Tours
Weekend in Transylvania - private guided tour.
3 days - 150 euro/person
BUCHAREST – BRASOV – SIGHISOARA – SIBIU
Day 1 Bucharest - Sinaia - Bran - Brasov
Departure 9:00 am.
On the way to Brasov we stop in Sinaia,one of the finest mountain resorts in Romania, with spectacular surroundings and rich history. Visit at the famous Peles Palace, former summer residence of the Romanian royal family. It’s over-the-top opulent with 160 rooms, a lot of them with different themes, like the Turkish and Moorish salons, rooms designed in Baroque and Rococo. Amazing carved and inlaid wood floors, panels, and ceilings, statues, paintings, armour and weapons, luxurious furniture, leaded glass windows. From the outside, the castle looks like a really nice hunting lodge with statues and fountains on the grounds, and an elegant clock tower.
13:00 Lunch at Bucegi restaurant ( Romanian cuisine )
15:30 Visit Bran Castle, an amazing example of 14 Th century Gothic architecture that looks like it was carefully placed on top of a mountain. This fortress is the place where Dracula (Vlad the impaler) was incarcerated. Most people know Bran Castle as “Dracula’s Castle”, from Bram Stoker’s novel. This story is loosely based on Vlad Tepes who ruthlessly defended this part of Transylvania, and in the process, the legend of his rather gruesome killings inspired the story of Dracula.
18:00 Arrive in Brasov,accommodation at Ischia Pension *** (or similar)
Day 2 Brasov - Viscri - Sighisoara
12:00 am depart to Viscri.
It’s hard not to fall in love with Viscri – it’s like stepping into a fairy tale. The Saxon character of Viscri has been so well preserved that the entire village has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Through a common effort of residents and the Mihai Eminescu trust, through funding from Britain’s Prince Charles many of the buildings in the village have been refurbished using exclusively traditional construction materials.
15:30 pm arrive in Sighisoara. Accommodation in Casa Cristina **
Founded by Transylvanian Saxons during the 12 Th century, Sighisoara (Schassburg in German) still stands as one of the most beautiful and best-preserved medieval towns in Europe. Designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, this perfectly intact 16th century citadel with cobbled streets, burgher houses and ornate churches rivals the historic streets of Old Prague or Vienna for atmospheric magic.
Vlad Dracula was born here in 1431 and lived with his family here for 5 years.His house is just one of the many attractions here.
Day 3 Sighisoara - Sibiu - Bucharest
11:00 am depart to Sibiu.Walking tour of Sibiu. A beautiful Saxon town that become in 2007 The Cultural European Capital.
14:30 depart to Bucharest on scenic Olt Valley road.
17:00 Arrive in Bucharest.
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Tour details: Price:
For 6+ groups please contact us to receive the best deal. The tour is available all year round, all days of the week. |
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A glimpse of Transylvania |
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 A private guided tour designed to get the most of Transylvania! Bucharest - Sibiu - Sighisoara - Brasov - Bucharest 4 days - from 200 euro/person Day 1 Bucharest - Sibiu
12:00 am arrival in Sibiu. Walking tour of Sibiu old town. Visit the biggest open air museum in Europe - Village Museum and Brukental Museum - Art. 17:00 am arrive in a picturesque Romanian Village Gura Raului. Accommodation in Casa Tepes ***, Romanian dinner & Breakfast included.
Day 2 Sibiu - Sighisoara
12:00 am arrive in Sighisoara. This is the oldest inhabited Citadel in Europe. Also this is the place where Dracula (Vlad the Impaler) was born and lived for 4 years. The architecture around the citadel looks the same from 1770 till today, like it was trapped in time. Accommodation at Casa Cristina**, a 19th century house inside the Citadel. Breakfast included.
Day 3 Sighisoara - Brasov
14:00 arrive in Brasov. Walking tour around the old town includes the bigest Gothic style building in Romania - Black Church. A ride with the cable car on Mountain Tampa will give you a perspective of the beautiful surroundings. Accommodation at Ischia Pension*** in the old town.
Day 4 Brasov - Bucharest
11:30 depart from Bran to Sinaia to visit Peles Palace. If you could have a party anywhere, this is where you’d have it. It’s over-the-top opulent with 160 rooms, a lot of them with different themes, like the Turkish and Moorish salons, rooms designed in Baroque and Rococo. Amazing carved and inlaid wood floors, panels, and ceilings, statues, paintings, armour and weapons, luxurious furniture, leaded glass windows. From the outside, the castle looks like a really nice hunting lodge with statues and fountains on the grounds, and an elegant clock tower. It’s on a hill surrounded by rich forests and the towering peaks of the Carpathians. 17:30 pm arrive in Bucharest.
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9:30am departure from Bucharest on scenic Olt Valley raod and crossing Fagaras Mountains.
11:00 am depart to Sighisoara
10:00 am depart from Sighisoara to Viscri, traditional Saxon village.It’s hard not to fall in love with Viscri – it’s like stepping into a fairy tale.he little houses lining the 2 or 3 roads are the original Saxon houses, many of them lovingly restored, and painted pale blue, typical of Saxon villages. As you walk down the road, chickens are happily roaming the yards and pecking for food, residents are spotted working on some type of archaic implement that is still used for their farming.