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Eastern Europe - Hășmaș Mountains - Hiking Holiday and City Adventure in Romania & Moldova! - 1
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Hiking Holiday and City Adventure in Romania & Moldova!

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Joshua will take the lead and plan your journey for you. Just sit back and enjoy the adventure.

What's special?
Epic Romanian landscapes
Fun hiking trails
Unwinding on a weekend city break
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Join me on this epic week-long trip where we combine epic hikes with unwinding in one of the most underrated and entertaining cities in Europe. Our trip starts in Iași in Romania where we will venture on some beautiful hikes in the week before finishing in the Moldovan capital of Chișinău - an underrated European gem, known for its quality hospitality and easy-going ambience. This is the perfect trip if you enjoy intense hiking and then winding down in a city you might never have thought of visiting. I think it's time to open your mind, dust off your boots and join me on this adventure!

My name is Josh and I am from Buckinghamshire, England. I am a keen solo-traveller but am always on the look-out for people to join me on my trips. I have done the journey from Iași to Chișinău before and had a lot of fun in both cities. I do love a hike and when I was in Iași, I found out that there are lots of interesting hiking trails that I didn't have time to check out. So, I vowed to go back and complete them! I would love for people to join me so I don't have to trek alone. Then we can have some fun unwinding across the border in Chișinău - a city that I fell in love with the last time I was there.

For the first part of the trip, we will be based in Iași. We will go out on hikes and then return to the city in the evenings. I will book us a hotel that we will be able to recharge in. After crossing the border and heading into Chișinău, we will stay at another hotel or at an AirBnB (based on how many people sign up for this trip and what the final budget is). Rooms for both parts of the trip are likely to be shared. Please do let me know if you prefer a definite private room and we can arrange that at a slightly higher price. Please also let me know if you have any requirements or amenities when you sign up!

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6 days trip

Iași, Hășmaș Mountains & 3 more

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Iași

Day 1-2
We will be based in Iași in Romania for the hiking part of the trip. You can fly into Iași directly, or fly to a different airport and take a bus. On Day 1, everyone will be arriving at different times so there is no set plan. Iași is a small but beautiful city and there are lots of historical and aesthetic sites to see during our downtime. We can visit the iconic Palace of Culture before strolling down the Stefan Cel Mare Si Sfant Boulevard - something I have already done and enjoyed! We can also visit the pretty Capou district and botanical garden. There are several restaurants and bars to dine at in the evenings as we rest and recuperate between our hikes.
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Hășmaș Mountains

Day 2-3
Day 2 (the first full day) will be the most challenging hike - better to get the hardest one out of the way first! And I reckon it will break us in very well. We will travel to the picturesque Hășmaș Mountains and spend the day hiking through gorges and across mountains with panoramic stellar views. We should also have time to visit the nearby Red Lake. This hike is a bit intense and might also involve a bit of rock-climbing (depending on the route). It's also recommended we go with a guide so I will be hiring one.
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Bârnova

Day 3-4
On Day 3, we don't have to journey far out of Iași. This hike in the nearby woodland of Bârnova should take 4-5 hours (including stopping at photospots and resting for lunch). It might not be as grand as the Hășmaș Mountains, but we should have a nice and pleasant time if the weather is good.
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Șorogari

Day 4
On the final day of the hiking part of this trip, we will make a short trip to Șorogari to walk a circular route around this cute, little village. If we're lucky, we might even see some animals on the trail! Later on in the day, we will cross the border into Moldova for the next part of our trip.
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Chișinău

Day 4-6
We wil end our trip with a nice, unwinding stay in beautiful Chișinău which I believe is one of the most underrated cities in Europe... and the world! When I first went to Chișinău, I thought it would be a dreary, ex-Soviet humdrum. However, I was mistaken! It is lively and colourful and I wish I was able to spend more time there. When we are there, we can have a nice tour of the city and look at the cool architecture, before deciding as a group how to spend the rest of our time here. There is a beautiful lake to walk around and I recommend we visit the iconic Piana Vyshnia one evening and join the people dancing around in the Central Square. OPTIONAL - on one of the days here, those who would like to can join me on a trip to Tiraspol (in Transnistria - a country which technically doesn't exist) - although the costs for this are not included in the trip price.