Private Tour
Private Day Tour from Brasov to Rasnov Fortress
Overview
Available languages
8 hours
Mobile ticket
The PRIVATE day tour will take you to visit the famous Bran "Dracula's" Castle then further to Rasnov Peasant Fortress and to the unique Peles Palace in Sinaia. There will be time to explore each place and also shop some of the homemade / handmade souvenirs.
A professional guide will lead the tour and will share with you all the legends and stories as well as the myth vs truth of Vlad The Impaller.
The tour will run at your own pace, giving you enough time to explore more and immerse into the stories and legends.
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There are a few options to run the trip: private tour in English or in German / Spanish / French, but there are also options of choosing the extended visits at Peles Palace or the "Special" treat at Bran Castle.
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There is also the option of booking this tour as an OPEN group departure, where other people might join the same tour - there will be small groups for each day departure.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
English speaking guide
Guiding in other languages on request (if available and for extra charge) for German, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian. Please check other tour options for other languages
Infant seats are available - with prior confirmation. and the number of people infant to fit within the available sits of the vehicle
Rasnov Fortress access - is temporary available only in the outside garden, due to maintenance work until Sept 2021
Instead of Rasnov Fortress, alternative visit options are available along the way that can be set directly with the guide.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Brasov Day Tours
The 3 Castle tour will take you to explore the most impressive castles in the south Transylvanian region. the guide will pick you up from the hotel and after a transfer you will visit the Peles Palace in Sinaia, the Pearl of The Carpathians and the Royal Summer Residence. You will be impressed by the superb decorations of the inner rooms. Then you will continue with transfer to step inside the Bran Castle, well known as Dracula's Castle, where you will find out the legend vs. truth of Vlad the Impaler. You will have some free time for a snack lunch, then you will continue the tour to visit the Peasant Fortrees of Rasnov, located on top of the nearby hill. See the walled fortress and learn about the history of the German saxons in Transylvania and about their way of evolution. Return to the town of Brasov where the tour ends.
Peles Castle
the Royal Summer Residence, a great Palace to visit. with superbly decorated rooms and saloons.
What‘s Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off for the private options
Professional guide
Entrance tickets are included according to each tour option
Driver/guide
Special lunch meal included only for the Exclusive tour option
Food and drinks, except the Exclusive tour option that has meal included on Bran Castle grounds
Hotel PickUp / DropOff not available for OpenGroup Tours
Rasnov Fortress is for 20 months under temporary restoration process. Outside garden can be visited.
Rasnov Fortress access - is temporary available only in the outside garden, due to maintenance work
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Meeting points
Brasov Day Tours
Strada Republicii 56 Brasov Romania
End points
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Options
PRIVATE Tour-German,Spanish,Fr
PRIVATE & EXCLUSIVE tour
Special lunch included: Once you have reached Bran Castle, you will be delighted with a special lunch on the castle grounds.
Special visit at Bran Castle: Visit at Bran Castle includes all specials: torture room & time tunnel.
Entrance tickets at Rasnov & Peles are also included.
PRIVATE +Extended Visit @Peles
Extended visit at Peles Palace: This option also includes the extended visit at Peles Palce in Sinaia. You will also visit the first floor of the castle.
Entrance tickets included: Entrance tickets are included at all three castles, at Peles Palaces is included the extended visit, also of the first floor.
PRIVATE Tour - English
private tour with hotel pickUp, visiting the three main castles near Brasov. Entrance tickets are included.
Open Group Tour in English
The Open Group tour is confirmed with an English speaking guide. Entrance tickets are included.
Reviews
17 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Fantastic
Reece D,,Feb 8, 2020
- Review from Viator
5.00Edith was a fantastic guide and made the tour fun from the moment we meet her. The tour was made very easy with good information about the castles, local area and all Romania! Althought Rasov couldnt be visited as has closed, Edith took us to a loverly fortified church in a small village. Would definitely recommend!
Above and Beyond
W7814YFjohnd,,Dec 15, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Really enjoyable tour of the three castles. Our guide arrived exactly on time in a spotless, comfortable car. Very knowledgeable about the history of the region, the best photo spots and great conversationalist. All 3 castles very impressive, different and worth visiting. We arrived at the final castle to discover that my wife had left her bag (and passport 😱) sitting on a wall at the last castle. Not only did he drive straight back, he called his brother, who lived nearby, to see if he could get there before someone took it. The brother retrieved bag and passport and the trip continued like nothing happened. He didn't even ask for any additional payment for the considerable detour. Absolute gent. If he is representative of the company, would highly recommend!
