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Transylvania Castles Tour: Peles and Bran Exploration
4.3
92 Ratings
Bucharest
Embark on a guided tour of Transylvania’s stunning castles, including Dracula Castle and Peles Castle. Learn the history and folklore of the area while exploring the magnificent architecture and incredible stories behind these iconic landmarks.
Embark on a guided tour of Transylvania’s stunning castles, including Dracula Castle and Peles Castle. Learn the history and folklore of the area while exploring the magnificent architecture and incredible stories behind these iconic landmarks.
Duration:
14 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Bucharest - Pass by and admire Bucharest’s major tourist attractions like Victory Square, Arch of Triumph, and House of the Free Press.
- Peles Castle - Visit the stunning Peles Castle in Sinaia, the former home of the Romanian Royal Family
- Brasov Historical Center - Enjoy a walking tour of Brașov. Explore this stunning city that is…
- Bucharest - Pass by and admire Bucharest’s major tourist attractions like Victory Square, Arch of Triumph, and House of the Free Press.
- Peles Castle - Visit the stunning Peles Castle in Sinaia, the former home of the Romanian Royal Family
- Brasov Historical Center - Enjoy a walking tour of Brașov. Explore this stunning city that is nestled in the wild and atmospheric Carpathian Mountains
Afterward, spend your free time having lunch or exploring Brașov on your own.
- Bran Castle (Dracula’s Castle) - Guided tour of Dracula’s Castle (Bran Castle) and free time at the local souvenirs market.
- Bucharest - In the evening, we will return back to Bucharest
What's Included
- Modern air-conditioned transportation
- Central pick-up locations
- Historical Brasov walking tour
- Guided Peles and Bran Castle tours
- Professional local guide services
- Modern air-conditioned transportation
- Central pick-up locations
- Historical Brasov walking tour
- Guided Peles and Bran Castle tours
- Professional local guide services
What's Not Included
- Optional entrance tickets to the castles
- Gratuities and other personal expenses
- Optional entrance tickets to the castles
- Gratuities and other personal expenses
Additional Information
Embark on a mesmerizing journey as you participate in a managed exploration of Transylvania’s spectacular castles while traveling in a cozy automobile.
Your informed local narrator will acquaint you with the historical narratives and regional tales as you journey through its picturesque rural landscapes.
Your regional escort will direct you to Peles…
Embark on a mesmerizing journey as you participate in a managed exploration of Transylvania’s spectacular castles while traveling in a cozy automobile.
Your informed local narrator will acquaint you with the historical narratives and regional tales as you journey through its picturesque rural landscapes.
Your regional escort will direct you to Peles Castle, the erstwhile summer abode of Romanian monarchy, guiding you through its grand edifice and awe-inspiring past.
Following this, your escort will steer you on an exploration of Bran Castle, famously acknowledged as the muse for Dracula’s Castle. Decipher the reality interwoven with the legend of Vlad the Impaler on this managed trip.
Subsequent to the castle tours, your adventure will proceed with an intriguing exploration of the marvelous Brasov city under the guidance of your escort.
Prepare to discover, comprehend, and be enthralled!
- Peles Castle is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays and can only be visited from the outside on these days
- Entrance tickets are not included in the tour price, so we recommend purchasing them in advance as they sell out quickly. Please select a time slot between 9–11 AM (or the one from 11AM) for Peleș Castle, and 3 PM for Bran (Dracula’s) Castle
- IMPORTANT: Peleș Castle will be closed for general cleaning and preventive conservation from November 3 to December 2, 2025. If time allows and you’d like to, you can visit Pelișor Castle instead. Otherwise, you’ll still have some free time around Peleș Castle to stroll through the beautiful area and snap some postcard-perfect photos.
- In the event of heavy traffic or long queues, the tour may take longer than expected
Location
Bucharest
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(92 Ratings)
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Marcingx6266df
Nov 3, 2025
Amazing Trip - I had a wonderful trip! Our guide Lucian was extremely friendly, shared many interesting stories and anecdotes, and always offered helpful advice. The tour itself was very well organized and truly fascinating. I had the chance to explore Transylvania, visit Peles Palace and Bran Castle , both impressive and full of history , as well as discover the charming town of Brașov.
Overall, a great experience that we highly recommend!
