7-Day Private Tour of Transylvania from Bucharest

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Bucharest

  We meet you at the Airport in Bucharest and take you to your Hotel. We’ll choose for this year a smaller hotel, not so crowded. Or, if you are ok with this, we can choose for you an apartment only for you and your group, in a centrally located area. After you accommodate, we’ll have a walking tour in Bucharest for 3-4 hours to mark the main sites of the Capital. You learn about Bucharest and Romania’s history. A special part of the walking tour in Bucharest will be related on the communist past of Romania and how it affected our country and city. So, you’ll enjoy a communist tour of Bucharest as well. We’ll recommend you good places to enjoy dinner in the evening.

  4 hours • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Sibiu

  Visit Sibiu Medieval Town We drive on Olt River Valley and you’ll enjoy beautiful views on the way to Sibiu. Once we reach Sibiu, we take the accommodation, a local small Pension or a nice apartment in the heart of the Old City. We’ll enjoy a nice relaxed walking tour in Sibiu admiring the main sites from the old town of Sibiu: Large Square and Small Square, beautiful churches of the city, Liars Bridge

  8 hours • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Transfagarasan Highway

  We get up early in order to enjoy a ride on Transfagarasan Road crossing the Carpathians at 2000 meters altitude. We go earlier to avoid crowds on the road. After 1 hour we reach the bottom of the mountain from where Transfagarasan Road starts. We drive slowly to admire the superb landscapes. Once we reach the top, you will spend some quality time there for photos or walks in nature. You can have lunch at a nice restaurant with an outside terrace. After this nice time in the mountains, we go back to Sibiu where we reach at 2pm.

  6 hours • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Sighisoara

  We drive 2 hours and stop in Valea Viilor Saxon Village. Today you will learn about the Saxon heritage from Transylvania. German colonists came in Transylvania 900 years ago and built pretty much all we see today. In Valea Viilor we visit the 700 years old Fortified Church, listed in Unesco World Heritage. We move on and stop for nice traditional lunch in Malancrav Village. It is a remote village with a superb Fortified Church. After visiting the church and lunch, we drive 30 minutes and reach a Transylvanian treasure: Sighisoara Citadelle where we have a nice walking tour.

  8 hours • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Viscri Fortified Church

  Viscri Saxon Village is the favorite village of Charles, Price of Wales who comes almost every year here. We visit the Fortress and continue for 2 hours to Brasov. On the way, we stop and admire FROM THE OUTSIDE Bran Castle. We know you’ll want to go inside, but almost every day it is very crowded. Seeing it from the outside is a great photo opportunity ! Drive 45 minutes and reach probably the most beautiful mountain area of Romania. We have a small pension accommodation and you can enjoy relaxed walks in nature.

  2 hours • Admission ticket included
• 6
  Brasov

  We drive 1.5 hours and reach Brasov Medieval City where we’ll have a walking tour in the Old Town. We visit the Council Square, Black and White Towers, the Pedestrian Street and Black Church if it is not crowded. Free time in Brasov

  8 hours • Admission ticket free
• 7
  Peles Castle

  After leaving from Brasov we stop after 1 hour and see Peles Palace ! After seeing Peles Palace, we drive 2 hours and reach Bucharest. Free time in Bucharest.

  2 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• A minimum of 2 people per booking is required

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