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Private tours of Transylvania & Romania, tailor-made
Private tours of Transylvania & Romania, tailor-made
Embark on a Tour in Transylvania and discover the best of the local culture and history! Visit Transylvania's most famous castles (Corvin, Bran and Peleș), the medieval citadels of Brașov, Sibiu and Sighișoara and quaint villages with fortified churches (Biertan and Viscri).
This guided Transylvania tour also offers you the chance to meet locals, learn about their life, stay in traditional rural guesthouses or charming boutique hotels and have traditional dishes.
You will be met by your tour guide in Bucharest and set on the road to Sibiu, a beatiful medieval town. Sibiu is former European Capital of Culture (2007) and boasts an incredible cultural heritage.
Depending on the time of arrival you can explore the historic center with the help of your guide or have dinner and relax.
You will discover Sibiu with its charming medieval squares, towers and buildings.
Sibiu is a great place to learn about the local culture by visiting the History, Art, Natural Science or German Saxon heritage museums. This way you will gain a wider perspective of Transylvania’s and Romania’s heritage.
In the afternoon you will tour the Transylvanian Village Museum and learn about traditional occupations and architecture. It is the biggest open air museum in this part of Europe and it is set in a great location with forest and lakes.
Rural life in Transylvania is largely preserved and many occupations are still practiced like centuries ago. You will meet locals who paint on glass, make bricks, make cheese and bread, as well as a family of shepherds who live high up in the mountains in an electricity-free hamlet.
Besides learning how they do things, you will enjoy getting to know these hard-working, lively people who love what they do.
If the tour happens between July and October you can also drive on Transfagarasan Road, one of the scenic drives of Romania.
From Sibiu you will leave towards Corvin (Hunyadi) Castle in Hunedoara, the most outstanding in Transylvania. It has Gothic-Renaissance architecture and was built in the 15th century.
Another highlight of the day is Alba Iulia, a medieval star-shaped forified town, the largest of its kind in Transylvania. It has a major historical significance, as it is the place where Transylvania united with Moldova, Wallachia and Dobruja in 1918 to form Romania as we know it today.
In the evening you will arrive in Rimetea and Coltesti, two villages of Hungarian heritage where you will have a walk to admire the interesting architecture.
You will continue your guided tour in Transylvania with one of its highlights: Sighișoara, probably Europe’s most beautiful medieval fortified citadel. It is a charming town, laid on a hilltop, with narrow cobbled streets and beautiful historic buildings. You will go up the Clock Tower, see the well-preserved defensive towers and get a feel of how life used to be in medieval times.
On the way you will pass by Biertan to admire the most imposing fortified church in Transylvania and meeting place of emigrant German Saxons.
Both Sighisoara and Biertan are UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Visit one of the best preserved fortified churches in Viscri, now also a UNESCO World Heritage site. Here, a major heritage conservation project is under way having HRH Prince Charles of Wales as its biggest supporter; he even owns houses here and visits yearly.
In the 6th day you will also explore the village and countryside, visit a blacksmith and take a horse drawn carriage ride.
In the morning will also visit the bear sanctuary and see rescued bears living in a natural habitat. You will continue with Bran, Transylvania’s most famous castle, due to its association with Dracula. It's high time you found out the truth and saw it with your own eyes. In reality, it is a wonderful 15th century castle decorated by our queen 90 years ago.
In the evening, you will visit Brasov and even hike on the nearby mountain for a stunning panorama from above (going up by cable car is an option as well).
The picturesque Peleș and Pelișor castles are set in wonderful natural settings surrounded by forests and mountains. They impress with their intricate outdoor and interior decorations and give a sense of how a royal family used to live.
This will be the last day of your guided Transylvania tour, unless you change your mind and want to explore more of this beautiful country! You will travel to Bucharest, from where you will take your flight back home.
If you want to book this tour or to have one tailor-made for you, please send an enquiry and we will get back to you shortly.
Other tour suggestions which can also be tailored to your preferences:
For the second part of the tour we have hand-picked some of the most traditional rural guesthouses that respect the local architecture and heritage and offer excellent hosting, comfortable rooms with private bathrooms and home-cooked traditional food.
Rooms will be booked once a reservation will be made from your side. If there are no rooms available at the places we suggested, we will book something of similar value and comfort.
The above guided tour in Transylvania can be further tailored. Please find below more activities and sights which you can include in your tour:
Photographers, painters and other artists can enjoy thematic trips, Romania being in many ways an exotic country for Western standards. Also, people interested in the Jewish, German Saxon or Gypsy heritage can have thematic trips. Special photography tours and workshops can also be organized.
To learn about the places and activities included in this tour and to learn about others please access the things to do and visit section.
| Group size | Price per person | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 620 | EUR |
| 6 | 720 | EUR |
| 4 | 800 | EUR |
| 2 | 1300 | EUR |
| 1 | 2300 | EUR |
Please also read our terms and conditions.
All 3* or daisies.
Meals are cooked by traditional recipes and most ingredients come from local farmers. The food is very tasty as it is grown through traditional farming methods.
Any city in Romania, preferably Sibiu, Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca or Timisoara, as they are the most convenient for driving. We will easily modify the itinerary depending on your preferences.
If you have any other preferences, please let us know.
Your guide will also drive.
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