Unique Tour of Hidden Bucharest

Overview

Available languages

English

2 hours 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

Visit places only 10% of ‘Bucharestians’ know about such as romantic neighborhoods full of history and charm ready to be explored. Get inside tips from your local guide.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Local guide

Snacks

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Food and drinks, unless specified

Hotel pickup and drop-off

What To Expect

National Theatre Ion Luca Caragiale (Teatrul Nakional Ion Luca Caragiale)

Discover the history, the architecture and charm of some places most locals don’t even know exist. The evolution of Bucharest is one of the best instances of the ambiguous relationship existing between the Romanian lands and the Ottoman Empire. Although it was not an Ottoman town, it shared many aspects with towns in the Ottoman area of influence.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

One of these shared aspects was the division by Mahallas. Mahallas were small quarters of the town which arose around a religious building and which were often inhabited by a homogeneous community of people belonging to the same ethnic, social or religious groups. As the town grew, mahallas fused with each other giving birth to wider neighborhoods that suffered through waves of modernization, earthquakes, wars and Ceausescu's demolition projects. This was the fate of neighborhoods like the Armenian Quarter, Mantuleasa, the Old Jewish Quarter & Batistei. Discover and learn about all the mixtures of architecture, cultures and cuisines.

35 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

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Unique Tour of Hidden Bucharest

Reviews

4.88

42 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Highly Interesting Tour of Bucharest's Hidden Neighborhoods!
John M,
Aug 17, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Excellent, informative and very interesting tour of several notable neighborhoods that your average tourist probably would not discover! Andrea, our tour guide and a resident of Bucharest, guided me through the following neighborhoods: Batistei; Armenian; Mantuleasa; Olari; Ioanid-Gradina; and Icoanei. Andrea explained each neighborhood, discussng key characteristics and buildings/sights along the way. We made several stops, and Andrea also provided some good insider recommendations for different restaurants in each neighborhood. An added bonus was that this ended up being a private tour, as I was the only one who booked the tour for that day. Andrea is a personable and passionate guide, and taking this tour felt like visiting each neighborhood with an insider friend rather than a regular guide. I highly reommend this tour, and Andrea as a guide, if you want to get off the beaten track after visiting the standard attractions and then explore some real and quite interesting Bucharest neighborhoods. Highly recommended!
Lots of different things to see
P9242LNamyp,
Jul 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was one of our favorite walking tours on our trip to Bucharest. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and easy to talk to. When she learned some of the stops planned for the tour we had already seen, she took us to different places so we could experience more. Highly recommended!
Interesting Tour
Portland OregonSadie,
May 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Ioana was a delightful guide who made the tour very enjoyable. I appreciated the focus on the architecture and history of the area.
Highly recommended, this...
Yasmin G,
Apr 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Highly recommended, this is a tour mostly about architecture and how it was influenced and changed during history. Ioana has a passion for culture and it shows, she was extremely knowledgeable and an absolutely lovely (I got there on Easter and she brought me a traditional Romanian cake for the holiday to try!). If you have an interest in Bucharest's history this is the tour for you.
A great walk through hidden Bucharest
Roman J,
Apr 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This is a great tour to see the hidden part of the city, much quieter and very different from the big avenues and communist architecture elsewhere. We did this tour on Easter Sunday when everything else is closed, and were able to enter a beautiful church, so it was so much more special. Would definitely recommend this tour.
A good way to see another side of the city
Nick P,
Apr 2, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
I was the only person on this tour, which was a bit of a shame. The guide (Irina and second guide Alex) was very pleasant and we had a good walk around the neighbourhoods of the city centre, although it did feel a bit random at times and I'm not sure there was a planned route. There was lots of information and I felt that I saw a side of the city that I wouldn't have otherwise experienced, so the tour was useful and enjoyable.
Thanks
Global06782866907,
Jan 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00
Interesting and wonderful places and services and also excited thighs which such a wawooooo and wawooooooooooooooooooo
Quiet, easy way to see untouristed Bucharest
Kathleen M,
Oct 16, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Liked seeing a part of Bucharest that we wouldn't have seen otherwise. Especially liked having the various styles of architecture identified and explained. Nice way to settle in before the "official tour" started.
A very pleasant welcome
WKS221,
Aug 24, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our time with Ioana turned out to be an education in the history and architecture of Bucharest. We were very impressed and highly recommend this tour.
Personalized tour
heatherpM7656IW,
May 25, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Tour guide Christina was great. They customized/personalized the tour for me since I had just been on one of there tours last week. Very accommodating!