Transylvania with Dracula Castle, Bear Sanctuary and Brasov
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Enjoy a one-day family trip in the land of Transylvania. Your tour includes a visit to the Libearty Bear Sanctuary in Zarnesti, a reservation where you can "adopt your own bear" and check out the Teddy Bear Museum. You will also take a tour of Dracula's Castle and spend a couple of hours in Brasov, the medieval city surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains, which National Geographic voted as one of the most attractive for 2025.
Additional Info
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
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
The access for the children in the Liberty sanctuary is allowed only for children over 5 years of age
Guaranteed departures operate with a minimum of two confirmed people on the selected date.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Libearty Bear Sanctuary Zarnesti
You will be picked up at the hotel by your travel guide and you will start your adventurous day trip. You will visit the bear reserve in Zarnesti, a wildlife sanctuary in the Carpathian Mountains. Here you will have the opportunity to see bears climbing trees, playing in the water pools or just lazing in the meadows. Here’s the place where real bears and teddy bears live together. Visit the Teddy Bear Museum and see over 200 teddy bears from all around the world. Some of the main attractions are two giant bears which were a gift from the Royal Family of Great Britain.
Bran Castle
Your itinerary continues to Bran Castle, which has entered the top of the world’s spookiest places as Dracula's Castle. Step inside the mysterious rooms and dark passageways to discover the legend of the most famous vampire.
What‘s Included
Professional English-speaking guide
Entrance fees (only if the option was selected)
Hotel pick-up and drop off
Transportation with a modern vehicle
Bottle of water
Lunch (approx. €13/person)
Personal expenses
Entrance fees if the option with entrance included wasn't selected
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Reviews
23 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great day, great guide.
Naomi W,Mar 21, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We did the tour of Transylvania with Dracula castle, bear sanctuary and Braşov. It was a long day, however it was also jam packed when visiting these places. The bear sanctuary was great. It was incredible to see the bears up close and personal. The guide explained the stories about the bears we saw which was nice to hear. The sanctuary is on a hill and you have to walk up a steep hill while there. The tour is for just over an hour which flew by. Next was Dracula castle, this was in a lovely little town. The castle was lovely, however it was very busy and we visited out of season. We had just over an hour here and after walking around the castle it was straight back in the car. Within Braşov Mihai our tour guide took us around different places and explained their history. He was full of knowledge and really helpful. Overall this was a really good day which we throughly enjoyed. We did take snacks to keep us going, but you do get time for food in Braşov.
Great day out
jamescK9388FL,Mar 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great day out, our guide Octavian was very friendly and knowledgeable. Was very accmoodatimg throughout the day
Superb trip with excellent guide
Jack C,Feb 17, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We really enjoyed this trip. Everything ran really smoothly with our guide Octavian who was really knowledgeable. The bear sanctuary was interesting and the people that ran it really cared about the animals they looked after. Bran’s castle and Braşov were worth the trip to see too. Would recommend!
Fantastic Day
Melanie T,Feb 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00What a day FANTASTIC! Octavian and his no.1 driver so kind helpful animated enthusiastic knowledgeable great insight into Romanian history, this tour is a long day/drive 3hour each way (comfortable mini bus tho) but it is so worth it, everything was just special, lots of great photo opportunities, so many more things to see and do in Romania, thanks for a brilliant day! ☺️
Thank you, Octavian!
Jacquelyn S,Nov 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Octavian was a fantastic guide and driver! It was about a 3 hour drive to the bear sanctuary, and Octavian let us stop at a gas station about halfway there to use the restroom and buy some coffee. After the bear sanctuary, we went to Bran castle and he gave us all the history and information on the castle on the drive over. We had plenty of time to walk through the castle on our own and then browse around the market before being taken to Brasov. Octavian gave us a great recommendation for a Romanian restaurant and walked us around Brasov and gave us the history on the area. This tour is fantastic and takes away all the worry and stress of having to plan and find your way to these destinations. Absolutely recommend, and I hope Octavian is your guide!
This is an excellent tour, our guide was fabulous with lots of local knowledge. This is a long trip but great
Sam B,Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide was wonderful, lots of knowledge about Romanian history, architecture and culture. The bears at the sanctuary are well looked after, the enclosures are fenced (electric) which makes taking pictures a little difficult - it would be wonderful if they built a viewing platform so you could take pictures from above without disturbing the bears. All in all a great trip, highly recommend. Ioana was a wonderful guide
Long, fun day
carotravels,Oct 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00We liked this tour and would recommend it. Octavian was nice, well-informed and helpful, and the sites were exactly as described. Bran Castle was cool but a bit cheesy, and we could have used a little more time there. Brasov was delightful, could see spending more time there. The bears were interesting and beautiful. It’s a very long day, so be prepared to be gone for 14 or 15 hours.
A well worth tour, with the personal touch.
Clare S,Oct 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My son & I were really looking forward to our trip and was not disappointed. Our guide Micheal met us in reception, where we joined a small group of 7x. The day is long so definitely bring snacks, they do stop off for a welcomed pit stop. Our first destination was the Bear Sanctuary, the tour was good with plenty of bears, young, old & cubs to see. We then had a short drive to draculas castle which is steeped in history, and you can spend some time there at the market. Finally onto Brasov this was beautiful and what made the trip was that we all decided to have lunch together in a very traditional Romanian restaurant. Micheal finushed off the day with a personal tour around the town, viewing buildings and explaining the interesting history. It is a long day but very well worth it and we thought great value too.
Very informative and fun tour, a very long day with a lot packed in!
Amy P,Sep 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Me and my friend had a tour with Loana and it was a great experience. She was friendly, helpful and extremely informative. The bear sanctuary is great and extremely heart-wrenching. The drive from Bucharest to Brasov is beautiful but very long and winding, definately take some pills if you get car sick! Overall would highly recommend
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Claudia M,Sep 7, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00First of all we have no issue with Andre our guide!!! He was very knowlegable and helpful !!!! Since we only did part of bear tour and did not go into or upto bran castle , we felt ! That we should have had more time in Bran and Brasov !! It was a very rushed tour ! Only really time for lunch in Brasov !! Which was a shame!! A bit of a disappointing experience !! It would havebtaken longer , had we we done all of the bear tour and gone into bran castle !! We shoul therefore had more time in the other places !
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