Highlights of Transylvania - private tour
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Highlights of Transylvania - private tour
By Visit Transilvania Travel
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The tour of the main Transylvanian medieval fortresses and cities, which guide you back in the medieval ages with their beauty, traditions and legends. Come to see and find more about the history of Transylvania and it's people. Highlights of the tour: Bran castle, Brasov, Sibiu, Sighisoara, Prejmer fortified church, Rupea fortress, Viscri village and fortified church, Peles castle
from per adult (price varies by group size)
$743.87
from per adult (price varies by group size)
$743.87
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Ages 0-99
Duration: 4 days
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
English
- Lunch
- transport with medium size car for 2-3 persons, with minivan for 4-8 people
- Private Tour Guide
- Entrance tickets at the monuments (standard tours)
- horse driven wagon trip in a Transylvanian village
- Entry/Admission - Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle)
- Entry/Admission - Brasov Historical Center
- Entry/Admission - Black Church (Biserica Neagra)
- Entry/Admission - Weavers Bastion or Bastionul Ţesătorilor
- Entry/Admission - Prima Scoala Romaneasca
- Entry/Admission - Peasant Fortified Church at Prejmer
- Entry/Admission - Cetatea Rupea
- Entry/Admission - Viscri Fortified Church
- Entry/Admission - Church on the Hill
- Entry/Admission - Feldioara Fortress
- Entry/Admission - Peleș Castle
What's not included- Other meals or services not specified on the itinerary
- Photo and video fees
- Tips
- Departure details
- Traveler pickup is offered.
- Airports:
- Otopeni Intl Airport, Bucharest Romania
- Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Return details- Returns to original departure point
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 36313P7- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- If you cancel at least 4 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
- If you cancel within 3 days of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
- A note from Highlights of Transylvania - private tour
- Currently are no Covid19 related restrictions in Romania. No restrictions to enter the country and no restrictions while you are in Romania. No face masks required in the public spaces (indoor or outdoor). Everything is back as before the pandemic.
What you can expect during your visit- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Community- Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
- Which attractions will I visit with Highlights of Transylvania - private tour?
- During this experience, places you will visit include:
- Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle)
- Black Church (Biserica Neagra)
- Peleș Castle
- Peasant Fortified Church at Prejmer
- Prima Scoala Romaneasca
- How much is Highlights of Transylvania - private tour?
- Highlights of Transylvania - private tour price starts from $743.61. Discover and book Highlights of Transylvania - private tour on Tripadvisor
- What is the Highlights of Transylvania - private tour cancellation policy?
- Highlights of Transylvania - private tour cancellation policy: If you cancel at least 4 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee. If you cancel within 3 days of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee. Discover and book Highlights of Transylvania - private tour on Tripadvisor
- Which company provides Highlights of Transylvania - private tour?
- Highlights of Transylvania - private tour is hosted by Visit Transilvania Travel. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Visit Transilvania Travel on Tripadvisor. Discover and book Highlights of Transylvania - private tour on Tripadvisor
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 36313P7
Itinerary
Overview
Full Map
19 stops
Day 1
BUCHAREST – BRAN - BRASOV
Day 2
BRASOV - PREJMER – VISCRI -...
Day 3
BRASOV - SIBIU – SIBIEL –...
Day 4
BRASOV – SINAIA - BUCHAREST
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JonathanvanBilsen
0014 Days in Romania
Having travelled to 107 countries, our visit to Romania, with Visit Transilvania, was one of the best experiences w…
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00The Experience I Wanted and More
This was my first time abroad in a foreign country and I couldn’t have walked out happier. My guide David is a hig…
wpcolorado
00Highly Recommended!
Me and a friend booked the Halloween tour for late October and we both had a wonderful experience. Nic and David …
BethanieKay
00Excellent tour and guide
I first got the idea to take a Halloween tour around Transylvania back in 2019 (for travel in 2020), and after rese…
cristian12345678
00Exactly what we wanted!
We (just a couple) did a tour of some of the more important cultural heritage monasteries in Bucovina and Moldova. …
Jeanette D
00Transylvania Tour
We had a group of six Australians and did the 3 day Dracula tour of Transylvania - we picked this tour after much r…
Graham_and_Jeanette
00Transylvania in three days - awesome.
Our 3 day tour with David was exceptional. Our hotel in Brasov was filled with character and was very comfortable.…
RobynGray1960
00Best Transylvanian Tour
David is a superb tour guide. He really knows his stuff. There is no waiting in long queues as David has smoothed …
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00Appetiser for more Romania
Visit Transilvania Travel performance: - Quick and individual response during the tour evaluation / arrangements / …
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00Transilvania Walking and Cultural Trip
The trip was a bespoke trip to incorporate hiking in the mountains and sight seeing and cultural experience for a g…
SceenStar
00Awesome tour!
David was our awesome tour guide. He was everything you could wish for in a tour guide: very accommodating, prompt…
Shelby H
00private tour...PERFECT!!!
