Itinerary
Day 1: Cluj-Napoca to Turda
Welcome to Romania! Your English-speaking guide, a motorcycle enthusiast and a 100% Transylvanian, will collect you from Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport (CLJ).
To better capture the essence of the area and enjoy the local cuisine, a traditional Romanian lunch is strongly recommended. From Cluj, transfer to Turda, a small town with an intimate atmosphere founded by the Romans under the name Potaissa. 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. Accommodation will be in a three-star hotel.
Day 2: Turda to Alba Iulia to Sugag to Ranca (about 200 kilometers / 124 miles / 5 hours of riding)
Ride to Alba Iulia Citadel, a fortress with seven bulwarks and a star-shaped citadel, common to Vauban fortresses. An incredible ride for you, Transalpina Road is one of the most spectacular roads of the Carpathian Mountains and the highest mountain road in Romania.
With its highest point at Urdele Pass (2,145 meters above sea level), the road is also 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 will be at a three-star country inn in Ranca.
Day 3: Ranca to Curtea de Arges to Balea Lac to Sibiu (about 230 kilometers / 143 miles / 6 hours of riding)
Curtea de Arges is your next destination with its beautiful monastery built in Byzantine style, with Moorish arabesques. Find out the legend of the monastery and continue your journey riding up to the mountains. An incredible ride awaits you today on Transfagarasan Highway, the most crooked and challenging of Europe's roads for motorcyclists.
Built between 1970 and 1974 as a military route by communist dictator Ceausescu (after the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968), it snakes up into the Carpathians. Continue your journey with the medieval city of Sibiu. Accommodation will be in a three-star hotel.
Day 4: Sibiu
An unforgettable and unique rally experience starts today, the Romaniacs Off-Road Competition. Watch downtown trials.
- 08:30 Prolog "Time trials qualification"
- 17:00 Prolog "Finals"
Winner celebrations will immediately follow after the last race at the Finish Red Bull Arch. Accommodation will be in a three-star hotel.
Day 5: Sibiu
Off road day 1: Follow the Red Bull Romaniacs competition to its next location.
Day 6: Sibiu to Medias to Turda
You will then ride to the town of Medias, with its beautiful medieval center, where you will make the acquaintance of a unique artist, the only one who uses spider web for his paintings. Travel next to Cluj-Napoca for your return flight. You will reach Cluj-Napoca at about 6:00 p.m. Please book flights or additional nights accordingly.
Motorcycle types
- BMW G650 GS
- BMW G750 GS
- BMW F800 GS
- BMW F850 GS
- BMW R1200 GS
- BMW R1200 GS LC: with low suspension, low seat options, and keyless ride and shift assistant pro (gear shifts virtually without torque interrupt) for maximum user-friendliness
- BMW R1250 GS: Keyless ride and shift assistant pro (gear shifts virtually without torque interrupt) for maximum user-friendliness
Skill level required for this tour: intermediate
Intermediate
- can ride for three to four hours
- average riding experience
- little assistance required
- comfortable with extreme curves and leans
- average experience with unsurfaced roads
- steep ascents and descents