Discover in a custom-tailored journey just for you and your friends an area spanning 230,000 km almost the size of the UK. To fully uncover its mysteries, you must travel 575km from East to West and 400km from North to South. The region you will explore spans 4 countries, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Bulgaria, and takes you back to the stone age and the earliest use of metals before any of the pyramids or Stonehenge were built.
The start point of your adventure is the city of Timisoara, an easily accessible place by air (several daily low-cost flights from many European countries) or car (from central Europe or the Balkans).
While you can pick any of the sites in a custom-made tour, we suggest the following 8-day itinerary covering a staggering 1,700 km. Contact us and we will find something that works for you as well as provide you with a quote! Prices start from 1,200 EUR per person depending on the group size, transportation mode, and final itinerary.
The upcoming tour is scheduled for August 2023. Updates to follow.
Times are indicative and can take longer depending on traffic and group size.
| Day 1 | – Arrival in Timisoara via plane or car/bus. – Start of your journey! – Short city tour (depending on your arrival time) including a visit to the modern Stonehenge! |   |
| Day 2 | Start at 8:00 – Head from Timisoara to Parta: 30 minutes – Visit the museum and place of excavation of one of the most beautiful neolithic temples (6500 years old), also astronomically aligned: 2 hours. The visit to the excavation site requires an easy hike. Good hiking boots and poles are required. – (Optional based on availability) Head from Parta to the Cioca airfield: 30 minutes – Lunch box – (Optional based on availability) Flight over the largest fortification in Europe Cornesti-Iarcuri (3300 years old): 30 minutes (can take longer as planes are small only carrying 3 people max including the guide). – Alternatively, if the plane is unavailable we will visit the site on foot and recreate the solstice sunrise – Dinner and overnight stay in Timisoara |   |
| Day 3 | Start at 7:00 am – Head from Timisoara (Romania) to Vucedol (Croatia): 4 hours – Museum visit of the ancient copper age calendar: 2 hours – Lunch box Option 1 (Use option 1 for subsequent days) – Head from Vucedol (Croatia) to Lepenski Vir Museum (Serbia): 4 hours – Museum visit of the site of the earliest presumable solar alignment in Europe (8000 years old): 2 hours – Dinner in Zajecar – Overnight stay in Zajecar (Serbia) Option 2 (to visit prehistoric cave paintings – may require an additional day. See Option 2 for subsequent days) – Head from Vucedol (Croatia) to Moldova Nouă (Romania): 4 hours – Optional visit Chindiei 2 cave full of cave paintings dating back to the stone age: 2 hours. Requires good hiking boots and poles as there is a short but steep ascent on rocky terrain to the cave. – Dinner in Moldova Nouă (Romania) – Overnight stay in Moldova Nouă (Romania) |     |
| Day 4 | Option 1 Start at 8:00 am – Head from Zajecar (Serbia) to Măgura Cave (Bulgaria): 1 hour – Cave visit of neolithic paintings some possibly depicting an ancient calendar: 1 hour. It can get cold in the cave so be sure to take a sweater. – Head from Măgura Cave (Bulgaria) to Cheile Sohodolului (Romania): 4 hours – Lunch at a restaurant in Romania – Visit the cave containing ancient paintings: 2 hours. You will get the chance of finding them yourselves as they are well hidden. Moderate hike requiring good hiking boots and poles. – Dinner near Târgu Jiu (Romania) – Overnight stay in Târgu Jiu (Romania) Option 2 Start at 8:00 am – Head from Moldova Nouă – Lepenski Vir Museum : 3 hours (includes a ferry crossing of the Danube) – Museum visit of the site of the earliest presumable solar alignment in Europe (8000 years old): 2 hours – Lunch near Lepenski Vir Museum – Head from Lepenski Vir Museum (Serbia) to Măgura Cave (Bulgaria): 3 hours – Cave visit of neolithic paintings some possibly depicting an ancient calendar: 1 hour (last entry 16:30). It can get cold in the cave so be sure to take a sweater. – Head from Măgura Cave (Bulgaria) to Cheile Sohodolului (Romania): 4 hours – Dinner near Târgu Jiu (Romania) – Overnight stay in Târgu Jiu (Romania) |   |
| Day 5 | Option 1 Start at 8:00 am – Head from Cheile Sohodolului to Tartaria Tablets Monument: 3 hours – Visit the Tartaria Monument: 30 minutes – Head from Tartaria Tablets Monument to Ileana: 3 hours – Lunch at Salina Turda (optional visit of the mines) – Dinner and overnight stay near Dej (Romania) Option 2 Start at 8:00 am – Visit the cave containing ancient paintings: 2 hours. You will get the chance of finding them yourselves as they are well hidden. Moderate hike requiring good hiking boots and poles. – Head from Cheile Sohodolului to Tărtaria Tablets Monument: 3 hours – Visit the Tărtaria Monument: 30 minutes – Head from Tărtaria Tablets Monument to Ileana: 3 hours – Lunch at Salina Turda (optional visit to the old mines – depending on arrival time) – Dinner and overnight stay near Dej (Romania) |  |
| Day 6 | Start at 8:00 am – Visit the rock art around Ileanda: 2 hours. Requires good hiking boots, long sleeves and pants, and poles as the paintings are in the lush vegetation near the ancient riverbed. Moderate hike. – Lunch at a restaurant nearby – Optional visit to Domnin to see hybrid geo-heliocentric solar system drawing on the old wooden church: 3 hours including visit and driving – Head from Zalău to Timisoara: 5 hours – Dinner and overnight stay in Timisoara |  |
| Day 7 | Start at 8:00 am – Head from Timisoara to Muntele Mic : 3 hours – Optional visit to the Museum in Resita hosting the mysterious Liubcova statue: 1 hour – Lunch at a restaurant – Short hike in the mountains. Requires good hiking boots and poles. – Stargazing under the dark skies and learning old Romanian constellations. Grab a blanket and clothes to keep you warm. |   |
| Day 8 | – Start before sunrise. The trip should be done ideally around the summer solstice to witness the solar alignment with distant mountains. – Visit the petroglyph and witness sunrise: 2 hours. Moderate hike requiring good hiking boots and poles. Grab a blanket and clothes to keep you warm. – Lunch at a restaurant – Head from Muntele Mic to Timisoara : 3 hours – Dinner and overnight in Timisoara. End of your journey! |   |
