Join Raz Van Olar for “Come to Apuseni,” a professionally guided experience designed to showcase the Apuseni Mountains at their finest. Enjoy a well-structured itinerary, curated viewpoints, and a focus on comfort, safety, and local insight-ideal for guests seeking a high-quality outdoor escape. For the itinerary, dates, number of available spots, and price, read below.
Have you thought of running away for a few days to a place near you but you don't know anyone?
It's time to pack your bags for 5 days to visit areas of unique beauty, in the middle of nature. We will meet with fairy-tale landscapes of autumn, with unique smells and experiences.
DAY 1 23.10.2026 TIMISOARA - LIPOVA
Landing at Timisoara International Airport (TSR) from your departure locations.
Picking up the invitations to the minibus in which we will make the trip and stay in the city of Lipova. Until almost the evening we will get to know each other better at a dinner with wine tasting from the Lipova Winery offered by the organizers. Brief presentation of the days and locations where we will arrive to photograph some of the natural beauties.
DAY 2 24.10.2026 DEVA CITY - BUCES VULCAN PASS - GEAMANA
We wake up in the morning, around 7:00 am, after breakfast, we head towards Deva Citadel, Buces-Vulcan Pass and then to Geamana where we will see the barren drowned church left by a gold mining since the time of the Romans.In the evening we will stay at a hotel in the town of Campeni, where we will have dinner and rest faster because we will leave early in the morning for the Mocanilor Land. We will have dinner and then rest for the next day.
DAY 3 25.10.2026 DUMESTI - RIMETEA - TRASCAU FORTRESS
We left from the accommodation in the town of Campeni around 5:30 am with a packed breakfast to arrive at Dumesti before sunrise. There we will stop at a location that was featured on the front page of the National Geographic magazine and we will visit Ponorului's Hunters and Papara's Huda, it being mandatory to be properly equipped with both footwear and clothing. After the meal, we head to the village included in the UNESCO heritage, a village full of a unique atmosphere in terms of beauty and settlement, Rimetea. In the evening we head to Coltesti where we will stay and visit the Trascaului Fortress.We will have dinner and then rest for the next day.
DAY 4 26.10.2026 MARISEL - LAKE BELIS - MATISESTI
We enter deep into the heart of the Apuseni Mountains and after a little long road, we stop at Marisel where we will admire the beauty of the area and have a snack at one of the cabins in the area. then before sunset we will go to admire Lake Belis with its beauties and we will see the sunset together. After sunset, we will head to a unique place in Apuseni, namely Matisesti village, where we will stay to wait for the next day's sunrise.We will have dinner and then rest for the next day.
DAY 5 27.10.2026 ROSIA MONTANA - SACARAMB
On the last day we will visit the Rosia Montana area, a former gold mine with Roman origins and towards the sunset we will go to admire the sunset from the city so forgotten once by Emperor Franz Joseph. We will return to Lipova where you will be accommodated, from where you will depart for Timisoara International Airport (TSR) for the flight home.We will have dinner and then rest for departure.
DAY 6 28.10.2026 LIPOVA TIMISOARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Depending on the departure times, we will determine whether you will be accommodated in the city of Lipova or in Timisoara for your comfort.
Note:
The offer is for foreign photographers only.
The price is €1,000 per person.
The offer includes: Airport pickup, accommodation for 5 nights, meals, transport, photography locations, and assistance.
Depending on weather conditions, we may relocate to capture the most stunning scenery, so be prepared for minor—yet pleasant—unforeseen changes!