Couldn't have been better
jeskewsq,,Oct 12, 2019
- Review from Viator
5.00A friend and I were in the area for 2 full days, 9/28/19-9/29/19. We wanted to make the most of it, so scheduled this for our first full day. This is a long tour day (10 hrs +/-), especially on the weekends since traffic makes getting between destinations so slow. Bogdan was our guide. We would definitely ask for him by name if we came back. Even though it took so long with the traffic, he wanted to make sure we saw and experienced everything. He was very knowledgeable. When we would enter an area or room, he would share information about it and let us explore on our own. If he saw we were interested in something, he would come tell us about the art/architecture/furniture/landmark-whatever it was. He was a wealth of knowledge and seemed to know how much to share. I would imagine we would have to spend a few days at each site to have time to learn all he knew. His English was exceptional. He was sensitive to when we needed comfort or food breaks and let us know before leaving one area what our options were and how long it would be until the next opportunity. It was late when we got back into Brashov. We had a restaurant recommended to us by many, but it was not close to the hotel. After letting us drop off our purchases at the hotel, he offered to drive us to the restaurant. Bogdan was wonderful and certainly exceeded our expectations. The private tour (for 2 in our case) was extremely worth the price and included all entrance fees and no lines (even though it was a busy weekend). We were very impressed with the price, how the reservations worked, and especially our guide. When reserving, I put in the "special instructions" box, "pick up at - Hotel lobby". The night before our tour, I received a text saying, "Hi! I'm Bogdan, your guide for tomorrow. See you at 9 am at Hotel -." I don't know how it could have been any better. If somehow they could learn to control traffic :-)! If you have the option of taking this on a weekday rather than a weekend, that would be better. But that is not something Viator or your guide can control.
Excellent Tour, Definitely Prefer the Private Option
EC13091,,Sep 15, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We found this to be a a highly informative tour with our tour guide, Dan. He was right on time to pick us up at our hotel. With the private option, we proceeded at our own pace. We skipped the lines at Peles and Bran, and enjoyed the extended (first floor) visit at Peles. It's a long day (8:30 to 6) but worth it. Dan made it special.
Had a lot of potential
Mila4272,,Aug 27, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00I couldn't decide between giving this tour 3 or 4 stars, because where it fell down wasn't necessarily the fault of the tour guide but it wasn't handled very well. Basically, Peles Palace was very well done, good tour with excellent knowledge and very engaging. The issue happened between Peles and Bran. We had bad traffic which cut into the time but then also we stopped for lunch (the tour guide and assistant ordered pudding when no one else did, so we got drinks to fill the time of them eating, spending more money than we needed to) then there was a lot of queuing for the castle. The result of this was an incredible rushed tour of Dracula's castle which was a shame as I had been most looking forward to this section of the day. I felt unable to properly appreciate the rooms or read the information plaques as there was a need to move quickly- as a result I missed things which I would have liked to have seen. We were told our tickets included all areas but there was no talk of going into the exhibit of medieval torture weapons or the dungeons level- either our tickets didn't include this, which I would have liked to have the opportunity to add to my ticket as a similar offer was made at Peles, or it was and we were denied this chance due to timings- denying us access to an area we had paid to see. I appreciate that this was done by the tour guide to get us to the fortress before it closed but as I had booked this tour largely for Bran Castle, I was left disappointed. I think perhaps this could have been avoided with the restaurant at lunch- this took up a large chunk of time (especially the need to wait for the tour guide's pudding) and it was implied that it was a part of the day as we were ushered in to this one restaurant- HOWEVER, it wasn't as we all paid for ourselves- which is a shame because a quick snack from the food stalls in the local market at the base of Bran Castle would have sufficed and saved us time! Yet, this wasn't offered as an option- of which we should have been made aware. The fortress was very cool with stunning views so I was very glad to make it in time to see. The tour guide did then show us some additional sights such as a look at the main ski resort of Brasov and a stunning view point. It was a little disconcerting to hear the guide say he didn't enjoy the tours and it was just a job to him, not a passion. So, a mix really because the sites were worth it but the logistics and the tour guide (who spoke to my chest every time I asked a question) were far from desirable.
Great Day
LukeA712,,Aug 23, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great trip. Friendly and funny guide. Also a good booking system! Other companies were hard to deal with. Very busy in August though!
Three Castle Tour
kwim7,,Jul 17, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00If you’re looking for a Transylvania tour in english, this is the only company you should go through. You may find other companies that advertise as cheaper, but they’re nothing more than an drop off service. Christian was an excellent guide. We paid our agreed upon fee, and he took care of the rest. Tickets, Transportation, and a local history was all provided for us. We had a group of 11, so Christian accommodated us a van to fit everyone. The entire day was filled amazing sights and Christian supplemented the sights with several fun facts and a brief history of what we were looking at. I’d recommend this tour and this tour guide to anyone. It was an incredible experience that was worth every penny!
Excellent
45cliftonp,,Jul 11, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great day touring the castles. Pick up was on time by the very informative guide Gabriel. Nothing was to much trouble for Gabriel we even managed to squeeze in a church visit on our travels. This was a great choice of company to do all our tours with. Highly recommend them.
Bogdan was amazing!
husare99,,Jul 6, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The private group tour was one of the best decisions we made on the trip! Bogdan was great, he was so nice, SUPER helpful, and knowledgeable :) Thank you so much, this was a must do, the Peles Palace everyone needs to see!
A great day tour of Bran Castle, Rasnov Fortress and Peles Palace
robinsydsteve,,Jul 2, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We thoroughly enjoyed our tour of Bran Castle, Rasnov Fortress and Peles Palace, made all the better for the excellent approach taken by our guide, Alex Mitu. Aside from sharing his wide knowledge of these three sites and of Romanian history in general, we really appreciated Alex's views on a variety of subjects. He is an excellent communicator and his willingness to share and discuss ideas made for a most informative and enjoyable day.
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