1 or 2 Day Hiking Trip in Bucegi Mountains: Sphinx, Babele, Omu Peak

What you need to know about the hiking tour in Bucegi Mts:

• This is a private 1-day hiking tour starting from Bucharest OR Brasov. Can be extended to 2 days
• Included: licensed mountain guide, transport to Busteni (2-way), transfer to 2,000m (2-way). Not included: personal supplies, accommodation and food.
• From Busteni we take the cable car or a private transfer up to the 2,000m plateau from where we start our hike
• [1-day trip] Easy-to-medium difficulty: the hike will take about 5h in total with an elevation gain of 300m. We'll hike on the plateau to visit the sights
• [2-day trip] Medium-to-hard difficulty: we'll hike to Omu Peak (3-4h, uphill elevation 500m) and descend on the second day (6h, downhill elevation 1,000m). Total cost 375 Euro/person
• IMPORTANT: tour can be done only in May - October. please read next page with more info

Additional information

Due to high altitudes (2,000m+) and unpredictable weather conditions, appropriate hiking clothing and gear is needed. Recommended: good hiking boots with good grip, long mountain pants,, mountain jacket (windproof and waterproof), gaters, backpack with supplies (water, snacks), sunblock.

Terrain in most places is rocky, in some cases steep, with gravel.

For the 2-day hiking trip, a good/very good hiking experience and phyisical condition is required.

Omu Hut offers basic mountain accommodation: clean bunk beds, breakfast and warm food. Advance booking is required for the 2-day trip to secure accommodation at the hut, as it has limited places.