This was the most wonderful tour EVER!! Personal attention, GREAT guide, helpful, knowledgeable, accommodating. W…
LeaTot85
00Dracula Tour on Halloween
I can't fault the service received from David and the team at Visit Transylvania. Booking the tour was simple. We d…
GanKC
00A 10 day private round trip starting Bucharest and ending at Bucharest for 3 persons
We contacted the company “Visit Transylvania Travel “ which was established in Brasov since 2005. We are lucky to b…
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00Hiking and touring Romania
In May-June, 2019 6 of us did a 2 week cultural and hiking tour of Romania. Our guide/driver/hike leader, Dan was e…
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Marilyn O
14 contributions
We were a group of 25 hikers visiting Romania for the first time. We used “Visit Transilvania Travel” based in the beautiful city of Brasov, for our Hiking and Cultural tour. We as a group cannot speak highly enough of this company, managed by David who guided our every move, paying attention to personal requests and detail. We had professional mountain and cultural guides, all of whom spoke perfect English. We were provided with a very comfortable tourist bus (coach) for our ten day trip and even the driver, Marianne, spoke English. All accommodation was first class, being comfortable, clean and well staffed 3 and 4 star hotels. The whole trip was costed fairly and reasonably. We would recommend Transylvania, Romania as a wonderful holiday destination, for its beauty, history and charm, especially if Dracula is your thing. There is so much to see and do with delightful people to help you along the way. If contemplating a visit to this fairyland area of Romania with its stunning towns, villages, castles and palaces, we recommend that you look no further than “ Visit Transilvania Travel” for an amazing experience. Can’t wait to return!
Written October 13, 2021
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R&R
5 contributions
Oct 2021
My partner and I just got home from the most amazing trip we ever took and we have been on a lot of trips in the past. We flew to Bucharest, Romania and spent 5 days on our own there and intended to return and spend the last two days there before returning home to the USA. Our wonderful tour guide and driver, David Jalea of Visit Transylvania Tour Company, picked us up at our hotel in Bucharest on October 11 for a private 8 day tour of Transylvania and Buccovina for the painted monasteries.
He was always on time and became a good friend immediately. We gave him in previous emails our wants in addition to his basic tour and he adjusted everything to our liking. He quickly realized we enjoyed the local churchs and fortresses besides following in Vlad Tepes footsteps and he made it all happen. When the trip got closer to the last day, we found out that the Covid cases in Bucharest were rising and there was talks of a lock-down there, David could tell we were a little nervous about going back there so he suggested a 2 day extension on his tour and he extended our stay in Brasov and built an itinerary that we never would have done otherwise and it was amazing! He took good care of us, booked and took us for our Covid test 3 days prior to our flight as required and drove us to the airport at the end of the 10th day with him. He made us have a safe and wonderful trip where as is could have went so different had we stuck to our original plan.
We thank him and plan to return some day and. of course contact our now goo friend, David. Ten thumbs up
Ralph & Rick
He was always on time and became a good friend immediately. We gave him in previous emails our wants in addition to his basic tour and he adjusted everything to our liking. He quickly realized we enjoyed the local churchs and fortresses besides following in Vlad Tepes footsteps and he made it all happen. When the trip got closer to the last day, we found out that the Covid cases in Bucharest were rising and there was talks of a lock-down there, David could tell we were a little nervous about going back there so he suggested a 2 day extension on his tour and he extended our stay in Brasov and built an itinerary that we never would have done otherwise and it was amazing! He took good care of us, booked and took us for our Covid test 3 days prior to our flight as required and drove us to the airport at the end of the 10th day with him. He made us have a safe and wonderful trip where as is could have went so different had we stuck to our original plan.
We thank him and plan to return some day and. of course contact our now goo friend, David. Ten thumbs up
Ralph & Rick
Written October 27, 2021
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Mainetraveler052
Portland, ME72 contributions
Had a fantastic 5 day 4 night tour of Transylvania with guide David! He showed us the “usual” Peles Castle, Bran Castle and so much more! The 13th century fortified church at Prejmer, the fortress of Rupei, the village of Viscri, home to a cottage owned by King Charles, having become king 2 days before our visit, the lovely walled city of Sighisoaro, the medieval city of Sibiel. David included a home farm visit in Sieben and a drive through alp like mountain villages. There was a fair amount of driving but the benefit was staying all nights in Brasov and having the old town restaurants to try each night. From picking us up at the airport and dropping us off in Bucharest, he was an excellent guide with perfect English! His tour was longer, more inclusive and less expensive than the “add on” Viking tour we could of signed up for before our Danube river cruise. So glad we chose David’s Visit Transylvania tours!
Written October 17, 2022
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Eugenia
1 contribution
Oct 2022
Me and my husband had a three day private tour with David Jalea. The tour exceeded all our expectations. David has a deep knowledge and understanding of history of the region and knows how to present it in an engaging way. David was very attentive to our needs, flexible in our schedule and made our trip pleasurable. We had a chance to explore the beautiful historic city of Brasov, visited Peles Castle, Bran Castle the village of Viscri, and so much more. David introduced us to Romanian cuisine and some good restaurants. David has an excellent English and we had some very interesting discussions which helped us understand the country's past and present.
