Tour Description
Explore Macin Mountains - Trekking on the oldest mountains in Romania
Explore Macin Mountains - Guided Tours, trip and trekking on the oldest mountains in Romania
Trekking in the National Park Macin Mountains
4 days / 3 nights - 200 Euro
Day 1
Meeting at 18-18.30 at the ferry station in Braila from where we will cross the Danube and reach the land of Dobrudja at Smardan. From there we drive to Macin village where we accomodate. If the weather allow, we will visit the site of the Arrubium roman fortress, the old Turkish cemetery. Later, dinner and prepare for the next day trekking in the Macin National Park.
Day 2
After breakfast we start towards the Peak of the Pricopan, the huge granite blade, a small reminder of what once, eons ago, were the Hercinic Mountains with heights of almost 4000 meters! Now, from the peaks of Pricopan we will have amazing views of the Northern Dobrogea Plateau, Babadag Plateau, or to the Danube. We have very high chances to observe in its natural habitat, the Dobrogean tortoise - Testudo Graeca Ibera, observe but not disturb, being a protected species. After about 5-6 hours we will descend and serve lunch at one of the guesthouses in the Macin - Greci area. Depending on the available time left, we can visit Dobrogean Winery in Macin, where an oenological presentation and wine tasting will take place.
Accommodation: Guest house or hotel in Macin village
Day 3
After breakfast we start towards the highest peak of the mountains Macin, the Tutuiat Peak 467m. The path take us near a nice spring, the "Italians source", located on the Tutuiatului slopes. This source is an unexpected cold and strong water supply.
Depending of the season we can admire the wonderful red Macin Peony - Paeonia Peregrina - a protected plant that blooms in spring, so in May we have very high chances to admire this wonderful flower with a special fragrance. After about 3 hours of trekking we descend to the Greci village where we serve lunch or the famous local cakes.
Depending on the available time left, we can visit the site of the old roman fortress Troesmis, or the lake Iacobdeal.
Day 4
After breakfast we will start a tour of the ancient local churches that guarded the Orthodox faith throughout history: The Cocos Monastery where the bones of four Christian martyrs were discovered, the Celik Dere Monastery, and the Saon Monastery, where we can also admire an ancestral windmill.
After noon we said goodbye to this wonderful area and head to the ferry for the Danube crossing back to Braila and further, to home.
The program includes:
- accommodation in guest house or hotel, 3 nights in double or triple rooms
- half board - 3x breakfast, 3x dinner
- guide services, tourist services
- entrance fee to Muntii Macinului National Park
The program does not include:
- lunch
- alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks
- other unspecified services
- transport
The program includes:
- accommodation in guest house or hotel, 3 nights in double or triple rooms
- half board - 3x breakfast, 3x dinner
- guide services, tourist services
- entrance fee to Muntii Macinului National Park
The program does not include:
- lunch
- alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks
- other unspecified services
- transport