1, 2 or 3 Day Hiking Trip in Fagaras Mts: Summit 4 Peaks in One Day!

Balea Lake and Transfagarasan seen from the hile

Balea Lake seen from the main ridge of the Fagaras mountains

If you're in Sibiu you'll see the mighty Fagaras Mountains, the highest in Romania, from everywhere. And if you're into hiking, then I know you'll want to go. So join me on this one day adventure to conquer the main ridge of the highest mountains in Romania and summit 3 peaks over 2,500m!

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What you need to know about the Sibiu hiking trip:

This is a private hiking tour in Fagaras Mountains. Duration 8-9h.
Included: transport and guidance. Not included: snacks, water, lunch. At the end of our hike we can stop at Balea Cabin for a well deserved lunch.
We will summit 4 peaks in one day: Paltinul Peak (2401 m), Iezerul Caprei (2418 m), Vanatorea lui Buteanu (2507 m) and Capra (2494)
The hike is suitable for medium experienced hikers with a good physical condition. The hike is 9km long, with an altitude gain of 600 meters. We'll go on cliffs, sometimes rocky paths. No special equipment needed
Best time: June - November (depending on weather). Outside this period only if you have very good equipment and experience hiking in snow and winter conditions.
[Tour extension] 2-day trip to summit Negoiu Peak, 2nd highest in Romania: extra cost 250 Eur/person
[Tour extension] 3-day trip to summit Moldoveanu Peak, highest in Romania: extra cost 450 Eur/person

Additional information

Mandatory equipment: mountain hiking boots and hiking clothes (waterproof jacket, synthetic or merino base layer, thermal layer, hat or buff, sunglasses, a backpack with water and snacks).

Moments to expect in the hiking tour from Sibiu:

Enter Fagaras Mountains via Transfagarasan Highway

We get to the starting point of our hike by driving on the famous Transfagarasan Highway (only in July - November) up to Balea Lake. You'll enjoy a thrilling ride on the 'best driving road in the world!' If the road is closed, we will take the cable car above it up to Balea Lake [ticket not included].

We start our hiking trip

From Balea Lake begin hiking to Saua Paltinului from where we pick up the trail leading to the main ridge of Fagaras mountains.

On the main ridge, up in the clouds

Once we reach the main ridge of Fagaras - you'll get spectacular views of the entire area! It will be hard to stay focused on the trail when the sheer beauty of nature is all around us! From here we summit 3 peaks and mark each one with a smile!

Summit a 2,506m peak

On the second part of the hike, we will reach Vanatoarea lui Buteanu at 2,506m before returning back to Balea Lake on a different route.

[Tour extension] 2 day trip to summit Negoiu Peak

How about we spend the night in the mountains and go summit Negoiu Peak, the 2nd highest in Romania at 2,535m? The trail will be challenging but beautiful: 8h, 16 km, 4/5 difficulty grade, 400m +/- altitude difference. We will spend the night at a mountain guesthouse around Balea Lake (not a lot of options there so the sooner you book the better).
[extra 250 Eur/person for guide, and overnight in a double/twin room with en suite WC with breakfast]

[Tour extension] 3 day trip to summit Moldoveanu Peak

If you want to summit the highest peak in Romania - Moldoveanu at 2,544m - then we need to do a 3-day trip, staying 2 nights at Podragu Cabin (renovated mountain cabin with bunk beds and shared toilets on the hall -- only option in the area). On day 1 we will go from Balea Lake to Podragu Cabin (5-6 hours, with a 1,100 m ascent and 1,000 m descent). On day 2 we summit Moldoveanu Peak (6-7 hour trek, 12km). On day 3 we return from Podragu Cabin back to Balea Lake.
[extra 400 Eur/person, includes 2 nights of accommodation]

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Guide

Florin

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Hi there! Sibiu has been my home for the last 21 years and I've been guiding tourists all over Romania since 2013. I want to show you authentic rural culture, superb views and the impressive Carpathians, so come with me!

I like: I love nature in all its shapes and manifestations. I'm passionate about history and gastronomy.

I speak: english, french, romanian

Other guides for this tour

Petre

Cancelation & refund policy

Medium

Sends us or the guide an email 3 days before the tour informing us you can't make it and you'll get a full refund of your payment, no questions asked.

Location details

Starting point: Sibiu
Nearest airport: Sibiu International Airport
Nearest train station: Sibiu
Landscape: Rugged mountain terrain

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Reviews from travellers

Ursula T. on 30.07.2025

Our tour with Dumitru, a colleague of Florin, was amazing! Before the hike we got well instructed and Dumitru took care of a well planned route according to the weather conditions. He prepared us well with all necessary information and also made sure that we had enough water and food with us. We had a wonderful day in the Fagaras Mountains, felt very safe with our guide and even got an extra trip on another peak as we were quicker as planned. The cherry on the cake was Dumitru's knowledge about the area as well as the history of Romania which he shared with us. We highly recommend Dumitru as a guide and hope to be able to return to the beautiful mountains in Romania!

Erin D. on 04.07.2025

I had the best day hiking the mountains with Peter. He is an excellent guide, very knowledgeable and generous. The mountains were breathtaking and I was lucky to see a bear on the highway. I highly recommend this tour and Peter! Thank you!