Small Group Tour: Bucharest to Transylvania Castles

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This is a small group full-day tour from Bucharest to Transylvania on a very picturesque route through the Carpathian Mountains allowing you to discover two of the most beautiful Romanian castles - Peles Castle & Bran (Dracula’s) Castle - as well as the city of Brasov in south Transylvania.

Duration: 14 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Peles Castle - The first stop is Peles Castle, the former home of the Romanian Royal Family and the most popular castle in Romania. Tickets are not included, so please purchase them on the official Peles Castle website. Choose only the first time slot for this castle, either 9:15–12:00 or 10:00–12:00, depending on the day.
If you choose not to…

What's Included

Live commentary on board, professional English speaking tour leader
Guide assistance with ticket purchasing
Short walking tour of Brasov downtown
Transportation by modern air-conditioned minivan or minibus with wifi on board
Guided tour inside of Peles Castle and Bran Castle only in English
Audio guides in Spanish, Italian, French & Hebrew on your phone with general info about each place

What's Not Included

Entrance fees
Entrance fees

Additional Information

Minimum age is 7 years
Please note that we operate this tour with small groups (maximum 16 people)
Please put a note in your reservation if you require an audio guide (Italian, Spanish or French)
The order of the visits depends on the season, weather & the opening hours.
Tickets to Peles Castle are not included in the tour price. If you wish to…

Location

Peles Castle

Str. Pelesului 2

Cancellation Policy

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

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Luis_s

Oct 1, 2025

Amazing and fun day - It was amazing. I was lucky to be part of a small group with funny amazing people Not to mention Mathew our tour guide. He was wonderful.

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Aimeei22

Sep 26, 2025

Great tour to Peles castle, Bran castle and Brasov - We had a great day trip. Our guide, Serban, was very knowledgeable and shared facts about Romania, everything we saw along the way and at each stop. He was very enthusiastic. Serban was also very friendly and approachable. The schedule was tight (there’s a lot to cover in one day, after all), so timing had to be strict, but in our case that was never a problem. Overall, I recommend this tour. If you want to see a lot in a day and learn a lot this is a great choice.

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Pam_r

Sep 15, 2025

Excellent Day Out - Mathew was an excellent driver with heaps of knowledge on any question asked and many other subjects. He was patient and kind. The day itself was long but wonderful. We saw a lot both at our designated stops and along the way.

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Peter_d

Sep 13, 2025

Good - recommend - Comfy coach with power socket. Friendly guide. Pick up on time. Bring your own food and drink, but not allowed to eat on the coach.

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Nelsonsollen

Sep 12, 2025

Amazing castles and nice guides - Nice guide who took excellent care of us and very personable. The castles were very enjoyable and amazing. The old medieval town of Brasov and lunch were a nice experience

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Rebecca

Oct 5, 2025

Transylvania day trip good, skip Dracula! - Peles castle great, Braşov an interesting place to wander and have lunch. Bran castle not worth the time spent getting there - it’s ok but pretty conclusive that the actual Dracula never even visited. A long day.

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623wilr

Sep 29, 2025

A not so much frighting tour - The guide, Mathew, was good. However, the journey from the city is too long. Dracula's Castle is not Dracula's Castle, and the addition of artifacts related to vampires, ghosts, etc., is silly.

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George_v

Sep 17, 2025

excellent - was pleasant and informative. enjoyed Matthew and the driver was very accomodative with our needs Was not tiring

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Clair_k

Sep 14, 2025

Fab day trip! - Great trip,but a very long day mainly because your stuck in traffic queues alot. It felt a very rushed trip because of the length of time.it takes to get through traffic in places, picked up at 8am and got back at 8.45pm, with alot of this on the bus. Was always clock watching so we got back to meeting point on time, peles castle was beautiful, but buy tickets online at least a few days before as a few people on our trip missed out getting inside as no tickets left. Our tour guide Serban was fantastic very knowledgeable, funny and kept us on track with meeting points etc. Bran castle compared to peles was a bit disappointing especially after finding out dracula didn't actually live their lol! Lots of stairs & unoriginal furniture/ features inside compared to peles ,the highlight at bran was the beautiful gardens & local market selling some cool gifts & lovely food at the foot of the castle . Would have left their earlier to have spent more time at our next destination the town of BRASOV its beautiful but due to the time of arrival we were only allowed just over 1 hour their which was a shame as you definitely need at least 3 hours on brasov ,by time we had a coffee & a very quick walk around it was time to go to meeting point to leave to go home. Fabulous trip serban really did a great job with giving us the history etc of everywhere we learned alot! However I would spend less time at bran or even miss out all together to spend more time in brasov. Speaking with a few others on the trip they agreed & also felt it was quite rushed & spent alot of time on the bus travelling. But I still highly recommend!

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Benth103

Sep 20, 2025

Good and bad. - Good experiences and good driver. Guide not so good for English. There were too many closed into the Pels Castle, crowded not good experience.

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