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Discover the main administrative and historic buildings of Bucharest on a guided tour. See the Palace of the Parliament, Calea Victoriei, Arcul de Triumf, and the Ceausescu Mansion. Meet your guide and driver and set off on a tour of the city. Stop the car in front of the monuments to take photos. Pass by the main boulevards of Bucharest, admiring a mix of 19th and 20th-century buildings with communist-era structures. Reach the main points of interest in Bucharest, including administrative buildings and impressive architectural structures. Learn about the history of the city from your guide and receive a detailed written guide. Finish your tour in the northern part of Bucharest, which is quite new and home to many office buildings and residential areas. The driver will drop off you in the same point of pick up.

Discover the best spots in Bucharest on a panoramic car tour. See the Parliament, Unirii Main Square, Triumphal Arch, and Mogosoaia Palace. Enjoy free time to explore the palace and its gardens. Start your tour with a photo stop at the Parliament. Continue to Unirii Main Square and then head to the north part of Bucharest to reach the Triumphal Arch. Next, visit the Mogosoaia Palace. Learn about the palace from your written and then enjoy free time to explore the palace and its gardens. The Mogosoaia Palace was built between 1698 and 1702 by Constantin Brâncoveanu in what is called the Romanian Renaissance style. Finally, be dropped off back at your accommodation

Discover the Carpathian Mountains and the best castle in Romania, Peles Castle, on a tour from Bucharest. Take a gondola ride up into the mountains to an altitude of 2000 meters. Start with a visit to Peles Castle, built by the first King of Romania, Carol I. The Neo-Renaissance palace is located in the Royal Domain of Sinaia in the Carpathian Mountains, near Sinaia, in Prahova County, Romania. After the visit to the castle, take a gondola ride up into the mountains to an altitude of 2000 meters. Take some pictures from the gondola and at the 2000 m altitude. On the way down from the mountains, stop at one of the traditional restaurants in Sinaia City. After the tour, be dropped off back at your accommodation in Bucharest.

Welcome to a private tour of two castles and a local food tasting. Visiting Peles Castle, built by the first king of Roumania, Carol I. Also, Cantacuzino Castle is on our tour; here was the filming place for Wednesday Serial, famous on Netflix. Our tour also has a culinary experience where you will taste Roumanian dishes.

Our private tour will give the chance to the guests to visit one of the most beautiful castles of the Europe, Peles Castle. Castle was build by the first king of Roumania, Carol I as royal residence. The location is Sinaia, a town in Carphatians Mountains. After our guests will visit the castle they will have the chance to try one of the best restaurants which provide traditional romanian dish. The transportation service will be provided with premium cars like Mercedes-Benz E class or similar. In the car you will receive written informations about the Castle.Total time of the tour is around 8 hours, 3-4 hours to visit atrractions points and other 4 hours on transportation, even the trasnportation will take a longer time it's a nice trip trough the mountains.

National Village Museum and Comana Park , our attractions, will help you to discover one of the biggest open air museum from Europe and also an attractive Natural Park. Our journey will start with a cultural experience, National Village Museum, which combine different types of old constructions from 17-20 century, over 100 old houses from different villages transferred in the initial form here. The next experience will be Comana Natural Park. A place where you can do a lot of activities such: climbing in the trees, boat trips on the lake, archery, riding, admiring lavender field, having your lunch on the lake and many others. This tour is suitable for small groups, but also for families.

Our tour will start in the morning from Bucharest, the first stop will be at Peles Castle in Sinaia City. Peles Castle it's one of the greatest point to visit in Roumania, the castle was build by the first king, Carol I. There we will spend around 1 hour to visit the castle and to take a coffe break. Our journey will continue with the road to Brasov City. In Brasov you can have your luch at one of the traditional restaurants. The city of Brasov give you chance to enjoy a vibe of a medieval city with old monuments and a lot of caffes and restaurants.This journey it's suitable for small and big groups also, for families and young couples. After the visit of Brasov we will have our road back to Bucharest.

In this tour you will visit one of the most important palaces that are close to Bucharest, Mogosoaia and Snagov Palace and Monastery, a place full of legends. In the morning you will leave Bucharest for exploring the surroundings. Your first stop will be Mogosoaia Palace. This palace has a rich history that goes back more than 300 year. Built over the four-year period between 1698 and 1702 by Constantin Brâncoveanu, the Mogoșoaia Palace is famous for its architecture. The palace houses a museum and art gallery inside its walls, but it is also known for its beautiful gardens. Here you will have a coffee break. You will go to Vlahiia Garden, where you will have a traditional Romanian lunch and you will visit old houses from Maramures, you will discover their traditions and a little rural paradise not far from Bucharest. You will travel to Snagov, where you will find interesting information about Snagov Palace and The Monastery. In the afternoon you will return to Bucharest.

