Piatra Craiului National Park: Private Hiking Tour from Brasov with Expert Guides

Embark on a private hiking tour from Brasov to Piatra Craiului National Park. Explore the Carpathian Mountains, cross the Zarnesti Gorge, and learn about local industries. Limited to eight people for a personalized experience.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Piatra Craiului National Park - This hiking trip is a great opportunity to explore Piatra Craiului National Park in the Carpathian Mountains, an area pretty much untouched by the 21st century. Trek past gorges, forests and pastures where mountain shepherds still work, and see a side of Romania that’s hardly changed in generations.
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off included (specific to Brasov city)
  • Guided by a professional mountain guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance fee to Piatra Craiului National Park (10 lei, approx. 2.5 euro)
  • Entrance fee to Bran Castle
Additional Information

Embark on a private day hiking tour of the untouched Piatra Craiului National Park from Brașov. Your knowledgeable guide will lead you through Romania’s Carpathian Mountains along one of two possible 5- to 7-hour trails, dictated by the climate and the preferences of your group. You might traverse the slender Zarnesti Gorge, trek through woodlands and…

Location
Biblioteca Județeană "George Barițiu"
Bulevardul Eroilor
Please note: Complimentary pick-up from Brasov is offered for this tour/activity (as specified on the tour). If you require this service you must contact Active Travel Day Tours at: Locally on 0040728804952, By email at marian@activetravel.ro.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Nickc330
Jun 15, 2025
Piatra Craiului - I signed up for this with Active Travel and Bogdan was my guide. Bogdan is part mountain goat and part life philosopher. He tested me out a bit before deciding I was up for the steeper part involving cables or more hands on climbing. It was beyond what I normally do but it was very rewarding. Out of the comfort zone but in the best way possible. Bogdan was excellent. Tips, encouragement the whole lot. I was busted at the end of the day but it was a super experience.
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957highp
Jun 13, 2025
Wilderness experience in Rumania - I had a wonderful experience on this trek. I went with a guide from Active Travel. The guide was very pleasant company and gave lots of useful information about the region. The views were amazing and we even spotted a young bear in the forest. Highly recommend!
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Babartrek57
Jun 12, 2025
Tours in Transylvania - We wanted to go hiking in the mountains of Transylvania, we went to the activ travel agency in Brasov who found us a route, an English-speaking guide and a date for the next day for the national Park craiuli, great performance. The guide the next day, led us to the departure of walk. And accompanied us in sumptuous landscapes, magnificent limestone gorges, sumptuous forests, beech first, then climbing spruce, larch and fir trees and finally magnificent pastures. The Mihai guide was perfect, considerate, professional and We had a very interesting conversation on a lot of topics, we didn’t see time pass. Recommended.
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Jadehj4668nu
Mar 21, 2025
Piatra Craiului! - This is a trip you do not want to miss! We were nervous about hiking in the winter conditions, but our guide Bogdan had a plan for everything. He helped us choose a path that met our skill level and still gave us amazing views!
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Leroyl299
Oct 11, 2024
The experience of the day - We did a one day hike with Mihai. The pace of the hike was great, Mihai stopped to explain the history, fauna and flora of the mountains. He made sure the hike was enjoyable and he took good care of us throughout the entire hike.
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Agata_gee
Oct 9, 2024
Amazing Day Trip with Andreea - Spent a wonderful day hiking with Andreea. She was an incredible guide who told us many stories of Romania’s history and was incredibly knowledgeable about hiking and mouintaneering. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking to spend the day off the beaten path, one of the best things we did in Romania!
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Estherrx3085pj
Oct 4, 2024
Amazing! - We had a perfect day hiking in the Carpathian Mountains. Mihai is a very knowledgeable guide with a good energy and good attitude. Highly recommend for anyone who enjoys the outdoors!
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Larissa
Aug 29, 2024
Amazing Hiking Experience in Piatra Craiului - I recently had the privilege of hiking through the stunning Piatra Craiului mountains, and I cannot recommend our guide, Mihai, enough! From start to finish, the experience was exceptional. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable about the area, sharing fascinating insights into the local environment, scenery, wildlife, and old legends. Mihai knew the trails very well, ensuring the group always felt safe, even on the more challenging paths. He also made sure everyone was comfortable with the hiking pace. I would highly recommend taking this hiking tour!
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Sherpa55463540198
Aug 29, 2024
Great experience! - The landscape is really impressive no matter if sunny or rainy. The guide kindly shared his wide knowledge on nature, history and local info. I am really grateful and felt in very good hands, also as solo traveller! Thank you Active Travel and Andrei!
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Sarah_s
Aug 3, 2024
Hard, beautiful hike - Alex was a great guide and this was a beautiful hike! I wasn't aware of just how hard this hike would be (1000 meters/3200 feet) of elevation gain over about 4 miles, which included rock scrabbling and using a cable assist in 2 places but it was well worth it! I was grateful Alex let me use his hiking poles on the way down because it is VERY steep and my legs were like overcooked spaghetti noodles by the time we started decending.
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up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).