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An excellent way to explore the country side, cycling enables the tourist to fully enjoy the beautiful Transylvanian mountain landscape without damaging the environment. To minimise the negative impact, group sizes are kept small adhering in this way to the carrying capacity of the visited regions. Group sizes vary from 2 to 14 travellers, usually operating with groups of 7.
We always make sure that our tourists have a recyclable garbage bag and that the waste will be disposed only on the special arranged areas. Our guide, a nature enthusiast, has intricate knowledge of the routes involved and provides our guests with the best suggestions: keep to tracks, not disturb the wildlife, use bio-degradable hygiene products and inform the tourist on the fragility of the mountain ecosystem. The Romanian guide will also advise you on local customs as well as help you to break down language barriers
Most of the accommodations are placed in rural areas, guesthouses (in Soars village ) and country-inns (like the one run by Sambata de Sus monastery), small local businesses, some of which are family run. Massive depopulation of rural areas occurred in Romania after 1989 so choosing to stay in accommodations in rural areas truly is of great importance and visibly makes a difference in this respect. This is also an ideal opportunity to spend more time with the locals but also ensure that the financial benefits of your visit reach the people of the area and not some large companies based outside the region.
Besides the economic aspect – we use only local suppliers; your visit is of great importance for the small rural communities as you’ll be able to purchase locally goods starting with food and ending with souvenirs & handicrafts.
The entry fees will help maintain and even restore the precious tourist attractions visited through out the tour: Peles Castle, Bran Castle, Rasnov Peasant Citadel. We’re also making financial contributions of £1 for every person who books one of our tours, to support Saint Daniel’s Foundation programme entitled 'A grandfather for a nephew – A nephew for a grandfather', helping elderly and orphans, people most in need.
We encourage our guests do a little reading before coming to find out more about their host communities and the environment so that they would connect better with the locals. We provide suggestions on how best to support the local economies and communities, as well as the surrounding environment. Guests will receive a pre-trip information pack via e-mail, to minimise the use of paper, which will inform them about issues relating to the place they will travel, some language tips and general advice. Furthermore, our tour guides are well-educated multilingual people who can offer guests their skills as an interpreter and offer up-to-date details on current national and regional issues.
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