Romania Tours in July 2026

We had a wonderful trip - our first with Trafalgar. Enjoyed the sightseeing, excursion, meals, tour guide, and most of the hotels. One of the hotels was not centrally located - other than that they were fine. We will definitely look at traveling with Trafalgar again.

I joined this tour because I wanted a mountain hiking adventure in a place I hadn't been before. The journey to Villa Hermani is like going back in time, travelling first through the flat plains, then through a rather touristy hilly area, then up a dirt track to Magura, a remote village surrounded by hills and mountains. The itinerary was well planned. There are basically three days in the Piatra Craiului national park with an overnight hut stay to enable the group to summit without a lot of climb. Then two days in the Bucegi mountains again with a hut stay. In between there is a walk through a gorge with 7 ladders. The group which was high powered and diverse got along well, and creating a Whats App group to share pictures was a great idea. Unfortunately the weather was mixed and we were unable to summit La Om and Omu because of poor conditions on those days. I would recommend this tour unreservedly!

This was a tough but thoroughly enjoyable trip in a very beautiful part of the world. The challenging grade is about right; be prepared for a lot of rocky steep ascent and descent including a fair amount of scrambling and using fixed cables/chains. Some parts (particularly the ascent to La Om on Day 4 and the ridge along the top) are pretty exposed. There is a good mix of tougher and somewhat easier days to break things up with some nice forest and meadow sections. The reward is some amazing scenery in a relatively unspoilt part of the world. The whole trip was very well organised and accommodation at Villa Hermani was very clean and comfortable, with friendly hosts and great food. The mountain huts were a good experience but be prepared for very basic toilet and sanitary facilities.

Been on a number of Explore tours and loved them all. This was one of the best. The itinerary was comprehensive and rewarding. Romania is a beautiful country and the towns were were surprisingly attractive. The tour guide "Tudor" was exemplary and pulled out all the stops so we got the most from the tour. Weather was brilliant. All in all....Fantastic

This is an ambitious and enriching tour itinerary, including wonderful historic sites, religious locations, interesting local experts, and up-close-and-personal experiences with local folks. It gave me a chance to see, in person, places and things I'd only previously heard about on the evening news. My suggestion: GO!

There are three nights in mountain huts, where the accommodation is basic (no shower, no flush toilet), but that's unavoidable and part of the mountain experience. The ridge walk is amazing, but involves some scrambling and is exposed - not for those unhappy with heights, and the nature of the rock is such that it would not be safe in wet weather. We had warm sunshine. As the brochure indicates, the walking is strenuous, since you will be carrying up to 3 days food and clothing, as well as the usual stuff for a day on the hills. Good for botanists. The final day of the itinerary, in Bucharest, didn't work so well, not helped by unusual 40 deg heat. We didn't really see much of the city and it didn't allow for lunch at a sensible time. If you really want to see the city, you should add an extra day or two to your stay.