Bear Sanctuary and Bran Castle Tour
5.0
2 Ratings
Zarnesti

Explore Europe’s largest bear sanctuary and the legendary Bran Castle in a private day tour through Transylvania’s captivating history and myths.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Libearty Bear Sanctuary Zarnesti - The Libearty sanctuary in Zărnesti spans 69 hectares of forest, making it the largest brown bear reserve globally and the sole one in Romania.
  • Bran Castle (Dracula’s Castle) - Bran Castle is a renowned Transylvanian landmark, famously associated with Count Dracula.
What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Private Transportation
  • Licensed Tour guide / driver
What's Not Included
  • Bran Castle entrance fee
  • Bear sanctuary entrance fee
Additional Information

Discover Transylvania and its treasures on this private one-day tour. Start the day with a visit to the largest bear sanctuary in Europe (over 100 bears) where you will learn the sad story of Maya (the reason why the sanctuary was created) and get up close to bears less than 5 meters away.
Continue the tour with a guided visit of Bran Castle (Dracula’s…

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Location
Libearty Bear Sanctuary Zarnesti
F, DN 73A km 6 - near the entrance in Zarnesti from Rasnov
Cancellation Policy

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

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Passport439584
Mar 6, 2026
Beautiful Scenery. - Alex was punctual, informative and attentive. Though we were well prepared for a very long day, it really didn’t feel that long. Despite stopping for food and toilet breaks along the way, he was still able to get us to the sanctuary early. One thing I didn’t realise was that the sanctuary was extra to enter, and was on quite rocky terrain. Had I have taken more notice, I would have packed more sensible shoes. One thing that really stood out for me was how flexible Alex was. We wanted to see Bran Castle, but we didn’t want to go inside. On that basis, Alex took us to Brasov instead. While there Alex gave us the option of staying there a while or going to see other Pele castle. We agreed and it was lovely.
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Gpmail
Oct 29, 2025
Brilliant day out (even if the castle is a bit naff) - A great day out with our driver and guide Andrei ( I hope I have spelt that right), who was very knowledgeable and informative. The bear sanctuary was great, lots of bears, and Bran Castle was busy and not the best example of a castle interior, but Andrei made the best of it for us. Vehicle was great (Audi A6 Quattro) and plenty of comfort breaks on the long drive. Reccomended for the bears and beautiful scenery of the mountains on the way to Bran.
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