Bear Sanctuary Tour: Up-Close Wilderness Experience

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Brașov

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Embark on a thrilling day trip from Brasov to the Bear Sanctuary, Dracula Castle, and Rasnov Fortress. Get up-close with real bears, explore the iconic castle, and discover the medieval fortress.

Duration: 8 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Libearty Bear Sanctuary Zarnesti - Visit the Libearty Bear Sanctuary to observe 90 rescued brown bears

What's Included

On-board WiFi
In-vehicle air conditioning
Experienced guide

What's Not Included

Entrance fees

Additional Information

If you’ve only experienced the wonders of nature through television and wish to witness it firsthand, the Bear Sanctuary in Zarnesti provides an immersive wilderness adventure for both children and adults.
Consider how stunning the untouched European forests would appear without a brown bear reserve like this one.
And what if it were possible to…

Location

Drachenhaus Hotel

Strada Nicolae Bălcescu

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Jeff_l

Sep 14, 2025

Bran and Bears - The bear sanctuary was worth the visit if only to support an organization working towards a very good cause. It’s heartbreaking to see and hear the horrors done to these bears. Bran castle was a bit underwhelming but is considered a must see in the area… Peles was much more beautiful and enjoyable. The fortress was massive but unfortunately is not available to travel inside. Really enjoyed meeting Katalin, he was a great guide/transport.

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Bonnie_g

Apr 4, 2025

The perfect day… - This was the perfect day. Started with the incredible bear sanctuary - the guides were so passionate! Then off to Dracula’s castle - creepy & fascinating! Then we ended at the fortress - filled with history. The perfect 4 hour day. Nothing was rushed and the entire day was pleasant. Our guide & driver Catalin was so knowledgeable about Romania, its history and all of the sites we went to. He walked us to each entrance, told us how to navigate each site and left of time for a quick coffee & shopping. 5 stars!!!!

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Andrew_f

Sep 26, 2024

Really easily way to see some of the highlights around Brasov - Really loved this day trip. The guide, Catalin, was punctual, friendly, relaxed and knowledgeable. My highlight was the bear sanctuary and overall it was an enjoyable, well paced day. Definitely recommend!

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Niki_k

Mar 1, 2020

One day Bear Sactuary - Our Guite was very Good ! It was a private tour, so they take us almost everywhere in Brasov, and some places that he decide is interesting to see ! Thank you so much! 😊

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Kurtzl

Jan 25, 2020

Fantastic morning viewing amazing animals - Our guide Caitilin (apologies if incorrect spelling) picked us up right on time out front of our hotel. The tour is private so we had drive around in a comfortable new BMW sedan. Caitilin pointed out and explained some landmarks of Braşov, as well as the history. The bear sanctuary is about half hour away, and is an amazing place. Local park rangers escort you through the park, with history’s of each bear you see, and explain how the park operates. Such magnificent animals and a pleasure to see them. Walk through takes about 1 hour and cost 55 lei for entry, and additional 50 for photography (free on phone). Râşnov fortress is not far away: amazing views of the mountain range behind and the flatlands in front. Be prepared for some steep waking and some jagged/rocky paths once in the fortress. Caitilin patiently waits while we did both the sanctuary and fortress. He took us back to Braşov his the nearby ski resort town, and also a lookout point just above Braşov to get good pictures. A very nice morning out and Caitilin was great.

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Helen_s

Sep 10, 2025

Good bears, disappointing tour - We ended up in a large group to see the bears, so it felt crowded. The bears were, of course, fantastic and the guide was good. We only had 75 minutes at Bram Castle, the itinerary said 120 minutes. The fortress is closed, we drove nearby but didn't stop to see the grounds. The tour should have been from 8.30 to 16.00 - we were back in Brasov just before 14.00. The fortress has been closed for a long time and we were supposed to see the grounds. The tour was disappointing as we expected more time to see more things. Our guide was helpful and informative

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From $57

up to 15 guests

2 - Adult