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Dental Study Tour to Transylvania
15 – 21 September 2017
Peles Castle, Sinaia
Romania boasts spectacular unspoiled
countryside and rustic medieval villages,
glorious fairytale castles, excellent food and
wine and an eclectic ethnic mix. Transylvania
in south east Romania is distinguished by its
Saxon fortified villages, churches and castles.
Accompanying tour leader Derek Mahony is
national guide, Carmen Lakatos, a tour leader
and dentist who has worked in the UK and
Romania.
Arrive in Timisoara, one of Romania’s most
attractive urban areas with its beautiful public
squares and parks. Check into your hotel before
visiting a private dental practice in the afternoon.
In the evening enjoy a traditional hearty
Romanian dinner.
seven walled citadels built in the 12th century by
German settlers, known as Transylvanian Saxons.
Explore its Old Town, which retains the Germanic
grandeur of its earlier days.
Enjoy lunch at the village museum before
continuing to Brasov, Romania’s second city, and
checking into your hotel with time at leisure.
Take a city tour of Brasov next morning.
Resplendent with fortified churches and medieval
architecture, Brasov also has a distinctly bohemian
Next morning drive into Sibiu in Burzen Land, an
area characterised by its heavily fortified Saxon
towns and churches designed to repel the threat
of Turkish attack in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Sibiu was the largest and wealthiest of the
The village museum in Sibiu
Next morning visit Ceausescu’s enormous
Palace of Parliament, for which an entire
suburb was razed to the ground and is today
the second biggest administrative building in
the world (after the Pentagon). In the afternoon
visit a dental school in Bucharest and spend
the rest of the day at leisure, with the option
of visiting the open air ethnographic museum.
Round off the day with a farewell dinner at the
excellent Carul cu Bere restaurant.
Next morning depart for the airport to connect
with your return flight.
Café life in Brasov (top);
‘Dracula’s Castle’ in the mountains (above)
atmosphere. Visit the landmark Black Church,
an imposing Gothic church so named after a fire
blackened it in 1689. Continue to Bran to visit
the castle of Transylvania’s most notorious son,
Dracula, and Rasnov Citadel. Return to Brasov for a
traditional dinner with wine tasting.
Next morning drive through dramatic
mountainous landscapes to Sinaia. Visit
magnificent Peles Castle, a fairytale vista of
turrets rising above green meadows. Return to
Brasov, stopping on the way in Busteni for the
option of taking a cable car ride to the top of the
mountain to see wind-carved structures (weather
permitting). In the evening there will be CPD talks
followed by dinner.
Next day drive to Bucharest, an extraordinary
architectural mix of Ceausescu’s follies,
neoclassical beauty and ornate Orthodox
churches. Check into your hotel and in the
afternoon take a bus and walking tour of this lively
city before having dinner in the old town.
Rasnov Citadel (top);
Enjoy dinner at Carul cu Bere, Bucharest’s best restaurant (above)
Itinerary
15 – 21 September 2017
B = Breakfast
L = Lunch D = Dinner
1 night Timisoara - 3 nights Brasov - 2 nights Bucharest
B D
Sept 15 (Fri) Budapest / Timisoara
Am
Pm Eve
If joining from the Dental Cruise, drive
from Budapest to Timisoara in Romania.
Check into the Boavista Hotel
Visit a private dental practice
Enjoy a traditional Romanian dinner
B D
Sept 16 (Sat) Timisoara / Sibiu /
Brasov
Am Pm Eve Depart Timisoara for Sibiu and explore the city’s historical centre
Lunch at the village museum. Continue to Brasov and check into Casa Hotel Dracula
Dinner at the hotel
B D
Sept 19 (Tues) Brasov / Bucharest
Am Pm
Eve
Drive to Bucharest and check into Hotel Ambassador
Bus and walking tour of Bucharest
Dinner in the old town
B D
Sept 20 (Wed) Bucharest
Am
Pm
Eve
Visit the Palace of Parliament, the second biggest administrative
building in the world
Visit the Dental School in Bucharest. Afterwards at leisure or optional visit to the ethnographic museum
Farewell dinner at Carul cu Bere
B
Sept 21 (Thur) Bucharest
Sept 17 (Sun) Brasov / Bran /
Rasnov / Brasov
Am Pm
Eve City tour of Brasov before driving to Bran to visit ‘Dracula’s Castle’
Visit Rasnov Citadel. Return to Brasov
Traditional dinner with wine tasting
Sept 18 (Mon) Brasov / Sinaia /
Busteni / Brasov
Am Pm Eve
Timisoara
B D
Am
Transfer to the airport after breakfast
Slovakia
Ukraine
Budapest
Romania
B D
Drive to Sinaia. Visit Peles Castle
On the return to Brasov stop in Busteni and take the optional cable car to the top of the mountain to see the wind-carved structures (weather permitting)
CPD talks followed by dinner
Hungary
Sibiu
Timisoara
Serbia
Brasov
Bran
Sinaia
Bucharest
The ground only cost of the
tour (excluding international
flights and transfers) is £1,295
per person sharing:
The cost includes:
• 6 nights’ accommodation in mid-range hotels
with private facilities
Single room supplement is £180
• Tour leader (Dr Derek Mahony)
• Meals as per the itinerary
• Transport throughout
• English speaking national guide and dentist
(Carmen Lakatos)
• Professional and cultural visits as per the
itinerary including entrance fees
• Tips
The cost excludes:
Traditional wooden churches (top);
The ‘old ladies’ of Busteni (above)
Tour leader Dr Derek Mahony is a Sydney
based orthodontist who has spoken to
thousands of practitioners about the
benefits of interceptive orthodontic
treatment. Early in his career Dr Mahony
learned from leading clinicians the dramatic
effect functional appliance therapy can
afford patients in orthodontic treatment.
• International flights and transfers
• Meals not mentioned and drinks with meals
• Optional excursions, tours and visits
• Photo fees (some sites require a small fee to
allow cameras in)
• Travel insurance
• Visa (if required)
International flights and transfers are not
included in the price of the tour. If you would like
us to help you arrange these, please contact the
London or the Melbourne office.
Palace of Parliament in Bucharest
National guide Carmen Lakatos was born
in Romania and graduated from dental
school in Timisoara in 2006. She has worked
as a dentist specialising in orthodontic
treatment in the UK since 2007. She is also
a qualified and experienced tour guide in
Romania with her own travel company.
Jon Baines Tours (London)
Hyde Park House, 5 Manfred Road,
London, SW15 2RS
Tel: +44 (0) 207 223 9485 / 5618
Email: [email protected]
www.jonbainestours.co.uk
Jon Baines Tours (Melbourne)
PO Box 68, South Brunswick, Victoria 3055
Tel: +61 (0) 3 9343 6367
Fax: +61 (0) 3 9012 4228
Email: [email protected]
www.jonbainestours.com