Dracula Trail

Dracula Trail

This tour will bite you!

Duration: 7 tour days with 5 days of riding or 5 days with 3 days of riding.
Difficulty Level: medium
Destination: Sibiu, Romania, Airport Sibiu
Accommodation: different hotels with breakfast
Best Time: April - October
Rental Bike: included
Tour Type: adventure trekking tour
Tour Price: 7-Day Trail 2.590 €, 5-Day Short Trail 1.990 €. For participation with your own motorbike please contact us for price.

HIGHLIGHTS

On this trail starting and ending in Sibiu and staying for 2 nights at the Dracula Castle in Sighisoara you get close in touch with Count Dracula. Starting and ending in the amazing castle where he was living this tour brings you on a perfect roundtrip through the best parts of the amazing Dracula Mountains.

SHORT DRACULA TRAIL

The Dracula Trail is also available in a short version as 5-day trail with 3 days of riding.

WHY WE LIKE THIS TOUR

On this adventure, we'll experience the deepnes of the Dracula Mountains, riding over amazing green meadows, forrest tracks, hills and the high mountains with a good chance to see bears and maybe a wolf. We are riding in stages day-to-day, meaning we will spend the nighst in three different locations.

Its hard to express the spirit of this tour, you need to feel it riding in this amazing landscape. You will fall in love and we guarantee that you will have the desire to return as soon as possible.

Dracula Trail (7 tour days)

Short Dracula Trail (5 tour days)

Anthony D. (September 2023)

I wanted to reach out and say a big "Thank you!" for the absolutely amazing enduro trip through the Romanian mountains that your company organized. It was an absolute blast from beginning to end. The fantastic equipment, and the thoughtfully planned routes made each moment of the adventure truly unforgettable. Cruising through the wild terrain of the Romanian mountains, surrounded by breathtaking scenery, felt like a dream come true. I can't express enough how grateful I am for this experience and am looking forward to the next.

DURATION AND ITINERARY

This trail lasts for 7 days with 5 days of riding, the short trail for 5 days with 3 days of riding. The package includes 6 resp. 4 overnight stays including breakfast and dinner. There is no rest day during the stages of the trail. 

On the first day of riding we take a comfortable ride from Sibiu to Sighisoara, here it is said that Count Dracula really lived, through wonderful hilly landscape over dirt roads and through meadows and deep forest to the heart of the Dracula Mountains.

The second day of the tour takes us to the higher Hargita Mountains and we spend most of the day riding in the huge forests; here we may encounter bears or at least come across bear tracks. 

On the third day of riding we ride in the morning a perfect and really challenging hard Enduro track and cross afterwards the Dracula Mountains leading us over 60 km on single trails where the group is completely on its own arriving at the end of an exhausting ride the hotel. We are passing valleys where you find bears coming in the darkness close to the village, sometimes even walking on the main road. The short Dracula Trail ends here, the participants are shuttled on the next day to the Airport Sibiu.

The fourth day brings us back to the Dracula Castle.

The fifth and last day of the trail leads us back to Sibiu where the trail ends.

The Dracula Trail is designed so that even novice riders and riders with medium level skills enjoy the tour. For the more advanced riders, we have longer daily stages and some nice hard enduro tracks so that everyone will be happy and tired in the evening.

The daily stages are divided so that we stop for lunch in a local inn and take breaks in between where we can relax and have a snack to rest and refuel our bodies.

The length of the daily stages are dependent on the level of rider skill and can be around 100 to 200 km long. We do provide an alternative route if riders become tired during the ride, either via asphalt road routes to the hotel or taking a seat in the support vehicle.

This beautiful adventure will occur as follows:

7-DAY TRAIL

Day 1
Arrival and overnight in Sibiu.

Day 2
Stage 1 to the Dracula Castle of Sighisoara where we stay over night.

Day 3
Stage 2 to the Dracula Mountains.

Day 4
Stage 3 roundtrip in the Dracula Mountains.

Day 5
Stage 4 back to the Dracula Castle.

Day 6
Stage 5 Leaving Dracula arriving in Sibiu.

Day 7
Departure.

DIFFICULTY LEVEL

Our tour guides ensure that your riding level is accommodated during the rides - the difficulty can be easy to medium to medium+ in the Dracula Mountains. Beginners and less-capable riders have the option to shorten the distances of the stages, and to opt for small parts on gravel or small asphalt roads. We have different routes in place for less experienced and extreme riders.

BEST TIME FOR THIS TRAIL

In Dracula Mountains, ideal weather conditions occur between April and October.

TRAVEL AND HOTEL TRANSFER

The airport for arrival is SIBIU. You will be picked up at the gate and transferred to the Hotel IBIS. Those arriving by car will be welcomed in the hotel. The trail returns to Sibiu, the short trail is shuttled back to the Airport Sibiu on the departure day.

ACCOMMODATION AND BOARD

Your are staying the first and last night in the center of Sibiu, just a few footsteps away from the old town with the restaurants, bars and pubs. 2 nights during the stages you stay in the Dracula Castle close up with Count Dracula and 2 nights in the Dracula Mountains. All hotels are excellent 3* houses. Breakfast is included. For lunch we stop at restaurants on the way and for dinner we go to best restaurants in the city (not included). A service car is transporting the luggage between the stages.

INCLUDED

7-DAY TRAIL

• 7 tour days

• 5 guided Enduro tour days in stages

• Rental motorbike and fuel

• Certified top tour guides

• Mechanic service, service car following the day tours where accessible, spare parts, and spare bike

• Luggage transport between the stages

• Tour manager during the whole tour duration

• RideXpower diploma

NOT INCLUDED

Individual arrival and departure, CDW (insurance for the damages on the rental bike), lunch, dinner, drinks, personal insurance, travel cancellation coverage.

MANAGEMENT OF THE TOUR

A tour manager will be available for the whole duration of this tour. Please turn to him regarding any questions, information, or issues.

MOTORBIKES, FUEL AND TYRE

On this tour, a rental bike and fuel are included. We have KTM and Husqvarna 4-stroke models available. All bikes are the latest models, professionally serviced, and in excellent condition. The bikes come with tires in good condition suitable for the ride with mousses and are equipped with closed rally guards, motor skid plate, and fan.

MOTORBIKE SERVICE

On this tour, a professional mechanic services the bikes, with the service car meeting the riders at the lunch point and in the evening (where accessible) to fuel up and perform repairs. A spare bike is available.

DAMAGES ON THE RENTAL BIKE

We do not charge for normal wear of the bike (like scratches on the plastics). On this tour an insurance (CDW – Crash ‘Damage Waiver) is available which covers damages on the bike. See the terms of business for details.

EQUIPMENT AND GEAR

Minimum Enduro gear includes a helmet, goggles, elbow protectors (we recommend a protector jacket), gloves, pants, knee protectors, and Enduro boots. For this tour a good rain jacket and a backpack with water are mandatory.

We recommend taking a second set of Enduro clothes with you.

PAYMENT CONDITIONS 

Deposit 1.000 EUR / 800 EUR at booking, the balance is required 60 days before tour start.