Hiking vacations in Romania

Hiking tours in Romania

Painted Monasteries and Castles of Transylvania
Individual Self-guided Walking Tours in Romania

Romania is a country rich in heritage and history, and Hidden Trails’ walking tours and hikes offer a unique opportunity to explore this traditional country on foot.

Hidden Trails offer two self guided hiking vacations in Romania. On our Walking the Carpathians hiking trip you can discover the beautiful Carpathian Mountains, rich in wildlife and birds, and also home to Transylvania – home to the famous Dracula.

On our Painted Monasteries walking tour you will explore the old Romanian principality of Moldavia, with its exquisite painted monasteries and Byzantine artwork. A recognized UNESCO World Heritage area, the Moldavia area is rich in culture and heritage.

Romania’s significant German (Saxon) heritage is obvious in Southern Transylvania, home to hundreds of well-preserved Saxon towns and villages. Saxons came to Transylvania during the mid 1100s from the Rhine and Moselle Rivers regions.

Guided and self guided walking tours in Romania

Villages straight out of a bucolic past, where traditional folk costumes are still worn;
Working horses still outnumbering motor vehicles;
Food grown on small farms, without chemicals;
Rural tourism that benefits ordinary people, not corporations or cartels;
Tranquility, without the sounds of motor vehicles or aero planes;
Monasteries on quiet hillsides;
Forests sheltering abundant wildlife;
Shepherds who still spend all summer on alpine pastures;
Starry night skies without the orange glow of a city;
People whose brows are not furrowed by the stresses of modern life.

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