Transfagarasan Motorcycle Tour

Tour Details

Tour overview

A trail and a magical evening spent at an altitude of over 2,000m.

If you do not have many days at your disposal but want to see the most beautiful road in the world, the stunning scenery of the Carpathian Mountains and one of the largest medieval fortresses inhabited in Europe in a single tour, this route is the best.

We will also spend wonderful evenings in the cities of Bucharest, Brasov and Sighisoara where we will find countless ways to have fun late at night.

What your tour includes

Tour cost includes:

• Transfer from the nearest airport
• Fully guided tour
• 5 nights good quality accommodation
• 5 breakfasts
• 5 lunches in traditional local restaurants (you will order directly from the menu what you want to eat)
• 4 days BMW motorcycle GS series model 2017/2018 in perfect condition
• Third party liability insurance
• Maps and information pack
• Top case and side cases
• Free Wi-Fi during your trip
• 24/7 technical support
• Back up motorcycle
• A traditional dinner with food and drink

Tour cost not included:

• Food other than indicated
• Security deposit for motorcycle
• Personal travel insurance
• Fuel for motorcycles
• Entrance to museum, castle, cave
• All services not mentioned as included

Tour intinerary

Day 1 Bucharest

Hotel transfer from the airport.

Palace of the Romanian Parliament has a floor area of 360,000 square meter – setting the world record for the largest building for civilian use.

Measures 270 m by 240 m, 86 m high and 92 m underground. It has 1.100 rooms and is 12 stories tall, with four additional underground levels currently available and in use, with another four in different stages of completion.

New Old City a decade of refurbishment has resulted in a charming, walkable quarter with enough sights to keep you occupied for the day and enough bars and clubs to ensure you never have to sleep.

Day 2 Bucuresti to Brasov

Cheia mountain road – More than 100 km way, mostly curved and with a spectacular view, crossing the Oriental Carpathians.

Brasov City – the location of the city at the intersection of trade routes linking the Ottoman Empire and Western Europe.

Stroll around the old Town Hall Square where you can admire colorfully painted and ornately trimmed baroque structures. Take a peek inside the Black Church, the largest gothic church in Romania. Its name derives from damage caused by the Great Fire of 1689, when flames and smoke blackened its walls. The interior is impressive and well-kept and houses one of the largest organs in Eastern Europe.

Day 3 Brasov to Sighisoara

On our way to Sighisoara we’ll have a lunch break in Odorheiul Secuiesc, town, the second town as size in Harghita county. Here, we’ll visit the Franciscan Church, as well as the ruins of the medieval fortress, „Szekely Tamadt” representing one of the most important historical elements, of great interest for the tourism in Odorheiul Secuiesc area.

The Sighisoara Medieval Citadel Considered one of Europe’s beauties, Sighisoara is a monument city protected by UNESCO since 1999 and included on the list of the world patrimony.

In the heart of Transylvania, a fortress built in the 12^th century will captivate you like no other city in Romania. The narrow streets, the charming buildings, the symbolic towers or the medieval churches

Day 4 Sighisoara to Balea Lac

Sibiu City – was voted Cultural European Capital in 2007 and named by Forbes as “Europe’s 8th most idyllic place to live”.

Parts of the old fortifications remain, and many of the medieval houses within the walls are historical monuments.

The Transfagarasan mountain road is one of the most spectacular roads in the world. It is 90 km (56 miles) long.

The Transfagarasan rises to a height of 2.134 meter and has sharp hairpin turns, a challenge for every driver. The maximum speed is 40km/h (25 miles/h).

Fully open only from June to October, the road’s highest point is at 2.042 meters: the tunnel which links the northern and southern sides at the Balea Lake.

Day 5 Balea Lac to Bucharest

The Vidraru Dam was completed in 1966 with the primary purpose of serving a hydroelectrical power plant. One of the largest hydroelectric dams in Europe it stands 166 meters tall and can produce as much as 400 GWh of power a year. The Transfagarasan Highway passes over the top of the dam, which is 305 meters in length. The dam – which took more than five years to be built-created the artificial Vidraru Lake on the Arges river in 1965.

Curtea de Arges Monastery: the legend of the pregnant woman trapped inside the walls and the death of master Manole who tried to fly with wooden wings.

Day 5 Bucharest

Hotel transfer to the airport.

Tour cost

Staying in a single room and ride:

 Sharing a double room and ride:

Deposit:  1.000 / 1500 / 2.000 euro per motorbike depends on which model you choose

Tour runs: anytime from June to October

If you have any questions or would like to book a motorbike tour, our office is open 9am to 7pm every day or email / WhatsApp us anytime.