Romania · GUIDED
The good guided tours go weeks ahead and the cheap ones go first. Below: 15 of them, what each includes, and where they genuinely differ.
Review of Bucharest’s Palace of Parliament tour: grand halls, strict security, official guides, ticket access, practical tips, and honest value.
“Our guide was informative and entertaining. She gave us informative facts and dos and don'ts before and during the walk to the Parliament. Highly recommended especially if you can't get a ticket in person from the Palace of Parliament ticket counter.”
Review of Bucharest’s 12-hour Transylvania tour to Peles Castle, Bran Castle, and Brasov, with honest advice on tickets, timing, and value.
“The Peles castle is not open every day.Check before you go,if you want to see inside the castle, outside is also beautiful.”
Explore Bucharest’s Palace of Parliament with an official guide, grand halls, local marble, and practical tips on tickets, timing, and entry rules.
“Such an impressive building! Guide was great, taking us around the different rooms and sharing lots of interesting facts and stories.”
Review of Bucharest’s 2.5-hour highlights walk, covering Old Town, Calea Victoriei, Cismigiu Gardens, and the Palace of Parliament.
“Dan was great, and informative. Tour went ahead on time despite adverse weather and deep snow. Interesting with a few highlights of Bucharest past and present. Highly recommend. Dan”
Review of the Slănic Prahova Salt Mine day trip from Bucharest, with transport, guides, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“It was great, and I really appreciated the accommodation on the pick up location”
Review of Bucharest’s Palace of Parliament fast-track tour, with guide, ID rules, timing, price, value, and practical booking advice.
“Its expensive, tour is content wise very poor, you see not much, better to go for your self without tour, which is much cheaper and you just read which gives you more insights.”
Review of Bucharest’s 14-hour tour to Peleș, Bran Castle, and Brașov, with prices, timing, guides, transport, drawbacks, and booking advice.
“The whole excursion was relaxed and thoroughly enjoyable. Both castles were great although Gabriel (our amazingly knowledgeable guide) was obviously less enamoured with the bullsh#t created around the Dracula tourism industry 🤣 With only 6 of us on the trip there was no rushing around or waiting for people. Brassov was nice to look around in the snow and we were really happy with both the venue and meals helpfully suggested by Gabriel 👍👍”
Explore Communist Bucharest on a three-hour English tour covering Ceausescu, the 1989 Revolution, vanished neighborhoods, and daily life for $29.
“Great experience ! Ene our guide was the best guide we ever had . She knows her stuff”
Explore Sibiu’s medieval squares, Liar’s Bridge, and Cetăţii Street on a bilingual 1.5-hour walking tour for $16.
“A good introduction to Sibiu, which is a beautiful town!”
Review of Bucharest’s 3-hour small-group walking tour, covering Old Town, Calea Victoriei, Revolution Square, and a Romanian snack.
“It was a great tour and guide to the history of Romania. I loved my guide, Michaela. She was fantastic and I was lucky to be the only one on the tour!!! She also helped me with suggestions for the rest of my time here. My only complaint, is that I’m not sure why it was so much more expensive than the other walking tour of Budapest that is offered. It was quite expensive compared to the other. Thank you so much and I LOVED Michaela!!”
Review the Bucharest Parliament Senate tour, with Plenary Hall access, security tips, guide quality, value, and practical advice before booking.
“Guida bravissimache parla benissimo italiano e che ha saputo raccontare la storia del Parlamento con entusiasmo e interesse.”
Review of Bran Castle’s one-hour guided tour, with Dracula legends, Queen Maria’s rooms, practical tips, price, access, and guide details.
“Bran Castle was as awesome as expected. The Tour Guide we had from Transylvanian Wonders made the whole experience come to life. Highly recommend. 5 stars is not enough.”
Explore Cluj-Napoca’s medieval core, Gothic church, royal birthplace, guild history, and Romanian landmarks on a 2.5-hour walking tour.
“We had a really good tour with our guide. She told us lots of stories and was very proud of her city. Well worth the money.”
Review of Brasov’s bear sanctuary, Bran Castle, and Rasnov tour, with honest advice on timing, costs, guides, views, and what to expect.
“My favourite experience in Romania! Bogdan was a perfect guide - friendly, funny and full of historical information and entertaining facts. He made sure we'd experienced each site to the fullest, so we never felt rushed and finished out day feeling very satisfied! This tour was the ideal way to get the most out of a trip to Brasnov - highly recommended to everyone!”
Review of the Bucharest to Transylvania tour covering Peles Castle, Brasov, and Bran Castle, with practical costs, timing, crowds, and tips.
“Facts, figures, dates, well informed guide and the history behind the myth Well organised and good fun”
Pick a castle, a mountain road or a table.
