Overview
This listing has one of the 10 most popular offers available in Romania Enjoy an amazing ride in Transylvania in this incredible four-day Romania motorcycle tour in Dracula’s county. Enjoy riding some of the best roads in Europe such as Transfagarasan Road and Transalpina Road, crooked and challenging, perfect for a motorcycle getaway. Visit Dracula's realm and enjoy a place with wonderful scenery and beautiful architecture on your two wheels!
Highlights
- Starts and ends in Turda
- Visit the medieval city of Sibiu - cultural capital of Europe in 2007
- Conquer Transfagarasan Road, the most challenging of Europe's roads
- Ride through the spectacular Transalpina Road on the Carpathian Mountains
- Explore Turda salt mines - with impressive halls named after kings and queens
- Ride to star-shaped Alba Iulia Citadel - a fortress with seven bulwarks
- 3 nights accommodation
Itinerary
Day 1: Cluj Napoca - Turda
Welcome to Romania! Adventure Motorcycle Tours and Rentals' English speaking guide, a motorcycle enthusiast and a 100% Transylvanian, collects you from Cluj Napoca Airport. A city with an outstanding medieval atmosphere, one of the oldest settlements in Transylvania, dating back prior to the Roman period, Cluj will surely impress you with its beautiful old architecture. To better capture the essence of the area and enjoy the local cuisine, a traditional Romanian lunch is strongly recommended. From Cluj, transfer to Turda, a small town with an intimate atmosphere founded by the Romans under the
Day 2: Turda - Alba Iulia - Sugag - Ranca (200 kilometers / 124 miles / 5 hours of riding)
Ride to Alba Iulia Citadel, a fortress with seven bulwarks, a star-shaped citadel, common to Vauban fortresses. It will be an incredible ride for you as Transalpina Road is one of the most spectacular roads of the Carpathian Mountains and the highest mountain road in Romania. With its highest point at Urdele Pass - 2,145 meters above sea level, the road is also called The King's Road by the locals. The road was built under the rule of King Carol II of Romania and rebuilt during World War II by German troops. - Accommodation in a three-star country inn in Ranca
Day 3: Ranca - Curtea de Arges - Balea Lac - Sibiu (230 kilometers / 143 miles / 6 hours of riding)
Curtea de Arges is your next destination with its beautiful monastery built in Byzantine style, with Moorish arabesques. Find out the legend of the monastery and continue your journey riding up to the mountains. This will be another incredible ride for you today. Transfagarasan Highway is the most crooked and challenging of Europe's roads for motorcyclists. Built between 1970 and 1974 as a military route by communist dictator Ceausescu (after the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968), it snakes up into the Carpathians. Continue your journey with the medieval city of Sibiu. - Accommodation
Day 4: Sibiu - Medias - Turda
You will then ride to the town of Medias, with its beautiful medieval centre, where you will make the acquaintance of a unique artist, the only one who uses spider web for his paintings. Travel next to Cluj Napoca for the return flight.
Ride Details
- Bike
- personal or rental bike (BMW G650 GS)
- Terrain
- asphalt/tarmac
- Mileage
- 430 kilometers / 267 miles
- Daily rides
- 200 - 230 kilometers / 124 - 143 miles
- Riding gear
- available to rent: helmet, although it is recommended to bring your own
- Meals
- 3 breakfasts
What's included
- Services of an English-speaking guide and motorcycle enthusiast
- Daily route briefing (all cost related with the guide are included)
- Bike rental (BMW G650 GS)
- 3 nights accommodation
- 3 breakfasts
Not included
- Gas
- Road taxes
- Parking
- Entry fees to the mentioned tourist attractions
- Lunches and dinners
- Beverages
- Individual activities
- Plane ticket
- Airport fees
- Photo and video tax
- Motorcycle rental
- Others not mentioned above
Accommodation
During this tour, you will stay at various three-star hotels and inn along your trip, as follow:
Food
During this tour, daily breakfast will be provided. Please let Adventure Motorcycle Tours and Rentals know if you prefer vegetarian food, in most cases, they can cater to it.
Getting There
This tour will take you to explore Romania. Why Romania motorcycle tours are a good idea? This is because Romania has some of the most spectacular roads to be ridden by motorcyclists: Transfagarasan, Transalpina, Transbucegi, and Transursoaia. And this tour will take you to some of these roads and more, as follow:
