Hiking from the King's Castle to the Queen's Heart

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About this activity

Our hiking trip includes the most appreciated sites in Bucegi Mountains:

Sinaia winter resort
Peles Castle
Bran village
Bran Castle
the natural monuments "The Grannies" and "The Sphinx"

The two days hiking from Sinaia to Bran is an excellent escape from Bucharest, only two hours driving.

In case you need we can customize the trip according with your fitness needs, creating a longer tour (one additional day) or a shorter one.

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At a glance

Duration: 3 days
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 10 people
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English, French, Romanian
Operated by: Bike in time

Ages: Children (10–17 years) · Adults (18–80 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Cable car transport from Sinaia to Cota 2000
Included: Peles Castle and Bran Castle entrance fees
Included: Breakfast
Included: Professional mountain guide, English/French speaking, photos along the route
Included: 2 night accommodation (Sinaia and Bran)

Not included

Not included: Meals - breakfast included, but no other meals
Not included: Private transportation
Not included: Single room accommodation

Itinerary

Day 1 · Meeting in Sinaia (no hiking)

Peles Castle

one hour Admission included

Today we will visit few sights in the beautiful winter resort of Sinaia.

Time to meet our history and for planning our next two days hiking adventure.

Dinner on our owns in a local restaurant - traditional Romanian meal.
Manastirea Sinaia

15 min Admission included

Very close to Peles Castle you can also visit Sinaia Monastery - an even older monument. This is also the site giving the name of the city. The entire story you can find it when visiting the site.

Overnight in a cozy hotel in Sinaia.

Day 2 · From Sinaia to Bran, across Bucegi Mountains

Bucegi Mountains

20 min

First part of the route is climbing to 2000m altitude with a cable car from Sinaia city center. From here, on Bucegi Plateau, the route is easy. Approximately after two hours of hiking, our first stop is Babele Hut (2,300m altitude), visiting the natural monuments "The Grannies" and "The Sphinx". A good place for taking photos in front of the funny sculpted rocks.

You can also have a tea/beer/coffee at the restaurant nearby.
Bucegi Mountains

45 min

Continuing our route for another 2-3 hours, we arrive our highest point. At 2,504m altitude, Omu Peak is the highest altitude we will reach before descending in Bran - our final destination.

There is a hut with restaurant on top of the mountain where we can have lunch and snacks before continuing our route.

From here, a long descent to Bran is following for about 5 hours, descending from 2500m to 400m altitude.

Here we can stop for a lunch and a hot tea.
Bran Castle

one hour Admission included

Bran Castle - aka "the Dracula Castle" lays in the beautiful village of Bran.

After a long descent from Omu Peak we will reach the village of Bran. In the heart of the city we find (probably) the most popular attraction in Romania - Bran Castle. Known mainly for the fantastic stories around it, the old fortress real story is hidden between the thick walls. You are invited to find this story in a guided visit.

If our arrival is too late we will visit the castle the next day.

Dinner and accommodation in a restaurant in Bran.

Accommodation in a nice villa in Bran

Day 3 · Departure day

Bran Castle

one hour Admission included

In case you did not have the time for visiting in the previous day, you are welcome to visit the castle in the mornin, before departure

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

We are meeting in Sinaia for visiting the "King's Castle" Peles.

Time to meet our history and plan the next two days adventure.

End point

We will end in Bran, visiting Bran Castle and "the Queen's heart".

In case you plan to return in Bucharest we are happy to provide this service for you.