Welcome to www.beyondtheforest.com - specialist travel and holiday service for Romania and Transylvania, Bulgaria, and Austria

Your Invitation to Europe's best kept Secrets

Your comprehensive
travel service to
ROMANIA (incl.Transylvania)
BULGARIA
and
AUSTRIA

Welcome to www.beyondtheforest.com - your website for uncovering Europe's best kept secrets,
Please check the sections below for the relevant travel service: BeyondtheForest (Transylvania uncovered), BeyondtheBeach (Bulgaria uncovered),
BeyondtheSummit (Austria uncovered) and, coming soon, BeyondtheLake (Cumbria uncovered)
or call us now on 0845 3000 247 (UK local rate) or +44 1539 531258. (International)

o Scheduled Flights
o Quality Accommodation
o Tailor-made Holidays
o Business Travel
o Incentive Groups
o Car Hire
o Car & Driver services
o Transfers
o Rail Tickets
o Special Interests
o Adventure
o Culture

The Land Beyond the Forest (Transylvania)

Europe's best kept secret - a region rich in folklore and tradition, friendliness and warm hospitality, myth, mystery and legend.
Villages straight out of the pages of a fairytale remain havens of peace and tranquillity and a reminder of a past age;
historic, mediaeval towns blend the art and culture of three civilizations - Romanian, Hungarian and Saxon -
while ancient citadels, fortified churches and castles stand guard over this land encircled by the rugged wilderness of the Carpathians,
the last bastion for many of the continent's plants and animals, and a paradise for adventure.

Transylvania uncovered is our flagship operation, originally established in 1999
See below for our wide range of holidays in Transylvania and other parts of Romania

Transylvania Uncovered is a specialist agency dedicated to all aspects of travel to Romania. Book your flights, accommodation, car hire or guide services with the security of a network of specialists located throughout Romanaia to assist you.

Our three most popular offers:

Secret Transylvania - all inclusive holidays in the Land of Fairytales - the romantic mediaeval towns, fortress churches and unspoilt landscape of Saxon Transylvania.

Land that Time Forgot - step back into the stress-free, rural idyll of the Maramures or take a trip on the unique Vaser Valley Forestry Railway

Touch of Class - inclusive holidays in restored houses on the estate of a genuine Transylvanian Count - Count Kalnoky

PLUS the famous Painted Monastries of Bucovina, our tailormade Dracula breaks, tracking wolves or bears in the wilderness of the Carpathians, cultural city breaks in Cluj, Sibiu, Timisoara and much more!

COMING SOON!

Discover our Austria - the Austria off the beaten track. Take a boat, or simply cycle through the famous vineyards, of the Blue Danube - a magical region of spectacular castles and first class restaurants. Explore the spectacular Salzkammergut Lake District, the bizarre Erzberg - Iron Mountain, or trek through the rugged landscape of the Ennstal Alps. For culture vultures there are no end of historic towns such as Steyr, Krems or Graz, defiant fortresses like Hochosterwitz or Aggtsein, and magnificent monasteries: Melk, St Florian, Seitenstetten, Admont and many more. Or take a short break with a difference on the doorstep of Vienna - to the wildlife paradise of the Neusiedlersee, a steppe lake with a distinctly Hungarian flavour - goulash, red wine and storks!

NEW: full programme of Alpine Colour and Wine Harvest
Breaks for Autumn 2008 - contact us for details.

Discover the real Bulgaria with Bulgaria Uncovered. Book a fly-drive holiday or a fully escorted tour.

Explore the wilderness of the Pirin, Rhodope or Rila Mountains, bustling cultural cities such as Sofia or Plovdiv, or the ancient capital of Veliko Turnovo, or the rich divesity of fascinating heritage villages such as Arbanassi or Koprovshtsa, ancient monasteries likeRila or Bachkovo. Take in the world famous perfumeries of the Valley of Roses on our Festival of Roses tour, sample the wines of Melnik, or seek out the extravagant treasures of the Thracians.

CHECK OUR SUMMER SPECIAL OFFERS

We aims to provide a travel service of the highest quality, integrity and professionalism which, as a by-product, will significantly contribute to the sustainable development of rural tourism in Romania and elsewhere. Many of our holidays benefit local people through developing responsible tourism in their communities, our direct use of local guides and through our support for charities, restoration and conservation projects. Look out for out for our 'Holidays with a Heart' logo.

BeyondtheForest, BeyondtheLake, BeyondtheSummit & BeyondtheBeach

are Divisions of BCD Meetings & Incentives

1 Atkinson Court, Fell Foot, Newby Bridge, Cumbria, United Kingdom LA12 8NW
Tel. +44 (0)1539 531258 or UK local rate: 0845 3000 247; Email. travel@beyondtheforest.com

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Transylvania Uncovered - a comprehensive travel service for Romania: Flights, Holidays, Tours, Quality Accommodation including Historic Hotels, Villas, and Breakfast Pensions, Farm Holidays, Rural Tourism, Ecoturism activities in the Carpathians, Rail Tickets, Transfers, Professional guides throughout Romania, Adventure Holidays, Cultural Holidays, special themes including Wildlife, Dracula (History, Legends and Myths), Halloween Dracula Tours, inclusive responsible holidays in Transylvania includng fixed packages at Miclosoara, Cisnadioara, Sibiu and in the Maramures region at Botiza. We offer tailormade holidays throughout Romania including the following towns and citiesBucharest, Timisoara, Brasov, Cluj, Sibiu, Iasi, Bistrita, Suceava, Arad, Oradea, and Constanta. We also specialise in tourism to the fllowing regions: Maramures, Bucovina, Bistrita-Nasaud, Saxon Transylvania, Apuseni Mountains, Retezat Mountains, the Banat and the Danube Delta.

Austria Uncovered is a specialist travel service concentrating on central and Eastern Austria. We offer quality accommodation from historic hotels and palaces to simple bed and breakfast pensions in the Wachau Nibelungengau region of the Danube Valley (Melk, Krems, Spitz, Durnstein, Weissenkirchen) and the Steirische Eisenstrasse (Styrian Iron Road) including the Erzberg area with the towns of Vordernberg, Eisenerz, Radmer and Hieflau. We also specialise in other parts of Steiermark including Graz, Ennstal and Murtal/ Grebenzen, the Salzkammergut Lake District (Hallstatt, Traunkirchen, Ebensee, Bad Aussee, Grundlsee, Gmunden) and the Neusiedlersee region of eastern Austria (Eisenstadt, Rust, Neusiedl). Relaxing autumn breaks beside the Danube: explore the castles and vineyards by mountain bike, take a river cruise or spend a romantic evening in a traditional wine tavern or high class restaurant.

Bulgaria Uncovered: specialist travel service focussing on tailormade travel to the Rhodope, Rila and Pirin Mountains, the towns of Veliko Turnovo. Melnik, Plovdiv, Ruse and Sofia and attractions such Rila and Bachkovo Monasteries, Heritage Towns a`nd villas on the Blalck Sea Coast (Balchik and Sozopol). We also offer a range of flights to Bulgaria and our Festival of Roses Tour to the Valley of Roses in Bulgaria.