Private Tour: 4-day Transylvania Famous Landmarks

Ziua 1 · Bucharest to Brasov: Peles Castle, Bran Castle & Brasov

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   Peles Castle

   3 ore Intrarea inclusă

   The tour to Peles Castle and Brasov starts in Bucharest where your local guide will pick you up from your hotel. Next, you’ll leave the busy capital behind and head north towards the Carpathian Mountains. In approximately two hours you’ll arrive in Sinaia, a popular mountain resort and home to the beautiful Peles Castle.

   You will visit the gardens of the Royal residence and take a standard your to visit the interior of the Peles Castle.

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   Bran Castle

   2 ore Intrarea inclusă

   Your tour continues with a scenic drive through the mountains, along the famous Prahova Valley, reaching the Bran village, notorious for Bran Castle, also known as the Dracula Castle. Find out the history of the castle and the real story behind Dracula’s myth, attend to a guided tour of the Bran castle.

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   Brasov

   2 ore

   Then, go for Brașov where you will take a walking tour with your guide to see how a typical Transylvanian old city looks like.

Overnight in a 3* hotel, centrally located in the old town of Brasov.

Ziua 2 · Brasov to Sighisoara: Viscri fortified church, Sighisoara walking tour

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   Viscri

   2 ore

   On the way to Sighisoara, you will stop visiting Viscri Village one of the many Saxon Villages with a fortified church within Transylvania. Viscri is well known for its highly fortified church, originally built around 1100 AD, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

   Lunch will be served in Viscri

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   Sighisoara

   2 ore

   The tour will continue to Sighișoara, the best-preserved medieval town in Romania. Like most of the cities of Transylvania, Sighișoara is also a city built by the Saxon colonists, but different from the others by the fact that it is the only currently inhabited citadel in Europe, and listed in the UNESCO World Heritage since 1999.

   Have a guided tour of the citadel and then enjoy the evening on your own.

A traditional lunch will be served in Viscri.

Overnight inside the citadel at an excellent rated boutique hotel.

Ziua 3 · Sighisoara to Sibiu: Biertan fortified church, Sibiu tour

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   Biertan Fortified Church

   o oră Intrarea inclusă

   Visit one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified a church within Transylvania, Biertan is on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993.

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   Sibiu

   2 ore

   Next you will head to Sibiu and take a walking tour of the old town. The old center has entered the competition for becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004.

Accommodation in the Old Town of Sibiu

Ziua 4 · Sibiu to Bucharest: Drive across the Carpathian Mountains & return to Bucharest

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   Transfagarasan Highway

   3 ore

   During the summer time (July-October) The road back to Bucharest will take you on the famous Transfagarasan Road. Along the way you will stop at several spots ideal for pictures and gorgeous scenery.

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   Curtea de Arges Monastery

   30 min Intrarea inclusă

   During the summer time, when you will cross on the Transfagarasan Road, you will also visit Curtea de Arges Monastery. This is an architectural gem but also it represents the burial site for the Romanian Kings

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   Cozia Monastery

   30 min

   From November to July Transfagarasan Road is not accessible, thus we will drive on the Olt river gorge. A stop will be at Cozia Monastery, a beautiful architectural stop with an important role in the Romanian history.