The small city of Targoviste (80 km from Bucharest), has played an important role in Romanian history. It served as the royal capital of Wallachia from 1418 until the 16th century, when the capital was moved to Bucharest. The ruins of the former royal court remain the town’s most important tourist attraction. In more recent times, the city became known worldwide as the place where Dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife, Elena, were executed on Christmas Day in 1989. In the morning you will be pick up from the hotel by your driver and guide and you will go to visit Targoviste city. Here you will visit the most important tourist attractions: Princely Court, The Chindia Tower, The Museum of Printing and Old Romanian Books, Museum of Human Evolution and Technology in Palaeolithic, Stelea Monastery and Dealu Monastery. Dealu Monastery is one of the most remarkable architectonic edifices from our country. Dealu Monastery was built by the voivode Radu the Great, prince of Wallachia.

Visit Romania's most famous castles, from the royal family Castle to Dracula’s Castle. You will visit Peles Castle in Sinaia, it was built by Romania first king, Carol I. You will travel to Rasnov Fortress and after to Bran Village where you will find Dracula Castle. It is best known for its character Dracula, but don’t be surprised if you will find another story there. You will go to Cheile Gradistei – Moeciu to have lunch in a traditional Romanian restaurant. On your way back you will drive through Brasov to admire the city. Brasov is famous for its medieval fortifications walls and towers that enclosed the city hundreds of years ago. You will see: The Council Square, Brasov's Defensive Fortifications.

The tour will start in front of the hotel. First you will stop for visit at Village Museum – one of the greatest outdoor museums in the Balkans who was founded by Royal Decree in 1936. There are more than 60 original houses, farmsteads, windmills, watermills and churches from all of Romania’s historic regions. Most of the houses date from the mid-19th-century. The museum has a great souvenir shop, and a stall selling traditional Romanian sweets and cakes. It even has a restaurant, La Francu, set in an original 19th-century inn. Children love the museum, and it makes for a perfect family outing. Next stop it will be in front of the Palace of Parliament to take photos of the world’s second-largest administrative building and former dictator Nicolae Ceausescu’s most infamous creation. You will visit for 1.5 hour of Palace of Parliament After the visit, you will go back at the location on Unirii Boulevard where you can see the famous artesian fountains.

It will be a marvelous journey to Vlad the Impaler castles, well known as Dracula from fiction roman of irish Bram Stoker. Also I will have the honor to present you 2.000 years of Romanian history true the journey to Peles - Royal Hohenzollern castle, Rasnov Fortress and Brasov city.

With my professional camera gear, I'll create awe-inspiring pictures for you and your loved ones. Together, we'll immerse ourselves in the Bucharest culture, strolling through the streets like locals. Discovering the city's hidden and secret places, we'll uncover unique shooting locations that will add a touch of magic to your cherished memories. Let's embark on an unforgettable journey through Bucharest and capture your story like never before.

Discover the best of Transylvania on a private day trip from Bucharest that combines wildlife, legends, and medieval charm. Visit Europe’s largest brown bear sanctuary and see rescued bears living in a natural forest environment. Continue to the famous Dracula’s Castle in Bran, one of Romania’s most iconic landmarks, surrounded by mystery and legend. The tour also includes time in the beautiful medieval city of Brașov, where you can explore the charming old town and see the impressive Black Church, the largest Gothic church in Romania. With private transportation, hotel or Airbnb pickup, and a knowledgeable local guide, this experience offers a comfortable, flexible, and personalized way to discover Transylvania. Perfect for first-time visitors, couples, families, and small groups.

Immerse yourself in the captivating history of Timişoara with an expert local guide who will showcase its beauty and cultural richness. This private walking tour offers an exclusive journey through the city's history, covering essential sights in the 4 main squares and providing a comprehensive timeline of key historical events, from medieval times to the 1989 Anti-Communist Revolution. Timişoara has evolved over the centuries, boasting an authentic culture and serving as a vital link between Europe and Russia. You'll discover the city's remarkable architecture, including its most notable buildings, the cathedral, and the scenic parks surrounding the city center. Don't miss the opportunity to explore the 2023 European Capital of Culture, where surprising architecture, excellence, and intriguing curiosities await at every turn!

Explore the Meziad Cave and marvel of the crystals from Farcu Crystal Cave Discover the city of Oradea and admire its Art Nouveau buildings Visit Piata Unirii, cross Crisul Repede river, Republicii street,and the Theater Square Take a ride inside and outside the walls of the Oradea Fortress.

In this one day trip a pickup from hotel is planned to be done. Private transportation is provided with a personal car or with a rented one. First visit will be done to Hunedoara where the Corvin Castle will be admired from outside and inside. Lunch break will be done in a Hunedoara downtown restaurant. Then the UNESCO monument, the fortified church of Calnic will be visited. The last activity will be the walking tour in Sibiu downtown, former european cultural capital in 2007, where the fortress walls will be admired, together with some citadel towers, bastions, and the medieval buildings from the three main squares of Sibiu: Piata Mare, Piata Mica and Piata Huet. Main visits: the Catholic Cathedral Saint Trinity, the Evangelic Cathedral, the Orthodox Cathedral, Turnul Sfatului, the City Hall. Then return to Timisoara and drop off to the hotel of the participants.

