Day Trip to Bran Castle, Bear Sanctuary, and Rasnov Fortress from Brasov

Embark on a thrilling day trip from Brasov to Bran Castle, Bear Sanctuary, and Rasnov Fortress. Explore the iconic Bran Castle, visit the Bear Sanctuary to witness the rehabilitation of mistreated bears, and discover the history of Rasnov Fortress.

Duration: 6 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Libearty Bear Sanctuary Zarnesti - Discover the biggest brown bear sanctuary in the in the world: LiBEARty BEAR Sanctuary.
    The Sanctuary in Zarnesti is hosting over 100 bears, rescued from miserable condition in captivity.
What's Included
  • On-board WiFi
  • Air-conditioned transport
  • Convenient pick-up and drop-off service
  • All local taxes and parking fees included
  • Professional driver and English-speaking guide
  • Live commentary during the drive
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Tickets: Bran Castle & Bear Sanctuary:~ 37 euro
Additional Information

Join us for an exceptional day tour at two of Transylvania’s most prominent attractions: the reputed Bran Castle, and one of Europe’s significant Flora and Fauna welfare initiatives: The Bear Sanctuary LiBEARty.
Experience 3 remarkable locations in one day tour:
Bear Sanctuary- We commence our journey with a visit to the Bear Sanctuary, home to over 100…

Location
Libearty Bear Sanctuary Zarnesti
F, DN 73A km 6 - near the entrance in Zarnesti from Rasnov
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Brittanyloong
Jan 19, 2026
Educational bear sanctuary tour, history and castles - It was a really lovely experience ! Alin was very knowledgeable and was open to any questions if we had any. However, he did not go into the attractions with us as both places had their own respective guides. He always makes sure to drop us off right at the entrance and picks us up from there. Most of the information he shares are done in the car, so the journey felt short and that time passed quickly. The bear sanctuary is actually a very rare offering and not to be missed. It was one of my highlights - both educational and interesting. I highly recommend this day trip so that you can do both the famous bran castle and the bear sanctuary together. Alin also took us to someplace to have a nice paranomic view of the city so we could take nice pictures, and through a local road surrounded by snow covered trees - very beautiful! The entry prices are approx 90lei for adults, 75 for students for bear sanctuary, paid there, and it includes a tour. For Bran castle it includes only the entry, 90lei for adults 50 for students, with add on prices to enter specific rooms, paid on site. Both can be paid by card. Students need a pass to show them so remember to bring it! If you take a taxi to these places, it’ll be around the same price, but I would say this is better since Alin explains and tells you about history, insider information and some fun facts you wouldn’t know about. Really enjoyed myself and would encourage you to sign up for this tour with Alin!
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Matt_m
Dec 31, 2025
Bear sanctuary & Bran castle - Alin was amazing and gave us so much information about Braşov and about every activity we did. Very informative and friendly person. He went above and beyond to help us change our dates to suit as the bear sanctuary was shut on the day we had booked and he was extremely helpful in giving us different options of what we could do. Highly recommend him and his tour, we loved it.
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Miguel_r
Oct 14, 2025
Our guide Alin was very... - Our guide Alin was very friendly and knowledgeable and we had a wonderful time. We definitely recommend this tour.
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C3206wgjohannesb
Feb 23, 2025
Best Guide in Transylvania - Had the best time seeing the bear sanctuary, bran castle and rasnov fortress. Alin was a great guide, he was able to explain everything regarding the destinations but we also had a great talk about all kinds of stuff.
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Rebeccawt9681nk
Feb 8, 2025
Fantastic tour!! - The tour was amazing! It was great to see the bears and learn more about how they are being helped now. It was also really interesting hearing about the castle and Fortress. I would really recommend this
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Keryn
Oct 9, 2024
Great day tour! - A great day visiting the Bear sanctary and Bran Castle. We also had lunch near Bran which was great. As Rasov castle was partially closed, we went to have a look at the huge ski resort nearby and then stopped to look over the old town of Brasov from a wonderful viewing point. A great day all round.
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Connector36582326829
Sep 9, 2024
Day trip with Alin - We absolutely loved our day trip! Alin was so lovely and attentive. He knew everything and was super interesting. The bear sanctuary was our favourite. Their enclosure is ebourmas and they truly are free and happy, all rescued from captivity and cruelty. We would recommend Alin to absolutely everybody!! Xx
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Alin
Aug 4, 2024
Excellent guide and tour! - Alin is an excelent guide, he shared a lot of stories and knowledge about the history of castle and bear sanctuary, also he gave us a lot of good pointers. We had a great experience and definitely we'll see you again! Regards, Alin
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799hollieh
Jul 5, 2024
An amazing day trip - We recently went on a day trip to the bear sanctuary, Bran castle and Râşnov fortress from Braşov. We were picked up at 8:15 from a meet up point and had a lovely day, our guide was so knowledgeable and it was amazing to see so many different things and learn about Romania from a local guide. There were only 3 of us on our group so we were able to explore at our own pace and just learn from our guide and ask any questions we wanted, he also treated us to a very scenic route on the way back into Braşov to show us the most amazing view of the city with plenty of photo opportunities. We definitely recommend a tour with this company!
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Bogdant917
Jul 3, 2024
Tour Sanctuary & Dracula - We start the tour at 08:30, first we go to the Bear Sanctuary. At the Sanctuary there are limited tickets, so it s a good idea to buy the tickets online. The bears where very happy. After we visit Bran Castle and Rasnov fortres. The guide Alin explain everything very good. Enjoy Transylvania
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From $71
up to 8 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).