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Private tours in Romania
Dracula Tour.
Period: 7 days.
Distance: 1093km.
Tariffs
Day 1.
Otopeni Airport - Bucharest
Your tour starts in Bucharest but any other modifications can be done upon request.
Once in Bucharest, you’ll be transferred to your hotel. On the way you’ll attend a short presentation of your tour. The rest of your day is at leisure.
In the evening your guide will take you to a traditional dinner.
Day 2.
Bucharest - Mogosoaia - Bucharest
Breakfast in the morning.
At 9 o’clock your guide will come to pick up you. Today you’ll visitBucharest, a city for the first time documentary certified in 1459 in written document signed by Vlad the Impaler, also known as Dracula.
The tour starts with the Parliament House, the largest administrative building in Europe, second in the world. Built between 1984 and 1989, right in the former historical center ofBucharest, The Parliament Palace, better known as The
House of People, is the most grandiose administrative construction in Europe.
Next, you will head toward one of the most beautiful village museums. Open for the first time in 1936, the Village Museum includes different constructions like old traditional houses, annexes, churches, wind and water mills and handicraft workshops. Further on, you’ll go outside of Bucharest to visit Mogosoaia Palace. It was built by Constantin Brancoveanu, a famous Wallachian ruler. The church of the palace is located right next to the court. It was built in 1688 by the same ruler.
Passing by the Triumphant Arch, built in 1936, driving on the beautiful Kisseleff Boulevard, you’ll reach Victory square, where the Palace of the Government is located. From here you’ll admire the beautiful houses and
buildings of the Victoria Avenue.
In the Revolution Square you’ll stop to admire the Romanian Athenaeum built in 1888 in Neoclassical style, the Central University Library and the Art Museum, the formerRoyalPalace. Also, you’ll get explications about the anticommunist revolution.
The last visit of this tour is the old center of Bucharest where you’ll visit the Old Princely Court with its church – the oldest building of Bucharest, the Manuc’s Inn, the Stavropoleos church and the quaint old streets, alleys and buildings.
Day 3*.
Bucharest - Targoviste - Curtea de Arges - Poienari fortress - Olt Valley -
Sibiu
After breakfast you’ll head toward Sibiu.
First stop of the day will be Targoviste, the former capital of Walachia. Here you’ll visit the Princely Court and theSunsetTower built for the first time during Vlad Impaler’s (Dracula) reign.
The tour continues toward the Poienari fortress, the real castle built by Vlad the Impaler (Dracula). The fortress can be reached only after you have climbed 1480 stone stairs. This path through the forest used to be surrounded by hundreds of impaled people, the image being terrifying for the
enemies of Vlad.
You’ll be taken back to Curtea de Arges and further on you’ll admire the beautiful valley of the Olt River.
On the way you’ll stop to visit Cozia monastery. Mircea the Elder, prince of Walachia and grandfather of Vlad the Impaler (Dracula), built the monastery in the 14th century. Here you’ll have a first contact with the painted frescoes. On the entrance wall of the church you’ll see an impressive “Last Judgment” fresco.
Finally, you’ll reach Sibiu.
Day 4.
Sibiu - Medias - Biertan - Sighisoara
After your breakfast you’ll start to visit Sibiu, a German city with a very important cultural influence over the country.
Brukenthal, governor of Transylvania, had a major role in Sibiu’s development as a major cultural center. He opened the first museum of Romania in 1817, seven years before the National Gallery in London, exhibiting his vast art collection.
Sibiu, Europe’s cultural capital in 2007, is also known for its medieval architecture, passages, alleys, churches and towers. Sibiu boasts Romania’s first cast-iron bridge, which has an interesting legend regarding its name. You’ll visit places such as Large Square, Small Square, Huet Square, Goldsmiths’ Squareand Passage, Staircases’ Passage, the Evangelic Church, the Orthodox
Cathedral and the Catholic Church.
After your lunch you’ll take the road which goes to Sighisoara.
On the way you’ll pass through the medieval town of Medias, famous for its church defended by the citadel’s town. It is here Dracula was imprisoned on his way to Budapest. Another major attraction of Medias is the tower of Margareta Church, which has a deviation of 2m, resembling from this point of view with the famousTower ofPisa. Also, it is one of the few Protestant churches which kept some of the Catholic frescoes.
The next stop is Biertan, a Saxon village famous for its beautiful fortified church. You’ll visit the medieval fortified church of Biertan, a true masterpiece built in the 16th century by Saxons. It exhibits an interesting pulpit carved from one single rock, a door with beautiful marquetries and with a locker unique in Europe and an organ.