It is the carotid artery of the city, where its vital energies flow. Today eclipsed by the traffic of wider boulevards, it best preserves, in its almost 4 kilometers, the history of over four centuries in the history of the capital of Romania, both through the diverse architecture of the buildings, and through the fascinating suite of history that stretches along its sides, accumulating the largest number of firsts in all of Bucharest: the first cinema, the first ice cream parlor, the first theater, the first taxis or the first sidewalk. If we add the presence of originals such as Constantin Tănase, the first Romanian superstar, Grigore Capșa, the most famous Romanian entrepreneur from the Belle Epoque, Tănăsache Eliad, one of the first cardboard millionaires, or even famous animals, such as the dog Leandru or the ram Ghiță, we get an amalgam that can capture the attention of the passer-by for hours, taking him through the corners of old Bucharest.

Every metropolis of the world also includes a city of the dead: a necropolis, but also a space of memory, a place where the deeds, works and conceits of the great personalities of a nation will be preserved for future ages. Bucharest found such a place in an older manorial garden once surrounded by vines. Once the first noble families chose to raise their tombs here, it soon became a national temple, bringing together the great names of literature, art, history, industry and every other imaginable profession. Many of these are housed under true masterpieces of architecture and sculpture, ennobled by the patina of time. A huge museum hidden in a sea of greenery, in the middle of which you get lost in past eras, forgetting about the noise of the big city, left somewhere on the edge.

Discover the beauty of the Black Sea, even if you have just one day to spare, on this private day trip from Bucharest. Leave the sprawling city behind and travel in a private vehicle to coastal Constanta, where your guide will show you highlights like the Art Nouveau casino and Grand Mosque. There's also time for sunbathing and swimming at the Mamaia Nord beach on this personalized day trip.

Discover the largest brown bearst sanctuary in the world. The LiBEARty sanctuary in Zarnesti is hosting more than 100 bears, saved from captivity and offered a happy life in a natural environment. Recognized by many specialists as the most ethical sanctuary in the world, its territory lays on 69 hectares of coniferous forests located near Brasov. Second place you will visit is the legendary castle of Count Dracula in Bran (very close to the bear sanctuary). Famous around the world, Bran Castle is a “symbol” of Romania. The last hour will be spent in Brasov, a medieval city founded by german colonists, where you will experience the charm of the city through a walking tour of the Old Town area (historical heart of Transylvania). On the way, you can admire the amazing landscapes of Carpathians mountains. Photo stops, coffee breaks or just stretching legs are also possible during the day.

Why You Should Visit • Historical Insight: The Ceaușescu Mansion is a significant historical site that offers deep insights into the life and times of one of Romania's most controversial figures. It provides a unique perspective on the personal life of Nicolae Ceaușescu, away from his public persona. • Architectural Beauty: The mansion is an architectural gem, showcasing the best of Romanian craftsmanship combined with the luxurious tastes of the Communist elite. It's a must-see for architecture enthusiasts. • Cultural Experience: The mansion's rich decor and art collection offer a cultural experience like no other. Visitors can appreciate the intricate details of Romanian art and design from the Communist era. • Unique Stories: Each room in the mansion tells a story, from state affairs discussed in the reception hall to family gatherings in the private cinema. The guided tour provides fascinating anecdotes and historical context, making your visit both educational and entertaining.

Uncover Bucharest’s charm on this walking tour that combines history with the finest Romanian wines. Explore the heart of the city, from grand boulevards to hidden gems, guided by a local expert. This experience is designed for curious travelers who want to explore the heart of Romania’s capital while indulging in its rich winemaking heritage. After discovering Bucharest’s iconic landmarks, indulge in a wine tasting featuring five premium local wines—two whites, one rosé, and two reds—crafted from unique Romanian grape varieties. Enjoy a mixed platter of cheeses and charcuterie (vegetarian options available), paired with expert insights into the wines and their origins. Why Join This Tour? • Two-in-one experience: History and wine in one tour. • Expert insights: Learn about Bucharest and Romanian wines. • Flavors of Romania: Taste carefully selected wines and local delicacies. Book your spot today and experience Bucharest through its sights and flavors!

Step into the rich religious heritage of Bucharest with a captivating walking tour through the city's most significant Orthodox churches and monasteries. This up to three-hour experience offers a unique blend of history, architecture, and spirituality, exploring the sacred landmarks that have shaped Romania’s faith and culture. Why Join This Tour? • Explore Bucharest’s Spiritual Legacy: Visit the city’s most important Orthodox churches and monasteries, each with a unique story and architectural beauty. • Immerse in History and Faith: Learn about the connection between religion, art, and history in Romania’s capital. • Expert Local Guide: Gain deeper insight with stories, legends, and historical context provided by a knowledgeable guide. • Picturesque Landmarks: Enjoy a scenic walk through the heart of Bucharest, discovering hidden gems beyond the usual tourist trail. Book your tour today and step into the sacred history of Bucharest.