We have prepared a tour that will cover most of the highlights: from admiring the Sistine Chapel of the East - Voronet Monastery, to joining the pilgrims in the Jerusalem of Romania - which is how Putna monastery is known, to hiking the peaks of the Rarau mountains or joining the party in the university city Iasi. You will have the opportunity to join workshops and cooking classes, try your hand at traditional egg painting workshops and work next to famous local craftsmen. You’ll get to know the locals, you’ll eat amazing local foods and drink the fabulous Cotnari wine, famous since medieval times. These will be the best 7 days you had for ages and we promise we’ll take it slow, step by step.
Inclusions and Exclusions
This is what you’ll see and get in our Bucovina Step by Step Tour
- Included in the city guided tours in Iasi, Suceava, you’ll see the Iasi old city center, the Palace of Culture, Vasile Alecsandri Theatre, Trei Ierarhi Monastery, Suceava Fortress, Suceava Bukovina Village Museum and many more.
- You’ll visit the UNESCO World Heritage painted churches of Humor, Voronet, Moldovita, Sucevita, Dragomirna and the holiest place in Moldavia - the Putna monastery
- You’ll meet the local craftsmen and artisans and visit local peasant art museums
- You’ll hike on Rarau and see the geological formation Pietrele Doamnei
- Accommodation for 6 nights in 4* hotels or countryside mansions, breakfast included
- 2 dinners (Iasi, Gura Humorului), 1 wine tasting
- Transportation by AC vehicle for the entire trip in Romania
- This is a private tour so it is dedicated only to your group and family/friends
- 24/7 assistance during the entire trip
Not included
- Food (dinner, lunch, snacks) outside the program
- Personal expenses, shopping, souvenirs
- International transportation (airline tickets to and from Romania)
- Travel Insurance
See the best and the famous, all in one tour!
Admire the deep blue Voronet monastery paintings
Built by the famous ruler Stephan the Great in 1488, Voronet is famed for its shade of blue - Voronet blue - and for its most famous fresco, “Last Judgment”, unique in Eastern Christianity. This is an absolute highlight of the universal culture, on par with any other famous religious and cultural sites you might know.
Amazing food in fantastic locations
The biggest problems when eating with the locals in the countryside is that the food is too good and the portions too large. Home made eggplant spread (zacusca), fantastic sour soups (ciorba), heart-attack-worthy polenta (bulz), pork cooked in the most amazing ways, cheese pies to die for.
Join the pilgrims in Putna, Romania’s Jerusalem
The most sacred religious place in Romania, where thousands upon thousands of pilgrims come annually to pray, Putna monastery is the burying place of Stephan the Great. Built in the 15th century, was a powerful cultural center and a symbol of the past greatness for generations of Romanians and Moldovans.
Experience the traditional way of life
You’ll visit countryside homes, talk to the locals, learn their way of life in their own words. You’ll see blacksmiths, shepherds, beekeepers, pottery masters, local cooks, farmers and more. You’ll know more about how our ancestors lived hundreds of years ago.