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🚴‍♂️ Cyclotourism is the best and eco-friendly way to discover a tourist destination! Join us for a 2-day adventure on two wheels, guided by a passionate expert in nature and rural areas. 🌳🌄

We will traverse stunning natural landscapes, cycle through Europe’s last living villages, savor local bio dishes, discover traditions and customs, and socialize with the locals. 🍲👫

📍 Location

Pickup from Cluj-Napoca or other locations in the country.

🚌 Transport

We provide transport for people and bicycles from the meeting point and back.

🗺️ Visited Objectives

⛪ Wooden Church „Saint Nicholas” – Budești, Josani (UNESCO World Heritage)
⛪ Wooden Church „Saint Parascheva” – Poienile Izei (UNESCO World Heritage)
🌲 „Strâmbu-Băiuț” Secret Forest – Poiana Botizii (UNESCO World Heritage)
🏛️ Complex of the Monastery of Bârsana
💧 Pulsating mineral spring (Borcut) – Poiana Botizii

🎒 Experiences

🏡 Discover Europe’s last living villages: Budești, Sârbi, Văleni, Slătioara, Poienile Izei, Botiza, Groșii Țibleșului, Poiana Botizii
🚵‍♀️ Cycle over the Gutâi and Lăpuș Mountains, through forests, valleys, and hilly landscapes with breathtaking views
🌳 Enjoy a hike in the „Strâmbu-Băiuț” Secret Forest
🏰 Visit historical and architectural monuments – UNESCO World Heritage
🍽️ Taste delicious traditional dishes – bio homemade products
👥 Meet the locals and learn about their simple lifestyle
🧵 Discover old customs (wool processing with water, watermills, traditional crafts demonstrations)

📝 Detailed Description

🚐 We meet at the designated location, where you board the bus with your bicycle (electric bike rental available) and head towards Băiuț, Maramureș – the starting point of our cycling adventure.

🌄 We will pass through the Lăpuș Mountains via Cavnic Pass, cycling through beech and fir forests, then descend towards Budești. Here we visit the UNESCO wooden church and witness a short demonstration by a local craftsperson.

🍴 We will enjoy a traditional lunch (extra cost) and then head to Sârbi. We’ll explore the village and discover the last functional archaic industrial installations in Valea Cosăului: a watermill, scutching, carding, and steam-powered devices.

🚴‍♂️ Pedaling through stunning landscapes and ancient rural architecture in the Cosău and Iza Valleys, we will reach Poienile Izei in the evening, check into a traditional guesthouse, and enjoy a traditional dinner with a glass of plum brandy. 🥃

🌅 The next morning, after breakfast, we will visit the village’s wooden church (UNESCO monument) and continue the cycling adventure, once again crossing the Lăpuș Mountains through Botiza Pass.

🏘️ Be amazed by the high wooden gates, carved with traditional motifs – some pre-Christian – that show the enduring presence of people in Maramureș for centuries.

🌊 We will stop at the isolated Poiana Botizii village, home to a remarkable mineral spring (pulsating Borcut). Here we will have roasted bacon on a stick and take a short hike through one of the world’s most impressive beech forests – the „Strâmbu-Băiuț” Secret Forest, where trees are over 500 years old, reaching heights of over 50 meters.

🤔 But a few questions will remain in your mind:

Which was the most picturesque area we cycled through? The beech forest in Cavnic Pass or the Maramureș Depression with yurts scattered across the hills?
Which was the most beautiful village: Slătioara, Poienile Izei... or perhaps the isolated village of Poiana Botizii?
Which was the most delicious dish: polenta with cheese, roasted bacon on a stick... or maybe the plum or pear brandy?

💰 Participation Fee

👤 One person: 1600 lei
👥 2-4 people: 1200 lei/person
👥 5-8 people: 900 lei/person
👥 8-20 people: 600 lei/person

✅ Included

🚌 Transport for bicycles and people from the meeting point and back
👨‍💼 Guided by an authorized guide
🗺️ Organization and planning of the tour on verified routes
🏠 One night accommodation in a traditional guesthouse
🍽️ Meals: dinner, breakfast, lunch(extra cost), and a rural brunch (roasted bacon, seasonal vegetables, cheese)
💧 Water on the route and brandy in the evening
🎫 Entrance to the tourist attractions mentioned in the description