1-day hike in the Tarnita Lake, Apuseni Mountains, Romania
AGMR-certified guides will lead you on this 1-day hike in the Tarnita Lake, Apuseni Mountains, Romania, a sumptuous and special area full of gorgeous forests and rock formations covered in exotic flowers and vegetation, with deer, stags and wild boars also roaming the landscape.
Private
1 Day
Jun - Sep
Intermediate
Beginner
Highlights
- Hike around the epic and special area near Tarnita Lake, Romania
- Walk through virgin forests and past immense rock formations and flora
- Swim in the lake and the bays that surround it
Description
The area around Tarnita Lake, nestled within the Apuseni Mountains in Romania, is considered the most impressive and magnificent natural area in Cluj County, with its raw beauty and epic scenery of lush green forests, majestic rock formations and exotic flowers and vegetation providing the perfect backdrop to the peaceful, tranquil and glorious Tarnita Lake.
Tarnita Lake is located just 30km from the city of Cluj-Napoca in Romania, and is an immensely popular tourist destination owing to its proximity to the city, as well as its sheer beauty, covering 215 hectares.
Departing from Cluj-Napoca in the morning, we begin hiking in earnest as soon as we reach the lake.
Over the course of the hike we will explore and discover many of the little-used trails that dot the area, with many taking us past and through virgin forests featuring flowers and exotic vegetation. Lucky people will bear witness to the deer, stags and boars that inhabit the area.
The focal point of the hike is the superb Lucaci Stone, a lovely rock formation that offer breathtaking and sweeping views out over the lake, as well as out to the city of Cluj-Napoca.
Later in the day we will head down to the lake and swim in the many hidden bays that exist close by, before heading back to Cluj-Napoca in the afternoon, weary yet satisfied at having experienced this epic part of Romania first-hand.
This is the perfect way to spend a day out of the city Cluj-Napoca and in gorgeous natural scenery – book now to experience!
Price includes
- Guiding fee
- Transportation start and back
Price details
- Price is per person.
- Price does not include: food, water.
Itinerary
Day 1: Tarnita Lake
Drive from Cluj-Napoca to Tarnita Lake, hike most of the day, swim in the lake, return to Cluj-Napoca.
Details
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Please bring with you:
- hiking boots
- rain coat
- small backpack
- hiking poles
- water bottle
- food
- swimming suit
Meeting point
FAQs
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About the guide
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Tour Operator
Hi and welcome to my Explore Share profile, the starting point for your hiking tours on Transylvanian trails! I'm Marius, a Tourism Agency Founder and Director, International Mountain Leader (UIMLA), IML instructor and vice-president of SGLM (Romanian mountain leader association) with over 10 years of experience in guiding and organizing trips in Romania and also worldwide. I have guided more than 2000 clients from over 35 countries, in several days hiking tours, backpaking tours across the Carpathians but also through Europe and Nepal.
Professionalism, responsability, true competence and love for nature are my main values which guide me in my life and also in my work. I graduated Philosophy at Babeș Bolyai University in Cluj Napoca and as we speak I am following a Master Degree in Psychology, with focus on Eco-Therapy and the effects that nature has on our wellbeing.
This beeing said, please let me know if you have any questions, as all the tours are flexible based on your specific desires and looking forward in meeting you!
Languages
English
Certificates
SGLM | UIMLA
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