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Small Group Bear Watching and Scenic Transylvania Drive: A Maximum of 8 Participants
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13 Ratings
București
Experience the thrill of bear watching and explore the scenic beauty of Transylvania on this small group tour. Discover the real castle of Vlad the Impaler, visit a stunning dam and waterfall, and enjoy free time for hiking and adventure activities at Bâlea glacial lake.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- TransfÃÂgÃÂrÃÂÃÂan - We will drive up to the altitude of 6700 feet. Here you have 90 minutes to go hiking, zip line, to walk around a glacial lake or admire the beauties of nature.
What's Included
- Small group tour limited to 8 passengers for a more personalized experience
- Comfortable, air-conditioned transport throughout the tour
- Convenient pick-up from ‘Fântâna de la Universitate’
- Guidance from a professional English-speaking tour guide
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- On the mountain the temperature is 20 degrees lower than in Bucharest, dress thickly!
Additional Information
This is a collective tour with a group size of up to 8 individuals.
We will commence our journey from the heart of Bucharest (Fântâna de la Universitate) and head towards Curtea de Argeș. Here, we will pause for a light snack, some coffee and a little stretch.
Following that, we will visit the legendary castle of Vlad the Impaler. However, we can only admire it from the outside as it is currently undergoing renovations.
Our journey will then lead us to the imposing Vidraru dam with its impressive height of 150 meters and a breadth of 310 meters. Nearby lies the Vidraru Lake which spans 10 km in length.
Next, we will venture into the national park to catch a glimpse of brown bears. We will pause for a photo-opportunity from the safety of our vehicle.
The tour will then proceed uphill, making a halt at a grand waterfall to soak in the breathtaking scenery before heading towards Bâlea glacial lake situated at an altitude of 2034 meters.
Here, you will enjoy 90 minutes of leisure time for hiking, zip lining, strolling or grabbing a bite to eat.
From this vantage point, the rugged panorama of Transylvania is spectacularly stunning.
- On the mountain the temperature is 20 degrees lower than in Bucharest, dress thickly!
- In the winter and spring months the access to Balea Lake can not be made because of the risk of avalanche
- From November to April most bears hibernate
Location
Fântâna de la Universitate
Piața 21 Decembrie 1989
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Stacyhk6605nl
May 21, 2024
Amazing Sites - What an amazing tour! The sites were beyond my expectations. Our tour guide, Sebastian was so enthusiastic and made sure we witness nature at its best by seeing many brown bears, foxes , glacier lakes, and the border of Transylvania. You don’t want to miss out on this incredible experience of Bucharest!!
Stacy
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Ingrid2_s
May 20, 2024
Great tour in small group with top guide - Great tour with Sebastian, English spoken slowly and very clearly, great small group with only 5 people in total, trip was confirmed the day before including the name of the tour guide, license plate number and useful information about the trip, start very punctually. Saw 22 (!) brown bears, often with babies. It was fascinating. There were also 2 foxes. History and castle of the real 'Dracula', which was very interesting. The contrast of the top gear road with snow at 2000 m altitude was also a great contrast. Really a highly recommended tour with a great guide!
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Henriklm4486jd
May 19, 2024
Many bears and beautiful snowy mountains - Very nice tour to see the bears and the high mountains. Immediately after entering the forest the first bears appeared- they were curious and approached the car and one even ran after the car. Next stop was the dam, where we walked a bit. Final stop was the high road where there still was a lot of snow, but we could still drive to high altitude. The guide was very nice and talked a lot about history and there were many options for great photos. On the way back we even saw a bear cub.
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Zoe_m
May 17, 2024
Amazing tour - A great tour, our guide Matei was fabulous very knowledgeable and let us explore and take pictures at our own pace. The road still isn't fully open due to the snow but this did not deviate from experience we got up really high to some amazing views, saw at least 8 bears along the way. Plus stopping for the Mici on the way was an added bonus. Fully recommend everyone to do this, its a long day but totally worth it
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Roam07357257493
May 14, 2024
Wild bears everywhere - We booked this tour with low expectations regarding the number of bears we will see.
The guide told us in the morning that we would see at least 5 wild bears, but we didn't really believe it.
At the end of the day we counted 11 bears of different sizes, Mother bears with cubs and even a fox.
It was a fantastic day that I have no words about.
This tour is mandatory if you have a day off in Bucharest.
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Chris_b
Oct 31, 2023
Perfect excursion, as described. - Excellent trip with everything as described and expected. All went to plan & perfect timing.
Sebastian Was very knowledgeable and friendly & stopped at every occasion to allow all traveler’s to see the bears up close when the appeared.
Would highly recommend this tour for anyone visiting Bucharest.
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Sorin_r
Sep 8, 2023
Beautiful trip - Nice tour guide, beautiful scenery, unique. We saw a lot of bears on the way, climate was perfect. Recommended
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Faraway25876424440
Aug 24, 2023
Excellent tour - Wonderful experience, made extra special by the tour guide and driver - Sebastian, who was wonderful, very well informed and who delivered an excellent commentary both, to paint the overall context and go into minutiae in great detail. He was most helpful and empathic. Would highly recommend this company.
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X3442lzsebastianm
Jul 16, 2023
Wow - I was very pleasantly surprised by this tour. I knew about Transfagarasan from Top Gear and I wanted to see with my own eyes the most beautiful road in the world. It's really magnificent. Not to mention that this tour has a stop at Poienari Castle, which I learned about from the Netflix movie "Mehmed vs. Vlad". The stop at Vidraru Lake was special because for the first time in my life I went on a dam. I could tell you a lot about the ten bears I saw on the side of the road, but I'd better let you discover the beauties of Romania.
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