10-Day Apuseni mountains Backpacking Tour from Oradea & Cluj Napoca
Highlights
Oradea, Cluj Napoca
trekking, backpacking, Cave
Private Tour
10 Days
Hard
English, French, German, Romanian
Languages
English, French, German, Romanian
Description
Explore numerous wild gorges of Galbenei, Ordâncutii, and Ariesului on this 10-day journey. Pass by and inside the huge and marvellous caves of Ponorului Fortresses, Altarului Cave, Live Fire Glacier, and Scarisoara Glacier. Witness the majestic peaks of Bihorul and Piatra Grăitoare that adorn the majestic Apuseni Mountains. Traverse Chalet Vladeasa, Piatra Tilharului, Galbena Valley and more in 10 days!
Itinerary
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Day 1: Arrive at Oradea or Cluj Napoca
- Highlights of the tour to be covered with your Romania tour guide:
- Start point Oradea or Cluj
Bologa
Chalet Vladeasa
- Stay overnight in a tent or chalet, depending on the weather conditions.
- Travel time: around 8 hours
- Level difference: around 1200 m
- Altitude 1800 m
- Trip distance: around 25 km
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Day 2: Chalet Vladeasa to Piatra Tilharului
- Highlights of the tour:
- Chalet Vladeasa
- Piatra Tilharului
- Stay overnight in a tent
- Travel time: around 6 hours
- Level difference: around 200 m
- Altitude:1600m
- Trip Distance: around 20 km
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Day 3: Piatra Tilharului to Stina de Vale
- Highlights of the tour:
- Piatra Tilharului
Stina de Vale
- Stay overnight in a tent or chalet, depending on the weather conditions.
- Travel time: around 7 hours
- Level difference: around 400 meters
- Altitudes: Piatra Tilharului around 1600 m; Stina de Vale around 1100m
- Travel Distance: around 25 km
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Day 4: Stina de Vale to Glavoi
- Highlights of the tour:
- Stina de Vale
- Peak Poeni
- The Radesei Fortress
- Padis
- Glavoi
- Stay overnight in a tent or chalet, depending on the weather conditions.
- Travel time: around 6 hours
- Level difference: 500 meters
- Altitudes: Peak Poeni 1615 m; Padis 1100 m
- Travel distance: around 25 km
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Day 5: Galbenei circuit
- Highlights of the tour:
- Glavoi
- Galbena Valley
- Live Fire
- Glavoi
- Stay overnight in the same place
- Travel time: around 7 hours
- Level difference: around 400m
- Altitudes: Glavoi 1100 m, Galbena Valley 700m
- Travel distance: around 25 km
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Day 6: Glavoi to Fortress of Ponor
- Highlights of the tour:
- Glavoi
- Fortress of ponor
- Stay overnight in the same place.
- Level difference: around 300 m
- Travel time: around 6 hours.Altitudes: Padis 1100m, The Ponor Fortress 900 m
- Travel Distance: around 10 km
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Day 7: Lost world
- Highlights of the tour:
- Glavoi
- Lumea Pierduta (lost world)
- Glavoi
- Stay overnight in the same place.
- Level difference: 50 m
- Travel time: around 4 hours
- Altitudes: Glavoi 1100 m, Lumea Pierduta 1070m
- Travel distance: around 10 km
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Day 8: Glavoi - Casa de Piatra
- Highlights of the tour:
- Glavoi
- Vartop cave
- Stone house
- Level difference: 50 m
- Travel time: around 6 hours
- Altitudes: Glavoi 1100 m - Stone House 1050m
- Campfire
- Party
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Day 9: Scarisoara Cave
- Highlights of the tour:
- Stone house - Scarisoara cave
- Stay overnight in a tent or chalet, depending on weather conditions.
- Level difference: around 300 m
- Travel time: around 4 hours
- Trip Distance: around 20 km
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Day 10: Scarisoara Cave to Oradea or Cluj Napoca
- Highlights of the tour:
- Scarisoara Cave
- Garda de Sus
- Oradea or Cluj Napoca
What's Included
What's Excluded
Know Before You Go
What To Bring
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
| The Group Size and Price | |
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| 1 to 20 | /group |
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This is a private tour |
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