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We are pleased to introduce you to one of the most exotic destinations for riding a bike in Europe.
Transylvania has many places of interest that will surprise even the most well-travelled clients. It has many UNESCO sites and other cultural attractions, great mountain roads, and good food and accommodation, this can be your next great SFIDA Cycling trip.
During this amazing trip, we will ride on two of the most iconic roads in the country: The Transfagarasan and the Transalpina. Those are world-class mountain roads with great scenery.
We will visit some amazing towns like Brasov, Sighisoara and Sibiu. Cultural and religious sites like the Horezu monastery, Bran Castle (Dracula), Viscri, the incredible Saxon fortified churches, Fagaras citadel…
The food is tasty and abundant, combining Eastern European and Islamic dishes, good coffee and fantastic pastries and cakes.
Probably you never thought of riding in this part of Europe, join us on this amazing adventure.
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Destination |
Romania |
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Duration |
9 Days |
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Dates 2025 |
31 Jul – 9 Aug |
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Hotels |
3-4 Stars |
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Meals |
All meals included |
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Arrival |
Bucharest (OTP) |
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Departure |
Bucharest (OTP) |
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Non-Rider |
10% discount |
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Rental Bike |
Available |
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Rental E-Bike |
Available |
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Price |
€4,650.00 |
Dates 2025
31 July to 9 August 2025
Total Distance: 675km
Daily average distance: 84km
Total Climbing: 10,500m
Daily average climbing: 1,315m
MORE INFORMATION
PRICES:
TWIN room: 4,650 Euros pp
SINGLE Supplement: 850 Euros
Rental bike: 750 Euros
Rental e-bike: 800 Euros
Bike bag/box transfer fee: 200 Euros
PAYMENT TERMS:
800 Euros when making the booking. The balance is to be paid 120 days before the trip starts.
INCLUDED:
9 nights of accommodation between 3 – 4 Stars
ALL MEALS INCLUDED.
9 breakfasts.
9 lunches during the rides, some picnic style.
9 dinners, including wine.
NOT INCLUDED:
International flights.
Travel insurance.
Hotel extras: mini-bar, spa, massage.
Tips for the staff.
SUPPORT:
We will have ride leaders and at least one mechanic on our trip.
Our staff/client ratio is 1:4 staff.
Our passenger vans come fully equipped with all the necessary to give the best support during the rides.
We carry gels, energy bars, powder mix, water, fruit, riding food, tools, pumps, spare tubes and tyres to ensure our first-class support helps you through the trip.
Professional first aid kit.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Adapting to the changes in international travel after the COVID-19 pandemic, we are adjusting our cancellation policy accordingly as follows:
120 days before the trip starts – the return of your deposit minus any expenses that we may not be able to reimburse.
90 days before the trip starts – partial refund of the amount of the trip less the 500 Euros cancellation fee, plus any amount that we can’t recover from Hotels and other costs that we may have already incurred in the trip preparation.
If you need to cancel the trip less than 60 days before the trip starts – no amount will be refunded. We will, however, try to credit as much as possible towards a future trip. This depends on the amount that we can get back from the hotels and other costs that we have already incurred in the trip preparation.
We highly recommend to contract travel insurance as soon you pay the deposit and buy your international flights.
Make sure your travel insurance covers:
- Refund of the amounts paid in case you need to cancel for any reason.
- Covers the cost of possible damages to your rental bike. Check our T&C for this.
For these reasons, we won’t be holding any spots until the full deposit has been paid.
Hotels are now more strict with how many rooms they are willing to have on hold for groups, so until deposit payments are made we won’t be able to confirm your spot.
Itinerary
Meet the SFIDA Cycling team at the designated hotel in Bucharest.
Afterwards, we will travel by van to Brasov.
To make the transfer more interesting, we will stop at a couple of places on the way.
The first stop will be to visit Bran Castle, better known in the Western culture as the Dracula Castle. We will have lunch in the town of Bran.
After we will drive to Rasnov and visit the citadel up in the hills.
Finally, we will arrive at our hotel in Brasov. Once there we will check in, prepare our bikes and visit this amazing UNESCO city.
Hotel: Radisson Blu Aurum Brasov.
Our first ride in Transylvania will consist of two parts.
