Tour code: Tr6.4RoEE Departure: Turda

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Eastern Europe–Motorcycle Tour
Turda, Transylvania departure

Highlights
Budapest – the city of Spa’s, Hungary’s capital city
Plitvitze – the oldest national park in Europe
Ride along the Adriatic Sea to Dubrovnik, the most beautiful Croatian city
Kotor Bay – known as Europe’s southernmost fjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Derdap National Park – the famous Iron Gates Gorge, the gateway to the southern slopes of the Carpathian Mountains.
Ride to the clouds on Transalpina – the highest road in Romania
Transfagarasan Road – the most crooked and challenging road for motorcyclists

 

Day by day itinerary:

Day 1, Thursday, Cluj Napoca - Turda (Romania), about 40km – 40 min
Welcome to Romania! Our English speaking guide, a motorcycle enthusiast collects you from Cluj Napoca Airport. A city with an outstanding medieval atmosphere, one of the oldest settlements in Transylvania, dating back prior to the Roman period, Cluj will surely impress you with its beautiful old architecture. From Cluj transfer to Turda, a small town with an intimate atmosphere, founded by the Romans under the name of Potaissa. Accommodate in a 4* hotel, collect your motorcycle and enjoy a welcome dinner.

 

Day 2, Friday, Cluj Napoca – Sunset Mountains – Oradea
about 274 km – 4h55min
Prepare to descend to the heart of one of the biggest salt mines in the country – Turda Salt Mines, with impressive halls named after kings and queens. Ride to Turzii’s Gorges, the most important reservation of the Sunset Mountains. Enjoy a traditional lunch and ride to Oradea – the entrance gate to Romania on the Western border. The city preserves the spirit of the belle époque even today. The feeling is rendered by the architectural Secession style that gives a special elegance to this town, still preserving the atmosphere of the turn of the last century. Accommodation in a 4* Hotel.

 

Day 3, Saturday, Oradea – Eger – Budapest (Hungary), about 310 km – 6h10min
Today you’ll cross the border to Hungary and ride to Eger, famous for its beautiful baroque style buildings, its castle and thermal baths. Spend the evening in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary. Enjoy a city tour: visit Castle District with the imposing Matthias Church, Budapest’s finest and best known Roman Catholic Church, whose fantastic position dominates the skyline. The Fishermen’s Bastion, built in neo-Romanesque style, as well as the Royal Palace are symbols of the whole country. Accommodation 3* hotel.

 

Day 4, Sunday, Budapest – Balaton Lake  – Slovenska Bistrika (Slovenia), 370 km – 6h30min
Take a relaxing trip to Balaton Lake, one of the most precious natural treasures of Hungary. Balaton Lake is the largest lake of Central Europe, is 77 kilometers in length.
In the evening reach Slovenia and accommodate in Slovenska Bistrica. The town offers several interesting sights, including Bistrica Castle, churches, a Roman road and an ancient Roman fort. 

 

Day 5, Monday, Slovenska Bistrika – Ljubljana 
110 km – 2h
Continue your adventure to Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia. Take a walk on Dragon’s Bridge and the Triple Bridge – a symbol of Ljubljana, admire the architecture of Saint Nicholas Cathedral and visit the medieval Ljubljana Castle. Situated on top of a hill, the Castle dominates the city centre. Accommodation and dinner in Ljubljana.

 

Day 6, Tuesday, Ljubljana – Plitvicze (Croatia), 200km – 3h50min
Morning ride to Plitvitze – the oldest national park in Europe. The park hosts an incredible collection of waterfalls, gallery of lakes, forests and animal life diversity. The lakes are famous for their distinctive colours, ranging from azure to green, grey or blue, offering breathtaking views. Accommodation in Plitvitze in a 3* Hotel.

 

Day 7, Wednesday, Plitvicze – Zadar – Split (Croatia), 335 km – 6h10min
Continue your journey to the small village of Murvica, located on the island of Brac. Over the years, the village served as a refugee place for the monks and nuns who were fleeing from the Turks. The village houses the famous cave of the Dragon, a former monk cell dating back to the 15th century. Ride next to Zadar, the capital of the Dalmatia County, one of Adriatic’s most interesting cities; reach in sites to explore and in history. Continue your adventure with Split, Adriatic’s most fascinating ports with a long history. Home of Diocletian’s Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Split offers a wealth of museums and Roman ruins located in a dramatic mountain backdrop and opened onto a vast expanse sea.

 

Day 8, Thursday, Split – Dubrovnik (Croatia)
210 km – 3h30min
Ride today to Croatia’s finest city, Dubrovnik. Christened by George Bernard Show “the pearl of the Adriatic”, Dubrovnik is Croatia’s most visited destination, renowned for its incomparable architectural heritage. The exquisite baroque buildings, marble streets, the beautifully sculpted Renaissance fountains and facades gave Dubrovnik its UNESCO World Heritage Site status. Accommodate in Dubrovnik.

 

 Day 9, Friday, Dubrovnik – Kotor Bay – Cetinje – Podgorica (Montenegro) - Skhoder (Albania), about 243 km – 5h
Morning ride to the Bay of Kotor, located in South Eastern Croatia, known as Europe’s southernmost fjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The bay is in fact a submerged river canyon of the disintegrated Bokelj River which used to run from the high mountain plateaus of Mount Orjen. Ride next on winding roads up to Cetinje, former capital city of Montenegro.This architectural jewellery, surnamed the treasure of Montenegro is best known for the impressive Monastery of Cetinje and Biljarda.Enjoy a city tour and delight yourself with the delicious local cuisine for lunch. Continue the ride to Podgorica, the current capital city and largest urban centre in Montenegro. A great deal of the city was destroyed during World War II so the city is today a interesting combination of old style and modern architecture. Enjoy a city tour followed by a ride to Shkoder located in northwesters Albania, an important cultural and economical centre, one of the oldest and most historic towns in the country.

