LIST: UK TOUR OPERATORS TO ROMANIA

Balkan Holidays	0845 130 1114	'Lakes & mountain' holidays in Transylvania.
Byzantium Travel	020 7584 0727	Specialist small group tour operator to Romania focusing on art, culture and heritage, particlularly of the Byzantine world. They have links with Pro Patrimonio, a charity modelled on the National Trust, and take travellers to see their conservation work. NOTE: BT has gone offline (10 July 08) though it was cached by Google as recently as May 08. It is not clear whether this is a temporary glitch.
Cox & Kings	020 7873 5000	Ten-day escorted group or private tour of Romania.
Explore	01252 760000	Small group adventure & discovery tours in the Transylvania and Maramures regions.
Fregata	020 420 7305	Eastern Europe specialists offering city breaks, tailor-made tours, escorted tours and Dracula tours.
Hands Up Holidays	0800 783 3554	A 'responsible tourism' operator that combines sightseeing tours with enriching volunteering experiences. They have a programme of fixed tour dates, or tailor-made.
High Places	0114 275 7500	Treks into Transylvania and the Carpathian Mountains.
Ride Worldwide	01837 82544	Horse riding holidays in Transylvania.
Romanian Affair	020 7385 7111	Sister company to all the other 'Affair' brands (French Affair, Spanish Affair, etc) offering coach tours, walking & cycling holidays and discovery tours in Transylvania, the Maramures, Bucharest, and on the coast.
Romania Travel Centre	0800 132 973	Romania specialist offering a full range of accommodation, travel, tailormade activities and tours in Romania
Sunvil Discovery	020 8758 4722	SD has a dedicated Romania brochure featuring single and multi-centre itineraries with private guides or tailor-made self-drive itineraries to four main regions: Transylvania, Maramures, Moldavia and the Danube Delta.
Transylvan	01628 850694	Special interest and tailor-made tours to rural Romania especially Transylvania and the Danube Delta.
Transylvania Live	0808 101 6781	Specialist operator to Transylvania with a presence in both the UK & Romania (HQ), offering a wide range of 'romantic travels', cultural and adventure tours. They are members of the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA), and the National Association of Tourism Agencies in Romania (ANAT), both similar to the UK's ABTA.
Transylvania Uncovered	01539 531258	Small specialist operator with a wide selection of tours and tailor-made travel options to Romania and Transylvania in particular. Aka BeyondTheForest.com.
Untravelled Paths	0871 662 9521	Untravelled Paths specialise in providing holiday packages and itineraries to less explored countries, in this case: Romania, where they feature Bucharest, Transylvania, the Danube Delta, the Carpathian Mountains, and an ice hotel in the lesser-known Fagaras mountains.
Vamos Travel	0870 7624017	City breaks in Bucharest.
Voyages Jules Verne	020 7616 1000	VJV have an 8-night Treasures of Transylvania escorted tour visiting cultural and historic sites.

Notes

• A number of specialist wildlife and birdwatching operators such as Limosa, Naturetrek and The Travelling Naturalist also visit Romania. See also Wildlife, Nature & Eco-tour Holiday Operators
• The medieval city of Sibiu (Hermannstadt) was a European City of Culture in 2007, hosting a number of festivals and arts events throughout the year. Details here.