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0845 3000 247 +44 (0)1539 531258 |
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ULTIMATE HALLOWEEN 28 OCTOBER - 4 NOVEMBER 2007 8 Days / 7 Nights |
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Bucharest (Count Dracula Clubt) Overnight Sleeper Train Painted Monasteries (Moldovita, Sucevita, Voronet) Lunca Ilvei Jonathan Harker Trail "Borgo" Pass Hotel Castle Dracula Bistrita (Bistritz) (Golden Krone) Târgu Mures (Halloween Ball in Citadel) Biertan Sighisoara Dracula's Birthplace, Bran Castle Brasov (Sightseeing & Shopping, Sinaia (Peles Palace) Bucharest |
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British Airways scheduled service: Heathrow 09:45; Bucharest 15:00 Bucharest 15:50; Heathrow 17:15 Flights depart terminal 1 |
Ultimate Halloween NEW for 2007
After the beauty of the Painted Monasteries an opportunity to pray for salvation before you are thrown deep
into darkest Transylvania - you will follow Jonathan Harkers trail spending a night with the woodsmen of the Carpathians
before making the hazardous journey by horse and cart through the wolf-infested forests of the Borgo Pass
to reach the Counts Castle. Your Halloween Ball will take place in the Târgu Mures citadel,
the place where witches were last burned alive in continental Europe, before a leisurely exploration of
mediaeval Transylvania and the realms of Vlad the Impaler.
Prices from £ 947.00 - £ 997.00 per person - discount of £ 98.00 if group exceeeds 20 in total
DRACULA - HOME ULTIMATE DRACULA BASIC HALLOWEEN BESPOKE DRACULA BRIEF ENCOUNTER FLIGHTS CAR HIRE
DAY 1 - 28 October 2007
Arrival at Bucharest Otopeni airport; transfer to the city centre for an early dinner at the Count Dracula Club.
Transfer to the North Station for your overnight sleeper train to northern Romania (departs 21:00; choice of 2 berth sleepers extra cost - or 6 berth couchettes). This is a true taste of the rail journeys of old.
Sighisoara
DAY 2 - 29 October 2007
Your train will deliver you at the wayside halt of Vama, deep in the Bucovina region in the early hours of the morning, long before the sun has risen. Breakfast at a local guesthouse. This is a day for contemplation as you tour some of the famous Painted Monasteries with their external frescoes depicting bible stories such as the famous scene of the Last Judgment at Voronet. Lunch and a demonstration of traditional egg painting before boarding the rickety old workers train at 17:12. Despite its sedate speed it will take you safely over the passes of the Carpathians and deposit you deep in a remote forest in northern Transylvania. Hopefully, the villagers will have sent their horses and carts because the train stops only for a second or two, and once it has gone there are no lights, just the darkness perhaps the distant howling of wolves for company. You will follow a forest track to a nearby mountain village where you can enjoy an evening meal and drinks with the locals. They may try to dissuade you from venturing further but try not to lose any sleep. A century earlier the unsuspecting solicitor, Jonathan Harker was also warned against travelling up the 'Borgo' Pass to Castle Dracula. "Do you not know that tonight, when the clock strikes midnight, all the evil things in the world will have full sway? Do you know where you are going, and what you are going to?" the landlord's wife begged of him. As a precaution garlic should be hung over your bed. This would also be an appropriate time to wear the little crucifix you may have bought at one of the monasteries!.
Arrival at Bucharest Otopeni airport; transfer to the city centre for an early dinner at the Count Dracula Club.
Transfer to the North Station for your overnight sleeper train to northern Romania (departs 21:00; choice of 2 berth sleepers extra cost - or 6 berth couchettes). This is a true taste of the rail journeys of old.
Sighisoara
DAY 2 - 29 October 2007
Your train will deliver you at the wayside halt of Vama, deep in the Bucovina region in the early hours of the morning, long before the sun has risen. Breakfast at a local guesthouse. This is a day for contemplation as you tour some of the famous Painted Monasteries with their external frescoes depicting bible stories such as the famous scene of the Last Judgment at Voronet. Lunch and a demonstration of traditional egg painting before boarding the rickety old workers train at 17:12. Despite its sedate speed it will take you safely over the passes of the Carpathians and deposit you deep in a remote forest in northern Transylvania. Hopefully, the villagers will have sent their horses and carts because the train stops only for a second or two, and once it has gone there are no lights, just the darkness perhaps the distant howling of wolves for company. You will follow a forest track to a nearby mountain village where you can enjoy an evening meal and drinks with the locals. They may try to dissuade you from venturing further but try not to lose any sleep. A century earlier the unsuspecting solicitor, Jonathan Harker was also warned against travelling up the 'Borgo' Pass to Castle Dracula. "Do you not know that tonight, when the clock strikes midnight, all the evil things in the world will have full sway? Do you know where you are going, and what you are going to?" the landlord's wife begged of him. As a precaution garlic should be hung over your bed. This would also be an appropriate time to wear the little crucifix you may have bought at one of the monasteries!.
