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Get ready to embark on your trip to Transylvania. On this page, you will learn everything you need to know about the Via Transilvanica trip, taking place July 2nd-12th, 2020.

Via Transilvanica is a 1,000 km hiking trail that will reposition Romania on the world tourism map. Together we will discover the backcountry of Transylvania.

Stay in touch: Join our Whatsapp group.

Learn more about previous year trips:

• https://www.facebook.com/mihai.lehene/posts/10159398228968159
• https://www.facebook.com/mihai.lehene/posts/10159407213778159
• https://www.facebook.com/mihai.lehene/posts/10159404528088159
• https://www.facebook.com/mihai.lehene/posts/10159412329433159
• https://www.facebook.com/mihai.lehene/posts/10159403604518159
• https://www.facebook.com/mihai.lehene/posts/10159402999938159
• https://www.facebook.com/mihai.lehene/posts/10159399299888159
• https://www.facebook.com/mihai.lehene/posts/10159399046483159

Trip Organizers:

This trip is organized by Mihai Lehene in collaboration with Alin Useriu of Tasuleasa Social, the nonprofit behind Via Transilvanica.

Trip Cost:

The actual lodging and food during the trip are very cheap. You only pay for your own expenses, so this may be variable, but our estimate is about $1,000 per person, including travel, room & board (excluding international air fare). This does not include any donations or fees/funds for either Romanian United Fund or Tasuleasa Social. Donations are always welcome and highly encouraged.

Trip Route:

Arrival: Cluj, July 1st

Hiking Route:

Jul 3: Hike from Sarmisegetuza Regia to Fundatura Ponorului

Jul 4: Hike from Fundatura Ponorului to Hobita (Retezat)

Jul 5: Hike from Hobita to Salasul de Sus

Jul 6: Hike from Salasul de Sus to Salasul de Sus (circle)

Join the Group:

A small group will meet in Cluj on or around July 1st in the evening.

The next morning, groups from Cluj, Zalau, Baia Mare, Alba Iulia will start towards Sarmisegetuza Regia.

The main group meets on July 2nd, at Cetatea Malaiesti, near Sarmisegetuza Regia. On that day, we will join the Via Transilvanica section launch at 12 PM. A second meetup point is the Sarmisegetuza Regia Parking lot, at 4 PM. We start hiking on July 3rd in the morning.

Some people may desire to join the second leg of the trip, July 7 - July 9, at Tasuleasa Social.

Stay in touch: Join our Whatsapp group.

Confirmed participants:

Updated as of: January 1st, 2022

View our trekking and day by day person count spreadsheet.

Registration is: CLOSED

Options:

• Option 2: Straja, Camp Viata, 5-11 yrs, July 2-8
• Option 3: Straja, Camp Viata, 5-18 yrs, July 9th - July 16th

Documents (RO):

• Formular Inscriere
• Permisiunea Parintilor
• Regulament & Program

Camp VIATA

Option 1: Straja, Hunedoara, 5-11 yrs, July 2nd-8th, 2022

Option 2: Straja, Hunedoara, everyone, July 9th-16th, 2022

Parents Whatsapp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LdXEYH8yivlGRpHqqFmfco

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CAMP IDEOLOGY

Adventure for a living. We help young people to become responsible, trustworthy, honest and persevering citizens, able to contribute to their own development and the common good.

https://www.noi-orizonturi.ro/tineri/tabara-viata/

DATES: 2 July - 8 July 2022

Age: 5-11 yrs old

LOCATION: Harghita ( about 3 hrs from Cluj)

TRANSPORTATION: camp can organize bus transportation for location in Romania of our choice for extra cost

PRICE: 1750 lei ( about $400) per child per week

Group discount: for every 10 children, 1 child free ( which 'free' child amount equally reduces the other 10 kids)
30% downpayment and remaining balance June 20th. We will send one payment and parents will send as one payment

HOUSING:
in small hotel setting; same sex
2-4 children in one room
each room has its own bathroom

