Brasov Day Trip: Transfagarasan Highway and Bran Castle Exploration
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Brașov
Experience the best of Transylvania in one day with a trip to Bran Castle and a drive along the stunning Transfagarasan Highway. Limited availability, book now!
Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Brasov Historical Center - Starting point.
  • Transfăgărășan - We do several stops on the road for photo sessions and admiring of the beautiful landscape.
  • Cascada Bâlea - Souvenirs and various local snacks are found here. We stop for a short walk and for checking out the small shops.
  • Le Lac Balea - Situated at an altitude of 2034 meters above sea level the lake provides a peaceful and spectacular ambience. We will hike around it and have drinks or lunch on the terrace that overviews the lake.
  • Bran Castle (Dracula’s Castle) - Guided tour of the garden and the inside of the castle is included in this trip. A spectacular medieval castle that’s linked to the Dracula legend.
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Parking fees included
  • Expert guidance with a licensed tour guide
What's Not Included
  • Bran Castle entrance fee (40 ron) isn’t included.
Additional Information

This excursion intersects sightseeing, history, and culture. If your stay in Brasov is brief, you can cover two major highlights of Transylvania: the Bran (Dracula) Castle and the Transfagarasan highway in a single day. Although Bran Castle is open all year round, the mountainous route is only accessible during the summer and fall months. In our Transfagarasan trip, we travel towards a height of 2050 meters above sea level. A pit stop at the Balea Waterfall offers an opportunity to explore the souvenir stores and sample local delicacies. A leisurely lunch is enjoyed at the Balea Lake following a hike around its perimeter. More souvenir options are available here as well. Additionally, we make brief pauses to admire the magnificent roadside sceneries. The tour of the Bran Castle takes place either at the beginning or end of the day, depending on the specific weekday.

Location
Corpul T
Bulevardul Eroilor
If you don't require pickup from location we can meet outside of the Aro Hotel parking, near the crosswalk. That's right across the street from the Central park.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Sharon_t
Sep 21, 2023
Beautiful Views! - Beautiful scenery. Very friendly tour guide, very informative. Better than expected, ticked off my bucket list!
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Bianca_m
Jun 24, 2023
Trip to Transfagarasn - We hâd a great time on this trip . Vlad was excellent and very knowledgeable about the places we visited and even gave us an extra bonus place in Fagaras as part of the trip . Highly recommend him and the whole experience for anyone chooses to travel to Romania .
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Rdarcy1
Apr 28, 2023
Fantastic tour guide - Vlad is an engaging and knowledgeable tour guide, thoroughly recommend! We couldn’t do the highway trip because visibility was too bad, but Vlad gave us options for an alternative itinerary and we ended up having a great day regardless. He had vast knowledge of the castles we went to, including stopping at some places with great views because we said we were interested in photographing the landscape. If we come back to Brasov we would love to do another tour with Vlad.
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_f3971vw
Apr 25, 2022
Fantastic - I want to go to trasfagarasan in summer time again.I wanna see the summer time scenery . And also I wanna go to bevel monument place.
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Bklemann
Oct 18, 2019
Excellent - Vlad was such a great tour guide and we enjoyed spending the day with him. Nice car, very knowledgable and hospitable.
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Corazon67
Oct 15, 2019
Amazing tour & guide - I took the tour except for the Bran Castle, substitute is the watermill ( interesting history). Vlad is highly knowledgeable, helpful, accommodating, friendly, a tour guide that is all in one, He helped me be able to cut cost & join the tour w/ someone.You need to be @ least 2 or else pay it as a 1=2.Along the way we made stops to the small shops,waterfalls,the highway, lake. I didnt feel rushed, had enough of pictures, adequate time. Good conversation along the way, he imparted a lot about his knowledge about his country, places.The car is clean, free water & apples🙂. it's an amazing experience. It's also better to call to book, if you have any questions.Thanks Vlad & more power to Etours.😘😘
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