Continental Hotels

Special self-drive package options
Take a look at the following self-drive packages designed to combine maximum flexibilty at low cost. Either choose from one of the examples shown below or let us tailor an itinerary for you.
These packages comprise bed and breakfast accommodation in Continental Hotels (excluding the Villa Continental in Cluj and the Continental in Bucharest. Maximum stay in any one hotel is two nights.

>Itinerary 1: Transylvania and the Painted Monasteries - 8 days/ 7 nights
>Ideal if travelling from Budapest; eg. Budapest - Oradea/ Arad - Szeged - Budapest (or Reverse)
Day
Itinerary
Suggested Highlights
Distance
Hotel
1
 Arrival in Oradea Oradea: art nouveau & baroque architecture
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Dacia
2
 Oradea - Cluj Napoca Apuseni Mountains; Baile Felix - lotus lake;
Cluj: St Mihai cathedral, baroque architecture, botanic gardens
200 km
 Continental
3
 Cluj - Suceava Bistrita; "Bârgau Pass; Vatra Dornei 330 km
Arcasul
4
 Painted Monasteries Circular tour - Sucevita, Moldovita, Voronet, Humor; could
include black pottery of Marginea & Putna Monastery		 150-190km
Arcasul
5
 Suceava - Târgu Mures Dragomârna, Varatec & Agapia monasteries; Bicaz Gorge, Lacu Rosu and the upper Mures Valley 335 km Continental
6
 Târgu Mures - Sibiu Sighisoara & the Saxon churches of Biertan, Medias & Valea Viilor; Sibiu: Saxon town & Brukenthal Museum 185 km Continental
7
 Sibiu - Arad Saxon church at Cristian, Sebes, Deva citadel & Hunedoara fortress (possible diversion via Sarmizegetusa) 300 km
Astoria
8
 Depart for Hungary Arad
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-
Price includes accommodation in twin/ double room with breakfast
Cost in GBP (per person sharing twin/ double room)
149
Oradea: Hotel Dacia
Gura Vai: Motel Continental
Târgu Mures: Continental Hotel
Oradea: "Vulturul Negru"

>Itinerary 2: Saxon Transylvania and the Iron Gates - 8 days/ 7 nights
>Ideal if travelling from Budapest; eg. Budapest - Szeged - Arad/ Oradea - Budapest
Day
Itinerary
Suggested Highlights
Distance
 Hotel
1
 Arrival in Arad Explore town of Arad
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Astoria
2
 Arad - Gura Vai Corvin fortress at Hunedoara, Citadel at Deva, Hateg, Sarmizegetusa, Caransebes, Cerna valley Baie Herculane and Orsova at the Iron Gates
387 km
Gura Vai
3
 Gura Vai - Sibiu Iron Gates museum at Turnu Severin, Brancusi sculptures at Târgu Jiu, Horezu and Cozia Monastery
394 km
Continental
4
 Sibiu Sibiu (old town, Brukenthal museum and village museum of alternative technologies) - time to explore the Saxon villages of Cristian, Cisnadie and perhaps the resort of Paltinis
-
Continental
5
 Sibiu - Târgu Mures Sighisoara & the Saxon churches of Biertan, Medias & Valea Viilor
185 km
 Continental
6
 Târgu Mures - Cluj Bistrita & northern Transylvania, (optional detour to Hotel Castel Dracula on the Bârgau Pass), the imperial city of Cluj: St Mihai cathedral, baroque architecture, art nouveau theatre, botanic gardens
210 km
 Continental
7
 Cluj - Oradea Apouseni Mountains, Lotus lake at Baile Felix, Art nouveau and baroque architecture of Oradea (possible detour to the Bear Cave)
200 km
Dacia
8
 Depart for Hungary Oradea/ journey into Hungary
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-
Price includes accommodation in twin/ double room with breakfast
Cost in GBP (per person sharing twin/ double room)
149
These are suggested itineraries; alternatively you could combine both by taking out a rest day;
additional nights can also be added or we could tailor-make an itinerary from Bucharest (see grid below)

Special Self-drive Hotel Prices
The following Prices are valid for any combination of
Continental Hotels excluding
Villa Continental in Cluj Napoca and Continental Bucharest
MAXIMUM TWO NIGHTS in SAME HOTEL
Nights
Cost in GBP
(per person sharing twin/ double room)
5
119<<
6
139<<
7
Special Offer >>>>>>>> 149<<
8
179<<
9
199<<
8
Cluj Napoca: Continental Hotel

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