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Retezat Revealed

Contact: Corneliu Jitaru
E-mail: retezatmountains@tocturism.ro; office@tocturism.ro
Tel: +40 (0)354 409409
Fax: +40 (0)354 409410
GSM: +40 (0)722 719 547
Website: www.tocturism.ro, www.turismretezat.ro

What?
  • Standard and tailor-made outdoor oriented tourist programs
  • cultural heritage tours and village discovery visits
  • hiking and family walks
  • ski-mountaineering
  • cycling
  • youth outdoor camps
  • snow-shoeing trips.
Where?
The holidays and experiences take place in and around the Retezat Mountains National Park, the Hateg Country Dinosaur Geopark and the local villages in the surrounding area. Retezat National Park and Hateg Country region are in the County of Huneadoara in the west of Romania.

Hateg Country has one of the most beautiful countrysides in Romania, having superb landscapes, so diverse that it is often refered to as a representation of Transylvania in miniature.

Retezat National Park is the first park in Romania to achieve certified PAN Parks status for its excellent standards of management and sustainable tourism development.

When?

Throughout the year

Note: Retezat Revealed programs pay special attention to the fact that some natural areas are sensitive to human impact, so visits to those areas need to be limited to certain times of year. This may cause minor modifications to certain trips.

How?

Toc International is the local tour-operator partner of the PAN Park initiative. It has actively supported diversifying the offer of the ecotourism product within the Hateg region in close partnership with the Retezat Tourism Association and the Park admininstration.

In providing Retezat Revealed programs,we are using exclusively local services, local guides (most of them are members of the mountain rescue team) and local certified PAN Park accommodation to deliver its products. This ensures your visit helps contribute to the continued conservation of the Retezat region.

Other services provided

Organising standard and tailor-made trips, guiding services, internal and international transfers (including to Sibiu, Cluj, Timisoara, Bucharest or Budapest), booking accommodation and meals, and providing tourist information, maps, brochures and guidance about trips in the Retezat Mountains and Hateg Region.

See sample tours and activities overleaf

Tours and educational camps in Retezat Mountains



1. SKI TOURING IN RETEZAT
3-6 persons, 4-8 days

The tour includes skiing away from the tourist slopes with the possibility to admire some of the most beautiful areas of Retezat National Park. The winter route offers a ski tour (for intermediary-advanced level) including the covering of the northern and central area of the Retezat Massif through the glacial valleys situated at over 2,000 m altitude.

2. CYCLING IN THE HATEG AREA
6-8 persons, 6 days

Cycling in the Hateg countryside allows you to discover local traditions and customs from within the communities. The routes combine cycling with visiting cultural, historic and natural attractions in the Hateg PAN Parks area, which is situated in the foothills of the Retezat Massif.

3. SUMMER TOUR IN RETEZAT NATIONAL PARK
5-10 persons, 6 days

Retezat National Park offers visitors the opportunity to explore the alpine forests and meadows in search of the specific flora and fauna. Visitors can also discover the glacial lakes and admire Retezat’s stunning landscape with more than 40 peaks higher than 2,200m

4. JUNIOR RANGER CAMP IN RETEZAT NATIONAL PARK
5-10 persons, 6 days

Let's learn to line in the middle of nature, to enjoy it and protect it.

  • An introduction to mountain tourism: preparing the backpack, the equipment and adequate food for mountain trips, setting up the tent
  • Orienteering skills
  • Learn the rules for visiting national parks, information on Retezat National Park and other protected areas.
  • Learn about wild animals and how to identify their tracks
  • Basic climbing skills including knots, climbing techniques, abseiling, etc.
  • First aid

5. WINTER CAMP IN RETEZAT NATIONAL PARK
5-10 persons, 7 days

Survivor in Retezat
The winter camp in Retezat Massif is aimed at young people aged 16 and over, who want to get to know and experience part if the life of climbers and rangers.
The purpose of the programme is to learn about survival techniques and methods during winter.

6. SNOW RACKETS TOURS
3-6 persons, 6 days

The deal includes 4-5 hours on foot trips using snow rackets. Beside the unique view the tourist will have the chance to learn about the wild animals, living on the area, using the prints on snow.


CONTACT: "TOC INTERNATIONAL" Tourism Agency
E-mail: retezatmountains@tocturism.ro; office@tocturism.ro
Tel. : +40 354 409 409 ; +40 722 719 547
Fax : +40 354 409 410
 
 
 
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