Hidden Bucharest: Explore Romantic Historic Neighborhoods

Explore undiscovered gems in Bucharest that only 10% of locals are familiar with, including historic and charming neighbourhoods. Gain insider knowledge from your local guide.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • National Theatre Ion Luca Caragiale (Teatrul Național Ion Luca Caragiale) - Uncover the history, architecture, and charm of places that even many locals are unaware of.
    The development of Bucharest is a prime example of the complex relationship between the Romanian territories and the Ottoman Empire. While not an Ottoman city, it shared numerous…
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Snacks
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Location
"I.L. Caragiale" National Theatre
Bulevardul Nicolae Bălcescu
Directions: The closest Subway station is Universitatii. From there it's a 1 minute walk to National Theater where your guide will await you on the stairs in front of the main entrance.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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John_m
Aug 17, 2025
Highly Interesting Tour of Bucharest's Hidden Neighborhoods! - Excellent, informative and very interesting tour of several notable neighborhoods that your average tourist probably would not discover! Andrea, our tour guide and a resident of Bucharest, guided me through the following neighborhoods: Batistei; Armenian; Mantuleasa; Olari; Ioanid-Gradina; and Icoanei. Andrea explained each neighborhood, discussng key characteristics and buildings/sights along the way. We made several stops, and Andrea also provided some good insider recommendations for different restaurants in each neighborhood. An added bonus was that this ended up being a private tour, as I was the only one who booked the tour for that day. Andrea is a personable and passionate guide, and taking this tour felt like visiting each neighborhood with an insider friend rather than a regular guide. I highly reommend this tour, and Andrea as a guide, if you want to get off the beaten track after visiting the standard attractions and then explore some real and quite interesting Bucharest neighborhoods. Highly recommended!
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P9242lnamyp
Jul 7, 2025
Lots of different things to see - This was one of our favorite walking tours on our trip to Bucharest. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and easy to talk to. When she learned some of the stops planned for the tour we had already seen, she took us to different places so we could experience more. Highly recommended!
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Portland_oregonsadie
May 21, 2025
Interesting Tour - Ioana was a delightful guide who made the tour very enjoyable. I appreciated the focus on the architecture and history of the area.
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Yasmin_g
Apr 29, 2025
Highly recommended, this... - Highly recommended, this is a tour mostly about architecture and how it was influenced and changed during history. Ioana has a passion for culture and it shows, she was extremely knowledgeable and an absolutely lovely (I got there on Easter and she brought me a traditional Romanian cake for the holiday to try!). If you have an interest in Bucharest's history this is the tour for you.
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Roman_j
Apr 24, 2025
A great walk through hidden Bucharest - This is a great tour to see the hidden part of the city, much quieter and very different from the big avenues and communist architecture elsewhere. We did this tour on Easter Sunday when everything else is closed, and were able to enter a beautiful church, so it was so much more special. Would definitely recommend this tour.
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Kathleen_m
Oct 16, 2024
Quiet, easy way to see untouristed Bucharest - Liked seeing a part of Bucharest that we wouldn't have seen otherwise. Especially liked having the various styles of architecture identified and explained. Nice way to settle in before the "official tour" started.
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Wks221
Aug 24, 2024
A very pleasant welcome - Our time with Ioana turned out to be an education in the history and architecture of Bucharest. We were very impressed and highly recommend this tour.
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Heatherpm7656iw
May 25, 2024
Personalized tour - Tour guide Christina was great. They customized/personalized the tour for me since I had just been on one of there tours last week. Very accommodating!
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Nick_p
Apr 2, 2025
A good way to see another side of the city - I was the only person on this tour, which was a bit of a shame. The guide (Irina and second guide Alex) was very pleasant and we had a good walk around the neighbourhoods of the city centre, although it did feel a bit random at times and I'm not sure there was a planned route. There was lots of information and I felt that I saw a side of the city that I wouldn't have otherwise experienced, so the tour was useful and enjoyable.
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Global06782866907
Jan 30, 2025
Thanks - Interesting and wonderful places and services and also excited thighs which such a wawooooo and wawooooooooooooooooooo
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up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).