Romanian Heritage: Monastery to Mountains

Embark on a thrilling small group tour along the famous Transfagarasan Road, where you’ll encounter wild brown bears, explore historic landmarks, and marvel at breathtaking landscapes.

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Curtea de Arges Monastery - Curtea de Argeș Monastery is a remarkable architectural treasure and spiritual center in Romania. Originating from the 16th century, this elaborate structure is renowned for its exquisite Byzantine and Renaissance elements, as well as the legend of its creation by Master Manole. The monastery also serves as the final…
What's Included
  • Small group up to 8 passengers
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Professional tour guide in English
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

This intimate group tour, accommodating a maximum of 8 passengers, blends winter activities with history, legend, and stunning natural scenery.
Start with a visit to the Curtea de Argeș Monastery, an architectural masterpiece and the spiritual center of Romania. This monastery also serves as the final resting place for the Romanian royal family.
Then,…

Location
Piața 21 Decembrie 1989
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(332 Ratings)
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Navigate25788337943
Feb 18, 2025
A MUST DO TOUR!! - This was my favorite tour in all of Romania!! Sebastian was our guide as well as the owner of the company. He took such obvious pride in his job and he was EXCELLENT! So knowledgeable about the area, the history, the bears, everything! Even the perfect timing so we avoided traffic and long lines. The tour was flawless and exceeded any expectations. Do yourself a favor and book this tour or any tour with this tour company!
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Experience761734
Jan 12, 2025
100% Recommend 👍 - The tour was amazing the scenery was something I have never experienced before coming from CA in the States. Bogdan was my tour guide who was friendly and very informative about the area who also gave great tips about the local area and best times to visit , would 100% recommend to everyone.
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662omarr
Dec 20, 2024
Great tour, excelent Agency! - Excelent tour! Sebastian the guide was fantastic! Made a difference! I highly recomend !!! They toke care of all details.
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Glamnik7
Dec 12, 2024
Not to be missed tour. - We had an amazing day. It is long day but worth it. Bogdun was our guide and was fabulous. He was very considerate as we had regular stops en route to suit us. Bogdun shared history and information as we visited the different places. We were blessed with the weather and got to see so much snow it will leave lasting memories with us. Our lunch stop was a hotel at the top of a snow laden road. Great food. A must tour.
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Carly0070
Nov 18, 2024
Book this tour! You won’t regret it - I strongly advise to book this tour! It’s a long day but 100% worth it! The sites the guide took us to were beautiful, and it was nice we got some free time too to explore and enjoy the beauty on our own. The guide also gives you great information about each stop and also learn more about Romania on the drive as well. If you book this tour, you won’t be disappointed. This was my favorite tour that I booked in Romania. And even though we didn’t see any bears (they warned us before hand there was a high chance of not seeing them), it’s still a great day and totally worth it!
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Carolina_r
Nov 15, 2024
Amazing. Thank you Sebastian and Bogdan. - Best experience in Romania. The tour in itself is amazing but I would like to highlight the excellent service I received from this company. Both Sebastian, organizing everything for me and answering all my questions, and Bogdan my guide who shared all his knwoledge and tips with me. It was a wonderful day and I will treasure every moment. Thank you so much!! Highly recommended.
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Dianemc2014
Jan 15, 2025
Fab way to see Romania - We booked through Trip advisor which linked up to Viator tours. All was great. Our tour guide was Sebastian he was waiting for us on time, very friendly and professional. He was a great guide had lots of knowledge and clearly enjoyed what he does. I would easily have given this day trip full stars had the Transfagarasan Road been open , just didn't realise it's closed for winter months because of snow. So would definitely want to repeat this trip in summer months . seeing a Romanian bear made up for it. Had assumed being December they'd all be hibernating. But amazingly enough one wasn't! The Dam was great too. And stopping to view Vlads Fortress, which is where he had lived not as they let you believe Bran castle which is a 7hr-10hr round trip ,not worth the journey, The fortress was good to see if only at a distance. Sebastian explained his life there. Sebastians mini van was comfortable and clean. It was definitely worth a trip out and a good way to see more of Romanian. Sebastian provided a couple of sledges which was fun in the snow. And we had time for a nice lunch break . Unlike most tour days out that are super rushed.
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Pouyan_m
Nov 26, 2024
Check the weather first - We did the tour on November. It was snowy and all which makes it a beautiful scenery but unfortunately the road was closed so we could drive all the way up. The tour guide was a very nice and talkative person whose company made the tour nice.
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Sophia_c
Nov 5, 2024
Good if you stick to itinerary. - The tour as advertised was very good. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and funny and he gave good recommendations. We didn't see bears, but we were warned this would be the case due to the season and it was still a tour well worth spending the day on. However, because we didn't see bears and it was Halloween, our guide offered and extra excursion to an abandoned military base. We figured it would be a spooky atmosphere and some ghost stories so we agreed to it. We shouldn't have. The base was never active so there weren't any stories. It was mostly graffiti, broken glass, and just wandering around tunnels while our tour guide moaned like a ghost - in the way a dad might tease kids on Halloween. What we did see was dead dog and the skeleton of a puppy. Not okay. They brushed it off like it was nothing. This was not a tourist attraction. It was just boring, gross, and sad. So go on the tour and enjoy, but if they ask if you want to make an extra stop to an abandoned military base, say NO!
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Victor_z
Feb 17, 2025
Not good experience - We could not join the trip because the tour leader gave us incomplete address .we went to the location but couldn’t find the exact place .we spent the time and money for had good time but couldn’t reach there . Hopefully Viator will refund us the money .This was a side travel company and not major tour company . I will avoid dealing with Sebastian Tour Maftei next time in Bucharesti Romania .
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