Balu Alpina Sherpa

Whether it's winter or rainy summer, take part in a traditional local food tasting. The culinary excursion is organized around Tusnad Bath. Taste the snacks of nature or foods made by different rural farms in the area. Min. persons 4 Price: 30 Ron/pers.

Snowcat tours in Bath Tusnad Min. persons: 5  Max. persons: 8 Duration: 1.5 h  Price: 50 RON/pers. without picnic and 80 RON/pers, with picnic

Welcome to our countryside! GALFFIS chocolate is the first chocolate factory in Transylvania. Visitors to their factory will be shown the secrets of chocolate making. Our showroom can accommodate up to 25 people. Visitors can listen to our chocolate history lecture while enjoying our finest own-brand coffees and teas. Our cosy terrace can accommodate up to 15 people. GALFFIS offers a Family-friendly programme: • we are presenting the history of the chocolate factory from its beginnings to the present day • a demonstration of chocolate making from cocoa bean to bar • a short introduction to coffee roasting • the highlight of the programme is a tasting of chocolate specialities  The duration of the demonstration and tasting is approximately 35-45 minutes. The visitor can purchase in our showroom and taste the chocolate specialities. The maximum number of people per visit is 15-25. Pre-registration is required: 0040 741 652 167 We look forward to welcoming you. https://www.galffis.com/info/viziteaza-fabrica-de-ciocolata-galffis

Our tours are organised in the Harghita Mădăraş Mountains. Start: Pension Pethő

Push your limits! Explore the magical landscapes of Transylvania with us and experience the true freedom of off-road adventures! Whether it’s a buggy or ATV tour, or an unforgettable snow adventure on Harghita Mădăraș, we offer the perfect adventure for all ages – both beginners and seasoned adventurers alike. Hills, mountains, and dense forests await you, where nature and adrenaline go hand in hand, leading you on an unforgettable journey.

The pig is usually slaughtered on Christmas Eve or in the frosty days of January, this activity becoming the most popular traditional event. For the city folks, it is a tourist attraction and a possibility to cultivate folk traditions. The event consists in slaughtering the pig raised around the farmer's house, processing the meat, and attending the traditional dinner - where different types of sausages (caltaboși, sângerete, cârnați), stew and soup prepared with pickled cabbage are served. The pig slaughtering begins in the morning with a quick drink, then the fire is lit in the hearth and the water is boiled. The actual work starts with stabbing the pig, where the protagonist is the butcher, who has a special knife to commit the "murder." The aids try to hold the agitated animal. The blood is collected in a saucepan, since it will be the raw material for “sângerete”. Afterwards, the pig is placed in a tube, where the hair is removed by scalding. First, the pig is sprinkled with resin (this makes the hairs stick to each other). Then, the animal's hair is removed with a special tool, by rubbing the pig's skin. After the hair is removed, the pig is burned with straw bundles. After the pig's skin browned beautifully, it is washed and cleaned thoroughly. After another round of drinks and best wishes for the health of those present, the pig is lifted on a table to be cut into pieces. The butcher cuts the hams, removes the intestines, the guts, the pig's head and the lard. The ribs are cut with a hatchet in three equal parts, making sure that the meat is not completely removed, but holds the ribs together, which are then salted and smoked. The bacon is cut in desired sizes, salted and smoked. Processing the scapula is done in two ways: after removing the bone, it is either cut off as ham, or used to prepare the sausages. The ham will be smoked. The intestines are cleaned and readied for the sausage preparation (caltaboși, sângerete, cârnați). After cleaning the skin pieces, some of the skin goes to boil and will be the basic material for “sângerete” and ”tobă” (which is a kind of sausage made from swine’s entrails). The sausages will be made from square bacon pieces without rind, and small pieces of meat. Another part of the bacon will be cut into squares, from which, after melting, a white and tasty pig lard is obtained. Entrails - liver, heart, lungs, spleen, kidneys, tongue - are cooked in 95 ° C water. Boiled meat, cooked rice and the blood of the animal collected at slaughtering are added to the mix. Everything is chopped and stuffed in the intestines, to obtain the “sângerete” and “caltaboș”. Seasoning is done to the taste of each farmer. The unused bits of meat, along with gristle are boiled, to form the stuff for ”tobă”. The sausages are made from minced raw meat, seasoned with paprika, pepper and garlic. The sausages, the bacon, the ham, the ”caltaboși” and ”toba” are smoked. Thus, these products prepared by salting, brining, boiling and smoking are preserved for more than half a year, either in the pantry or in the attic of the house. For details regarding the cost and other details, please call the host of the program at the following phone numbers: Ivó/Izvoare – Botházi András: +40741232744 Tusnádfürdő/Băile Tușnad: +40749066008 Szentegyháza/Vlăhița: +40744680753 Borszék/Borsec: 0266337001 Csíkrákos/Racu: +40745180649 Gyergyócsomafalva/Ciumani: +40746337722

At the request of our guests, we organize cultural and artistic events. Dancers and musicians will present traditions from the local folklore, and the interested guests will have the opportunity to learn how to dance on folk music. Gyimesi Skanzen Guesthouse

Our tours are organised exclusively in the Harghita-Mădăraș mountains, having more than 10 vehicles available. We would like to inform you that we respect the nature and we only organise tours in areas where the impact upon the nature is minimal. For those who are seeking for extreme off-roading, keep looking further! Our experienced guide knows every hidden corner of these mountains, so you will definitely not lack unique and sensational views! This is the perfect opportunity for winter-time team building. At the end of the day, the participants will receive all the video footage recorded throughout their ride. The event starts by familiarising the tourists with the health and safety procedures, followed by presenting them the basics things they need to know about their vehicles. At first, everyone will have a slow start until they learn the basic handling techniques for the snowmobile, and after that the real fun is about to begin! On the planned route, the terrain will vary from easy to rough, from fast to slow, depending on the area. Tourists can always ask for a stop and enjoy the view whenever they like and take as many pictures as they want, or just simply for a rest. The snowmobiles will be available to drive for everyone aged 16 or above without any previous experience required.

The Góbé Adventures team welcomes all the guests who would like to discover Transylvania or other beautiful parts of Romania in a different way, who would like to get to know the local traditions and our tourist attractions protecting the ecosystem, in an adventurous way. Our goal is not the extreme off-roading, those who would like to take part in this type of adventure bark up the wrong tree. Our goal is to collaborate with the local Board of Woods and Forests, with the local government and tourism associations and to present the beauty of the landscape and the cultural and historical interests of this region. The aim of our tours is relaxation, recreation, adventure and the accumulation of experiences you can remember and that make you long to come back. The tours are personalized (suitables for individuals or for groups) and there are different entertainment facilities! In the case of each tour we can assure meals or picnic possibilities. In the case of longer tours the guests are accompanied by a medical assitent. Upon a prior notice we can offer accommodation for our partners and guests. We waiting partners who can guarantee accomodation. The Góbé Adventures can guarantee accomodation possibilities at our partners. We have English speaking tour management. We can organize any types of tours you want, dare to dream!