{"id":99215,"date":"2016-06-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/switzerland-versus-romania\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:53:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:53:28","slug":"switzerland-versus-romania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/switzerland-versus-romania\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland Versus Romania, May The Best Team Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nIn anticipation of this evening’s UEFA group stage match when Switzerland will go head to head with Romania at the Parc des Princes in Paris, Travelstart looks at what makes these two countries dream travel destinations.<\/p>\n

Header image courtesy of switzerland.vacations via Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Switzerland is better known of the two, though in recent years\u00a0Romania is estimated to have had the fourth fastest growing travel and tourism total demand in the world, with an estimated potential growth of 8% per year from 2007 to 2016 (according to the World Travel and Tourism Council). The capital of Romania, Bucharest, the \u201cParis of the East\u201d offers travelers a new experience of Europe with inexpensive street food and a fascinating 21st century art scene, 17th and 18th century Byzantine churches tucked away on narrow streets plus the gorgeous Ci\u0219migiu Gardens will delight and inspire. Switzerland is well-known for its high-tech lifestyle, beautiful countryside, skiing in the alps, luxury chocolate, spas and picturesque lakes.<\/p>\n

Find cheap flights to Bucharest\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n

Get tickets for around R8000 return for a flight booked in 6 months time from Johannesburg<\/p>\n

Romania is a refreshingly inexpensive European Holiday<\/h2>\n

You’ll pay around R24.33 for a 500ml local beer and R30 for a cappuccino. Airbnb makes accommodation in Romania affordable and authentic. If you are a fan of camping and hiking Romania may be your new favourite European destination.<\/p>\n

Fly one of the best airlines in the world when you fly Swiss<\/a>.<\/h2>\n

Visas<\/h2>\n

South Africans need to apply for a Schengen visa to visit Switzerland. More on applying for a Schengen visa here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To enter Romania, South Africans need to apply for a Romanian visa- you can start the process online here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You will require:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0valid travel document;<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0photographs;<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0accommodation;<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0travel ticket;<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0vehicle supporting documents;<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0travel medical insurance;<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0means of support;<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0proof of itinerary;<\/p>\n

Useful exception:<\/h2>\n

However, if you hold a two or multiple entry short-stay visa issued by a Schengen member state then you will not be required to apply for a Romanian visa.<\/p>\n

Would you rather<\/h2>\n

Discover Romanian culture and tradition<\/h3>\n

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The art of Swiss Chocolate making?<\/h3>\n

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Snowboard at Sinaia (or at P\u0103ltini\u0219, the highest ski resort in Romania)<\/h3>\n

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Or<\/h2>\n

Stay in a classic mountain chalet in Switzerland?<\/h3>\n

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Visit the Romanian Athenaeum, Bucharest, Romania. Romania is also boasts the largest parliament building in the world.<\/h3>\n

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Or<\/h2>\n

Take a Swiss train across breath-taking mountain scenery?<\/h3>\n

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Explore the Rhone Glacier in Switzerland<\/h3>\n

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Or<\/h2>\n

Marvel at the waterfalls in Batrana Valley, Iezer-Papusa mountains, Romania?<\/h3>\n

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Visit a cheese factory in famous Gruyeres, Switzerland<\/h3>\n

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Or<\/h2>\n

Go camping and star-gazing by the Eastern Carpathians, Romania?<\/h3>\n

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Bask in spa bliss in Switzerland<\/h3>\n

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Or<\/h2>\n

Walk the streets of fascinating Bucharest and Oradea, Romania?<\/h3>\n

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Enjoy sunny days in Sion, the capital of the Canton of Valais, Switzerland<\/h3>\n

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Or<\/h2>\n

Gorgeous autumn leaves in Bucharest, Romania?<\/h3>\n

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Discover Romanian cuisine<\/h3>\n

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Or<\/h2>\n

Escape to a cabin on a Swiss lake<\/h3>\n

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Find out more about the UEFA Euro 2016 here:<\/p>\n