Tourist Guides and Excursions Muntenia

If you don't have a car or don't want to venture up the twists and turns of the Transfăgărașan, you can opt for the Balea bus. The Carpathian Travel Center charters a comfortable minibus three times a week (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays) from July to early October, taking you from Sibiu to the Balea waterfall, or to the lake of the same name at 2,037 m altitude. You leave at 9 a.m. and return in the evening. The lake is the starting point for some spectacular hikes. Some can be done during the day.

Specializing in private guided tours of the capital and its surroundings, this agency, run by a Franco-Romanian couple, Alina and Benjamin, offers various tours: introductory visit, Jewish heritage, communist heritage, hidden Bucharest... The team, friendly, attentive and very competent, is strong to personalize each visit, as close as possible to your centers of interest. You can also request a tailor-made tour. As far as language is concerned, no worries: the guides are perfectly French-speaking. There are also tours in English and Italian.