You'll stay in twin-share safari-style tents complete with beds, blankets and pillows and shared compost toilet facilities, though no showers! The camp location is set in a clearing surrounded by forest which makes for a wild night beneath the stars, hopefully listening to the howling of the wolves.

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Safari-style camping

In the small community of Armenis you'll stay in twin-share rooms in a charismatic guesthouse with traditional Romanian decor and wood beams throughout, making for an atmospheric experience in rural Romania.

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Armenis guesthouse

Your final night of the trip is spent at a wilderness cabin set far from any civilisation in a spectacular location, deep within the Tarcu Mountains. The cabin has electricity and running water, a large terrace, BBQ area and a log swing with views down to a lake and out over the rewilding area. A natural whirlpool is located 150m from the cabin, in what is known as 'The Cold River' for anyone keen for a bracing dip after a long day tracking wildlife.

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Wilderness cabin

You'll stay in twin-share safari-style tents complete with beds, blankets and pillows and shared compost toilet facilities, though no showers!  The camp location is set in a clearing surrounded by forest which makes for a wild night beneath the stars, hopefully listening to the howling of the wolves.  


In the small community of Armenis you'll stay in twin-share rooms in a charismatic guesthouse with traditional Romanian decor and wood beams throughout, making for an atmospheric experience in rural Romania. 

Your final night of the trip is spent at a wilderness cabin set far from any civilisation in a spectacular location, deep within the Tarcu Mountains. The cabin has electricity and running water, a large terrace, BBQ area and a log swing with views down to a lake and out over the rewilding area.  A natural whirlpool is located 150m from the cabin, in what is known as 'The Cold River' for anyone keen for a bracing dip after a long day tracking wildlife. 

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You'll need a decent level of fitness as you hike on and off trails in a wild area, with long days out in the great outdoors 

You'll enjoy locally sourced, traditional Romanian foods throughout the trip. Breakfasts are a fairly continental affair of cereals and breads with jam and juices. Dinners usually involve a meat or fish option alongside staples of polenta, salads, bread, hard cheese, egg and sour cream. While wildlife tracking you'll carry a packed lunch, usually sandwiches with fruit and snacks.
Vegetarians, vegans and other dietary requirements and allergies can be catered for - please just request on your passenger info form.

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Your host will meet you at Cluj-Napoca International Airport and transfer you over to Armenis, your base for the adventure approximately. On Day 5, your host will drop you back at the airport in Cluj after the return drive. We suggest you book any onward flights to depart after 19:30.

English-speaking, expert, wildlife tracker and rewilding guides from WWF

Guides

1 night in a safari-style camp, 1 night in a wilderness cabin, 2 nights in a guesthouse

Accommodation

All your breakfasts, lunches and dinners

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Airport transfers from Cluj to your base in Armenis and back again

Transfers

English-speaking, expert, wildlife tracker and rewilding guides from WWF

1 night in a safari-style camp, 1 night in a wilderness cabin, 2 nights in a guesthouse

Airport transfers from Cluj to your base in Armenis and back again

Meet your host at Cluj Airport and settle into the van for a road trip deep into a rural and remote part of Romania, heading for the small community of Armeniș in the west of the country. Check into your cosy guesthouse and stretch your legs with a short walk before meeting up with your guides for dinner and a chat through the adventure to come.

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Road trip to the Tarcu Mountains

Day 1

Rising before dawn often brings the best rewards, so set your alarm early and slip out into the twilight to a nearby clearing to see the wildlife, often most active at this time of the day. Grab a late breakfast and then head into the wilderness to track bison, one of the areas most impressive sights and a key driver of the positive ecological changes happening in this part of the Carpathians. Tonight you'll be staying in a safari-style camp beneath the stars and hopefully listening to the distant howling of the wolves.

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Bison tracking

Day 2

Wake up in one of Europe's wildest places and head straight out for a morning of wildlife tracking. Your guides will fill you in on the rewilding efforts here and the cascade of ecological benefits that occur when keystone species such as bison are reintroduced into the wild. Later you'll return to the guesthouse in Armenis for a well-earned shower and a traditional Romanian dinner.

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Deeper into the mountains

Day 3

Moving deeper into the Tarcu Mountains, you'll head towards Rusca and set off for a hike, keeping a keen eye open for the region's resident wolves, lynx, wild boars and bears. Your guides are on hand to look out for signs of the animals and you'll be split into groups of no more than 4 to better your chance of seeing them. You'll ramble towards a wilderness cabin located in a magical spot with two crystal clear rivers and a lake nearby to take a dip in. Later in the evening, you'll head out to a bear hide to look out for European Brown Bears.

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Bear hides and wilderness cabins

Day 4

It's time to leave the Tarcu Mountains after breakfast as you hike out to the nearest road where your host will be waiting with a van to drive you back to Cluj in time for your flight home.

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The adventure ends

Day 5

Meet your host at Cluj Airport and settle into the van for a road trip deep into a rural and remote part of Romania, heading for the small community of Armeniș in the west of the country. Check into your cosy guesthouse and stretch your legs with a short walk before meeting up with your guides for dinner and a chat through the adventure to come.  

Rising before dawn often brings the best rewards, so set your alarm early and slip out into the twilight to a nearby clearing to see the wildlife, often most active at this time of the day. Grab a late breakfast and then head into the wilderness to track bison, one of the areas most impressive sights and a key driver of the positive ecological changes happening in this part of the Carpathians. Tonight you'll be staying in a safari-style camp beneath the stars and hopefully listening to the distant howling of the wolves. 

Wake up in one of Europe's wildest places and head straight out for a morning of wildlife tracking. Your guides will fill you in on the rewilding efforts here and the cascade of ecological benefits that occur when keystone species such as bison are reintroduced into the wild. Later you'll return to the guesthouse in Armenis for a well-earned shower and a traditional Romanian dinner. 

Moving deeper into the Tarcu Mountains, you'll head towards Rusca and set off for a hike, keeping a keen eye open for the region's resident wolves, lynx, wild boars and bears. Your guides are on hand to look out for signs of the animals and you'll be split into groups of no more than 4 to better your chance of seeing them. You'll ramble towards a wilderness cabin located in a magical spot with two crystal clear rivers and a lake nearby to take a dip in. Later in the evening, you'll head out to a bear hide to look out for European Brown Bears. 

It's time to leave the Tarcu Mountains after breakfast as you hike out to the nearest road where your host will be waiting with a van to drive you back to Cluj in time for your flight home. 

Track wild bison, bears and wolves on a remote ramble in the Southern Carpathians

Rewilding Adventure in Romania's Tarcu Mountains

An exclusive adventure created in partnership with Rewilding Europe and guided by expert wildlife trackers

Follow the reintroduced herds of European Bison through a revolutionary rewilding area in a remote corner of Romania

Bunk down in wilderness cabins and safari-style camps beneath the stars and snatch wild swims in lakes and rivers

An exclusive adventure created in partnership with Rewilding Europe and guided by expert wildlife trackers

Follow the reintroduced herds of European Bison through a revolutionary rewilding area in a remote corner of Romania

Bunk down in wilderness cabins and safari-style camps beneath the stars and snatch wild swims in lakes and rivers

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