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In Romania there is no national accommodation database and there are no tourist offices for over 900km until you reach the delta at the end of your journey. Where there are long distances between places to stay, it is advisable to telephone ahead to ensure accommodation is available. It is sometimes possible to find accommodation by asking around in villages, but as few Romanian villagers speak any foreign languages, this is far from easy.

Youth hostels

Apart from in the cities of Budapest and Belgrade, there are only two Hostelling International youth hostels on the route (Vukovar in Croatia and Novi Sad in Serbia). In summer 2015 both were closed for refurbishment and it is not known when (or if!) they will reopen. In former communist countries ‘official youth hostels’ are still widely associated with state controlled political organisations for young people such as Pioneers or Communist youth leagues. There are, however, a number of independent hostels in major towns and cities that cater for backpackers. Many of these can be found via www.hostelbookers.com.