Bucovina is a region of Romania like no other. Accessible via an epic road trip across the wild Carpathian Mountain range or a flight from Bucharest. Explore Suceava, the ancient capital of Moldavia province and if you don't drive through it be sure to see the mighty Bicaz Gorge, the gateway to the region from the west.
BUCOVINA EXTENSION
HIGHLIGHTS
- Discover the Eastern Orthodox Sucevita Monastery
- Moldovita Monastery dating from 1532
- Neamț County whose churches, hermitages and monasteries are hidden deep in the wilderness of the mountains
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Arrive
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Day 1 Cross the Carpathians
Cross the Carpathians on a day-long excursion with your private driver, stopping to explore en route. Around three hours from Sibiu, Sovata and Praid are known for their salt mines, where you might head underground for lunch. In the Bicaz Gorge, the road wends its way between moss-covered mountain faces into Bucovina. On the way, Neamț County is dotted with monasteries that set the scene for your time in Sucevița, a small village where you will stay in a traditional local guesthouse.
Overnight: Local guesthouse
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Day 2 Bucovina's Monasteries
The 15th and 16th-century painted monasteries throughout Bucovina are UNESCO heritage sites, and their frescoes are wondrous to behold. The Eastern Orthodox Sucevița monastery is a Byzantine and Gothic structure covered in ornately detailed frescoes, some typically Moldavian, thanks to the boyar family that built it in 1585; a little further north, the Moldovița monastery is a Romanian Orthodox example from 1532 that is no less colourful and striking. Fully appreciating these scenes demands inspecting them up close.
Lunch might be in Moldovița, a picnic from local markets, or at your next destination, Gura Humorului. Here, two further monasteries boast even more impressively preserved murals, some from the 1400s. Return to Suceava for a night at a comfortable hotel.
Overnight: Central hotel
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Day 3 Suceava and fly home
Take some time to learn some of Suceava’s interesting central European legacy and about its varied rulers – from Stephen the Great to the Habsburgs – before your flight home.
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Depart
GUIDELINE PRICES - Per Person
| Low | $ 1,581 |
| Mid | $ 1,882 |
| High | $ 2,580 |
INCLUSIONS
- All accommodation as detailed in the itinerary.
- Daily breakfast.
- Private transfers throughout.
- All sightseeing, entrance fees and guide services as detailed in the itinerary.
EXTRAS
- International and domestic flights.
- Meals not indicated in the itinerary.
- Items of a personal nature such as laundry, drinks, gratuities (discretionary).
- Entrance fees and excursions not specifically mentioned as included.
- Travel insurance or visa fees.
BOOKING NOTES
- Prices are per person based on two people sharing a room.
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REASONS TO BOOK
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