Members and Partners

ABSOLUTE CARPATHIAN

Tailor-made tours with special focus on wildlife watching, paragliding, climbing and abseiling.

Contact: Simona Munteanu

Tel: +40 (0)788 578796

E-mail: book@absolute-nature.ro

ACTIVE TRAVEL

Unique small group tours and vacation travel packages from general touring to wilderness trips around Transylvania

Contact: Marian Tirla

Tel: +40 (0) 728 804 952 / +40 (0) 268 321515

E-mail: office@activetravel.ro

APUSENI EXPERIENCE

Standard and tailor-made programs including hiking, caving, biking, nature photography and flora observation.

Contact: Paul Iacobaș

Tel: +40 (0) 745 602301 / +40 (0) 747 962482

E-mail: contact@apuseniexperience.ro

BEYOND DRACULA

Personalized tours, custom made on request, adapted at each individual wish!

Contact: Raluca Spiac

Tel: +40 745 074 177

E-mail: office@beyonddracula.com

BIO-HAUS

Small guesthouse located in a quiet area, just 20 km from Sibiu.

Contact: Mioara Cioran

Tel: +40 (0) 744 642 025

E-mail: office@bio-haus.ro

CARPAT BIKE

Small tour-operator offering tours with a special focus on cycling and mountain biking.

Contact: Oana Soare

Tel: +40 (0) 740 166 791 / +40 (0) 723 389 833

E-mail: home@carpatbike.ro

CARPATHIAN NATURE TOURS

Travel agency specialised in wildlife watching and guesthouse in Măgura (Piatra Craiului Mountains).

Contact: Hermann and Katharina Kurmes

Tel: +40 (0) 745 512096 / +40 (0) 740 022

E-mail: office@cntours.ro

CASA ALEXANDRA GUESTHOUSE

Traditional holiday house furnished with simple, traditional pieces, that takes full advantage of the natural landscape surrounding it.

Contact: Cornelia Ureche

Tel: +40 (0) 722 218 295

E-mail: cornelia_ureche@yahoo.com

CASA DINTRE SĂLCII GUESTHOUSE

Guesthouse near Murighiol village - Danube Delta, offering a wide range of activities.

Contact: Radu Stamate

Tel: +40 (0) 748 290 132 / +40 (0) 748 290 131

E-mail: contact@casa-dintre-salcii.ro

COPȘAMARE GUESTHOUSES

Charming guesthouses restored according to Saxon traditional architecture and decorated in refined taste.

Contact: Giovanna Bassetti

Tel: +40 (0) 746 046 200 / +40 (0) 731 434 684

E-mail: copsamare@gmail.com

CINCȘOR. TRANSYLVANIA. GUESTHOUSES

Cincșor Guesthouses offer authenticity, relaxation, nature and culture and the possibility to explore the surrounding areas and local lifestyle.

Contact: Irina Ciungu-Șuteu

Tel: +40 (0) 744 373 090

E-mail: kulturproject@gmail.com

DAKSA ECO-EQUESTRIAN CENTRE

Horseback riding adventures in the Transylvania Highlands and the Apuseni Mountains.

Contact: Mugur Pop

Tel: +40 (0) 726 113 404 / +40 (0) 744 100 645

E-mail: mugurpop@gmail.com

DELTA TRAVEL

Travel agency specialized in bird watching in the Danube Delta.

Contact: George Panait

Tel: +40 (0) 21 3112203 / +40 (0) 744 632222

E-mail: contact@traveldelta.ro

DISCOVEROMANIA

Travel agency specialised in discovering nature and rural culture.

Contact: Laura Vesa

Tel: +40 (0) 268 472 718 / +40 (0) 746 046 200

E-mail: office@discoveromania.ro

DISCOVER DANUBE DELTA

Tourism agency specialized in the Danube Delta. We offer wildlife photography tours, birdwatching, kayak and canoe and leisure tours.

Contact: Iliuță Goean

Tel: +40 (0) 740 357 073 / +40 (0) 763 869 400

E-mail: iliuta@fotonatura.ro

EXPLORE ROMANIA

Tour operator specialised in outdoor programs and special interest tours in different parts of the country.

Contact: Adina Camara

Tel: +40 (0) 748 155 400

E-mail: office@exploretravel.net

FELICIA GUESTHOUSE

Traditional guesthouse in Sucevița, near the painted churches of Bukovina.

