Offroad in Romania revisited – safe or forbidden?

Exactly three months ago we’ve tried to give an analysis of what is going on in Romania, and the future of offroading in this, probably most popular European country for organizing offroad tours (we’ve covered the theme in this post). In the meantime we haven’t become much smarter or better informed about the subject, so the essential dilemmas still exist. There have been people doubting that there is any truth in what we’ve written, with the key argument “but tour operators are conducting business as usual in 2017?”

Well, if you analize the Romanian tour market carefully, it’s not exactly “business as usual”, or at least not the way it was done some years ago. Of course, the big tour operators, especially those whose main focus of business is on Romania and Carpathian tours, have a vital interest to keep the tours functioning as normal as possible, hiding all the efforts they’re investing to achieve that. But subtle changes in the tour spectre can be seen.

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Otvaranje kamp sezone 2017

(local event for Serbianoutdoor 4×4 members and friends – announcement in Serbian)

Kako smo to već uobičajili, prvi sunčani vikend proleća iskoristićemo da našu malu družinu okupimo na nekom skrovitom mestu duboko u šumi za dva dana opuštenog, apsolutno hedonističkog druženja.

U tim našim okupljanjima nije poenta u vožnji, i u načelu vrlo malo vozimo, iako je ponekad potrebno uložiti solidan napor i tehničko umeće da bismo do svog šumskog skrovišta uopšte mogli da stignemo. Fokus je na uživanju u prirodi pored logorske vatre, a društvo raspoloženo za pripremanje raznoraznih đakonija to obično pretvori u pravu gastronomsku feštu. Pogledajte kako je to izgledalo prošlog proleća na Tisnici (kliknite na fotografiju da otvorite putopis u novom prozoru):

Plan je da se u kasno popodne i predvečerje u petak, 24. marta okupimo na našem supertajnom mestu duboko u Homoljskim šumama i postavimo logor sa prvim mrakom (neki od nas će stići malo ranije, kako bismo blagovremeno pripremili zalihu drva za prvo veče – lokacija obiluje drvima za vatru). Učesnici će dobiti koordinate logora i GPS trek kako do njega da stignu iz dva različita smera.

Evo fotografija lokaliteta kada smo prošli put tamo kampovali, da malo osetite atmosferu…

U subotu i nedelju ćemo uživati u raskošnoj prirodi Homolja, istražujući unaokolo na razne načine, a nije isključeno i da ćemo nekog od tih dana upriličiti i neku 4×4 vožnju po okruženju, kako bismo eventualno otkrili još neku novu, zanimljivu stazu (mada u tom kraju slabo ima nečega što nismo već prošli). Obe noći ćemo logorovati na istom mestu.

Broj mesta je ograničen, a prednost imaju prijatelji koje već dobro poznajemo. Ako vidite sebe u ovoj našoj opuštenoj priči i ako smatrate da bismo se lepo družili, javite se na serb4x4nomad@gmail.com .

Napomena: ovo druženje organizujemo ISKLJUČIVO ukoliko vremenska prognoza za taj vikend ostane nedvosmisleno povoljna. U protivnom ga odlažemo do daljnjeg.

Montenegro Highlands 2017

Natural beauty of the Dinaric Alps features dramatic contrast between ancient forests, grassy highland plains, and alpine type cliffs. On this highland route we’ll be crossing the world famous Tara canyon, visiting the Durmitor and Bjelasica national parks, Sinjajevina, the biggest highland plateau in the Balkans (avarage altitude 1700 m), and visit several lakes of breathtaking beauty, which will be a real feast for your camera lenses. We’ll camp in places of holy silence and unspoiled nature, and see and taste the old ways of making cheese by Montenegrian mountain folk. It will be an immersive, overwhelming experience for the senses!

See the full tour announcement (and registration form) on the Rustika Travel site.

South Serbian Nomad’s Adventure

Building on the success of Eastern Serbian Nomad’s Adventure, we take the journey further south. Stara planina left the participants in true overlander’s extasy – the sheer beauty of the mountain, the rich experience of the landscapes, combined with demanding trails, make you crave to return! So we’re starting our south Serbian journey from there. Southeast Serbia is the home to all the highest Serbian mountains, giving you the opportunity to float on endless grassy ridges. The kind of landscape typical for Stara planina goes on for an entire week in this tour, revealing to the participants mountains such as Ruj, Vardenik, Suva, Besna Kobila and Dukat.

See the full tour announcement (and registration form) on the Rustika Travel site.

Lost world of eastern Serbia – video

Better late than never – we’ve finally produced the video from the fantastic tour we’ve guided for Lost World Adventures in July / August 2016. The participants were truly overwhelmed, and we believe eastern Serbia just doesn’t get any better than that. Take a look at this great video…

and, of course, take a look at the photo album with more than 250 selected images from 10 days of this tour.

Water isn’t your friend

Offroad tour organizers really don’t invest an effort to educate 4×4 vehicle owners just how harmful water can be to their machines – they rather try to sell “exciting” tours, and what looks more exciting to a novice than submerging the vehicle in a meter of water or mud?

You don’t have to learn it the hard way. You can read what Top Gear experts have to say on the subject for a change.

Our great winter adventure – images and video

Another Serbian Snow Adventure is over – this time with record amounts of snow! Take a look what it’s been like for the participants  🙂 

Montenegro revealed – images and video

We’ve packed together the images and video from our West Serbian and Montenegrian highlands 2016 – a long name for an unearthly beautiful, relaxed experience!

Our customers about us

It is important to make the right choice of guides for your perfect overlanding adventure. What do the people who already travelled with us say?

Take a look at their opinions, expressed in their own words:

Our customers about us