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Carpathian Walking & Bears
7 nights from £1199
Carpathian Walking & Bears
Hike through the majestic mountains and rustic villages of central Romania while searching for wild brown bears
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- Explore the wilds of central Romania, home to brown bears, Saxon villages and the Carpathian Mountains
- Visit the largest brown bear sanctuary in Europe and opt to join a bear-watching evening with a forester
- Hike through the spectacular landscape: meadows, forests and mountain trails
- Visit Vlad the Impaler’s Bran Castle, the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula
- Enjoy an authentic Carpathian welcome at Villa Hermani in the remote village of Magura
We spend seven nights in Villa Hermani, a private guesthouse in the remote village of Magura. It’s ideally situated for our adventure, sitting at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains and within Piatra Craiului National Park.
The property has twin and single rooms in a range of sizes and styles, almost all of which have private facilities (there are two rooms that share one bathroom). There is free wifi at the guesthouse.
Our friendly hosts, German couple Hermann and Katharina Kurmes, possess a wealth of knowledge on Transylvania, wildlife conservation and serve delicious homemade food.
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