Hello Mihai,We just wanted to say thank you for an excellent trip. The accommodation and food was excellent. Cristina really made the trip special for us, she was perfect. You could not have provided us with a better guide.

This holiday focused on working with the local communities and we had a great time meeting some of them as we travelled between villages. Scenery - simply stunning. The weather was kind to us and we got bright sharp days of sun and snow to see the mountains and forests. Staying with local people and enjoying their hospitality in some simple but homely settings. We even used a local's horse drawn sledge to get part way to the next village.[...] One of the best I've been on and we have travelled to many places - thanks.

'Our time spent in the Apuseni Mountains this winter was unforgettable. A week’s tour skiing and hiking in beautiful scenery, meeting and staying with people who were genuinely hospitable and keen to show us their fascinating way of life. The diversity of weather only added to our experience, with heavy snow, sun, rain and, up high fog all in a week. The trip was well organised and tailored to our interests. We would like to thank everyone at Apuseni Experience, but most especially those people who we met in the mountains who made our trip so special'

We had a fantastic week of biking, with many peaceful routes, great scenery and outstanding local people. The accommodation and the food were out of the ordinary and we’ll forever remember the evenings by the campfire, with stories and great sunsets

Apuseni Experience - my experience with these great people can be summed up in four words; "out of this world". They organised a personalised week-long trip comprising two caving trips, including the longest cave in Romania, Wind Cave, three and half days climbing in the best climbing area in Romania - Turzii Gorge, and one and half days walking in Padis, a wilderness of forested kaust mountains at the centre of the Apuseni Mountains. For me the following memories will remain forever. The people, Apuseni Experience staff were really friendly, with fantastic language skills and great at their craft, be it climbing, caving or leading walks. The countryside, its remoteness and wildness- I just love forested mountainsides with hidden caves, especially the Live Fire Cave with its permanent glacier in the entrance. Finally, the wildlife, screaming swifts flying in the Turzii Gorge, the chamois in the distance at Ponor and the wildflower meadows in Padis, I have never seen so many different types of orchids. It was a great experience, ranking with the best of my many worldwide adventures and one that I would love to repeat. Go on and try it. Romania is changing quickly, the danger is it will lose its character and becomes another European clone. See it now and go with Apuseni Experience, you will have a fabulous time.

I cannot say enough good things about this trip and our guides in particular. I only wish it had lasted longer.

WOW! Anyone considering a wild flower trip to Romania should check out this people. My fondest memory will always be climbing the famous Scarita Belioara nature reserve and spot no less than 18 species of wild flowers in less than an hour!

What the trip to Apuseni was like: The nature was spectacular. The combination of mountainous winding roads, rivers, waterfalls, trees, clear blue skies with intermittent pure white clouds, caves, dwellings and churches, and sporadic sittings of hillside grazing livestock and local human inhabitants paints a vivid portrait still in my mind. I cherish the pureness of raw nature and the simplicity of life I experienced throughout the trip you and I shared in the Apuseni Mountains and various surroundings environs because I felt free from any negative affects of human intervention and violation against nature. What I felt during our trip: I felt an overwhelming closeness with nature and fellow human beings from any interaction i experienced be it directly in the nature or with the people we met seem to be respectful of nature, not challenging to nature or between human beings. Time seemed to gracefully grow alongside nature, not stealing from the nature.I serenely recall the sites, sounds and smells of running water, earth's soil, vegetation and rocky cliffs. The feeling of being at one within nature, humbled and awed with and by her magnificent innocence shall live within me forever. What I liked: Feeling equal and yet invisible within the nature around me. I felt I was an insider simply being as the locals were: fellow human being living within nature. What I disliked: I prefer to replace the concept of "dislike" with awareness of things I would change;I felt unprepared and wished I had educated myself to fully appreciate and understand the mentality and customs of the local people you and I stayed with and met. I wish I knew more about the personal and professional aspects of the people you and I stay with and that they had more knowledge of me in order to share and exchange more fully with one another.