Dracula's Castle, Peles Castle and Brasov Day Trip from Bucharest
Overview
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12 hours
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Transylvania is perhaps one of the most popular places in the world for the legends and mysteries surrounding his paths. On this tour you will discover the charm of the Castles of Transylvania: Peles Castle and Dracula's Castle (Bran Castle) and the legend of the famous Count Dracula and enjoy the city of Brasov, one of the most beautiful cities in Transylvania.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children under 7-year-old cannot attend shared tours. Please contact the local partner for a private tour offer
Children must be accompanied by an adult
This tour is forbidden for people with any impairment
The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
On Monday and Tuesday Peles and Pelisor Castles are closed all year round and can be seen from outside. From 3rd November to 2nd December Peles Castle is closed and during this period or on high demands days you can visit optional Pelisor Castle
The order of the itinerary depends on the season, weather, and opening hours
• Only a small handbag or small backpack allowed onboard the coach.(40x20x25). Any baggage exceeding those limits will be charged with 10 euro(cash) for handling them by our staff. Company or staff involved in the activity are not responsible for any of the guests belongings
Please arrive 30 minutes before the departure time. After the start there is no possibility to join the tour at a later moment. The exact departure time will be received via email in the day prior the tour starts. Please check your email after 5 p.m.
Not recommended for travelers with walking problems
Not recommended for travelers with carsickness
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
University's Square
Departure in the morning from Bucharest, the Capital of Romania after we will pick-up you from the pick-up place indicated by email .
Peles Castle
Leave the city on the route to Sinaia. On the road you will learn more about Romania's history and culture. See one of the most beautiful castles in Romania: the Peles Castle, former summer residence of the kings of Romania, in Sinaia, a well-known mountain resort as well. Nowadays the Castle is one of the most important museums in Transylvania where one can admire furniture and ornamental objects, carpets, tapestry, sculptures, paintings, collections of weapons from the 15th up to the19th centuries.
What‘s Included
Professional tour escort offering live commentary throughout the bus ride
Free time to visit and explore the castles on your own
Brief stop in Brașov’s Old Town with free time
Exterior visit and photo stop at Peleș Castle and Bran Castle
Pick-up from central departure meeting point location
Round-trip transportation in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle
Tips for the tour guide and driver
Optional entrance tickets to Peleș Castle and BranCastle-can be bought from any vendor-not mandatory
Only a small handbag or small backpack allowed onboard the coach.(40x20x25)
Gratuities and any personal expenses
Any other services or optionals not mentioned under "Services Included"
Options
Spanish Tour
Tour in English
English Tour
English Group up to 19 people
Small Group Tour: Small Group Tour in English with up to 19 people
Italian Tour
Tour in Italiano
Reviews
1,773 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Nice day trip
Son N,,Dec 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It is quite a rush trip due to traffic more than anything. In exchange we have a very good guide, Mihai. Learnt a lot by his way like a story teller
Trip to see Dracula's Home
Neil M,,Dec 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This is an excellent trip - Long but rewarding. Early start and 13 hours in total to complete but you get to see the amazing sights and sounds of Transylvania.
We had a very wonderful...
AldreanKent V,,Dec 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a very wonderful experience with our knowledgeable tour guide. He is simply the best. I learn a lot about Dracula's history.
Wonderful day visiting the castles and Brasov
LuisJavier S,,Dec 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The guide, Silvia, is a great professional, has helped us a lot throughout the day, including organizing since the previous afternoon, with precise instructions. He explained very well the castle of Peles during the guided tour, and gave us very interesting guidelines for the visit to Brasov, and Bran Castle. He has great knowledge about Romanian history, culture and traditions, and has given us very good suggestions for the rest of the stay in Bucharest. Very happy and very grateful for your help.
Doesn't give time to see anything
Ana A,,Dec 8, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00No time for anything. You make 3 stops, at each stop you are between 1 hour and 11⁄2 hours. The rest of the time it's driving. Forget about being able to enter the castles to visit. Not enough time. Don’t sit down and eat anywhere or drink anything, it will take time, better all to take or bring food in a bag. The guide and the driver go with the firecracker in their ass, if you are not there, they do not wait for you and go to the next point. One of the stops was missing a couple and we left without them. Fortunately the group revealed themselves and convinced them to turn around and go find them. I recommend if you have days to visit, better to rent a car, go on your own and sleep there. If you have little time this will be your only option. That's what it is. Get the idea that you're going to go take a picture and get back on the bus.
Great driving, a bit tiring day
G8555QJalbag,,Dec 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide Vlad accompanied the visit with his great sympathy, which made us smile throughout the day, itself quite tiring due to the long bus rides
Great trip, shame about the tour guide.
Amira A,,Dec 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00Our tour itself was great, but unfortunately our tour guide, Alex, completely ruined the experience. You couldn’t ask him a simple question without being met with attitude or a snappy response. He was dismissive, rude, and incredibly passive aggressive. He was also extremely unprofessional and became visibly annoyed because we wouldn’t purchase tickets from him, simply because we had no cash. Thank God we didn’t only afterwards did we realise he was charging more than double the official price. The entrance fee to the castle is €18, yet he demanded €40 on the bus, manipulating tourists by saying tickets might sell out and implying he would guide us inside. In reality, all he did was walk the group about four minutes from the bus to the castle entrance and then leave us there. He then group shamed a girl for being 3 minutes late back to the bus after the tour. No one should feel intimidated, pressured, or deceived on a tour they paid for. The tour and destination were wonderful, but Alex made the journey unnecessarily stressful. I truly hope the company addresses this, because no customer should be treated this way.
Non-existent guide and edge
Sara I,,Dec 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00The places they took us very nice but the “guide” to call it somehow was the worst. It really is as if we hired only transportation to go to the different sites and nothing else. Being a small group, we shared the bus with an Italian group. They were in the back of the bus with their guide who was telling them curiosities of Romania, history, information of the places we were going, etc. Meanwhile, our guide Silvia briefly explained the three stops we were going to make in a tone of voice so low that only the first rows of the bus heard it. We who were in the middle didn't hear anything. Then he approached and in two minutes he told us what he had said before in 10 minutes: the stops and duration of the excursion and that if we want guided tour in the sites are 40€ per person. Later you gave us all a QR that took you to some typical YouTube audios with standard Romanian information (not even castles) As soon as we get off the bus at the first stop, it brings together the group that if you paid for the guide and the others you didn’t even explain a minimum of where we were or what to see here. This was repeated with all the stops. Okay, I didn’t book the guided tour during the stop but the more than 6 hours we were on the bus didn’t open our mouths, while the Italian guide was giving his group information all the time during the trips, regardless of whether they paid or not. That's why I'm saying it's like you're just paying for transportation, because the guide is like I'm gone. Then he said he spoke quietly because he had angina, but from the one we returned to Bucharest, I used the bus microphone to say goodbye, so there were resources. In short, the excursion is a must to go to Romania but look for another guide because this was as if it was not there.
A long drive to Dracula's castle.
joanmK9238GH,,Nov 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00It was a very long, tho mostly beautiful ride the castle itself is "decorated" with black crows, skeletons at the dining table and flying bats all wrapped in "web" - totally cheesy! It also was shoulder to shoulder with some scary flights of stairs.
Good Organization
Alexandra R,,Nov 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Although the time did not help much, we liked the organization of the tour and above all the ability of Otilia to explain everything very well and in clear and simple English. We like it a lot. Thanks. Alexandra and James
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