Small-Group Dracula Tour from Bucharest
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11 Ratings
București
Uncover Dracula's true story on a small-group tour from Bucharest. Visit Poenari Citadel, Targoviste, and Curtea de Arges. Book your adventure now.
Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Princely Court - The first stop will be in Targoviste, the former capital of Wallachia, historical region where Vlad Tepes – Vlad the Impaler used to rule. Here you will visit the former Prince Court and Chindia Tower, nowadays a symbol of the city.
  • Curtea de Arges Monastery - Here you will visit one of the most beautiful monasteries in South Romania, a beautiful example of Byzantine architecture.
  • Poienari Castle - Prepare to admire a remarkable scenery over the mountains and the hear the tumultuous story of Vlad the Impaler, one of the most intriguing figures in our history.
  • Vidraru Dam - An important construction from the communist period, placed next to the famous Transfagarasan Road, named by Top Gear as “the most beautiful road in the world”.
What's Included
  • Driver/guide
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

The legend of Count Dracula is one of the best known stories around the world. Everybody believes that Vlad the Impaler was Dracula and Bran castle was his castle, but none of these assumptions are correct. This tour will take you to visit the ruins of Poenari Citadel - the real fortress of Vlad the Impaler. This is a small-group full day trip from Bucharest to Targoviste, Poienari Citadel and Curtea de Arges.

  • A moderate amount of walking is involved (1480 steps) and those who cannot climb the steps to reach Poenari Fortress, can wait for the group at the base of the hill
Location
Strada Benjamin Franklin 4
Strada Benjamin Franklin
in front of the Romanian Athenaeum just in front of the little garden (1-3 Benjamin Franklin St., Sector 1, Bucharest), next to Athenee Palace Hilton Hotel.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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542trishb
Feb 18, 2020
2 castles in one day - We had a trip out with Boogie through Travelmaker. It was a small group of three. We had an amazing time. It was both informative and Boogie made it great fun. Would thoroughly recommend this tour.
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Inspiration705163
Jan 25, 2020
Excellent full day tour. Thank you Serban Riga - Great trip. Very good value. Serban Riga was a great host - full of knowledge and very friendly. Would thoroughly recommend
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Jacobo
Sep 26, 2019
Great experience - Visited Peles and Bran castles, Braşov, Sighisoara, Viscri, Salina Turda and Alba Iulia with guide Serban Riga. He is excellent! Always in good mood, knows everything and everyone, not shy to ask anyone around and get all you need. Big van for two of us in 4 star hotels. Very formal and punctual. Thank you Serban and Dan!
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Moshanda
Jun 23, 2019
Excellent experience!!! - My friends and I decided to go on a private tour to Bran Castle and Braşov with this agency. We had a really great time ,took some amazing pictures and enjoyed some of the breathtaking countryside of Romania. All were awesome thanks to the professional work and entertaining guidance of two excellent gentlemen,our tour guide Serban and our driver Alex that ensured we could enjoy our trip all day long. Thank u guys, it was really one of the most memorable things we have done in Romania.
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Jony1972
May 11, 2019
Best day in Romania - We came for just few days to visit Bucharest and after some hesitation (because of long grive) decided to spend last day in Transylvania. It was an excellent experience to visit countryside and 2 castles and mainly because our cool guide Boogie. He definitely loves what he's doing and making journey pleasant and knowledgeable.
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Suzanne
Oct 12, 2018
Brilliant trip - Boogie the tour guide make this very long day absolutely fantastic! The day was fast, entertaining, educational and cultural. Boogie was a wealth of knowledge and brought the tour to life by filling in the gaps. Pelles castle was just breathtaking- I wish we had done to overnight option as it was such a beautiful place with much to see. I thoroughly recommend it, but do the longer overnight option!!
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Phil
Sep 17, 2018
Take this tour! - My sole reason for coming to Romania was to see Dracula’s Castle and this tour was perfect! Boogie was our tour guide and he was extremely knowledgeable, funny, and informative. He had all the answers and ran the tour very well giving times, meeting places, and what to expect. LOVED THIS! I saw that some people complained about getting back late (later than 21:00), but traffic is something beyond their control. ALSO, if you take this tour and a guide says to meet at a certain time, BE THERE ON TIME! Don’t hold up the group!
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Mikko
Jun 20, 2018
Tour recommanded - I did the tour today as really private tour because I was alone with the really cool guide "Boogy". All the places where we went were really places to see in Romania. Do it by your own if you have a car or with this tour if you want a guide who will answer all your questions. To go to the castle you will have to sweat a bit but the view over there is really nice. But don't expect to see a castle like the one in Bran. This one is in ruins. One the way back from the castle, I was specially lucky to see a brown bear few meters from the way. Then just enjoy the tour... Thanks a lot to my guide Boogy for this amazing tour.
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Trinh
May 21, 2018
Castles tour with Serban. - We did the two castles tour with Serban and Travelmaker. We visited Peles Palace, have lunch in the town of Braşov and then visit Bran Castle. Serban was great. He is very informative and funny. On the bus through the city and country side, he introduced us to his city and the beautiful country mountain. Guide us through the crowded castles and gave us tips on the dos and donts. The drive back is fairly long and every one was quiet after a long day. Serban leave us to rest but quietly pointed out the mountain views or historical sites along the drive. We enjoy the tour very much and recommended it. One tip if you want to buy a Romanian embroidered blouse, you should buy it in Braşov. There are many styles and the price is half of what you would pay in the city.
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Danél
Feb 22, 2018
Small group Dracula tour - We could not have asked for a better guide than Valentin. He was friendly knowledgeable, and patient as we traversed often tricky terrain. What a great day, what a great guide!
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