8 Days Trekking Tour - Reaching the highest peaks in Romania: Moldoveanu Peak (2544 m) & Negoiu Peak (2535 m)

Individual flight to Sibiu. Reception at the airport and group transfer to the pension in the old town. Depending on the flight booked, there may still be time to explore on your own in the beautiful old town of Sibiu. It is only a 10-minute walk from your pension to the upper town with its three squares and many sights. During dinner together in a traditional restaurant, you will later discuss the upcoming trekking tour with your mountain guide and receive the latest information.

Today you drive to Cabana Poiana Neamtului (706 m) at the foot of the Fagaras Mountains (travel time approx. 1 hour). Your trekking tour starts here. First, you hike along the Râul Mare stream, later the path winds uphill through beautiful forests. Shortly before your goal, the 1500m high Bărcaciu hut, the forest clears and you can enjoy the beautiful view of the valley with the Olt river (walking time approx. 3 hours).

If you want, you can climb up to the high plateau after a short break. There is a small lake on the large mountain pasture and there is an excellent view of the surrounding mountains and the peak of the Negoiu.

First, you climb up to the Scara (2306 m). Here again, a great panorama opens up over the highest mountains in Romania. The subsequent descent takes you to the Scara (2146 m). The further hiking trail along the edge of an open valley basin and towards the Șerbota is particularly spectacular. Shortly before the 2331-meter high Șerbota peak, turn off and go down to the Negoiu hut (1546 m), where you spend the night.

Ascent to the 2535 meter high Negoiu with crossing from the Cleopatra and standing on the second highest mountain in Romania. From there, climb through the Strunga Doamnei (women's fireplace) and hike to Lake Călțun (2135 m). From there it goes over the 2390 meter high Laițel and the Paltunu peak to Lacul Bâlea (2034 m, Lake Balea). The mountain hut is located directly on the lake in a picturesque valley basin. Here you will meet the escort vehicle with the main luggage

You go up from Lake Balea to Șaua Caprei (goat peak, 2315 m). From there you hike along Lacul Capra (Goat Lake), where there is a monument to the avalanche victims. The spectacular path between the Portița Arpașului peak and the Arpașu Mic peak (2461 m) is secured with chains. He is also called La trei pași de moarte (The Three Steps from Death). But don't worry, this passage can also be mastered by every sure-footed hiker. We continue to the Arpașu Mic and Arpașu Mare peaks (2468 m). On the way you will pass the memorial stone for the climbers Prof. Richard Nerlinger and Herta Ruzicska, who died here in 1934. After the descent to Lake Podu-Giurgiului, you will go to the 2307-meter-high Podragu peak and the Podragu hut.

It goes to the roof of Romania and past some of the highest mountains of the Fagaras: Târâța (2414 m), Ucea-Mare (2434 m) and Ucișoara (2418 m). The fascinating panorama is astonishing again and again. Your ascent to Moldoveanu begins on the third highest mountain in the Carpathian Mountains, Viştea Mare (2527 m). Just a short ridge and you are on the Moldoveanu, the highest mountain in Romania at 2544 meters. After a rest you hike down to Transylvania. You spend the night in a hotel near the Poienari Castle.

First, there is an opportunity to take a look at the impressive, 166-meter-high and 305-meter-long dam of the Vidraru dam. Then you drive to the Dracula castle Poienari, where in 1462 Vlad III Draculea hide from the Tartars and Turks. From the valley lead 1480 steps to the castle on the hill. Another stop is planned in Curtea de Argeș, one of the oldest cities in Romania. It was the first capital of the principality of Wallachia. Through the delightful Valea Oltului (Old Valley) it goes to Manastirea Cozia. The monastery is richly decorated and many unique frescoes adorn the interior of the church. The day ends comfortably with a dinner in Sibiu.

Before you are taken to the airport, a guided stroll through Sibiu awaits you. The very beautiful old town with its narrow streets in the lower town and the many representative buildings in the upper town shows you the multifaceted history of the former capital of Transylvania.