Contact: Daniela and Trandafir Cazac

Tel: +40 (0) 230 417 083 / +40 (0) 745 560 253

E-mail: cazac_dana@yahoo.com / cazac.dana@yahoo.com

GREEN VILLAGE RESORT 4*

You don’t have the time to get bored in Green Village Resort! We created it with particular attention to details, while keeping in mind the desire to provide a new activity each day for our guests – on water or land.

Tel: +40 (0) 241 487 090/093  /  +40 (0) 731 818 511

E-mail: receptie@greenvillage.ro

HILDE’S RESIDENCE

A small, but very stylish and cosy boutique hotel in Gura Humorului, with a beautiful garden, an apple orchard and a restaurant you simply must try.

Contact: Lucy Glaser

Tel: +40 (0) 744 386 698 / +40 (0) 230 233 484

E-mail: office@lucy.ro / rezervare@lucy.ro

INTER PARES

Take time to breathe, contemplate and admire! Peace, nature, culture, and tradition, all combined harmoniously in an active and dynamic framework.

Contact: Radu Zaharie

Tel: +40 (0) 269 228 610 / +40 (0) 744 371 547

E-mail: office@inter-pares.ro

COUNT KALNOKY’S AND THE PRINCE OF WALES’S GUESTHOUSES

Guesthouses in Micloșoara/Miklósvár and Valea Zălanului/Zalánpatak offering nature and culture tours, hikes and riding tours in Transylvania.

Contact: Contele Tibor Kalnoky / Viola Hamati

Tel: +40 (0) 742 202 586 / +40 (0) 267 314 088

E-mail: k@transylvaniancastle.com

LA ROATĂ GUESTHOUSE

Five traditional wooden houses and a watermill in Bukovina, brought down from the mountains and rebuilt piece by piece. A place for tranquility and peace of heart.

Contact: Ramona Selig

Tel: +40 (0) 740 093 387 / +40 (0) 740 077 607

E-mail: ramona.selig@gmail.com

LILIAC WINERY

Liliac is bringing back to life a Transylvanian wine-making tradition that is centuries old. We produce local wines, exciting in their finesse and complexity.

Contact: Adina Florescu

Tel: +40 (0) 732 733 062

E-mail: hello@liliac.com

MIORITICS ASSOCIATION

Promotion of the cultural and natural heritage in Southern Transylvania.

Contact: Mihai Dragomir

Tel: +40 (0) 727 642 858

E-mail: mihai@mioritics.ro

MOCĂNIŢA STEAM TRAIN

Narrow gauge steam railway in Maramureș.

Contact: Andreas and Ioana Karlstetter

Tel: +40 (0) 725 152 152 / +40 (0) 744 686 716

E-mail: info@cffviseu.com

MOSOREL GUESTHOUSE

Guesthouse and ecotourism activities in Zărnești.

Contact: Mioara or Carmen Surdu

Tel: +40 (0) 744368432 / +40 (0) 745024472

E-mail: carmensurdu@yahoo.com

MY ROMANIA

Small tour-operator offering escorted culture & nature tailor-made tours. Contact: Ramona Cazacu Tel: +40 (0) 723 191 755 E-mail: office@myromania.ro

NOROC ROMANIA

Tour-operator specialised in mountain biking in and around Piatra Craiului and Bucegi Mountains.

Contact: Andreea Codruța Dan

Tel: +40 (0) 735 154 074 / +40 (0) 722 553 121

E-mail: andreeadan71@yahoo.com

OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE

Tour-operator specialized in nature based outdoor activities.

Contact: István Komáromi

Tel: +40 (0) 747835624 / +40 (0) 075397557

E-mail: office@outdoorexperience.ro / office@whitewater.ro

PHOTOTOUR

Photography tours and workshops.

Contact: Mihai Moiceanu or Maria Vlad

Tel: +40 (0) 722 630 730 / +40 (0) 368 401 969

E-mail: contact@phototour.ro / office@cameramm.ro

POPASUL HUNEA GUESTHOUSE

Lovely guesthouse in the North part of Romania, close to Calimani National Park, serving excelent traditional dishes

Contact: Felicia Hunea (RO) sau Loredana Hunea (EN)

Tel: +40 (0) 745 275 013 (RO) / +44 758 117 5168 (EN)

E-mail: lory_20_ro@yahoo.com

TIOC NATURE & STUDY TRAVEL

Tour operator specialised in bird watching and nature tours in the Danube Delta and Retezat Mountains.

