8 Maramures Tours in Cluj-Napoca Worth Booking

1.Maramures best, full day tour from Cluj

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · 12 to 13 hours (approx.) · from $177Our pick

Travel from Cluj-Napoca into rural Maramures with guide Geta or another English-speaking guide. Visit two UNESCO-listed wooden churches, eat lunch with a local family in Breb, see Sapanta’s Merry Cemetery, and enter a traditional village home. Expect a small group, private transport, and a very long day.

“It was an amazing tour, we got to visit lots of spots in Maramures and Geta is a superb guide, highly recommended!”

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2.Maramures Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 13 hours · from $189

Travel from Cluj with guide Geta into traditional Maramureș. Visit the tall wooden church at Surdesti, another UNESCO church, a preserved village, and Sapanta’s Merry Cemetery. A local family serves lunch, while private or small-group options keep the 13-hour day personal.

“The best tour in Romania! Gita was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable, very friendly and welcoming. We enjoyed everything - the site seeing, lovely people in Maramures, tasty lunch. It was just perfect! Highly recommended tour! Worth every penny! Thank you ❤️”

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3.Two days tour to Maramures: local experiences and culture

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $685

Travel privately from Cluj-Napoca to Breb and beyond with an English-speaking guide such as Florin or Ilona Farkas. You’ll visit the Merry Cemetery, wooden churches, artisan homes, traditional whirlpools, and forest viewpoints, with meals and a cottage stay included.

“Our guide Florin was on time and very knowledgeable about the history of Romania and buildings. The hotel we stayed (Veronica’s) was comfortable and their food was excellent.”

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4.Maramures Activ Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 5 days (approx.) · from $1,072

Tudor and Manuela of Curly Guide Tours take you from Cluj-Napoca into northern Romania for five days of hiking, horseback riding, local food, wooden churches, the Mocanita steam train, and family-run guesthouses. Expect a private, active trip with airport pickup, air-conditioned transport, and English guidance.

“It’s been definitely one of our best travel experiences in Romania! We spent two days in a lovely Maramures region. We learned about regional traditions, did some beautiful hiking, tasted local food and spent a night at a very friendly guesthouse. It was our second time travelling with Curly Guide tours and as usual everything was very well planned and organised by Tudor and Manuela, highly recommend this tour!”

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5.CJ03 – Day trip to Maramures Mocanita Train from Cluj Napoca

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 5 reviews · 10 hours · from $206

Travel from Cluj-Napoca to Vișeu de Sus in a small group of up to 10, then ride the Mocănița steam train through the Vaser Valley. Your English-speaking driver, including Florin when available, shares local stories while transport, road fees, parking, and train tickets are covered.

“EXCELLENT! this is a really peculiar experience not to be missed! with the train you will have the possibility to travel back time, in the last time steam train in Romania. the panorama is just amazing, through the valley and the Carpazi mountains. Special mention to Florin (the driver) which told me a lot about Romania and his stories and traditions. definitely recommend!”

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6.Two Day Tour to Maramures

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 2 days · from $688

Travel from Cluj to Maramures with a local English-speaking guide such as Florin, Ilona, or Josif. Visit Breb, enter village homes, taste palinka, see woodcraft, wooden churches, the Merry Cemetery, and sleep in a traditional house.

“Florin, my guide, was a local boy from the Maramures. This made a huge difference in his knowledge of the area plus the access he had to local villagers. There's no mistaking Florin's passion for history and his people. There's a saying in Maramures that you'll never leave hungry. This is so true, the beautiful food is dished up in abundance. The visits to the wooden churches, the villagers, the Merry Cemetery and other stops are wonderful. I loved this trip. Overnight accommodation was modern and warm (we had a below zero night). Highly recommend”

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7.Maramures: 2 Days in Rural Romania

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 2 days · from $493

Travel from Cluj into Maramureș with an English-speaking guide, visiting Surdești, Săpânța, Bogdan Vodă, local artists, and a pottery maker. Your trip includes two lunches, a countryside guesthouse, and a steam-train ride through the Vaser Valley. Guide Radu has earned praise for his history and culture knowledge.

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8.3 Day Tour of Maramures

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 3 days (approx.) · from $763

Spend three days with a local guide such as Teo, visiting Maramures villages, wooden monasteries, craft workshops, and historic museums. You will meet weavers, potters, woodworkers, and farmers, with private transport, two nights in 3-star accommodation, breakfast, and entrance fees included.

“As a travel professional of 32 years in the US I have been blessed to travel to six of the seven continents and I would rank this tour in my top three favorite destinations . Our local professional guide, Teo was absolutely the best! What made this tour so spectacular was meeting the locals in their daily lives. This area is not a museum but real people living real lives. Without Teo’s insight as a native the experience would not have had the same impact. Due to his genuine concern for these people he has earned their respect and trust which by association was transferred to us. We were being…”

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