Romania is Europe as it once was: teeming with wildlife and traditional customs continuing today. Nowadays Romania, with its reputation for legends is also becoming recognized for its diversity and preservation of monasteries, churches and frescoes, of which eight of them are included on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
Despite being somewhat a step back in time, Romania has embraced luxury volunteer vacations and there are a sizable number of charming luxury boutique hotels, including some incredible estates where you can go deer stalking and with a hide for up-close bear spotting. In terms of making a difference in Romania, you can help install camera traps to enable further study of bears to assist in their conservation.
