bears on highway . VLT- personal driver Bucharest
Capra cottage – Transfagarasan road . VLT- personal driver Bucharest
Mercedes V-class at Capra cottage . VLT- personal driver bucharest
Vidraru Lake – boat ride . VLT- personal driver Bucharest
Vidraru water Dam . VLT- personal driver Bucharest
bears on highway Transfagarasan . VLT- personal driver Bucharest
Transfagarasan highway- South side
Starting July 1, every year Transfagarasan highway linking Transylvania and Wallachia, crossing the highest mountain range in Romania – Mountains Fagaras at Balea Cascade . Transfagarasan highway start from Arefu (Arges county ), DN7C at kilometer 61 and ends in the village Cartisoara (Sibiu county ), at the junction with DN1. It has about 90 kilometers long and two lanes. It’s an uphill road with many switchbacks. What you’ll see : Vlad the Impaler ” Dracula “eagle nest – Poenari ( summer 2022-closed for renovation !!! ) , water dam and lake – Vidraru, Valea cu Pesti Hotel, Cumpana cottage , Capra cottage, tunnel , Balea cottage, Paltinu cottage, Balea lake formed in a glacial cirque, Hotel of Ice – Balea Lac, igloo, church of ice ( in winter season ). From hotel Balea Cascada to Balea cottage there is a cable running at each 12 min. . Located at 2,000 meters, the lake has an area of over 360 square meters, and the deepest place reaching 11 meters . Since 1932 the lake and about 200 acres around it were declared – Scientific Reservation . Nearby was built in 2006,the first Ice Hotel in Eastern Europe.
Here is the starting point for several hiking trails , affordable distance : to Negoiu Peak ~ 4 hrs, to Hunting Buteanu Peak~ 4 hrs…
Traffic is prohibited between the hours 21:00 to 7:00 .Road is closed at November 1st .
To get there, there are two different roads in the summer ( 240 km) and winter season ( 300 Km ) .
Get a quotation in section cars and prices for a comfortable ride , you can rent car with driver : Mercedes V-class, minibus , E-class or premium car !
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