Founder
Elena Marin
Head Guide & Founder
Elena grew up between Brașov and a small village in the Făgăraș foothills. After a decade guiding for international operators, she founded Carpathia with a clear conviction: Romanian tourism was underselling its own story.
4.97/5 · 214 reviews14 years exp.280 tours
Radu Popa
Senior Guide — Bucovina & Maramureș
Radu is the guide you want in Bucovina. He grew up in Suceava, studied art history in Iași, and has an almost unreasonable knowledge of Byzantine fresco technique.
4.94/5 · 98 reviews9 years exp.145 tours
Ioana Stănescu
Guide — Food, Wine & Urban Culture
Ioana is Carpathia's food and wine specialist, based in Bucharest.
4.91/5 · 52 reviews6 years exp.78 tours
Cătălin Toma
Mountain Guide — Piatra Craiului & Făgăraș
Cătălin is a certified mountain leader who has guided on every major Romanian ridge.
4.96/5 · 83 reviews8 years exp.110 tours