Apuseni Mountain Discovery: Exploring Scarita Summit, Sipote Waterfall and Dumesti Village

-The journey occurs within a botanical conservation area.
-Endangered flora.
-Excellent tours for photography

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Cluj-Napoca - This is a full-day hike.

Go in search of rare wildflowers, wonderful mushrooms, endemic plants and experience the pristine nature of the Apuseni Mountains on this tour from Cluj. Travel into the mountains to the village of Posaga de Sus, where you’ll begin an alpine hike through beech forest to Scarita peak, which sits at an altitude of 1384 meters (4541 feet). Due to the altitude and difficulty of the hike, participants require a moderate fitness level for this tour.​ Tour suited to those interested in flora and fauna, hiking, and photography.
The trip starts at 8 o’clock in the morning with a pickup from your accommodation in CLuj-Napoca. Our hike started at Posaga village, followed by an abrupt path through a beech forest, which led to an alpine zone with an exquisite sight to the calcareous, white cliffs. We passed by some abandoned wood hovels, than climbed to the ridge, reaching the highest peak.
On the hiking, route will be full of wildflowers and fungi which we will identify :) On our return if we have time left we will visit a beautiful waterfall that is called Sipote and Dumesti village. In the evening we will take you back to your accommodation in Cluj-Napoca.

What's Included
  • Snacks
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
Additional Information
  • Mountain sneakers or hiking boots are necessary for this experience
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Iustinaiz
Jun 20, 2024
Love it! Until next time! - We had the best time!!…as always! It is our 5th or 6th tour with Curly Guide Tours in the past four years and we keep coming back to them because they are just that awesome: professional, FUN!!, educational and relaxing. In this tour my family got to see amazing views while experiencing hiking the Apuseni Mountains. Tudor has the best personality and he is able to entertain all ages, even the very young explorers. If you decide to book a tour with Curly Guide Tours, I know you will have one of a kind experience to remember forever.
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Explore65727573943
Jun 17, 2024
Magical experience, extraordinary landscape, great guidance! - My friend and I are not experienced hikers, and we just wanted a beautiful, slow, botanical hike with a focus on plants, nature and wildlife. Andrei was the perfect guide/host, adapting the pace and route to our rhythm and needs. He is very knowledable and easy going. It was a truly magical day that we will remember always! Thank you Andrei and Curly Guide Tours. I highly recommend this tour.
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Hughkenyon
May 11, 2024
Great hike to magical waterfall - Had a fabulous day trekking with guide Tudor. Went up Apuseni through ancient forest to simply magical waterfall. Trail was off the beaten track (didn’t see anyone all day) but not challenging for fit hiker. Passed through wild flower meadows and to top it off saw a Golden Eagle. Tudor spoke perfect English and was passionate about his Country and the local ecology.
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Guide09990063138
Apr 6, 2024
Beautiful - From the start to the end , it was an amazing one day trip . To go there , we passed some incredible remote villages and monasteries. The hike was incredible , literally in the middle of nowhere surrounding by mountains. Springtime means a lot of flowers and perfect conditions to enjoy the sport and the views. the hiking sandwich was delicious !
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H8822ksbeths
Jul 7, 2023
Special remote places on a private tour - Tudor was very nice and super knowledgeable! I was lucky to be solo with him, so he was able to tailor the trip for me - it was so special to be at these places on our own as opposed to being with a large group. Bad weather plus my lack of hiking boots prevented us from doing the large summit, but I’ll definitely be coming back for more with Tudor when I can!
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Sophienanda
May 17, 2023
Great Apuseni Experience - Tudor is very enthusiastic, passionate and knowledgeable, and especially about Transylvanian environment and nature. He was clear in his communication and made us feel like we were in good hands. The trail we did was of exquisite beauty. To top it all of, his wife prepared some delicious vegetarian sandwiches for us. We enjoyed every bit of the trip and recommend it to everyone!
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Katyg791
Oct 11, 2022
Amazing Nature Hike - Tudor was an amazing and encouraging guide and the mountains were stunning. Absolutely do this tour.
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Gabbyb4747
Oct 11, 2022
Incredible and unique views, wonderful guide - ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!!!! One of the best and most unique hikes I’ve ever been on, and with the fall colors it was extra stunning! Our guide Tudor was wonderful and very knowledgeable, it felt like hiking with an old friend! He showed us the most beautiful viewpoints and was super encouraging and helpful during some of the more challenging parts of the hike, like climbing up some rocks in one place. We will never forget the experience, could not recommend enough!
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Anka_dorosh
Oct 1, 2022
Unforgetable impressions of fabulous Scarita Belioara tour! :) - Hi all! I am so happy to share my unforgetable impressions of the Scarita Belioara tour. Amazing place, adventure and fairytale alike fabulous views, all together in one amazing experience ❤️ And of course our tour guide Tudor exceeded all our expectations with his attentive approach, professional guidance, entertainment and a lot of fun for my teens 😄 I would love to return to the place many more times with Curly Giude Tours! 😉
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Alba
Sep 26, 2022
A perfect day - Tudor is a great guide and knows how to make a trip a most memorable experience. We hiked at Apuseni Mountain from where we could enjoy the carpathian mountains and rumanian rural and remote lifestyle. We finally enjoyed traditional food from a local grastronomic point.
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