Szekler Village Getaway

Although Transylvania is best known for Bram Stoker's Dracula, it is a traveler's paradise. Transylvania is surrounded by unspoilt nature - with its medicinal herbs, wild flowers and wildlife. In addition to its outstanding biosphere, the region is also unique for its cultural diversity, with Hungarians, Romanians, Saxons and Gypsies living side by side.

Taste fresh mineral waters, try your hand at various traditional crafts, learn how to make the famous local dessert - the chimney cake, splash in healing waters, learn about local cultures, try the local gastronomy, discover wildlife - experience a corner of Transylvania as only the locals know it.

Highlights:

• Observing, feeling, touching the untouched: natural secrets of Szeklerland
• Discovering and cooking traditional food recipes
• Discovering deeply the Szekler village way of life
• Lesson about village people and their crafts

Included in this tour:

• Airport transfer both on arrival and departure from/to any Romanian or Hungarian airport.
• snacks, coffee, sandwiches and lunch on the road to/from airports
• 7 overnights at a 4**** Spa hotel in Sovata resort, Hotel Pacsirta (if you would like a 3 star option, please contact us)
• buffet breakfast at the hotel
• 4 fine á la carte dinners or lunches  in different gourmet restaurants
• 7 days fully dedicated guide
• 7 days of activities
• 1 visit with tasting at local cheese maker farm
• 1 fried trout lunch at local freshwater  trout farm
• Every day homemade szekler chimney cake as delicatessen
• 1 visit to a peat bog, home of berries, insect eating flowers and 1000 year old trees
• 1 visit to a local mushroom producer, freshly picked mushroom meal included
• 1 visit to a local wild berry jam and syrup producer, tasting included
• 1 tour with horse drawn cart on the scarce farmland of Valea lui Pavel
• 1 guided  visit to a pottery workshop in Corund, the biggest pottery center of Europe.
• 1 guided visit to a bio certified beekeeper, where we will learn about the super-organism of bee hive, of course honey tasting included
• 1 guided visit to a tinder (amadou) workshop, a rare craft operated by only 6 families. Just to get an idea of the amadou products, take a look in our web-shop menu.
• 1 guided visit to a traditional weaver workshop
• 1 walking day focused on the szekler gemstone, the Aragonite of Corund, which includes treasure hunting, mining, Museum visiting, bathing and experimental do-it-yourself aragonite grinding and polishing your own bijou by your own hand.
• 1 E-biking day visiting the country’s only one Straw hut Museum (learning by doing the straw weaving), then visiting a traditional gypsy basket weaver where we will learn by doing the willow basket art&craft.
• experimental do-it-yourself pottery workshop. You can keep your product as gift.
• 1 car driven day focusing on post volcanic phenomena. Visit and taste of different mineral water springs, rare cold water geyser in Chirui, the unique volcanic St. Ana Lake and Balvanyos area with natural jacuzzi, Sulphurous Cave mofette, Bath of Apor Sisters, heated mineral water pools, sauna.
• 1 visit to a 100 year old photo studio where you discover the traditional photo making process, and you can make a group photo with 100 old tehnique
• Bear watching in the untouched wilderness forests of Szeklerland, in their own habitat
• Visit to biggest underground salt mine of Romania, and the European rarity Salt Canyon
• All the entry fees
• Transportation during the day-trips
• E-bike hiring
• Professional private tour-guide
• Not included:
• International airfare and airport taxes
• Extra drinks and alcoholic beverages
• Travel insurance (highly recommended)     
• Optional gratuities
• Personal expenses

Notes:

• Minimum 2 participants to book. If you are a single traveller, please contact [email protected] to confirm availabilties
• Available from 15-30th June 2023 & 1-15th October 2023
• Groups of up to 6 welcome 

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