Transylvania City Break from Bucharest
Start: Your accommodation in Bucharest Finish: Your accommodation in Bucharest
Duration: 2 Nights
Physical rating: Low
Special diets catered: Vegetarians
Tour code: MDT01
Tour operator: Mr Tripp, Gray LIne Romania
Group size: 2 - 10
Age range: 10-99
Tour operated in: English
Prices From: $520
Tour Overview
This 3-day tour from Bucharest to Transylvania takes in a huge number of sights and will give you a wonderful insight into the famed region. Includes a walking tour in Sibiu: The Big Square, The Liars Bridge, The Clock Tower, The Brukenthal Palace. Visit of the Alba Carolina Fortress - the largest and best-preserved in Romania, unique in the European military architecture. You will explore Sighisoara - one of the most beautiful well-kept medieval towns in Europe. There is a walking tour in the historical center of Brasov, medieval town: The Black Church, The Council Square, The Old Walls of the fortress. Visit Bran Castle, an intriguing 13th-century hilltop fortress, known as Dracula’s Castle. Admire Peles Castle in Sinaia, "Pearl of the Carpathians"
Highlights
The city of Brasov - Alba Carolina Fortress
- Sighisoara
- Dracula's Castle
- Sibiu: The Big Square, The Liars Bridge, The Clock Tower, The Brukenthal Palace
- Peles Castle
Places You'll See
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Cities & Attractions:
Sibiu
Dracula's Castle
Sighisoara
Peles Castle
Brasov
Alba Iulia
Itinerary
Day 1
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Bucharest - Sibiu - Alba-Iulia
Location: Sibiu
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: No Meals
The tour starts with a pleasant drive to Cozia Monastery, one of the most valuable monuments of the national medieval art and architecture in Romania, built by Mircea the Elder. The trip continues to one of the most important cultural centres in Romania - Sibiu. This amazing medieval city was one of the largest and wealthiest strongholds in Europe and nowadays it is a city of art and culture that has the power to fascinate. Walking tour in the old centre will reveal such places as The Big Square, The Liars Bridge, The Bukenthal Palace and The Clock Tower. After that, you will arrive in Alba Iulia, which will be visited the next day.
Day 2
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Alba Iulia - Sighisoara - Brasov
Location: Sighișoara
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast
Upon breakfast, in the hotel, you will take a walk in Alba Iulia. The city of Alba Iulia is like a journey in the past, full of history. You will visit Alba Carolina fortress, Alba Iulia Museum, Catholic Cathedral of Alba Iulia, The Obelisk dedicated to Horea, Closca, and Crisan. Next stop after Alba Iulia, in Sighisoara, where you will explore an impressive medieval fortress, part of the UNESCO World Heritage: The Clock Tower, The Church on the Hill and Dracula’s House.
Day 3
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Brasov - Bran - Sinaia - Bucharest
Location: Brașov
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast
After breakfast in the hotel, you will visit Brasov - a perfect mix of wonderful mountain scenery and medieval history with German influence. You will admire the best of Brasov in a walking tour, that includes the Main Square, the Old Council Hall, the Black Church, the medieval walls and defence towers. The trip continues to Bran Castle, an intriguing 13th-century hilltop fortress, famously known as Dracula’s Castle, that attracts tourists from all over the world fascinated by the myth of the Count Dracula of Transylvania. After Bran, you will be taken to Sinaia, where you will stop at Sinaia Monastery built in the 17 century and Peles Castle, a former summer residence of the royal family and one of the top 10 castles in Europe. From Sinaia, you will travel back to Bucharest.
What's Included
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Local Taxes
All the taxes are included
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Fully Guided
English-speaking licensed guide
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Train Tickets
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Accommodation
4* hotel
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Meals – Breakfast Only
Breakfast at the hotel
What's Not Included
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Entrance Fees
The entrance is optional. All the entrance tickets would cost around 45 Eur/adult
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Single supplement at the hotel
Book with Confidence
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Low Deposit
Mr Tripp, Gray LIne Romania requires a deposit of 50% to secure a place on this tour, and the final balance is not due till 3 days before departure..
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Secure payments
All payments to TourHub are deposited into an externally regulated Trust account.