Moto Tours & Trainings

Colin and Linda Smith, UK – Carpathian Mountain Roads Tour – June 2014,

After surfing the net for guided motorcycle tours I came across “Ride in Romania”, what a professional gem this turned out to be. The tour prices were very reasonable and reading the route taken on the Carpathian Mountain tour, which included the world famous Transfagarsan Pass we just had to go. Cristian the tour Owner sent me some email addresses of previous customers, when I contacted them they couldn’t speak highly enough of him and his professionalism. That was it, were booking, deposits paid and flights booked with Easy jet at a reasonable price as it was so early. We had an extra day after the tour finished to see some of the many interesting places in Bucharest.
We chose the BMW 1200GS on a recommendation and a good choice this turned out to be, all the bikes are well prepared and have enough luggage space for rider and pillion.
Once away from Bucharest and out of the heavy traffic I began to feel more relaxed riding along at a steady speed and enjoying the beautiful countryside and villages, the children running out and give you the twisting throttle sign, Cristian explained that they want you to rev the engine mainly for the loud sport bike type exhaust note.
Unfortunately the weather was against us and it rained every day at some point even with thunder and lightening. Cristian always said our safety comes first when he stopped near the top of the Transalpina pass to put his 4 way flasher on for us to follow, 5 bike lengths behind him and the lights were hardly visible through the rain and clouds. As expected Cristian is an excellent rider always checking his mirrors and looking behind to check we were both alright.
The unusual weather didn’t dampen our spirits as we were having a great time, going up the Transfagarsan pass and stopping just before the top with snow on the verges Cristian took a picture of my dash display reading 6 degrees, he then admitted that it was the worst conditions that he had ever been over the pass and he’s done it many times.
All the hotels on tour, some with swimming pools, are of an excellent quality and the restaurants’ whether in the hotel or a local one have extensive menus and good quality food; there would definitely be something for everyone. Strong beer was only £1 a bottle but you have to be careful how many you have in the evening as Romania is zero tolerance on drink driving laws, we were on the road at 09.00 am each day.
All along the tour we had stops at various places either to take pictures, visit sites or just to have a break and chat. Lunches were in roadside cafes or restaurants’ where we had lovely homemade soups and bread. If you’ve got this far you probably have guessed we had the adventure biking holiday of a life time, if your thinking about doing it, DO IT, you will not be disappointed with Cristians hospitality. If anybody would like further first hand information contact Cristian and he can forward on your e-mail to us.