Prapastiile Zarnestiului, Zarnesti

It's a great place for a leisure hike in a beautiful limestone ravine. There is a lot of hiking trails, but the main one is about 4 km long, so it's about 8 km there and back. Don't forget to buy a ticket beforehand. You can buy them online, but there is a very poor 4G coverage in the mountains.

Great family hike with kids. You can drive until the last fence (see my picture) where you can park. It is the easiest way. You can then enjoy the different walks that the site has to offer.

Review for end of July 2022: You need to buy tickets for adults, quite cheap 5Ron/person (aprox 1€), you can do it online ore if you are lucky there is a ranger who can sell them to you. Acces by car is possible, dirt/rock road and some improvised parking lots. Beautiful scenery, limestone rock formations, green nature, cold air (on spot where you can avoid torrid heat waves), a lot of buttetflies that do like to sit on you (they preffer white color for T Shirts). A lot of panels with information about area, nature, animals, birds. Hiking is smooth, a 5 year old may do it without problems. There are some vertical wall where you may find alpine climbers. Definitely recommend, this is a minimum 3-4h activity. Bring water and food. There are NO SHOPS once you enter and limited mobilr phone coverage! Also there are no garbage bins, so be prepared to gather your wastes and leave nature clean!

The place is amazing, dramatic cliffs, a river, nice walks, even climbing possibilities. For adults and kids. Looks like a scene from The Lord of the Rings There are shortcomings too. The last section of the car road is in a poor condition, you better have a 4*4. You'll be in the very middle of the nature. Enjoy!

Relaxing place, quiet, perfect for a hike and lucky enough to have found a fire salamander.