Bucegi Mountains Tour/2: Discover Romanian Breathtaking Landscapes (Including The Sphinx, Babele, The Heroe’s Cross)

About this activity

We pick-up you from Busteni or Sinaia and drive to Bucegi Mountains. We drive up to the cottage Piatra Arsă, from there we go hiking to the limestone formations Babele and the Sfinx, after which we start hiking to the Heroes Monument the Cross on Caraiman Mountain. Here we will admire the view over Prahova valley and we will enjoy the nature. The return will be made on the same route.

Live guide: English, French, Italian, Serbo-Croatian

Itinerary

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To the east, the Bucegi Mountains have a very steep slope towards the popular tourist destinations in the Prahova Valley, such as Bușteni and Sinaia. At a higher elevation is the Bucegi Plateau, where wind and rain have turned the rocks into spectacular figures such as the Sphinx and Babele. The Bucegi is believed to be the Dacian holy mountain Kogaionon, on which the God Zalmoxis resided in a cave.

Duration/return: 4 hours

Transbucegi Road was inaugurated in 2013 and you can find it on the map as DJ 713. The portion accessible by car ends at Plaiul lui Păcală. From here you go on a foot hike to Babele. The route takes about an hour, an hour and a half depending on the physical condition and other factors like weather, adequate shoes, etc.

The Commemorative Cross to the Romanian Heroes of the First World War is a monument built between 1926 and 1928 on Caraiman Peak at an altitude of 2,291 m located in the Bucegi Mountains of the Southern Carpathians. It has a height of 39.3 metres (129 ft) and the nearest town is Buşteni. The name of the monument is “The Heroes’ Cross”, but it is popularly known as the “Cross on Caraiman”. The route starts near the Babele chalet and is taking about an hour, an hour and a half.

Duration/return: 3 hours

Please, remember that you can complete only one of the activities (generally first one, Babele and The Sphinx) or it can be merged with other activities from Bucegi Mountains.
Don’t miss this opportunity to explore some of Romania’s most stunning natural wonders.

Pick-up locations Bucharest, Brașov, Sinaia, Bușteni, Azuga, Predeal ( Additional taxes can apply )