Looking for Dracula on a fantasy tour of Transylvania
Scare the living daylights out of yourself on a weeklong Halloween trip to Transylvania, fabled home of Count Dracula.
Advertisement
TOURS & CRUISES
For The Record
Los Angeles Times Wednesday October 15, 2003 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 38 words Type of Material: Correction
Astronomy tour -- In the Oct. 5 Travel section, an incorrect phone number was given for a Twilight Tours trip to Zambia to observe Venus as it transits the sun June 8. The correct number is (818) 575-9580.
For The Record
Los Angeles Times Sunday October 19, 2003 Home Edition Travel Part L Page 3 Features Desk 1 inches; 53 words Type of Material: Correction
Astronomy tour -- In the Tours and Cruises column in the Oct. 5 Travel section, an incorrect phone number was given for a Twilight Tours trip to Zambia to observe Venus as it transits in sun June 8 ("Sky Watchers, Heads Up for a Rare Celestial Event"). The correct number is (818) 575-9580.
Advertisement
The escorted tour, Oct. 27 to Nov. 3, explores the castles and legends of Romania, focusing on the northwestern region of Transylvania. Visits to Bucharest and the Carpathian Mountains are included.
"The ultimate Halloween experience is spending that night in Dracula's castle, and that's what we're going to do," said Charles F. Rosenay, tour director.
The trip will be based on Bram Stoker's Gothic horror fantasy novel "Dracula." Although the book was published more than a century ago, the classic vampire legend persists, thanks in part to film and TV versions. The tour includes visits to graveyards and castles and the Masquerade Monsters' Ball on Halloween, which participants will attend in costume.
Cost: $1,999 per person, double occupancy (single surcharge $474), including round-trip airfare from LAX to Bucharest, accommodations, transfers, bus transportation, sightseeing and admissions.
Contact: International Tours and Events, Orange, Conn.; (866) TERRORTOUR (837-7678), www.toursandevents.com.
*
BRITAIN
Castle hopping in search of ghosts and spirits
Roam haunted halls in England, search for spirits in Scotland or investigate ghostly sightings in Ireland on weeklong trips designed to appeal to ghostbusters.
The self-guided car-and-hotel packages, available through Dec. 15, include concierge service and suggested itineraries. In England, guests will stay in Dover, Sussex, Dorchester, Devon, Bradford-on-Avon and West Wycombe. Along the route are sites such as Battle Abbey and Pevensey Castle and the mystical stone circles of Avebury and Stonehenge.
The Scotland package includes four nights in Airth Castle in Stirlingshire and two nights in Tulloch Castle in Dingwall. The itinerary includes Stirling Castle, Dunrobin Castle, Glamis Castle and Edinburgh Castle, with time to visit the Highlands and look for the Loch Ness monster.
In Ireland, participants will spend four nights at Kinnitty Castle in County Offaly and two nights at Glin Castle in County Limerick. Nearby haunted castles include Charleville Forest, Killua and Leap, considered one of Ireland's most haunted.