In coming to Romania we had a mission trying to find my husband's family roots. David was instrumental in our success. Even before we arrived he found the house where the family lived and the grandfather's grave. He went with us to the municipality where we found my husband's birth records.
We can not recommend David high enough. He is very attentive and communicates promptly. We will keep a fond memory of our trip.
In coming to Romania we had a mission trying to find my husband's family roots. David was instrumental in our success. Even before we arrived he found the house where the family lived and the grandfather's grave. He went with us to the municipality where we found my husband's birth records.
We can not recommend David high enough. He is very attentive and communicates promptly. We will keep a fond memory of our trip.
Written October 22, 2022
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Steve C
London, UK1 contribution
May 2022
To be honest I’d never had a private tour but David Jalea was excellent. Friendly, spoke perfect English and was very flexible and accommodating throughout the tour.
The trip was bespoke as we wanted to see brown bears in their natural habitat. Thankfully, with the guidance of a professional ranger we were taken to a spot with a hide where we saw the bears.
We only had a 5 day trip but managed to see so much of Romania including the Parliament Palace in Bucharest and most of the famous castles and fortified churches around Transylvania including Bram castle and Peres castle in Sinaia
Overall, a wonderful experience and I would recommend a trip to Romania and certainly using David as your tour guide.
The trip was bespoke as we wanted to see brown bears in their natural habitat. Thankfully, with the guidance of a professional ranger we were taken to a spot with a hide where we saw the bears.
We only had a 5 day trip but managed to see so much of Romania including the Parliament Palace in Bucharest and most of the famous castles and fortified churches around Transylvania including Bram castle and Peres castle in Sinaia
Overall, a wonderful experience and I would recommend a trip to Romania and certainly using David as your tour guide.
Written May 8, 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
itgp
Auckland, New Zealand3 contributions
Jul 2022
We had the 4 day tour of Transylvania and it exceeded our expectations. We went to the usual popular attractions, but also to some very different and special places, with all the information to help us understand the country. David was so helpful, knowledgeable and informative,it made for an unforgettable and most worthwhile experience. I cannot recommend him or his company too highly. He communicates promptly and responsive to personal requests.
Written September 2, 2022
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158Mick61
Sunshine Coast, Australia11 contributions
Apr 2022
After much research we chose Visit Transilvania Tours for our 4 day private tour. David Jalea was our driver and guide. We visited castles, fortresses and enjoyed many sites Transylvania has to offer. Transylvania is not just about Dracula and the region has much to offer tourists and David showed us the true Transylvania. The hotel Bella Muzica was central in Brasnov with easy walking distance to many restaurants. W always felt safe with David and we thank him for his kindness and care during our tour with him. We would highly recommend David and his company to those wishing to enjoy Transylvania.
Written May 14, 2022
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Verduyns
Dorridge, UK31 contributions
We had an amazing experience on our 7 day private tour with David. Everything was well organised and David was a very knowledgeable guide and accommodated our requests from adding an extra day to include a bear watching evening while in Brasov to detouring to take us to see village architecture. It was a fast paced tour with lots of miles to cover but the car was very comfortable and we had enough time in each location. Romania is beautiful and there is so much to see, it was well worth getting all the way to Buccovina to see the beautiful monasteries. Would highly recommend this agency.
Written September 5, 2021
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Tony B
1 contribution
My partner and I did a private tour with David Jalea of Visit Transylvania for 10 days in October, 2021
It was wonderful. David spoke perfect English and was a good Freind right off the bat He customized our tour to our liking and picked the best and unique accommodations in all 4 villages. Each was different and we loved them all. Perfect service, location and food as well
David made us feel safe during this crazy time of Covid and took perfect care of us. What more can you ask for in a guide?
We are home now and thrilled to have had our Romanian experience. It was way more than just Dracula. David showed us a side of Transylvania that we never would have found out about on our own
We both thank him again and we are now ambassadors to our friends to visit Romania 😀
It was wonderful. David spoke perfect English and was a good Freind right off the bat He customized our tour to our liking and picked the best and unique accommodations in all 4 villages. Each was different and we loved them all. Perfect service, location and food as well
David made us feel safe during this crazy time of Covid and took perfect care of us. What more can you ask for in a guide?
We are home now and thrilled to have had our Romanian experience. It was way more than just Dracula. David showed us a side of Transylvania that we never would have found out about on our own
We both thank him again and we are now ambassadors to our friends to visit Romania 😀
Written October 29, 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
K S
1 contribution
Jul 2022
Our private tour was a fantastic way to explore the wonders of Transylvania, with a good blend of fortified churches, intriguing castles, historic old towns, fascinating villages, and the natural beauty of the area. It was a pleasure to spend our days with our guide David, who was knowledgeable, friendly, flexible, and patient. Because the tour was designed specifically for us, we were able to travel at a more relaxed pace and savor the various locations we visited. Certainly a trip I will remember fondly for many years.
Written July 26, 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
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