From the valley floor to 2,000 metres, without the climb.
No mountain trip to Sinaia is complete without riding it. The gondola runs in two stages — Tronson 1000–1400 up from town, then Gondola Carp 1400–2000 higher into the Bucegi peaks — carrying you above the tree line in a fraction of the time a hike would take, with views that keep getting better the higher you go.
Eight-passenger cabins come with exterior ski and snowboard racks, so you go from apartment to slope with minimal fuss.
Get off at Cota 1400 for gentle, family-friendly runs, or ride on to Cota 2000 for the wide sun-drenched Valea Soarelui — or Carp, one of Romania's steepest black runs.
Because Sinaia's main slopes sit above 2,000 metres, snow tends to hold here longer than at lower neighbouring resorts.
Watch the town shrink below as you glide over forest canopies to a 360-degree panorama at 2,050 metres.
Ride up, then hike back down through pine trails and rock formations — all of the scenery, none of the uphill grind.
Mountain bikers can bring their bikes up in the gondola and drop into marked downhill trails from the summit.