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Maramures village break (2 days, from Cluj)

By Get a Cluj Tour
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$1,321 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
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  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Highlights:
• scenic mountain & countryside roads
• delicious farm products
• 3 UNESCO wooden churches and a famous monastery
• the colourful Merry Cemetery
• chance to walk on the footprint of Elie Wiesel
• experience an overnight stay in a traditional village
• meet the locals

Activity location

  • Surdesti Wooden Church
    • Surdesti, Romania

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Piața Avram Iancu
    • Piața Avram Iancu
    • Cluj-Napoca, Județul Cluj, Romania

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Private tour
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d2d
  • English

min 1 - max. 7 participants: This option insures you that no other traveller will joint you on the tour.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 8:30 am
Price details
AU$1,321.47 x 1 AdultAU$1,321.47
Total
Price is AU$1,321.47
Until Mon, 3 Feb

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedcraftsmen visit
  • What's includedWhat's included1 overnight in a rural guesthouse (double room based)
  • What's includedWhat's includedentry tickets (3 wooden churches, Elie Wiesel Memorial, Merry Cemetery)
  • What's includedWhat's includedservices of an English speaking guide / driver
  • What's includedWhat's includedDinner
  • What's includedWhat's includedBreakfast
  • What's includedWhat's includedall transport by private vehicle or minibus (gas, road tax and parking fees included)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedyour meals and drinks (others than mentioned)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedyour personal expenses
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedsingle room supplement (20 eur) will be paid on the spot

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Not recommended for travellers with motion sickness

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Cluj – Surdesti – Sighetu Marmatiei – Sapanta - Breb
  • 4 stops
  • Meals: snacks
  • Accommodation: Overnight in a rural guesthouse (double room). Single supplement is not included, to be paid on the spot.
Surdesti Wooden Church
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Meet your guide at 8:30 am and head for Maramures across a narrow panoramic mountain road. First stop of the day will be for the visit of Surdesti wooden church, the first UNESCO heritage site you will visit. Built at the beginning of the 18th century, it still stands as one of the tallest wooden churches of Maramures.
The Elie Wiesel Memorial House - The Museum of the Jewish Culture in Maramures
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Transfer across the mountains to arrive in the small border town of Sighetu Marmatiei. Visit the memorial house of Elie Wiesel. Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Holocaust survivor and author of the novel Night, Wiesel was born in this small town in 1928. His work and life continue to inspire global conversations about the importance of standing against hatred and discrimination. Lunch in a restaurant.
Memorial of the Victims of Communism and of the Resistance
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
After lunch, visit the Memorial of the Victims of Communism Memorial. It is located in a former prison which was used by the communist regime to detain political prisoners, intellectuals, clergy and others seen as threats to the regime.
Merry Cemetery
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Take a 30 min transfer to Sapanta village. Visit the Merry Cemetery, a spectacularly colourful resting place. The crosses feature naïve art depicting scenes from the deceased's life, sometimes including even ironic illustrations. Car transfers of the day: approx. 5h; ~260 km / 160 mi
Day 2: Breb – Desesti - Barsana – Ieud – Cluj
  • 4 stops
  • Meals: breakfast
  • Accommodation: Not included
Breb
  • 1h 30m
After breakfast, take a walk along the intricated streets of Breb, one of the most famous villages in Romania. Visit some local craftsmen (not available on Sundays or other major religious events), discover it's connection with King Charles III of Great Britain and have a chat with the local people, always curious to find out where you are coming from :)
Church of the Holy Paraskeva
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
visit the wooden church of Desesti, also part of the UNESCO heritage. Here you will discover the best preserved interior painting of all the wooden churches of Maramures.
Barsana Monastery
  • 1h
Transfer to Barsana new monastery, a mix of modern and traditional architecture. Have lunch in a restaurant.
Ieud Ses Wooden Church
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Take a panoramic road that will lead you to Ieud, a third UNESCO heritage site included in this tour. Get back to Cluj in late afternoon. End of the tour. Car transfers for the day: approx. 4h30min-5h; ~230 km / 140 mi

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESSurdesti Wooden Church
    • Surdesti, Romania

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPiața Avram Iancu
    • Piața Avram Iancu
    • Cluj-Napoca, Județul Cluj, Romania
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPiața Unirii
    • Piața Unirii
    • Cluj-Napoca, Județul Cluj, Romania

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