DAY 1

Oct. 27 - INNOCENCE PROTECTS

Arrival in Bucuresti, Capital of Romania. Fear not, your innocence is protective, even if you may know a thing or two.

• transfer to your hotel
• welcoming cocktail, briefing, Q & A
• dinner & accommodation in Bucuresti (no nightmares, not tonight)

DAY 2

Oct. 28 - TRANSYLVANIA

After breakfast, brief sightseeing of Bucuresti (first mentioned in a document issued on Sept. 20, 1459 and signed ‘Vlad Dracula’.

• departure to Transylvania; on route, visit the most beautiful royal palace in Europe – Peles of Sinaia. This palace alone is worth your whole trip to Romania
• cross the Carpathians at 1000 m; descend into Transylvania (“Enter freely and of your own will”….)
• overnight in the resort of Poiana Brasov (4* hotel)
• dinner in Poiana Brasov (the general survival rules will be shared that very evening, for you to remember)

DAY 3

Oct. 29 - CASTLE DRACULA

Departure to the remote Castle Dracula in the Borgo Pass, N-E Transylvania

• optional, lunch in Targu Mures
• the ritual “Jonathan Harker” meal at the “Golden Krone” in Bistrita, in the company of Baron Alexandru Misiuga, of The House of Dracula
• continue to Castle Dracula; visit the public parts; the ritual of the purifying fire
• accommodation at Castle Dracula; more rules of survival

DAY 4

Oct. 30 - MISS TRANSYLVANIA

The handful of survivors go South to Sighisoara (optional – lunch in Targu Mures)

• the “Witch Trial” show (script abiding by documents)
• the Miss Transylvania contest: unique (contest open only to our lady-tourists)
• dinner and accommodation in Sighisoara (3* hotel)

DAY 5

Oct. 31 - HALLOWEEN 2008 !

What happened during that Witch-trial, last night? Has the witch survived? And that Miss Transylvania contest, who’s the new Miss? Last year, the title was won by a U.N. police-officer in Kosovo – Lady Janet McDonald.

• sightseeing of Sighisoara, a cultural feast
• free – prepare for the Halloween party
• this year, again, The Little Shop from Hell will again offer those weird “After-Life Insurances” and “Indulgences” for 5 sins each, for just a few hours; a small counter of Count Dracula Treasures may have a few items to offer (snatched from Castle Dracula), and the rarer items will be auctioned. But the Event will be the Investiture of Miss Transylvania (at midnight) as Countess Dracula – to be the pair of the Count for one year. The “Halloweenest” costume and mask will again be rewarded, and those who could guess who the Count was – under his disguise – will receive a full tour, free, at choice, in 2009. See, the problem is to survive this night (highly unlikely) and enjoy the prizes
• dinner, accommodation in Sighisoara (3* hotel)

DAY 6

Nov. 1 - OPTIONAL: ORDER of TRANSYLVANIAN KNIGHTS

Please call “TSD Lost” in case you cannot find your reflection in the mirror or shadow.

• departure to the resort of Poiana Brasov, S-E Transylvania
• visit mediaeval Brasov, the second city of Transylvania
• free for shopping in Brasov
• optional: try to pass the 7 chivalry tests and join The Order of Transylvanian Knights, based on merit. There is a difference between Sir or Lady Johnson and Mr. or Mrs. Johnson – wouldn’t you say?
• dinner with floor-show at “The Citadel” in Brasov
• accommodation in Poiana Brasov (4* hotel)

DAY 7

Nov. 2 - FROM TRANSYLVANIA TO VALAHIA

Visit Castle Bran, of weird associations with both the historic and the supernatural Dracula

• free for shopping in Bran
• cross the Carpathians from Transylvania to Valahia, to the resort of Sinaia
• farewell dinner, accommodation in Sinaia (4* hotel)

DAY 8

Nov. 3

Departure to the airport / railway station.
Departure from Romania.

The Transylvanian Society of Dracula thanks those who, willingly or not, donated enough to keep the Count alive till the next Halloween. Those of you who shape-shifted will be in the close care of the TSD, because we care, are humane.