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Piatra Craiului (King's Rock) has been a protected area since 1938, when an area of four square kilometres was declared a reserve. Since enlarged to 148 square kilometres, it is regarded as one of the most picturesque areas of the Carpathian mountains.

The massif is bordered by the Făgăraș Mountains in the northwest and those of the Bucegi in the east. The south side is a karst landscape of deep gorges and pitted slopes where water has carved out a series of caves at the junction of the Dâmbovița and Dâmbovicioara valleys.

Chamois and other large herbivores along with large carnivores – principally brown bears, wolves and lynx – inhabit the park, which has 270 butterfly species, many amphibians and reptiles, plus 110 bird and 17 bat species. 

The flora includes some 300 species of fungus, 220 of lichen, 100 mosses, and 1,100 higher plants (one third of all those found in Romania!), of which 50 are endemic to the Carpathians, and two to the massif.

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Key info

  • Ideal for viewing: brown bear, wolf, lynx, capercaillie, chamois
  • Where: Southern Carpathians, Romania

Wildlife trips

This wildlife location is featured in the following itineraries:

Bears in the Carpathian Mountains

This short trip over a long weekend offers the possibility of spotting brown bears and other animals in Piatra Craiului National Park, in the Carpathian Mountains. More than one third of all Europe's wolves, bears and lynx roam through the unspoilt forests of this spectacular range. Find out more about Bears in the Carpathian Mountains

  • Price (inc. flights): 4 days from £1,895
  • Trip type:
    Tailor-made Holiday
  • When to go:
    • A
    • M
    • J
    • J
    • A
    • S
    • O

Birds & Bears in Transylvania

Visit the mystical region of Transylvania in Romania on this 1-week trip. Spending time in the Piatra Craiului Mountains, Zărnești Gorge and the Eastern Carpathians, we enjoy excursions seeking the region's famed wildlife including brown bear, wolf and a wealth of bird species, plus a visit to Bran Castle. Find out more about Birds & Bears in Transylvania

  • Price (inc. flights): 8 days from £2,995
  • Trip type:
    Group Tour
  • When to go:
    • J