A WILD TREKKING TOUR IN EUROPE
AS FROM 9 SEPTEMBER 2020
Welcome to Bucovina Wild Tour, the longest and wildest trekking tour from Romania.
Bucovina – the Upper Land of Moldavia - first Romanian touristic destination, holder of “Pomme d’Or”, the equivalent of the “Oscar” prizes in the field of tourism for centuries-old architectural monuments, with inner and outer frescoes.
The Austrians called it “Die Buchenland” - the Beech Forest Land.
A magical land, rich in legends, Bucovina has been created on a field full of greatness and solemnity, similar to an enormous natural amphitheatre, that lowers its stairs from the sunset towards the sunrise. The parallel rows of peaks (in Romanian “obcine”), with towering pine, beech or spruce forests, speckled with meadows and hayfields that maintain their green colours until snow comes down, crossed by valleys with clear water, follow each other like waves that stand still in the distance.
Bucovina is the best forested Romanian province, considered to be a true “Romanian Switzerland”, where the charm and the resources are endless.
“Few nations are provided with a relatively small land like this, that comprises so much beauty, so much wealth from the present and so many memories from the past, so rich, distant and holy”, said the great historian Nicolae Iorga. And he was right.
If you hit the road confidently, Bucovina Wild Tour will disclose to you immediately its priceless treasures.
Besides the wildness offered to you by the trail, you will get to see the Monasteries included in the patrimony of UNESCO (photo 1), Mocăniţa Huţulca – fairy-tale train (photo 2), Lucina Horse Farm – land of Hutsul horses (photo 3), Tinovul Mare from Poiana Stampei – protected area (photo 4), “12 Apostles” gallery of fantastic figures – a piece of heaven from Romania (photo 5), Călimani Volcanic Caldera with a diameter of more than 10km (photo 6), Pinus Cembra reservation of junipers (photo 7), Bat Cave from Rarău – formed by gravitational traction (photo 8), Pietrele Doamnei reservation - paradise of rare wild animals (photo 9), Todirescu mountain meadows (photo 10), Slătioara centuries-old woods – with trees of over 400 years (photo 11), the winding road over Ciumârna Pass with the longest zipline on a single segment from Romania (photo 12) and other places that are hard to describe in terms of beauty.
Don’t go off on the BWT adventure before stopping by the information point which is close to the place of departure and arrival in Bucovina Wild Tour, where you will find a camping spot and a parking space for your vehicle. In the centre of the locality of Vicovu de Jos (the heart of the historical region of Bucovina), you will walk under the crown of beech branches, which is similar to the crown of oak branches under which the Romanian kings used to walk in the monarchy period towards Putna of the mighty voivode Stefan the Great, you follow the route of BWT marked with fluorescent green arrows and points on approximately 220 kilometres, crossing the marvels described above.
If the length of 220 kilometres cannot be a problem for hiking enthusiasts, the wildness and beauty of the unique peaks of Bucovina, Suhard and Călimani mountains, Rarău-Giumalau massif can challenge the hiker to an unforgettable adventure.
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