Chi siamo

Il nostro team è composto da persone appassionate con storie interessanti e tutti hanno in comune l'amore ed il rispetto per la natura e l'autenticità.

Adina Camara

Proprietaria, Direttrice, Guida

Con Explore Romania dal 2003.

Nata nel 1979 ha studiato Economia e Management del Turismo, parla fluentemente francese ed inglese. Adina ha viaggiato e camminato in Romania da sempre e quindi fondare la sua agenzia di viaggi è stato un passaggio naturale da intraprendere non appena terminati gli studi. In aggiunta al suo costante interesse per le attività all'aria aperta Adina ama l'atmosfera delle antiche città cercando storie e segreti nascosti.Apprezza i villaggi, la campagna ed il modo di vivere della gente del posto ancora legata alle tradizioni ed alla natura. Fra i suoi obiettivi c'è il contribuire alla conservazione di quel mondo rurale e l'aiutare gli ospiti di Explore Romania ad apprezzare le tradizioni ancestrali dei villaggi e la loro gastronomia.

Andrei Nutu

Co-proprietario, Manager dei Tour di Avventura e Sport, Guida

Con Explore Romania dal 2003

Nato nel 1979 ha studiato Legge e Turismo, fluente in francese e inglese. Istruttore di sci e di alpinismo faceva parte del soccorso alpino; oggi un avido arrampicatore che partecipa attivamente a gare, appassionato di storia, natura, tradizioni ed altri aspetti della vita in Romania.Ha avuto un ruolo importante nella nascita di Explore Romania e nella creazione di vari tour. E' alla continua ricerca di persone e luoghi che sono riusciti a rimanere autentici essendo affascinato dalle tradizioni ancestrali e dal rispetto per la natura. Andrei disegna e segue una parte importante dei tour di avventura.

Maria Andrunache

Manager

Coopera con Explore Romania dal 2011

Nata nel 1978 ha studiato Economia ed è fluente in inglese. La maggior parte dell'esperienza lavorativa di Maria si svolge nell'ambito delle risorse umane e nell'area dei servizi professionali. Mentre lavorava in questi settori ha ben pensato che viaggiare, cosa che ha fatto molto spesso, potesse diventare un lavoro a tempo pieno ed interessante. Ha esperienza nell'organizzare eventi e gruppi, nel lavorare con persone di diverse nazionalità e culture, e questo la aiuta molto nell'organizzare tour cuciti su misura per una varietà di interessi.

Our guides

Raluca Bolnavu

National guide & mountain guide

Born in 1989, fluent in English and French. Although she studied art, her true vocation came to surface during the university when she started studying Tourism Geography and now she has a Master Degree in Tourism Development. Today Raluca plays an important part in the Association of Professional Guides in Transylvania. Professional traveler by nature, she doesn’t think there is something more exciting than sharing the experience of traveling with others!

Ionut Maftei

National guide

Born in 1978, fluent in English and French. Ionut graduated economics; after working in business consulting and banking, in 2007 he started a new adventure as a guide and team building trainer. What initially started as a hobby is now his main activity. He is currently leading hiking and cycling groups all around Romania and he is participating in international meetings and events for promoting cultural sites, sustainable tourism and ecological projects. Other interests are wildlife photography and volunteering for sport events.

Diana Bolnavu

National guide

Born in 1989, studied music, fluent in English and French.After she graduated the Academy of Music she worked for several years as a music teacher and during this period she studied to become a tour guide as well, travelling being one of her life’s passions. After a while, guiding started to be more and more present in her life, and now it’s her first job. When she is not away guiding, she is teaching children and adults to have fun and relax through music.

Nicoleta Leonte

National guide

Nicoleta studied letters first but as her passion for tourism and agriculture evolved, she decided to study tourism and animal science, and today she has a PHD in `Transhumance and Ecological Rural Tourism`. She has first discovered Romania, by the eyes of her parents, who took her and her brother all around the country every holiday, since childhood. Since 2004 she started to work as an authorized tour guide. Nicoleta is fluent in French and English.

Silvana Rapeanu

National guide

Born in 1987, studied art history and critical theory, fluent in English and Spanish, decent in French and Italian. Currently learning Turkish. Silvana has worked as a guide in various places and institutions (art galleries, museums, sightseeing buses). Since 2017 she is a licensed national tour guide and loving every minute of it! Silvana is passionate about social history and arts. In her spare time you'll find her exploring the lesser known parts of Bucharest. Or dancing.

Silviu Balan

National guide; mountain guide; ski instructor

Silviu has been hiking since he was 3. Today he is a professional ski-mountaineering, professional sky-runner, licensed mountain guide and ski instructor and the owner of the record on the Fagaras Ridge Traverse (80km with almost 6000 m elevation).  He likes to share with others the experience and the information he has gained.

Bianca Balan

National guide; mountain guide; ski instructor

Fluent in English, licensed mountain guide and ski instructor.In love with the mountains and passionate about everything that means movement, life and nature, Bianca takes advantage of every free moment to discover the beauties of the mountains. She is an active member of the Tourism and Nature Protection Club in Brasov.

Vlad Spiru

National guide & mountain guide

Fluent in English. Born in Bran area, Vlad has been hiking in the mountains since childhood.  He likes the silence and grandeur that nature can offer but he is also interested in learning the local customs, being delighted in the way in which societies are influenced by nature, history or beliefs. Vlad is a licensed mountain guide, as a result of his passion.

Ion Trandafir

Ski instructor & mountain guide

Born in 1974, studied physical education and sports, ski instructor, founder of Outdoor Romania, fluent in English and French.With 25 seasons on alpine and 15 seasons on big mountain, Ion has quite an impressive experience on skis.  He is a national and international freeride champion and he was four times on the cover of extreme sports magazines.  Everything in his life gravitates around outdoor sports and nature, and his entire family lives by the same philosophy.  They own a guesthouse in a very picturesque part of Romania, surrounded by mountains, where, besides the accommodation and the traditional food they offer, they promote sports and the respect for nature.