Romania · MARAMUREș
The far north, where the wooden churches and carved gates are still in daily use rather than roped off. It is not a day trip from anywhere in the south. These 15 are mostly multi-day circuits out of Cluj — compared on nights, driving and what the itinerary actually includes.
Maramureș from Cluj in one long day, with UNESCO wooden churches, lunch with locals, and Sapanta’s Merry Cemetery plus dowry rooms.
“It was a very nice day trip with great guide Geta. The villages with the wooden churches and the landscapes are well worth this long trip. A great lunch was included in the price.”
8-day small-group Romania tour from Bucharest to Transylvania and Maramures, with Bran and Peles castles, UNESCO churches, folk dinner.
“Our guide Valentin Val Nan was extremely knowledgeable, pleasant, courteous, and considerate. He accommodated some changes to the schedule that we suggested, including visits to Konstanza and Histria. Val made our trip to beautiful Romania memorable. We plan to use Viator in the future and recommend the company to anyone--Michele and George”
Maramures day tour from Cluj: UNESCO wooden churches, lunch with locals, and Sapanta Merry Cemetery. 13 hours with guide Geta.
“The guide was amazing! Extremely knowledgeable, kind and professional. The pace of the trip was perfect. The Romanian food was exquisite! Thank you for the wonderful experience!”
One-day Maramureș tour from Sighetu: Merry Cemetery, Communism memorial, Sapanta-Peri wooden church, and Barsana nuns, plus water mills.
“What an amazing tour! We covered so much in 1 day. Teo was knowledgeable and passionate about the Maramureş, which is truly unique. Being a local he was able to take us places that we would never have known about. This was one of the highlights of our trip to Romania.”
Private 9-hour Maramureș route from Sighetu Marmatiei. Cemetery, monasteries, UNESCO wooden churches, artisan weaving and a traditional lunch.
“This was one of the best tours we took in our 4 weeks in Europe. Ioana was very personable, friendly and was a wealth of knowledge. She shared many insights not only about things on the tour but living in Romania as well. Our lunch was fantastic at a local inn. I don't have enough positive adjectives in my vocabulary to describe how great this tour was. Merry Cemetery was so unique and we even got to meet the family who creates to tombstone.”
Two days in Maramures from Cluj: Breb village, wooden churches, Merry Cemetery crosses, crafts and Valtori whirlpools, with an overnight inn.
“Our guide Florin was on time and very knowledgeable about the history of Romania and buildings. The hotel we stayed (Veronica’s) was comfortable and their food was excellent.”
A private 14-day Romania trip from Bucharest through Saxon forts, Dracula-area castles, and Maramures wood churches, with meals included.
“My daughter and I were looking for a memorable trip to follow our roots. It was something we always had in our bucket list. George, our incredible tour guide made it possible. He went above and beyond to customize this experience for us. HRead more”
A 5-day private Northern Romania adventure from Cluj to Maramures and Rodnei Mountains with hikes, a steam train, monasteries, and guesthouse stays.
“It’s been definitely one of our best travel experiences in Romania! We spent two days in a lovely Maramures region. We learned about regional traditions, did some beautiful hiking, tasted local food and spent a night at a very friendly guesthouse. It was our second time travelling with Curly Guide tours and as usual everything was very well planned and organised by Tudor and Manuela, highly recommend this tour!”
Private 7-day tour from Bucharest through Maramures and Transylvania, UNESCO wooden churches, Bran and Peles, with guide, driver and meals.
“We had the pleasure of traveling with Gelu for 6 days through Wallachia, Transylvania, and Maramures and had an absolutely wonderful time. Gelu has a very warm and welcoming personality, always doing his best to make sure we were Read more”
Two days in Maramureș with Surdesti’s tall wooden church, Sapanta’s Merry Cemetery, countryside food, and a Vaser steam train ride.
6-day Romania trip from Bucharest to Maramures wooden churches, UNESCO forts, and major castles, with small-group comfort and English guides.
“What a great surprise when we realized that the only participants on this trip were my husband and I along with our driver/guide, Marius. What a knowledgeable and fun guide! He was genuinely passionate about his country, eager to make this trip comfortable for us and kept us in the loop about driving times which were sometimes long, but that was obvious from our choice to go from Bucharest to Maramures in such a short time . Our time spent in Breb was pure delight offering the dishes, the flavours and the wholesomeness with unbridled generosity. We loved the mountains, the bears, the food, the castles, the history and the…”
Steam through the Vaser Valley and explore Maramureș wooden villages on a 10-hour Cluj day trip, with train tickets included.
“La experiencia del tren a vapor es preciosa con el paisaje. El tour ponía un conductor de habla inglesa y nuestro conductor no sabía inglés.”
One-day Maramureș from Cluj: Baia Mare, UNESCO Șurdești wooden church, Gutin Pass, Sighet Prison Memorial, Săpânța Merry Cemetery.
“Andrei was an awesome guide, he was very kind and a good driver, we visited really cool places and he had lots of knowledge 😊”
Two-day Maramureș tour from Cluj with Breb home visits, palinka, wooden churches, Merry Cemetery in Sapanta, and virgin forest stops.
“Wonderful nature and old churches. Our guide Ilona's knowledge, kind attention and good conversation made it special.”
Three days through Romania’s Maramureș, with wooden church stops, village crafts, and moving Sighet museums. Private guide, key fees covered.
“As a travel professional of 32 years in the US I have been blessed to travel to six of the seven continents and I would rank this tour in my top three favorite destinations . Our local professional guide, Teo was absolutely the best! What made this tour so spectacular was meeting the locals in their daily lives. This area is not a museum but real people living real lives. Without Teo’s insight as a native the experience would not have had the same impact. Due to his genuine concern for these people he has earned their respect and trust which by association was transferred to us. We were being…”
Castles, caves, bears and boulevards. Pick a thread.