Alpine housing

https://www.alpinstraja.ro/

One adult sleeps on same floor

FOOD: three meals a day cooked on premises

lunch is always a bagged lunch

NOTES: please advise them of any allergies

snacks between meals

SLEEP HOURS: 8 am wake up; 9:30pm sleep

if tired is tired can go to bed earlier

ELECTRONICS: 1 hour at diner between 7-8 pm; can call parents at this time

GROUPS: 10-15 kids per group, per age with 3-4 instructors per group
groups based on age, distinction of capability and experience--not based on age

LANGUAGES SPOKEN: Romanian mostly, but English is known

DOCUMENTS:

• Forms to complete: Child vaccine history (will be available soon)
• Everyone will email them to me and I will send one email to camp boys ad girls mixed for activities

COVID: negative PCR test 48 hrs before arrival; all camp workers are vaccinated and tested

MASKS: no masks are required to he worn by kids or by camp workers

Tășuleasa Camp

Tășuleasa, Piatra Fântânele

July 2nd - 9th, 2022

Age Group: 12-18 year olds

There's no better way to learn volunteering, respect for nature, and civic courage than joining the Tășuleasa Social camp. For 21 years, the association has been leading projects meant to pass these values to youngsters. One of the best ways for them to experience Tășu life is by taking part in a summer camp, offered in partnership with Romanian United Fund.

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Required Documents

• RUF: Registration Form (bit.ly/rufcampform)
• Tășuleasa: Acord Participare
• Tășuleasa: Contract Voluntariat
• Tășuleasa: Fisa Post Voluntar

IMPORTANT: All documents should be email directly to [email protected], and CC-ed to [email protected].

More Information

Address:

    Tasuleasa Camp   

    Str. Obcioara, nr. 97, Piatra Fantanele

    Comuna Tiha Bargaului, Bistrita-Nasaud

Camp cost: $400 (does not include transportation). Pay here.

Availability: 2x12 groups of children, 12-15 and 15-18 respectively

Useful Links

Parent Whatsapp group:https://chat.whatsapp.com/CrfraeLNjkR0pJTeggVLjN

Learn more about all our Trips to Romania, or about our Excellence Center.

Camp Description

There aren’t better words to describe Tășuleasa Social than volunteering, respect for nature, education through examples, and civic courage. For 21 years, the association has been leading projects meant to pass these values to youngsters. One of the best ways for them to experience Tășu life is by taking part in a summer camp. We propose the concept of “Ro-connecting” with the purpose of facilitating the connection or reconnection between youngsters and Romania’s nature, culture, and social life reality. This is based on 4 areas of interest.

1. We learn about nature

Children and young adults learn about nature in the Pedagogical Forest. It is one of the most loved projects that Tășuleasa Social has ever made. It is a unique project both in Romania and Eastern Europe. Here, young people learn interactively, with the help of no less than 29 elements, about the relationship between people and nature, the circuit of water in nature, the society of trees, and many more. The activities in the Pedagogical Forest are held by Tășu volunteers, so the interaction between youngsters is maximum. Besides learning about nature, games and team-building specific activities are held in the Pedagogical Forest, with the aim of improving communication and teamwork.

2. Volunteering: an essential part of our life

We consider that volunteering is something that each and everyone should do at a point in their life. It is also one of the values that we have been promoting for 21 years. So, during camp days, the participants will take part in volunteering activities (extending the Pedagogical Forest, building a road, maintenance activities, greenings, and trail maintenance) both in the Tășuleasa Social campus and on the Via Transilvanica Trail.

3. Via Transilvanica: diversity and charm

Via Transilvanica is our largest and largest project to date. The route covers 1,400 km and passes through all the cultural, historical, and natural areas of Transylvania. To encourage people to set off, we built a “try-on” route. It is a 42 km circuit that starts and returns to the Tășuleasa Social campus. Although it is significantly shorter, it is no less impressive than its older sister trail. We propose hikes on this route to let the participants get a little taste of a long-distance trail (we do not exclude hiking other parts of the trail). At the same time, the circuit passes through villages and mountain villages, places where people live according to old traditions and customs. Thus, young people can also experience the reality of the rural social life in Romania.

