Transylvania, -Romania-

Stay in an ice hotel on a gothic fairytale adventure

Travelling through Transylvania in winter, with its range of mountains scenery, gothic castles, Saxon villages, and equid carts, it’s straightforward to desire you’re within the pages of an image book. that you're, albeit a blood-sucking evil spirit one, for this can be Dracula country. Bram Stoker apparently based mostly his known figure Vlad Tepes, aka Vlad the Impaler, a patrician UN agency was born within the medieval town of Sighi?oara, that is one amongst the stops on this tour. His castle at Bran, perked up on high of a 200ft-high rock, with imposing towers and fairytale turrets, is another. In between the gothic looking at, you’ll reside the Ice building at Lake Balea, that is restored per annum with ice from the lake. The beds square measure made of ice however rendered comfortable and heat by multiple layers of mattresses, furs, blankets and polar sleeping baggage. simply keep in mind your garlic.
• This trip takes place from 14-21 Gregorian calendar month and prices £1,349pp, as well as flights from London, accommodation, all breakfasts, 2 lunches and 7 dinners, all transport and a tour leader throughout, 0845 867 5572, exodus.co.uk