Romania · TOURS
Anything with a guide, a minibus or a boat attached, in one list. The 15 below are the ones worth giving a whole day to, priced and timed, with everything else underneath.
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 the $35 Bucharest to Transylvania tour, including Peles Castle, Bran Castle, Brasov, costs, timing, guides, and practical tips.
“My expectations were high and they were met. There were a few stops before the castle that I initially thought were worthless but found great value. The castle itself was worthwhile. Overall, it’s worth going out of your way.”
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 Bucharest to Transylvania day tour, with Peles Castle, Bran Castle, Brasov, costs, timing, guides, and practical tips.
“The tour was amazing! Peles Castle was stunning, Bran castle was everything my inner history nerd expected and more. Serbian was a wonderful guide, super helpful, kind, and funny! Peter was a fantastic driver! I can’t recommend this tour enough.”
Compare three Romanian highlights in one long day: Peleș Castle, Bran Castle, and Brașov Old Town, with transport and a live guide.
“We had a great trip. It was easy to find our bus parked in front of the statues in the morning, and our guide Vladut was terrific. His restaurant recommendations in Brasov were great also. He was entertaining and full of knowledge. We appreciated the independent time to explore on our own also. A nice company and a fun day.”
Review of the Brasov castle tour to Peles, Bran, and Rasnov, with practical advice on costs, closures, crowds, guides, and booking.
“Would thoroughly recommend this trip, it's the best way to see Bran Castle and Râșnov (and Peleș Castle if you've time) if you are based in Brașov. Our driver Charlie was so helpful and told us all the history on the way and brought us to an excellent viewing point also. A most pleasant morning”
Review of Bucharest’s 12-hour tour to Peles Castle, Bran Castle, and Brasov, with practical advice on price, timing, tickets, guides, and value.
“I really enjoyed Bran Castle and the beautiful old town of Brasov. This was an amazing trip for all vampire lovers! Alex Lupu was a good, fast driver and a friendly guide.”
Taste Bucharest through local markets, Romanian cheeses, mici, tuica, craft beer, neighborhoods, architecture, and a short tram ride.
“We had the most AMAZING day ever!!! We thoroughly enjoyed the fact that this trip was both a cultural experience and a food tour. We started off with a little bit of the countries history and Bogdan was very knowledgeable and his English was tremendous. We found out all sorts of facts about both the country and the city. We got to try all sorts of traditional foods from smaller establishments and the markets which made this tour truly authentic. What topped it off was we were fortunate enough to be on the tour with a great group of people. We could have chatted all day. The time flew because…”
Explore Bucharest’s communist past on a small-group walking tour covering Parliament, Revolution Square, daily life, and the 1989 uprising.
“Great tour, great tour guide, informative and nice small group. Very insightful about the country and its former communist existence”
See Peleș Castle, Bran Castle, and Brașov from Bucharest in one long day, with practical tips on tickets, traffic, guides, and timing.
“Well organized trip. The tour guide Mr Dan was great. So knowledgeable, articulate and humorous. We had enough time for all 3 activities. Would recommend this trip”
Explore Bucharest’s old inns, Orthodox architecture, royal landmarks, and Parliament with a local English-speaking guide in 2.5 hours.
“Lucia was a most informative guide & shared lots of history & background with humour. It really made for an interesting tour! Can highly recommend participating in this activity to learn more about Bucharest & Romania!”
Review of Bucharest’s private tuk tuk city tour, covering major sights, guide quality, pricing, comfort, timing, and practical booking tips.
“Valentin was very polite and a very good storyteller. It was a nice tour in Bucharest on a very warm afternoon of August. In one hour, I learned the basics about the city. I recommend him."”
Explore Bucharest by bike in four hours, from the Old City and Parliament Palace to Little Paris architecture, parks, and communist history.
“Amazing tour, Lucia was very knowledgeable and passionate about Romanian we learned a lot about the history, culture, and architecture. Traveling by bike was the perfect way to see the city. I would highly recommended this tour.”
Review of the Brasov castle tour to Bran, Peles, and Sinaia Monastery, with practical advice on timing, costs, guides, transport, and accessibility.
“The whole trip was fantastic, the guide was superb and very informative and took care of all on the trip, would recommend to all Many thanks”
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