Contact: Tiberiu Tioc

Tel: +40 (0) 743 025 154

E-mail: contact@tioc-reisen.ro

TRADITIONAL CASA EXPERIENCE

Simple and confortable guesthouse surrounded by the wonders of the Apuseni Mountains.

Contact: Costache Roman

Tel: +40 (0) 744 603 706

E-mail: contact@traditionalcasa.ro

TYMES TOURS

Tour-operator specialized in nature and cultural tours in Transylvania, Banat and the Danube Delta.

Contact: Cristi Bădoiu

Tel: +40 (0) 722 525 734

E-mail: info@tymestours.ro

VILLA ABBATIS

Equestrian Center situated in Apoș, Sibiu county, an old Saxon village in the heart of Transylvania, in an area with fortified churches and secular forests from Hârtibaciului plateau.

Contact: Mihai Barbu

Tel: +40 735 334 500

E-mail: villaabbatis@yahoo.com

WANDERLUST TOUR

Small tour-operator located in Sighisoara, committed to providing cultural experiences and sightseeing opportunities at the best possible prices.

Contact: Peter Suciu

Tel: +40 (0) 721 254 195 / +40 (0) 728 216 212

E-mail: info@wanderlust-tour.ro

WILD CARPATHIA ADVENTURE

Tourism agency specialised in wildlife watching and discovering nature, with tailor made tours available.

Contact: George Bouroș

Tel: +40 (0) 721 229 188

E-mail: office@wildcarpathaadventure.ro

ALCIBIADE KIVU

Tourism expert.

CHRISTOPH PROMBERGER

He set the basis of ecotourism in Romania through a large carnivores conservation project in the Carpathian Mountains.

COLIN SHAW

British and in love with Romania, he worked with AER for 10 years to develop ecotourism in Romania and promote our country as an ecotourism destination.

CRISTIANA PAȘCA

Sustainable development specialist.

ERIKA STANCIU

Nature conservation specialist.

ANDREI BLUMER

Ecotourism expert and AER President.

CĂLIN HODOR

Biologist and the AER scientific secretary.

MIRELA FENEȘ

Equestrian and mountain guide.

WWF – DANUBE CARPATHIAN PROGRAMME

one of the world's largest conservation organizations.

ACCENT GEOECOLOGIC ORGANIZATION

Local association interested in particular in sustainable tourism development and nature conservancy.

ECOURI VERZI ASSOCIATION

Association of specialists and volunteers focused on nature conservation and sustainable tourism development

MOUNTAIN GUIDES AND MOUNTAIN LEADERS SOCIETY

Professional organization for Romanian authorized mountain guides. SGLM is affiliated with UIMLA - The Union of International Mountain Leader Associations.

ECOTOP ORADEA

Design, development and promotion of mechanisms for environmental protection and sustainable development in Bihor County.

ADEPT FOUNDATION- DISCOVER TARNAVA MARE

Conservation of biodiversity and rural development, protection of High Nature Value (HNV) landscapes in Transylvania, in close collaboration and support of small-scale farming communities that have created these landscapes for centuries.

CENTRE FOR PROTECTED AREAS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BIHOR

Local association interested in developing Pădurea Craiului ecotourism destination.

RETEZAT TOURISM ASSOCIATION

Association of stakeholders promoting the Țara Hațegului area and the Retezat National Park.

CERASELA BARBONI

Lawer

DANIEL SECĂRESCU

Photographer and steam train lover

LUMEAMARE.RO

Sustainable travel blog

ROMANIA’S NATURAL PROTECTED AREAS

National Park service belonging to the Romanian State Forest Administration

NATIONAL TOURISM AUTHORITY

National Tourism Authority is a public institution with legal personality, subordinated to the Ministry of Economy and coordinated by the Minister responsible for the small and medium business and tourism.

MĂCINULUI MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK

Munții Măcinului, cei mai vechi munți din Romania și sunt situați în sud-estul țării, in nordul Dobrogei, î jud. Tulcea.

DINOSAUR GEOPARK HAȚEG

A nature park with special features, it plays an active role in the economic development of its teritory and enables locals to value their heritage.

CĂLIMANI NATIONAL PARK

A protected area in the north part of the country that includes mountains of volcanic origin and the best preserved volcano caldera in Romania.

APUSENI NATURE PARK

Extensive limestone formations, dramatic underground landscape, spectacular eroded scenery with deep river valleys sheltering traditional settlements.