Small-Group Hiking Day Trip in Ciucas Mountains from Bucharest

Fantastic landscape with photogenic rocky tops shaped by weather and amazing mountain horizon 360 deg around, good balance between challenging and moderate itinerary, really kind and professional guidance and care for our family needs from the organizer Dan Chitila and from the guide Stefan, great stories shared two-ways on all we wanted to learn about, lots and lots of wild flowers of all colors (end June at its best!) and nevertheless the sense of adrenaline and fun at the end when running back to the car through the summer rain. We were not especially trained for climbing but the 750m up were passed in the (rather slow) tempo I needed, many small breaks, lots of photos, and many interesting stories. The tour has a fantastic value if you, like me, are keen to catch pictures!

Before I even started the trip Dan was so helpful. The original hike we were meant to do was going to be very difficult due to the weather conditions, Dan explained the issues we may have faced but instead of cancelling he arranged a different hike instead. He sent across a list of things we would need and what the hike would entail so we were prepared. The hike itself was so fun, we saw these incredible views and we really lucked out with the weather as it was sunny blue skies. Made the mountains look all that much amazing. Dan, himself, is a legend. I’ve done a lot of hikes but Dan is by far one of my favourite guides. He was joking around with us, singing along, filmed and photographed our silly antics, and he makes the best tea!! Half way through our hike he pulls out this flask with the most amazing tea- just what we needed in the cold. I cannot recommend Dan and this hike enough! Seriously just do it. It doesn’t matter your experience, Dan will make sure you have a good time. You won’t regret it and the views are just to die for! Thank you so much for an amazing day out in the mountains!

It was a perfect day for a hike in the Ciucas Mountains - brilliant blue sky and fantastic fall colors! Dan was an excellent guide, always aware of providing a safe experience and an excellent hiking companion. The mountains would be incredible in almost any weather, with stunning stone spires rising up out of the landscape and a different view around almost every corner, including some formations with imaginary animals, if one looked closely. Off in the distance you could see all the way to the city of Brasov veiled in layers of colored haze. This day hike was the perfect culmination to our 12 day trip from Budapest to Bucharest and the beautiful photos from this hike will have a prominent place in the online photo book I will be working on this winter. I highly recommend Dan to anyone looking for a really great experience!