Day 10, Saturday, Shkoder – Tirana (Albania) – Ohrid (Makedonia), 260 km – 5h
Get ready to make the acquaintance of Albania’s capital and largest city, Tirana. Enjoy a city tour including the Skanderbeg Square housing the major tourist attractions: the National Museum with its typical “social realist” mosaic façade; the clock-tower dating from 1830; the Ethem Bey Mosque, the iconic image of Tirana. Traditional lunch in an “authentic” local restaurant.  Ride to Ohrid, the “Macedonian Jerusalem” known for its impressive number of churches. Ohrid County is notable for having once 365 churches, one for every day of the year!

 

Day 11, Sunday, Ohrid – Skopje (Makedonia) – Nis (Serbia), 390 km – 6h
Ride to Skopje, the capital city of Macedonia. Enjoy a city tour including the Stone Bridge built in 15 century, Kale Fortress dating back to 6th century, built by the Byzantines, The Old Town and the Bit Bazaar, one of the largest and most significant oriental old bazaars in the Balkans. The city features pieces of Mother Teresa heritage, including a marker for her birthplace and a simple statue. Ride to Nis, one of the oldest cities in the Balkans home to Nis Fortress, one of the best preserved monuments of this kind in mid Balkans. Accommodation and dinner in Nis.

  
Day 12, Monday, Nis – Golubac (Serbia) – Iron Gates – Gura Vaii (Romania) – Drobeta Turnu Severin, 350 km– 5h40min
Ride today to Golubac, marking the entrance to Đerdap National Park. Visit Golubac Fortress and ride along the Danube River and the famous Iron Gates – the magnificent gateway to the southern slopes of the Carpathian Mountains. Enjoy the breathtaking sceneries and head to Drobeta Turnu Severin for accomodation and dinner.

 

Day 13, Tuesday, Transalpina Road -Drobeta Turnu Severin – Novaci – Sugag
220 km – 4h30min
Ride your motorcycle to the clouds on one of the most spectacular roads of the Carpathian Mountains – Transalpina. With its highest point at Urdele Pass – 2,145m above sea level, Transalpina is the highest road in Romania. Called The King's Road by the locals, the road was built under the rule of King Carol II of Romania and rebuilt during World War II by German troops. Accommodation in a 3* Country Inn.

 

Day 14, Wednesday, Transfagarasan Road, Sugag – Balea Lake – Curtea de Arges,
190 km – 3h30min
The most crooked and challenging of Europe's roads for motorcyclists is called the Transfaragasan (2,034 meters altitude). The second highest road in Romania, the Transfagarasan was built between 1970 and 1974 as a military route, by communist dictator Ceausescu (after the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968) it snakes up the tallest peaks of the Carpathians. Accommodation and dinner in a 3* country inn.

 

Day 15, Thursday, Curtea De Arges – Sibiu – Turda, 260 km – 5h
Continue your journey on Oltului Valley towards Sibiu, the European Capital of Cultural for 2007. The fortified town of Sibiu has always been the centre of Romania's German minority since medieval times and it is one of Romania’s most beautiful cities. It contains the largest concentrations of tourist attractions in Romania. Accommodation in Turda in a 4* Hotel.

 Day 16, Friday, Turda – Cluj Napoca
With a lot of memories and surely some regret say good bye to Romania. Transfer to Cluj
Napoca Airport to catch your flight back home.

 

 

Prices

Motorcycle	Price**/1 rider*	Price**/1 co-rider*	Single supplement (private room)
BMW F650 GS	AU$ 7464/ € 5690	AU$ 4840/ € 3690	AU$ 838/ € 639
BMW F650GS (800)	AU$ 7948/ €6060	AU$ 4840/ € 3690	AU$ 838/ € 639
BMW R1200 GS	AU$ 8447/ € 6440	AU$ 4840/ € 3690	AU$ 838/ € 639
*Price is based on two people sharing a double room. **prices in AU$ for guidance only. All payments will be taken in €. The price is based on 6 riders traveling together. Should the number of riders change, price will alter.

 
Price includes:
Services of a ride leader
Services of a mechanic
Services of a support vehicle to carry luggage, spares, etc.
Mechanical spares, servicing and repairs
First aid kit
Daily briefing and map package

Accommodation:
3 nights in 4* hotels, 10 nights in 3* hotels and 2 nights in 3* Country Inns

Meals:
15 breakfasts, 14 lunches, 13 dinners

Transportation:
Motorcycle hire
Fuel
Top box for daily personal use
Motorcycle third party liability insurance
Return airport transfers

Entrance fees for:
Turda Salt Mines, Plitvicze Lakes and Turda Gorges

OPTIONAL:
Additional insurance coverage available on request at an extra cost.

Not included:
Some of the meals
Beverages
road taxes and tolls
parking fees
Visa’s
Traffic fines
Repair and/or recovery costs to the motorcycle for loss or damage caused by
negligence or failing to heed ride leaders directive
Medical costs – it is a pre-requisite that all clients have comprehensive medical insurance that covers for riding a motorcycle over 650cc in foreign countries
Activities not mentioned on the itinerary
International flights
Personal spending money

 

Notes and Information:
Duration of the tour: 16 days
Riding days: 15 days
Total distance: Approximately 4,500 km/ 2,790 miles
Shortest ride – 2h

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Alin Todea, group leader A motorcycles lover and a passionate traveler. He will travel from Transylvania (Eastern Europe) to Osorno, the capital of the province in order to ride his bike, in any corner of Patagonia, supervising the organization of the motorcycle tours for our clients.

 

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