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Private Day Tour of Rasnov Fortress from Brasov: Explore Bran Castle and Peles Palace
4.8
17 Ratings
Brasov
Embark on a private day tour from Brasov to explore the iconic Bran Castle, Rasnov Fortress, and Peles Palace. Immerse yourself in the legends of Vlad The Impaler and shop for unique souvenirs.
Embark on a private day tour from Brasov to explore the iconic Bran Castle, Rasnov Fortress, and Peles Palace. Immerse yourself in the legends of Vlad The Impaler and shop for unique souvenirs.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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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…
- 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.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off for the private options
- Professional guide
- Entrance tickets included as per tour option
- Driver/guide for additional guidance
- Special lunch meal exclusively with the Exclusive tour
- Hotel pickup and drop-off for the private options
- Professional guide
- Entrance tickets included as per tour option
- Driver/guide for additional guidance
- Special lunch meal exclusively with the Exclusive tour
What's Not Included
- 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
- 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
Additional Information
The EXCLUSIVE day trip will guide you through the renowned Bran ‘Dracula’s’ Castle, the historic Rasnov Peasant Fortress, and the unique Peles Palace in Sinaia. There will be opportunities to explore each site and purchase homemade / handmade keepsakes.
A knowledgeable guide will accompany you throughout the tour, narrating all the myths, stories, and…
The EXCLUSIVE day trip will guide you through the renowned Bran ‘Dracula’s’ Castle, the historic Rasnov Peasant Fortress, and the unique Peles Palace in Sinaia. There will be opportunities to explore each site and purchase homemade / handmade keepsakes.
A knowledgeable guide will accompany you throughout the tour, narrating all the myths, stories, and the truth about Vlad The Impaler.
The tour will progress at your desired speed, providing ample time for exploration and deeper dive into the tales and legends.
Several options are available for the tour: private tours in English, German, Spanish, or French. Additional choices include extended visits at Peles Palace or a ‘Special’ delight at Bran Castle.
This tour also offers the choice of an OPEN group departure, allowing other individuals to join the tour – small groups are arranged for each daily departure.
- 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.
Location
Brasov Day Tours
Strada Republicii 56
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(17 Ratings)
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Reece_d
Feb 8, 2020
Fantastic - Edith 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!
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W7814yfjohnd
Dec 15, 2019
Above and Beyond - Really 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!
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Jeskewsq
Oct 12, 2019
Couldn't have been better - A 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.
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Ec13091
Sep 15, 2019
Excellent Tour, Definitely Prefer the Private Option - We 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.
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Lukea712
Aug 23, 2019
Great Day - Great trip. Friendly and funny guide.
Also a good booking system! Other companies were hard to deal with.
Very busy in August though!
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Kwim7
Jul 17, 2019
Three Castle Tour - If 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!
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45cliftonp
Jul 11, 2019
Excellent - We 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.
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Husare99
Jul 6, 2019
Bogdan was amazing! - The 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!
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Robinsydsteve
Jul 2, 2019
A great day tour of Bran Castle, Rasnov Fortress and Peles Palace - We 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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Mila4272
Aug 27, 2019
Had a lot of potential - I 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.
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