The Experience
Explore the fascinating region of Transylvania choosing one of the best Dracula’s Castle tours from Mr. Tripp. Transylvania will take your breath away with its beautiful mountain landscape, gothic architecture and picturesque medieval villages. You’re bound to love this guided tour as it wends its way from Bucharest.
First on this day trip from Bucharest is a visit to the region of Valahia where you will discover Peles Castle situated in picturesque Sinaia, “The Pearl of the Carpathians”. This former home of the Romanian Royal Family is a masterpiece of design, with stunning turrets and great attention to detail, as well as providing unbelievable views across the mountains.From here the tour will wend its way into Transylvania and towards Bran Castle, where the legend of Count Dracula is kept alive all year round. Built in the 13th century Bran Castle is an intriguing hilltop fortress, and one of the most famous landmarks in Romania. Tourists gather from every corner of the world to experience a guided tour of this majestic castle, which is famed to have belonged to Vlad the Impaler, the alleged inspiration for Count Dracula. Both of these names are steeped in mystery and myth, and you will delight in exploring the origin of both.
Next on this fantastic day trip, you will be treated to a Brasov walking tour, which is a guided tour around a most gorgeous medieval city that is surrounded by the towering Carpathian Mountains. This Brasov city tour will take in the historical center of this gem, including the Black Church, the Council Square, and the Old Walls, as well as leaving time to explore, shop, and dine. Next on this fantastic day trip, you will be treated to a Brasov walking tour, which is a guided tour around a most gorgeous medieval city that is surrounded by the towering Carpathian Mountains. This Brasov city tour will take in the historical center of this gem, including the Black Church, the Council Square, and the Old Walls, as well as leaving time to explore, shop, and dine.
Experience Transylvania’s unique charm with Dracula’s Castle tours and we promise you a day full of adventure you shall never forget!
Inclusions:
Entrance ticket for: Peleş Castle and Bran (Dracula’s) Castle
Convenient pick-up / meeting point for Bucharest Downtown Hotels & Hostels
Professional tour guide - English
Round-trip transportation
Exclusions:
Lunch
Phone calls and other personal expenses
Duration
This experience will last 12 hours.
Participants
This voucher is for 1 participant. Children under the age of 4 are not permitted.
Vital Information
A minimum of 2 people are required to organise the tour. The company is not responsible for delays caused by traffic or any other conditions. Pick-up is possible only from some centrally located hotels&hostels, for the rest we establish convenient meeting point.
MeetingPick-up time might be different from the departure one. Entrance tickets to all the sights visited are standard ones. When ""Peles Castle"" is closed (the schedule may vary depending on season) we will visit instead ""The Medieval Torture Instruments Exhibition"" at Bran.
Availability
Daily approximately at 07:30 AM
Summer season (15 - 16 September), ""Peles castle"" is always closed on Mondays.
Winter season (17 September - 14 May) - the castle is always closed on Mondays, Tuesdays and the whole month of November (in November on all days except Mondays, Tuesdays you will visit ""Pelisor castle"").
In order to improve the organization and experience on the tour, starting with the 15th of April 2019 Peles Castle will no longer be part of the itinerary.
Location
Sinaia - Bran - Brasov