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P9242lnamyp
Jul 7, 2025
Excellent tour! - This was a tour for just our family (three of us) in a private air conditioned car and local, English-speaking driver/guide. He tailored the trip to get maximum time at each castle and to avoid the largest crowds at both. Bran Castle was so much fun; Peles Castle surprised us with the intricate decorations. Our guide also recommended we tour the Black Church in Brasov, which was absolutely stunning. We ate lunch together and had a good time. Highly, highly recommended.
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Danielsj7474mp
Mar 11, 2025
Enjoyable tour - Lucian was a great tour guide and was very knowledgeable about the history of the two castles. We had a great time and learned a lot. Would definitely recommend this tour.
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A6576qzbriann
Mar 7, 2025
Fantastic day trip - Narcis was our tour guide and driver, he was very knowledgeable and went in to the history of Romania and buildings of importance. His commentary around the castles and around Brasov was very interesting.
Glad we had Narcis as a guide and his sense of humour was good too, had to be with my nutty family. Would highly recommend he won't disappoint!
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Sharontracy_f
Jan 14, 2025
Fantastic trip to transylvania - Had a fab day stayed in bucarest then did the trip highly recommend going on it especially as its snowed
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665racquels
Oct 27, 2025
Experience was good, Tour guide can do better with customer relation experience - The experience itself is good but i noticed that our guide Santiago is very selective as to which tourists he would talk to, he is very friendly towards certain people but very indifferent talking to me, there was even one time that i was clearly next in line on his right side while waiting patiently for his attention but after he was finished talking to the group he was talking to, instead of shifting his attention to me, he decided to talk to the other small group in his left side. Whatever his reasons are, he can keep it to himself but he should know that irregardless of our races, we are all tourists and deserve equal attention.
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Jamiee_f
Oct 5, 2025
It’s not enough time at... - It’s not enough time at the castles unfortunately. The guided tour at Peles was pretty boring and only leaves you a half hour of free time to do the whole second floor, outdoor areas and get back to the bus 10 minutes away. I asked to separate and just meet back at the bus and the guide refused to tell me a meet up time until his guided portion was done. Brasov was enough time for a quick explore are the central area. Bran castle was enough time if you didn’t want to read everything or do the 2 extra exhibits if you just want to go through the castle and grab a souvenir.
Overall it was fine, a long day though to basically rush through everything I would recommend going on your own or staying in Brasov so you have longer at each stop.
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Silviacu2366li
May 5, 2025
To be reorganized - Poorly organized, we were in queue 1.5 hours at the castle of Peles and 2 hours at the castle of dracula, I heard worse experiences. Arrange a time-based entry system without standing in line for hours.
Applause to our guide Elena
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Irenesm
Jan 29, 2025
Disappointing, chaotic! - We had looked forward to this trip but were extremely disappointed. First of all the company did not tell us it would be extremely crowded at the castles and that the traffic would be terrible as it was a public holiday weekend. We had other days that we could have chosen had we known, and would have had the experience we expected.
Secondly we and most other people arrived punctually as instructed but one family did not, and Grey Line decided to wait for them. They were 40 minutes late!
Queues at both castles were lengthy and because of time lost we did not have the promised time in Brasov, a couple of hours for a visit and lunch, but instead were given 40 minutes free time in Bran, most of which is taken over by a tacky market and fast food stalls.
Everything was so chaotic that our guide even suggested we could return to Bucharest by train to get their faster - at our own expense of course.
We chose Grey Line as they were considerably more expensive than other companies so we expected better. Had we taken a cheap option we would only have had ourselves to blame!
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Natalie
Oct 28, 2025
False advertising. Avoid this trip - The tour does not match the description given. We were not given a guided tour of Peles or Bran castle or a guided tour of Bravos. We were given some information but only while on the coach. No information was given except for what direction to walk in and what time to be back on the bus. It was not a small group tour. The website stated maximum size was 36 but we counted 52 on the coach. The details also said no children under 4 which they did not stick too. There were 2 very small children on the tour. My friend and I booked this tour that is more expensive than most as we thought it would be smaller and we would get a good guide, unfortunately neither were true. I did contact the tour to complain and they did offer a 10% refund but we could have booked a 30 euro trip and had the same experience. The positives: Bran castle was great but you need more time than the tour allows to appreciate it so we felt a little rushed ( we paid for skip the queue too). Bravos would have been lovely to see but we got there at 7pm so it was too dark. I would not recommend this tour
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