Darkside Tour of Bucharest

Uncover Bucharest’s mysterious past on a thrilling Darkside Tour. Explore the city’s hidden secrets and delve into its intriguing history. Prepare to be shocked, awed, and entertained!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Bellu Cemetery (Cimitirul Serban Voda-Bellu) - Enjoy the walk and stories inside the Bellu Cemetery, the first modern graveyard in the city and a place filled with love stories, unique architecture and even mysteries waiting to be resolved.
  • University’s Square - Discover the starting point of the most important protests in our recent history….
What's Included
  • Subway transportation
  • Local guide
  • Street Snack
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

The yesteryears of Bucharest carry a shadowy narrative. Discover this hidden side now!
Embark on an exploration with us as we delve into the city’s captivating past and its most covert secrets. This goes beyond your typical historical excursion and what you garner from this journey will probably not be found in your travel guidebook — brace yourself for…

Location
"I.L. Caragiale" National Theatre
Bulevardul Nicolae Bălcescu
At the mail entrence of Ion Luca Caragiale National Theatre Bulevardul Nicolae Bălcescu 2, București 010051, Romania
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Auntyadri86
Aug 8, 2025
The Best dark tour of Bucharest. - The best ever dark tour of bucharest. Elena was amazing. From telling jokes to being serious. It's absolutely amazing. Super story teller . I wish I could come back again and again. Super friendly person ,she knows all the secret places as well. I was impressed with the crazy wild and unbelievable story of Bucharest. 10/ 10. Definitely recommend.
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Simon
Aug 6, 2025
Exploring The lass well known areas of Romania - This tour was an easy highlight of my time in Romania, Vlad is so ridiculously passionate about what he's doing and this tour really let's this shine. He's a well of information and exceptionally willing to share it with anyone and everyone, I spent over an hour with Vlad after the tour ended and cannot recommend it enough.
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Sekarlson
Jul 28, 2025
Fun, informative day on the dark side! - This tour was outstanding with a walk to several cemeteries and places of note where ‘dark side’ events occurred. I loved it. Our guide was very knowledgeable and informative, able to thoughtfully answer all of our questions. We came away all the more familiar with Bucharest and its people. Thanks for a great day.
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Julia_c
Jul 26, 2025
Great tour and guide! - This was such a lovely tour! My husband and I really enjoyed it. So much important information for understanding how and why of Romania/Bucharest’s culture (which I think is essential for travel). Vlad was really great about answering all of our questions and was very nice! There was a 38 C heat index and he provided enough water for the entire trip & made sure no one got too hot. I highly suggest Vlad as a tour guide as he is extremely knowledgeable and very clearly passionate about “The Dark Side of Bucharest.” He also took some great pictures that we’ll cherish for years to come. Also—the cemetery is beautiful and I would book the tour solely for that if you’re on the fence.
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Gabrieller978
Jul 10, 2025
Brilliant unique tour! - Outstanding! We had a great time. So much knowledge and history. A unique tour with lots of laughs too! Highly recommend! Look forward to seeing our guide next time we’re here
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Angela_b
Jul 4, 2025
Very interesting - Our guide Alex was very informative he told us lots of dark tales with a spin of humour. He had a young gent with him who was shadowing him apologies I’ve forgotten his name but he also was very knowledgeable they bounced off one another. We met and went straight to the underground and caught a train to our destination a graveyard which holds some very interesting stories you then go back into the city and do a walk around Bucharest with again some very dark stories we would highly recommend. Ohh and Alex brought us a pretzel which was a lovely touch.
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Kade_d
Jul 3, 2025
This is a fascinating... - This is a fascinating tour that delves into unique stories of historical Romanians as well as the bigger picture history of communism. It was fascinating to hear about how recent much of this history is and how much it impacts the present day. Our guide was friendly and happy to answer our questions about local superstitions and customs. Highly, highly recommend!
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James_g
Jul 2, 2025
Great way to learn about Romania - Amazing experience, learned so much. My guide Bogdan was amazing and I learned more on this tour than any other tour I ever went on with Viator!!!
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Tina_p
Jun 1, 2025
Fantastic! - Our well versed guide and Alex (guide by proxy, lol), were very knowledgeable and were able to educate us about lesser known facts related to Bucharest and Romania. My daughter and I really enjoyed the tour!
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Jo_d
May 17, 2025
Amazing experience - Elena our guide was absolutely fantastic, she made the tour fun, informative and thought provoking. She was passionate about what she spoke about. We found her to be a fun guide with a caring nature towards all furry waifs and strays. Definitely worth booking this tour.
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From $44
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).