnificent landscape can be seen above the sinkholes, from The Balconies. The first is The Fortress of Ponor Cave, the largest portal 70 m high and 30 m wide, and the main gallery, crossed by a powerful underground river forming waterfalls and whirlpools.
We’ll have a few hours of medium difficulty hiking trip.
We serve a picnic lunch.
Accommodation and overnight at a 4* pension in Padis. F.B
Day 8 Saturday, the 23rd of August
In the morning, 9.00 am, after breakfast, we head to The Pisoaia Waterfall, a beautiful waterfall of 18 m high and 25 m opening, framed by the forest. Nearby we have The Hill with Fossilized Snails. Snails of different sizes and shapes were petrified in this geologically unique, 65-70 million years old area.
Then we continue our trip with the most challenging part of our expedition, the Speleological route inside The Huda of Papara Cave, located in Trascau Mountains, possibly the cave of Zamolxe, The Vanishing God.
This place excels in every aspect: the most difficult cave, the longest and most uneven, with the largest room, with the highest gallery, with the longest underground course, the largest and highest waterfall flow, the largest bat colony in Europe and that the largest repository of Chiroptera (fossilized guano bat), the longest and most numerous eccentric (eccentric grown stalactites, like the roots of a tree). It is required to have speleological equipment and it can only be visited accompanied by experienced people, that we will provide for the entire group. It is a demanding experience, but of great worth.
We have a picnic lunch. The day will end with a campfire.
Accommodation and overnight at the 4* pension, named “Sub Piatra” from Salciua, near the cave. F.B.
Day 9 Sunday, the 24th of August
In the morning, after breakfast, 10.00 am, we depart to Alba Iulia. This is one of the most beautiful medieval cities of Transylvania, where we will visit Alba Carolina Fortress, a place full of history and the first capital of the three Romanian Principalities, united in 1600 under the scepter of Michael the Brave. It is a sacred symbol of unity.
Here we witness the changing of the guard at the gates of the old city (12.00), an impressive ceremony where the soldiers are dressed in the medieval Austrian army uniformes, mounting Frisian breed horses. After the ceremony, the guard continues the ritual on the artillery platform, and gun salutes are drawn to the delight of the tourists.
You will have a break of 2 hours (free time) for lunch and visits in the Old Center of Alba Iulia, with small pubs and taverns, medieval restaurants and nice coffee-shops. You can also buy interesting souvenirs. In the area there are 2 beautiful Gothic Cathedrals.
In the last part of this day we travel on the Transalpina route, "the best driving road in the world" (Top Gear), an astonishing road which crosses The Carpathians. The spectacular view from over 2500 m above will give us the unique feeling of being on the top of the world.
Accomodation in 4* guesthouse, Maldar’s Manor, the perfect place to pamper yourself, savoring a cup of tea or a coffee in the dazzlingly white belvedere or under the arches where the old time boyars gazed at the horizon, immersing ourselves in the tranquility of the place, the park or the swimming pool. F.B
Day 10 Monday, the 25th 2014
After breakfast, 10.00 am, we depart to Bucharest, and on our way there we visit 2 Monasteries : The Hurezi Monastery - "The most beautiful and exquisite specimen of Romanian architecture", built in 1693 by Constantin Brancoveanu and included in the UNESCO in 1995 and The One Piece of Wood Monastery - made of a single old oak tree and consecrated to the Assumption. The legend says that a monk found in the hollow of an old oak tree an icon of Virgin Mary, who asked him to raise a small church from the wood of that very tree.
Lunch is at our choice during the stops on the road.
Accomodation in a 4* hotel in downtown, Bucharest. Farewell dinner. H.B
Day 11 Tuesday, the 26th 2014
Free day, B&B
Departure day. Multiple transfers to Henry Coanda Airport