4. Opening towards culture

Last but not least, the opportunity to get closer to another culture is an important step in the development of a young person. Therefore, we have in mind a Romanian cultural program at the end of each camp day. Movies, literature, and music are just some of the topics that will be addressed and then debated.

Organization:

• We work the best with groups of 24 people.

• The age groups we work with are 12-15 years old and 15-18 years old.

• The group can be comprised of a single age group or it can be a mixed one, 12 of the children being 12-15 and the others 15-18.

• The group can have both Romanian-American children and their American friends, who are more than welcomed if interested.

Facilities:

• The Tășuleasa Social campus

• Accommodation in 2 mountain cottages with 12 beds each; each cottage has its own bathroom

• A sanitary house ( 3 showers - one for disabled people; 3 toilets; washing machines; clothes dryer)

• A 60 seat dining room; it can also be used as a meeting room or for indoor activities

• A stage

• The Pedagogical Forest

• 2 Toyota Landcruiser SUVs & 1 UTV ( dune buggy)

• The materials and logistic support for specific workshops

We have a crew of 10 English speaking volunteers and we promise you lots of fun and unforgettable moments.

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Get ready to embark on your trip to Transylvania. On this page, you will learn everything you need to know about the Via Transilvanica trip, taking place July 2nd-12th, 2020.

Via Transilvanica is a 1,000 km hiking trail that will reposition Romania on the world tourism map. Together we will discover the backcountry of Transylvania.

Stay in touch: Join our Whatsapp group.

Trip Organizers:

This trip is organized by Mihai Lehene in collaboration with Alin Useriu of Tasuleasa Social, the nonprofit behind Via Transilvanica.

Trip Cost:

The trip is expected to cost roughly $3,000 per person (assuming an airfare cost of about $1,000).

Trip Route:

Cluj, Gura Humorului, Vatra Dornei, Tasuleasa, Cluj.

Hiking Route:

The Vatra Dornei to Tasuleasa component is a 3-day hiking route, that will take you through the heart of Transylvania, and end at the Tasuleasa Social camping ground, where you will learn more about the wonderful organization that made everything possible.

Other points of interest in the area: Sibiu, Biertan, Sighisoara, Cund, Lacul Rosu, Cheile Bistritei, Valea Bistritei Aurii.

Join the Group:

We meet in Cluj on July 2nd, at 10 am, then we travel to Gura Humorului.

Alternatively, you can join the group from Vatra Dornei, on July 4th!, at 10 am.

Stay in touch: Join our Whatsapp group.

Confirmed participants:

Locations: Cluj, Gura Humorului, Vatra Dornei, Tasuleasa, Cluj

1. July 2nd: Meeting in Cluj
2. July 2nd: Travel to Gura Humorului
3. July 2rd: Gura Humorului Overnight Accommodation
4. July 3rd: Visits to Monasteries
5. July 3rd: Gura Humorului Overnight Accommodation
6. July 4th: Drive from Gura Humorului to Vatra Dornei
7. July 4th: Meetup in Vatra Dornei
8. July 4th: Start hiking (hike day #1)
9. July 4th: Poiana Negri Overnight Accommodation
10. July 5th: Start hiking (hike day #2)
11. July 5th: Lunca Ilvei Overnight Accommodation
12. July 6th: Start hiking (hike day #3)
13. July 6th: Arrive at Tasuleasa Social
14. July 6th: Tasuleasa Overnight Accommodation
15. July 7th: Tasuleasa Program
16. July 7th: Tasuleasa Overnight Accommodation
17. July 8th: Travel from Tasuleasa to Cluj (morning)
18. July 8th: Arrive in Cluj (noon)

Videos and Photos

Beautiful markers sculpted by over 200 artists from all over the country mark each kilometer of Via Transilvanica.