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Vlad the Impaler
DAY 3 - 30 October 2007
Dont dally too long over breakfast, as the journey up to the Borgo Pass through the forests and over the plateau is lengthy and the hours of daylight are short. Note the red tassels worn by the horse pulling your cart to ward off the evil eye, for this is a land of myths, superstitions and the omnipresent feeling of danger. A picnic lunch will be taken in the forest, perhaps in the safety of a woodcutters hut if we can find one. The Counts Castle, Hotel Castle Dracula, appears as you cross the summit, standing out on the hillside guarding over the password. It has a crypt and a cemetery for good measure. Evening meal and overnight at Hotel Castle Dracula. A drink in the moon tower bar may calm the nerves.
DAY 4 - 31 October 2007 - HALLOWEEN
The survivors will descend the Borgo Pass to Bistrita. Jonathan Harker stopped here at the 'Golden Krone' Hotel where he dined on 'Robber Steak' and supped 'Golden Mediasch'. You will also dine here before your journey over the Transylvanian Highlands. Notice the abundance of roadside crosses. We continue to the Hungarian-speaking stronghold of Târgu Mures. Here you will be treated to a 5-6 hour Halloween Vampire Ball in the historic fortified bastion of the town, the place where the last witches were burned in Europe in 1784. There will be wine, song, feasting and dance, live mediaeval music, actors, minstrels, strange rituals and games ... and an appearance by the Count himself! Overnight in the 3-star Hotel Continental.
DAY 5 - 1 November 2007
We now enter Saxon Transylvania, where we visit one of the most impressive at Biertan - listed as a World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Learn about the culture and history of the Saxon Transylvanians with their churches and villages fortified against Tatar Marauders then, after lunch in the village, continue to the romantic, mediaeval walled-town of Sighisoara (Schässburg). Explore the cobbled alleyways, pretty squares and ramparts of this fascinating citadel. Overnight in one of the historic citadel hotels - Hotel Sighisoara, Casa Wagner or similar and dine in the house where Vlad the Impaler (Dracula) was allegedly born in 1431.
DAY 6 - 2 November 2007
We head south into the high Carpathians to visit the famous Bran Castle - the tourists' Dracula Castle - it certainly looks the archetypal Transylvanian spooky castle but any Dracula connections are very tentative. After lunch in Bran, we explore the mediaeval city of Brasov, often raided by Vlad the Impaler who impaled some of the merchants on stages ranged across the Tâmpa Hill. Dinner and folk show at the famous Cerbul Carpatin. Overnight at Hotel Capitol.
DAY 7 - 3 November 2007
Our final full day takes us out of Transylvania via the Predeal Pass. We visit the Palace of Peles in the former Royal mountain retreat of Sinaia then dine at the Cutitu Restaurant where steaks are served on swords. Continue to the capital of Bucharest where we can see the palace of Romanias most recent Dracula the Dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. City tour, dinner and overnight at Hotel Opera or Ibis Parlament.
DAY 8 - 4 November 2007
Free time after breakfast for shopping or sightseeing. Transfer to airport for your return flight.
OPTIONAL:
Additional nights can be added in Bucharest, or your holiday may be extended to include other regions.
Please note that Halloween tours are popular and early booking is recommended to secure a place.
Dont dally too long over breakfast, as the journey up to the Borgo Pass through the forests and over the plateau is lengthy and the hours of daylight are short. Note the red tassels worn by the horse pulling your cart to ward off the evil eye, for this is a land of myths, superstitions and the omnipresent feeling of danger. A picnic lunch will be taken in the forest, perhaps in the safety of a woodcutters hut if we can find one. The Counts Castle, Hotel Castle Dracula, appears as you cross the summit, standing out on the hillside guarding over the password. It has a crypt and a cemetery for good measure. Evening meal and overnight at Hotel Castle Dracula. A drink in the moon tower bar may calm the nerves.
