In our three days with Transylvania Live we: saw the Carpathian Mountains and hours of absolutely stunning countryside scenery; made new friends; learned the history of places & people all around Transylvania from our incredibly knowledgeable & personable tour guide, Alin; and this was just what we did from the comfort of our lovely bus!
Other activities included visiting the Salt Mines at Turda which was fascinating; eating lunch surrounded by great theming at The Hunter Prince restaurant; seeing the famous Black Church in Brasov; visiting "Dracula's" Castle at night & then partying in the grounds, investigated the markets & a haunted fun house there in Bran the next day; enjoying beautiful views of Rupea as we walked around the citadel towering above; walked through a huge cemetery & up a clock tower in another citadel, in Sighisoara; and attended a private Halloween party.
The Halloween party was the highlight of the tour for us. Not only was it fun dressing up and relaxing away from the bus, but there was plenty of entertainment & we were well fed. All of the entertainment was well suited to the occasion, the ritual killing was actually one of the weirdest things we’ve ever taken part in (and we can be quite weird), we loved it!
The tour staff at the party looked after us very well, including us & cheering us on while dancing, nobody was left out. They took pictures with & for us and the competitions were great fun. Getting print outs on the night from the selfie booth was a great way of making sure we all had at least one decent photo of ourselves. We won't ruin the surprise for future visitors, but there were a number of little touches that someone out there put a lot of work into and we really appreciated the time & effort afforded there, it really added to the fun atmosphere in an already amazing setting.
We didn't have quite as much time as we’d hoped to get ready for the Friday night party (mainly due to traffic making us late), but we just about managed so it wasn’t a complete disaster and it certainly wasn’t something that would put us off booking this holiday again. Though perhaps we might start our make-up on the bus next time! In fact the only thing that could put us off is that no party will ever be able to live up to the standard we experienced here. We all agreed the private Halloween party was the best night out we've ever had! In terms of negatives, this is really all we have been able to come up with. We thoroughly enjoyed this holiday.
Our daughter was the only child on the trip as it's not really recommended as a "kids" holiday, but she is very mature 12 year old so coped with everything just fine & got on really well with everyone she chatted to. Nobody talked down to her & she felt like she was being treated as another adult, which added to the experience for her.
This little 3 day tour was a great way to try out a more inclusive / package type of holiday that we’re not used to, we've never been part of a tour group before, but we had a such a great experience with Transylvania Live that we would definitely book again and for longer now that we know what to expect. If you're thinking of going to Romania then we highly recommend you book a tour with Transylvania Live, they made it so easy to enjoy.
Big "THANK YOU!" to everyone who made this holiday so special!
Herman & Lily Munster & their Broken Doll.