| Duration: | 3 Day(s) - 2 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Classic Tours |
Starting Days: Starting only on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, or Saturday
Program
Day 1: Sibiu – Turda
Sibiu – Turda (visit Salt Mine) – Cluj Napoca (lunch & city tour) – Vișeu de Sus - Accommodation in Vișeu de Sus
Km / Driving time: 350 km / 7 hrs
Day 2: Vișeu de Sus
Vișeu de Sus (ride with the steam train into the Vaser Valley) – Săpânța (visit Merry Cemetery) – Bârsana (visit wooden church, a UNESCO-Heritage) - Ieud (visit wooden church, a UNESCO heritage).
Accommodation in Vișeu de Sus
Km / Driving time: 6 hrs by train + 170 km / 3 hrs
Day 3: Vișeu de Sus - Departure
Vișeu de Sus – Bistrița (city tour and visit of the Evangelic Church and Tower) – Târgu Mureș (city tour and visit of the Palace of Culture) - Sibiu
Included Services:
Transport from/to Sibiuaccording to the program
English Guide and driver according to the program
Accommodation2 x accommodation in Hotel Gabriela 3* in Vișeu de Sus or similar
2 x breakfast
Picnic1 x picnic in the Vaser Valley
Ride with the steam train ”Mocănița”
Entrance fees according to the program
Map
Not Included Services:
Single room supplement per person
Explore More About Vișeu de Sus:
Vișeu de Sus is a town in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania, located at the confluence of the rivers Vișeu and Vaser. It administers one village, Vișeu de Mijloc. It has an area of 443 km² and a population of 15,000. It is best known for the Mocăniță.
Vișeu de Sus is the terminus of a forestry railway system that extends deep into the Vaser river valley approaching the Ukrainian border. Timber is cut on the hillsides at the head of the valley and brought down by rail for cutting in the sawmill at Vișeu. The waste wood is burned in the locomotive boilers. The nearest national railway (CFR standard gauge) passenger station is at Vișeu de Jos, 4 km away, on the line 409 from Salva to Sighetu Marmației. The passenger branch to Borșa (via Vișeu de Sus itself), although closed to passengers in 2009, remains mostly intact (as of 2014) for freight.
The town of Viseu de Sus, according to most authors of monographs, is documented from February 2, 1365 (Ketwyssou). This first mention of Vișeu de Sus as a settlement appears in the diploma of the King Louis I of Hungary. According to other authors, the settlement was documented since 1549, under the name of "Vișeul Nou" (The New Vișeu) or "Între Râuri" (Between Rivers), being situated at the confluence of the two rivers – name met until the beginning of the 20th century.
Vegetation is an important element of the natural environment, as well as a factor of tourist attraction. The variety of the relief and the climate are elements that have determined a rich and varied background in the Maramureș Mountains.
The flora and vegetation represent a great importance and interest in several points of view. In an economic point of view, we mention the importance of fodder, melliferous flowers, medicine, food, decoration, etc.
