Romania Motorcycle Tour – Carpathians

Your romania motorcycle tour begins in Bucharest, the capital of Romania. The city layers socialist-era boulevards with a restored old town in Lipscani, independent wine bars, and a direct street culture. The group visits the Palace of the Parliament — the second-largest administrative building in the world after the Pentagon — which gives a clear sense of Romanian scale and history. The evening is free to explore the Lipscani district before an overnight stay at the Parliament Hotel, next to the government quarter.

The centrepiece of this transfagarasan motorcycle tour is today's high-altitude crossing. Before the pass, the route takes in Bran Castle and the medieval fortress of Sighisoara, the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Then the Transfagarasan road climbs to 2,042 m through tight switchbacks and open ridgelines across the Southern Carpathians — a road praised internationally as one of the finest motorcycle passes in Europe. The overnight stop is at Balea Lake, a glacier lake at over 2,000 m altitude in the heart of the Carpathians.

The sibiu motorcycle tour rest day allows time to cover the city properly. The large marketplace at the centre of the old town — 142 m long by 93 m wide — has been the heart of Sibiu since the 16th century. At its northwestern corner stands the Brukenthal Palace, a baroque monument housing a gallery of European artworks from the 15th to 18th centuries. The day is open for walking the medieval alleys, visiting the Brukenthal National Museum, and taking in a city shaped by centuries of Transylvanian Saxon architecture. A full rest day before the high pass ahead.

On the return leg of this romania motorbike trip, the route heads back toward Bucharest via the Black Hill crossing — a winding passage with real riding character: serpentine sections through forested hillsides, open views from the crest, and quiet roads between small villages. The final stretch into Bucharest passes traditional wooden architecture, carved gates, and agricultural settlements that contrast sharply with the capital. An eastern europe motorcycle tour finish that keeps the riding quality high to the last kilometre.