The day ends with a stroll on the streets of Sighisoara, the only inhabited medieval citadel in the world. With its narrow alleys, medieval houses, towers, ramparts and legends about Dracula, Sighisoara is a world-wide attraction for tourists. You’ll visit the symbol of Sighisoara, the Clock Tower, Casa Vlad Dracul (the house where Vlad the Impaler was born), School’s Staircase, Church on the Hill and the watching towers. Here you’ll receive more information about the real Dracula (Vlad Tepes in Romanian).
Day 5.
Sighisoara - Hoghiz - Sercaia - Zarnesti - Bran - Brasov
Breakfast in the morning.
First, you’ll leave Sighisoara, heading toward Bran Castle.
On the way to the castle, you’ll make a detour to visit Brancoveanu monastery, one of the most beautiful orthodox monasteries. The monastic place was built by Brancoveanu, the Wallachian ruler, between 1696 and 1698 in order to strengthen and to save the Romanian orthodoxy. Here you’ll be overwhelmed by the beauty of the nature and monastery.
Taking a remote and scenic road you’ll reach the Bran Castle built 700 years ago and famous for the Dracula legend.
The day ends in Brasov.
Day 6.
Brasov - Sinaia - Snagov - Bucharest
After your breakfast you’ll visit Brasov, a city founded by the Saxons, who colonized Transylvania in the 12-13th centuries. Here you’ll visit the old center, where you’ll admire the beautiful buildings such as the astonishing the Black Church which was built in Gothic and Renaissance style. You’ll enjoy a walking tour of the old medieval citadel and you’ll admire its walls protected by towers, the old square and the narrowest street in Romania, Rope Street.
Driving on the beautiful Prahova Valley, you will have an astonishing view over Bucegi Mountain, especially over the craggy Caraiman Massive with its Heroes’ Cross built in the memory of the soldiers who died in the First World War.
Next stop is Sinaia where you’ll visit the Peles Castle, the most beautiful castle
of Romania, residence of the former royal family. Sinaia Monastery was the first building of this town, and is located not far away from the castle.
Further on, you’ll be driven toward the Snagov Monastery, the place where Dracula (Vlad the Impaler) was buried. The monastery is located on an island in the middle of a beautiful lake surrounded by a thick forest.
In the evening you’ll reach your hotel.
Day 7.
Transfer day
In the morning your guide will come to take you for the transfer.
Day 3*.
Bucharest - Targoviste - Curtea de Arges - Transfagarasan Road - Sibiu
Option:
During July, August and September months, we’ll use Transfagarasan road, instead of the Olt Valley. The tour of the day is changed accordingly:
After your breakfast, you’ll start your day heading towar dSibiu, a Transylvanian city built by Saxons about 800 years ago.
First stop of the day will be Targoviste, the former capital of Walachia. Here
you’ll visit the Princely Court and the Sunset Tower built for the first time during Vlad Impaler’s (Dracula) reign.
On the way you’ll stop to visit Curtea de Arges Monastery, one of the most beautiful monasteries of Romania.
At the beginning of the Transfagarasan Road, Vlad the Impaler built Poienari fortress on top of a mountain. The fortress can be reached only after you have climbed 1480 stone stairs. This path through the forest used to be surrounded by hundreds of impaled people, the image being terrifying for the enemies of Vlad.
Vidraru Dam was constructed on this road, being impressive through its size: 166m high and 305m long.
Further on, you’ll drive on the Transfagarasan road, the most picturesque road of Romania. After the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, Ceausescu dictator, being afraid of a Soviet invasion, ordered the building of a strategic road, in
this way being able to transfer troops and munitions from one side to the other of the Carpathian Mountains. The construction of the road took more than 4 years, since March 1970 till 20th September 1974. The road, inaugurated by the dictator, uneconomic for goods transportation, is a fascinating tourist route, representing throughout summers the most impressive and spectacular way of crossing the Carpathians.
Finally, we reach Sibiu, also a German city with a very important cultural influence over the country throughout the history.
You’ll stay overnight in Sibiu.
| group of 1 person |
group of 2-3 person |
group of 4-7 person |
| 1393Euros/a person |
748Euros/a person |
668Euros/a person |
Single Supplement: 225 Euros
The tariffs include:
- car with A/C
- English-speaking guide/driver
- Fuel for the entire trip
- Transfers from/to airport or train station
- Accommodation in 3/4-star hotels
- Breakfast each day
- Entrance fees for tourist objectives
- Parking tickets
- Info folder & detailed map of Romania
- VAT, hotel taxes
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