The first part will take us to the Prejmer and Harman Saxon fortified churches. This is a very flat area, and our main interest is to visit both UNESCO-listed places.
We will climb up to Poiana Brasov, the ski station just above Brasov, on our way back to Brasov.
The views over the city and valley from Poiana Brasov are fantastic.
69km/745m.
Climb: Poiana Brasov.
Places of interest: Pejmer and Harman Saxon fortified churches.
Hotel: Radisson Blu Aurum Brasov.
Today we are riding from Brasov to Sighisoara.
In between, we will visit the Fagaras Fortress and Viscri. The riding will be mostly through central Transylvania, with undulating terrain.
The Fagaras Fortress is an impressive fortification with a moat surrounding it, we will visit the walls and also the museum.
In the afternoon we will reach Viscri, which is considered one of the best-preserved villages in Romania. Here we will be able to see the centuries-old Heritage of the Saxons in Transylvania.
The fortified church is one of the most impressive you can visit in the country.
We will end our ride in Bunesti and do a short transfer to Sighisoara.
Sighisoara is another UNESCO site, we will stay here overnight and visit the old centre.
133km/1,120m.
Places of interest: Fagaras Fortress, Viscri, Sighisoara medieval centre.
Hotel: Double Tree by Hilton.
Today we are heading towards the Carpathian Mountains.
Our first stop will be in Agnita for a visit to the fortified church and a coffee stop.
Next will be the Carta and its Cistercian Monastery before starting one of the most epic rides in Eastern Europe.
The Transfagarasan Road is an amazing place, and for the next couple of days, we will ride along this marvellous road.
Today we will do part of the climb up to Balea Cascada, once there, we will check in at our hotel and walk up the waterfall. This is a great place to stay overnight.
99km/1,600m.
Places of interest: Agnita's fortified church, Cistercian Monastery of Carta, Cascada Balea.
Hotel: Balea Cascada.
Today we will continue our ride through the Transfagarasan road.
This road was built between 1970-75 under Ceaucescu's rule. The main motivation was to have military access through the mountains in case of a Soviet invasion.
From Balea Cascada, we will climb the most spectacular part of this road up to Lake Balea.
We will end our ride in Curtea de Arges, this town has a good number of historical buildings, including a Monastery and an Orthodox church that is on the UNESCO list.
95km/1,800m.
Places of interest: Transfagarasan Road, Curtea de Arges historical buildings.
Hotel: THR Hotel.
We will start the day with a short transfer to Horezu Monastery, here will be the start of our short but mountainous ride.
But before, we will visit this UNESCO listed Monastery.
Our ride will take us up the Transalpina Road, this is another iconic mountain road in the Carpathian Mountains.
We will ride up to Ranca, where we will stay for the night.
57km/1,900m.
Places of interest: Horezu Monastery (UNESCO), Transalpina road.
Hotel: Hotel Restaurant Alessia Ranca.
We will continue our ride along the Transalpina Road, the first part is very spectacular with a good number of hairpins and great views.
Later after we descend to lower altitude, we will detour to visit the Oasa Monastery.
After the visit, it is a beautiful and easy ride to Tau Bistra where we will spend the night.
84km/1,555m.
Places of interest: Oasa Monastery, Transalpina Road.
Hotel: Hotel Popasul Regelui.
We will leave the Transalpina Road and head towards Sibiu, our final destination on this trip.
On the way, we will ride past some traditional towns, those called Marginimea Sibiliu villages. Most of the villages have some buildings and churches of interest, we will visit a few on our way to Sibiu.
Sibiu is one of the most beautiful cities in Transylvania and Romania.
We will spend our last two days in this fascinating place.
78km/1,075m.
Places of interest: Rod, Saliste, Gales, Orlat, Sibiu.
Hotel: Ramada Sibiu.
For our last ride, we have planned a morning ride through some of the traditional villages near Sibiu.
This is a great way to finish this epic trip to Transylvania, a fascinating region of Romania, which is also a great country to visit.
56km/700m.
Places of interest: Rosinari, Cisnadora, Cisnade.
Hotel: Ramada Sibiu.
After breakfast, we will transfer to Bucharest Airport (OTP).
We will arrive in the early afternoon, plan your flights accordingly.