All Bucharest Tours & Excursions in 2026

Fantastic all around trip with a mix of nature, history, literature, myth and legend. It’s a long day but worth it. Our guide Alex was great and to help beat the queues at Bran he reorganised the trip to get us there first thing and advised we purchased tickets ahead of time (9am slot if leaving Bucharest around 6.30am). You only need to purchase tickets if you want to go inside the castle (which was a must for me as it was the main purpose of my trip). However there was also so much to see in the grounds, a small market area and the village which we barely got to see as we spend our time inside so if you don’t head inside, you’ll still have things to do outside. I would avoid Halloween again as the decorations were pretty awful! Going back to our guide he communicated with us the night before and the morning of the trip. As the traffic can build up, he kept us on track and ensured we purchased tickets to keep things running smoothly on the day. We purchased the 11am tickets for the sanctuary before heading off to brasov for free time which was also a real highlight of the whole trip. If you have limited time I recommend as three locations so this trip has it all.

This is a fantastic experience, especially with Otilia as your guide. Two vital things to know, firstly you must book a tour with tickets to Pelles Casle because they always sell out and you won’t get them on the day. Secondly this tour is long, the sites are at least 2.5 hours from Bucharest and not that close to one another, so think through a 12-14 hour day. Overall a superb day out, great experience, beautiful sites, a wonderful guide and a great driver! Highly recommended.

I was only in Romania for a couple days and I’m so glad I got out of the city to do this tour. Santiago shared great knowledge and recommendations and was helpful navigating the castle lines. The mountain towns were beautiful, especially in the autumn. We got lucky to see a special rendition of Bran’s castle, as they had it decorated for Halloween. The castles were stunning and Brasov was a lovely stop for food and shopping. The bus was comfortable as well. Fantastic tour well worth the money.