Terry and Ann Essex, UK – Carpathian Mountain Roads Tour – June 2014,
We thought long and hard before finally deciding to book this tour and we are so glad we did. From our first email, Christian replied straight away, answering all our questions and the booking was easy and straight forward. This tour exceeded all our expectations; although it rained most days, it did not dampen our spirits and made it more of an adventure. Christian looked after us “oldies” often keeping the bike upright to help our wives get their “legs over” the panniers and top boxes, which they were not used to. It was a very enjoyable ride, and as there were only the four of us, it was good to have Christian to ourselves. The bikes were very well maintained and a pleasure to ride. The food and hotels were great, and Linda especially enjoyed the pool at the Wolf Hotel. Ann was very impressed with the Mansion House and would have liked to stay longer. We did not think we would be having “snowball” fights in June, with temperatures barely above freezing, but even though we had a good soaking on more than one occasion it was a very enjoyable experience. The riding pace was just right, so we had plenty of opportunity to see the Romanian countryside and our wives loved passing through all the local villages. We had plenty of comfort stops for refreshments, and to stretch our legs; the route was planned just right so that we were able to see the real Romania and rural life and historical buildings.
We would highly recommend this tour to our friends or anyone else thinking of doing this and would seriously consider another tour with Ride in Romania as it was very good value for money.