Authentic & Unique Experiences in Romania
Live Romania — Beyond the Landmarks
Travel isn’t just about ticking off landmarks — it’s about the stories you collect along the way. From baking bread in a village oven to learning how to paint eggs or taste home-made plum brandy, our experiences bring you closer to the real Romania. They’re the kind of moments you’ll still talk about long after the trip is over.
Maramures
A land of wooden churches, horse-drawn carts, and traditions kept alive with quiet pride
Join the Hay Harvest
In late summer, join villagers as they cut hay with scythes and stack it into tall, perfect cones. You’ll sweat a little, laugh a lot, and end the day with a picnic in the shade — homemade cheese, fresh tomatoes, and stories from the field.
Ride the Mocănița Steam Train
Hop aboard a narrow-gauge steam train once used for logging. It puffs slowly through forested hills, wooden villages, and mountain meadows — a rare and gentle glimpse into a landscape untouched by highways.
Visit a Traditional Woodcarver
Step into the workshop of a Maramureș craftsman who still carves gates, crosses, and icons by hand. Learn about the meanings hidden in every spiral and knot and try carving a piece of your own.
Shepherd Life Experience
Head into the highlands to visit a rustic sheepfold. Watch the cheese-making process, help milk the sheep if you’re brave and share a simple meal with the shepherd — polenta, brined cheese, and wild herbs.
Celebrate a Village Festival
If you arrive on a feast day, you’ll be welcomed into the fold — dressed locals, church bells, homemade sweets, and folk dancing in the street. It’s spontaneous, emotional, and full of life.
Bake Bread in a Clay Oven
Join a grandmother in her wooden kitchen as she kneads dough, strokes the fire, and pulls golden loaves from a clay oven. You’ll leave with a warm slice in hand — and flour on your shirt.
Bucovina
Home to UNESCO monasteries, folk crafts, and the gentle rhythm of rural life
Private Monastery Visit with a Nun
Visit a UNESCO-listed painted monastery before it opens to the public. A resident nun will guide you through the frescoes, sharing not just facts — but lived meaning, daily ritual, and deep spiritual insight.
Egg Painting Workshop
Sit with an experienced artisan in her village home and learn the ancient technique of wax-resist egg painting. Each pattern has a purpose — fertility, protection, family. It’s delicate, calming, and unforgettable.
Stay in a Village Guesthouse
Sleep in a hand-painted room filled with folk art and old textiles. Your host might knit by the fire while your breakfast is baked in the clay oven. This isn’t styled for Instagram — it’s just how people live.
Craft with Local Women
Weaving, embroidery, and stories come together in the homes of Bucovina’s women. You’ll learn how designs are passed from mother to daughter — not from YouTube — and you’ll take home something you made yourself.
Participate in a Religious Holiday
Easter, Christmas, or a local saint’s day — these moments are filled with incense, bells, chanting, and food. Join respectfully, observe with curiosity, and feel the power of faith still woven into daily life.
Transylvania
From medieval citadels to forested mountains, it’s where stories and scenery collide
Visit Saxon Villages like Viscri
Wander through cobbled lanes, stop by the blacksmith’s forge, and meet villagers who still farm by hand. These communities aren't frozen in time — they just never rushed into the future.
Cook with a Local Host
In a quiet village house, cook sarmale, polenta, and plum cake with a host who cooks like her mother taught her. While things simmer, you’ll talk about seasons, neighbors, and the simple joy of feeding people.
Night Tour of Bran Castle
Enter after dark, when the crowds have gone, and the silence feels thick. A guide will lead you through flickering hallways and untold stories, beyond the Dracula myth.
Visit a Gipsy Community
Spend the day with a Roma family — learning about crafts, music, and their way of life with honesty and respect. Share a meal, make something with your hands, and leave with a new perspective.
Wine & Cheese Pairing in the Hills
In a hidden Transylvanian vineyard, sample local wines alongside artisanal cheeses. The host might be a count, a farmer, or both — but the view and flavors will be unforgettable.
Danube Delta
A paradise of birds, waterways, and fishing villages where nature sets the pace
Glide Through the Delta by Rowboat
Explore hidden canals in complete silence, guided by a local fisherman who rows the same routes his grandfather once did. You’ll pass through narrow reed tunnels, spot wild birds, and feel the rhythm of a life shaped by water.
Cook & Dine with a Lipovan Fisherman
In a colorful riverside village, join a Lipovan family in preparing fresh fish stew over an open fire. As the broth simmers, you’ll share homemade țuică and stories about the Lipovan way of life — a blend of Russian roots and Danube spirit.
Stay in a Traditional Fisherman's House
Sleep in a blue-shuttered, whitewashed home where the walls still carry the scent of river air and woodsmoke. No TVs, no rushing, just handmade quilts, garden meals, and the peaceful sound of boats gliding by.
Sunrise Birdwatching Safari
Board a small boat before dawn and glide into the Delta’s morning mist. With a local guide, you’ll spot pelicans, herons, cormorants, and if you're lucky — wild horses or otters. It's one of Europe’s richest birdwatching habitats, seen at its quietest.
Discover the Wild Horses of Letea Forest
Venture into Letea Forest, where ancient oak trees twist through sandy soil and wild horses roam freely. Ride through the landscape on a simple cart or 4x4, and hear about how nature, salt, and tradition shaped this untouched corner of Romania.
Canoe Journey in a Traditional Lotcă
Experience the Delta the old way — by wooden lotcă. Paddle through narrow canals, visit floating gardens, and stop for tea with locals who still live by fishing, weaving, and growing food on islands that shift with the river.