The name of the mountain is in fact the name of the wonderful flower "Dianthus callizonus". Some have called it natural fortress of stone, surrounded by green belt of forests and modest but picturesque localities in which true-born Romanian spirit is found everywhere. Crai proud neighbors are Iezer-dolls consist of a high crown and barren peaks, sometimes exceed 2300-2400 m.
FIRST DAY :Start point Oradea , Cluj or Brasov - Bran - We are visiting Dracula's castle(we'll stay overnight in tent or chalet depending on weather conditions).Travel time : 8 hours. The trip is made by bus or train.
SECOND DAY : Bran - Moeciu - The bats cave - Chalet Curmatura (we'll stay overnight in tent or chalet depending on weather conditions) .Travel time :around 6 hours. Level difference :around 800m. Altitudes : Bran 750m. Chalet Curmatura 1470m. Travel distance around 25 km
THIRD DAY : Chalet Curmatura - Peak La Om - Piatra Craiului Ridge -l Grind Shelter - Curmatura Chalet (we'll stay overnight in tent or chalet depending on weather conditions). Travel time : around 8 hours. Level difference: around 600 meters. Altitudes : 1470 m, Chalet Curmatura - Peak La Om 2237 m - Grind Shelter 1620m -Chalet Curmatura 1470m. Travel distance : around 20 km.
FOURTH DAY : Chalet Curmatura - Chalet Plaiul Foii.(we'll stay overnight in tent or chalet depending on weather conditions). Travel time 4 hours. Level difference: around 600 meters. Altitudines : Chalet Curmatura 1470m -Chalet Plaiul Foii 850m. Travel distance :around 20 km.
FIFTH DAY :Chalet Plaiul Foii - Chalet Garofita Pietrei Craiului. Travel time : around 5 hours. Level difference 300 m.(we'll stay overnight in tent or chalet depending on weather conditions). Travel distance : around 20 km. Altitudes: Chalet Plaiul Foii 850m - Chalet Garofita Pietrei Craiului 1085m .
SIXTH DAY: Chalet Garofita Pietrei Craiului - Rucar. Travel time around 5 hours. Level difference 300m. (we'll stay overnight in tent or chalet depending on weather conditions). Travel distance : around 20 km. Altitudes: Garofita Pietrei Craiului Chalet 1085m ; Rucar 687 m.
SEVENTH DAY: Rucar - Cimpulung Moldovenesc - Namaiesti Monastery - Cetatuia Monastery. Travel time around 7 hours.Level difference 300m. (we'll stay overnight in tent or chalet depending on weather conditions). Travel distance : around 40 km. The trip is made by bus.
Eigth day:Cetatuia Monastery - Corbii de Piatra Monastery - Brasov Travel time around 5 hours. Level difference 300m. The trip is made by foot and by bus.
I was born in Oradea city where I live now. As a child I wandered the mountain. My parents who were professors took me with them during the summer holidays in camps organized by the Ministry of Education, where we lived three months per year from June until September. Students were coming series after series. So, get accustomed with the every day routes, I memorized them so well, that the marks were useless for me. Then came the faculty, then the job and year after year I targeted the mountains one by one followed of course with a sejour in 2 May, the hippies resort on the Black Sea coast. In 2011, I 've got the opportunity to follow a course for mountain guides, travel guides and travel agents based on European funds which I graduated in 2012. This way I started the business which is a hobby for me. I think it is the best way it might be. In brief.......... Residence:Oradea, Romania Professional competencies:Mountain guide, national tourism guide Fields of activity: Mountain trips in Fagaras mountains, Retezat mountains, Apuseni mountains,Ceahlau mountains, Giumalau - Rarau mountains, Paring-Capatinii-Buila Vinturarita,Bucegi mountains, Piatra Craiului mountains and Danube Delta. Foreign languages:English and German very good. French medium. Hobbies: Swimming, Progressive music of good quality:Premiata Forneria Marconi, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Genesis with Peter Gabriel solist, Rennaissance, Van de Graaf Generator, Yes, Jethro Tull, Strawbs, Il Rovescio della Medaglia, Grobschnitt, Gentle Giant, reading : Ken Kesey - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, actor in merry short films and of course wandering. Full profile ⋅ Leave a Review
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