DAY 4 - 31 October 2007 - HALLOWEEN
The survivors will descend the Borgo Pass to Bistrita. Jonathan Harker stopped here at the 'Golden Krone' Hotel where he dined on 'Robber Steak' and supped 'Golden Mediasch'. You will also dine here before your journey over the Transylvanian Highlands. Notice the abundance of roadside crosses. We continue to the Hungarian-speaking stronghold of Târgu Mures. Here you will be treated to a 5-6 hour Halloween Vampire Ball in the historic fortified bastion of the town, the place where the last witches were burned in Europe in 1784. There will be wine, song, feasting and dance, live mediaeval music, actors, minstrels, strange rituals and games ... and an appearance by the Count himself! Overnight in the 3-star Hotel Continental.
DAY 5 - 1 November 2007
We now enter Saxon Transylvania, where we visit one of the most impressive at Biertan - listed as a World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Learn about the culture and history of the Saxon Transylvanians with their churches and villages fortified against Tatar Marauders then, after lunch in the village, continue to the romantic, mediaeval walled-town of Sighisoara (Schässburg). Explore the cobbled alleyways, pretty squares and ramparts of this fascinating citadel. Overnight in one of the historic citadel hotels - Hotel Sighisoara, Casa Wagner or similar and dine in the house where Vlad the Impaler (Dracula) was allegedly born in 1431.
DAY 6 - 2 November 2007
We head south into the high Carpathians to visit the famous Bran Castle - the tourists' Dracula Castle - it certainly looks the archetypal Transylvanian spooky castle but any Dracula connections are very tentative. After lunch in Bran, we explore the mediaeval city of Brasov, often raided by Vlad the Impaler who impaled some of the merchants on stages ranged across the Tâmpa Hill. Dinner and folk show at the famous Cerbul Carpatin. Overnight at Hotel Capitol.
DAY 7 - 3 November 2007
Our final full day takes us out of Transylvania via the Predeal Pass. We visit the Palace of Peles in the former Royal mountain retreat of Sinaia then dine at the Cutitu Restaurant where steaks are served on swords. Continue to the capital of Bucharest where we can see the palace of Romanias most recent Dracula the Dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. City tour, dinner and overnight at Hotel Opera or Ibis Parlament.
DAY 8 - 4 November 2007
Free time after breakfast for shopping or sightseeing. Transfer to airport for your return flight.
OPTIONAL:
Additional nights can be added in Bucharest, or your holiday may be extended to include other regions.
Please note that Halloween tours are popular and early booking is recommended to secure a place.
- Return Scheduled Flights from United Kingdom to Romania
- Airport Taxes and Passenger Facility Charges
- Travel throughout by air-conditioned minibus or coach plus rail travel as indicated
- Accommodation in comfortable 3 star hotels or family run pensions
- Full-board throughout (as per itinerary)
- Sightseeing tours and special events as outlined above including the 'Jonathan Harker Trail' horse & cart ride, Snagov boat trip, and the Halloween Vampire Ball or Mediaeval Banquet
- Professional English-speaking Guides
- All applicable entrance fees
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| >ULTIMATE HALLOWEEN - includes flights |
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947.00 - 997.00
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79.00
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| >ULTIMATE HALLOWEEN - land arrangements only |
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797.00
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79.00
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| >Supplement for sleeping compartment on overnight train |
12.00
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32.00
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Adult Prices are per person sharing a double room in £ Sterling (GBP) and subject to availability
Prices shown are based on good scheduled flight availability - lower prices indirect connections; higher range for direct British Airways flights from Heathrow.
Regional departures or flights booked closer to departure may be subject to additional supplements (typically £25.00-50.00 per person).
Flight tickets are issued on receipt of your deposit to secure your price. They are fixed dated and non-refundable. Travel Insurance is highly recommended.
Discount of £ 58.00 per person if group size exceeds 15; or £ 98.00 if group size exceeds 20 people
Please note that this is a very popular tour and early booking is recommended to secure a place on the tour.
Prices shown are based on good scheduled flight availability - lower prices indirect connections; higher range for direct British Airways flights from Heathrow.
Regional departures or flights booked closer to departure may be subject to additional supplements (typically £25.00-50.00 per person).
Flight tickets are issued on receipt of your deposit to secure your price. They are fixed dated and non-refundable. Travel Insurance is highly recommended.
Discount of £ 58.00 per person if group size exceeds 15; or £ 98.00 if group size exceeds 20 people
Please note that this is a very popular tour and early booking is recommended to secure a place on the tour.
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