One-Day Vlad the Impaler Royal Court Private Tour from Bucharest
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Targoviste
Embark on a one-day private tour from Bucharest to explore the real Vlad the Impaler Royal Court and his Fortress in Poienari village. Discover the beauty of Curtea de Arges Monastery and visit the graves of Romanian Kings. Don't miss the chance to see the impressive Vidraru Dam!
Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Princely Court - To get here we drive from Bucharest about one hour!

Targoviste Fortress is one of the most important medieval monuments in Romania. With a history that goes back to the 15th century, this former princely court was used as a residence by some of the most famous princes of Southern Romania, including Constantin Brancoveanu and the legendary Vlad the Impaler who built the emblematic Chindia Tower.
Targoviste was the capital of Southern Romania in the medieval centuries before Bucharest achieved this status. The princely court was mentioned starting with 1417-1418 in a document of Michael the 1st, the son of Prince Mircea the Old who built here a church in 1415. During this initial stage, the fortress was rather small, surrounded by a wooden defense wall. It’s Vlad Dracul who extended and modernized the court to the standards of a princely residence, fortified against enemy attacks

What's Included
  • Exclusive private car (Tourism or Minibus) for your group
  • Personal, licensed English-speaking guide/driver for the entire tour
  • All car-related expenses covered, including gas, parking, and tolls
  • Flexible itinerary that can be altered even after the tour begins
What's Not Included
  • Food and Drinks
  • Entry tickets
Additional Information

Leave the myths behind and join us to explore the authentic Vlad the Impaler Royal Court and his Fortress in the village of Poienari, a location reputed to be where Vlad safeguarded the nation’s gold! Along the route, we’ll pause to appreciate the Curtea de Arges Monastery - a true gem associated with the Royal Family and the final resting place of the Romanian Kings! Additionally, in the vicinity, you’ll find Romania’s largest dam - Vidraru Dam! Don’t forget your camera :)

Location
Princely Court
Str. Justice, No. 7
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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W7900ugkatiej
Aug 5, 2023
Amazing Day, Amazing Sites, Amazing Guide! - We had an absolutely amazing experience with Nicolas as our guide!!!! He picked us up at the hotel, was personable, friendly, and flexible. An extremely knowledgable guide, Nicolas was open to any question and shared an abundance of information about Romania. Seeing Targivoste, climbing the Sunset Tower, visiting the monasteries, and checking out the dam was amazing. Nicolas knows the land, the sites, and the people. Highly recommend traveling with him! We will definitely book with Nicolas when we return to Bucharest!
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Blaiseu2023
May 9, 2023
Plan to go again - Excellent tour. Nicolas is very good, and he took us to places that you don't normally hear about. Thank you.
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Kristinrb1744sk
May 3, 2023
Great trip! - Great trip! Our guide Nicu was very informed so we learned a lot! He was also very flexible and very pleasant😊
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Roving25670480274
May 4, 2022
Very fruitful tour for those interested in Romanian history - Such an amazing tour! we visited several places, each with a meaningful historical background for the country, specially about Vlad Tepes legacy. Tour guide was very friendly and kept a nice conversation and profesionalism, even when Poenari castle was closed, he filled the time with other nice places around and the oportunity to try traditional food, I learnt a lot thanks to his knowledge of every place we saw.
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Stephen_h
Jul 11, 2023
The hunt for Vlad begins! - Our theme for our vacation as walking in the footsteps of Vlad the Impaler and you can’t have this theme and not make Targoviste princely court your first stop! Our guide/driver for the day was Nicu. Nicu was punctual, professional, well informed and a very safe driver. Through discussions with Nicolas at the office, we were aware that Poenari was not open for tourism. This wasn’t posted on their site, but I advise that you check before you go because there are really only two well known structure created by Vlad the Impaler, Chindiei Tower and Poenari Fortress. Through these discussions we were able to modify the tour to include the National Military Museum instead of the long drive to Poenari for a peek from a distance. Nicu walked us around and provided good intel about the church, ruins and the tower. Once completed (and some ice cream consumed outside the gate {it was hot} we headed back to Bucharest to the Military Museum. I have to say, I have traveled around seeing many military museums, but this one was probably in the top five. Highly organized, lots of actual mementos on display and Nicu brought good insight throughout all periods of the museum. Only bummer was the tanks that are kept at the site were down for repair/renovation and we were not able to view them. After the museum, Nicu took us to nice restaurant where we enjoyed the meal. Portions are crazy, so we couldn’t finish all that we were provided (except the beer of course). Next, because we modified our tour and were very efficient guests, Nicu offered to take us around Bucharest for a little site seeing tour. Great intel was shared and locations were pretty interesting ending at Palace of the Parliament. Wow, can you say excessive? After the little city tour, we were delivered safe and sound back to our hotel. We recommend this tour and suggest asking for Nicu because he’s pretty good at what he does!
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