Private Day Trip to Prahova Valley from Bucharest including Sphinx, Babele and Caraiman Cross
Bucharest, Romania
Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 1 day
Experience the wonders of nature on a beautiful one day tour . Depart from Bucharest and head towards Prahova Valley, where we will take a ride with the cable car and enjoy the view. Once we reach the top, at 2216 meters altitude, we will walk all the way to the Sphinx, Babele and Caraiman Cross.
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Experience the wonders of nature on a beautiful one day tour . Depart from Bucharest and head towards Prahova Valley, where we will take a ride with the cable car and enjoy the view. Once we reach the top, at 2216 meters altitude, we will walk all the way to the Sphinx, Babele and Caraiman Cross.Experience the wonders of nature in a beautiful one day tour . Depart from Bucharest and head towards Prahova Valley. This is the valley where the Prahova river makes its way between the Bucegi and the Baiu Mountains, in the Carpathian Mountains. Geographically, the Prahova river separates the Eastern Carpathians chain from the Southern Carpathians. Historically, the corridor was the most important passageway between the principalities of Wallachia and Transylvania.
Once you arrive in Busteni city you will ride the cable car up the mountain until you reach the beautiful Bucegi Plateau where wind and rain have turned the rocks into spectacular figures such as the Sphinx and Babele. The Bucegi is believed to be the Dacian holy mountain Kogainon, on which the God Zalmoxis resided in a cave.
The Heroes' Cross also known as the "Cross on Caraiman" is a monument built between 1926 and 1928 on Caraiman Peak at an altitude of 2,291 meters. The cross itself has a height of 28 meters and two arms of 7 meters each. The monument is the tallest summit cross in the world situated at such an altitude, as recognized in 2014 by Guinness World Records. It was built in the memory of the railway heroes who died on duty in World War I fighting against the armies of the Central Powers. The cross was erected at the initiative of Marie of Edinburgh and King Ferdinand of Romania in order to be seen from a large distance .
Transfer back to Bucharest in the evening.
Once you arrive in Busteni city you will ride the cable car up the mountain until you reach the beautiful Bucegi Plateau where wind and rain have turned the rocks into spectacular figures such as the Sphinx and Babele. The Bucegi is believed to be the Dacian holy mountain Kogainon, on which the God Zalmoxis resided in a cave.
The Heroes' Cross also known as the "Cross on Caraiman" is a monument built between 1926 and 1928 on Caraiman Peak at an altitude of 2,291 meters. The cross itself has a height of 28 meters and two arms of 7 meters each. The monument is the tallest summit cross in the world situated at such an altitude, as recognized in 2014 by Guinness World Records. It was built in the memory of the railway heroes who died on duty in World War I fighting against the armies of the Central Powers. The cross was erected at the initiative of Marie of Edinburgh and King Ferdinand of Romania in order to be seen from a large distance .
Transfer back to Bucharest in the evening.
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