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Classic Dacia Tour: Relive Nicolae Ceausescu's Final Day in Power
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București
Relive Nicolae Ceausescu's final day in power on a classic car tour. Explore the emotional and geographical journey taken by Ceausescu and his wife as they tried to hold onto their supreme power in Romania. Visit the private Residence of Nicolae Ceausescu, Palatul Primăverii, at the end of the tour.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Revolution Square - The place where Communism started & ended in Romania. The place where Ceausescu fled with his helicopter on the 22nd of December 1989
- Boteni - The place where Ceausescu abandons the helicopter and gets in a car to continue his runaway.
- Ceausescu last hours place (trial + execution) - The place where Ceausescu was detained after he was arrested in 22nd of December 1989, judged and executed. Memorial house, visit of the museum .
- The House of Ceaușescu - Guided visit at Ceaușescu’s private residence, the heavenly palace where he lived with Elena from 1965 when the construction finished till December 1989 22, the day of the Romanian Revolution.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Complimentary water
- Admission to Nicolae Ceausescu’s residence
- Custom tour souvenir
- Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off in Bucharest
- Expert guide and driver included
Additional Information
Embark on a nostalgic tour in a completely refurbished Dacia vehicle that retraces the chronological as well as the emotional journey undertaken by Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife, Elena on December 22nd, 1989, the fateful day they were dethroned! On this very date, precisely at 12:07, Nicolae Ceausescu and his spouse fled the Communist Party Headquarter Palace by helicopter, eluding the wrath of a 100,000-strong crowd demanding his resignation surrounding the building. Despite his intent to regroup and fight back to retain his autocratic reign over Romania, which lasted nearly 24 years, Nicolae Ceausescu sought refuge in Pitesti seeking support from the proletariat and armed forces, only to be apprehended near Targoviste on the same day. Learn about all the pivotal instances from Nicolae Ceausescu’s last-ditch effort to abandon Bucharest by helicopter until the final day of his two-decade-long presidential tenure and lifetime under the communist regime!
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 5 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
- You will not drive the Dacia car, if you want to drive the Dacia book the Red Patrol Communist Tour of Bucharest
- Dacia 1300/1310 is a 70- 80’s classics car that do not include AC, ABS, GPS navigation servo-direction or automatic gear drive.
- During wintertime our cars are heated
- All the cars provided by The Red Patrol are fully restored classics that meet fully the safety traffic regulations.
- The Red Patrol provides quality and safe conditions tours with fully restored vehicles and we do not allow the participation with pets or children under 10 years old
- All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties
Location
Revolution Square
Piața Revoluției
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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W2380vgmartinag
Nov 29, 2023
Red Patrol is a true time machine - Dacia Letitia was warm and and fast even the bad weather outside. Our guide Crinu was telling so interesting that we didn't understood how the time has past. I heard and learned things that are not in the books. And was really like teleport with the machine of time. For sure I will choose Red Patrol again.
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Propeller4
May 3, 2023
Really close experience of history in a fanstastic Dacia :) - I was picked up at my hotel at 9am in the morning by Ivan who is an absolutely friendly, helpful and experienced guide. My tour take place with a fully restored Dacia, the beautiful Domnica. After the welcome we drove to the Revolution Square, the first stop. Ivan told me about the happenings around there during the days around Dec. 21st in 1989, the escape of Ceausescu and his wife Elena in a helicopter and the reaction of the people. Normally we would have had the next stop at the House of Ceausescu (Primaverii Palace), but I decided to leave it out because I had already seen it before. So we drove directly to Boteni, to the place where Ceausescu left the helicopter to continue his runaway by car. After that we drove on to Targoviste, there is the place where Ceausescu got detained and executed later. It was so impressive to see the original place which has not been touched or changed since then. I could see the court room and stand in front of the wall where Ceausescu and his wife got shot. On the way back Ivan showed me the castle and monastery of Mogosoaia as free addition because we dropped the House of Ceausescu in the morning after my wish. We arrived back at the hotel at 4pm, where I also met Serban, the owner who had a present for me because it was already my second tour with Redpatrol. I was really happy to see him again.
So concluding I can only say that this tour is a MUST if you wish to "relive" a bit the real last day of Ceausescu. You learn and hear so many interesting details. Serbans team of guides is just great, the drive in the Dacia is much more comfortable than you may think, free water is offered, toilet and lunch breaks are made. It is a happening, I will never forget this experience and will book another tour at my next visit at Bucharest for sure. Thanks and best regards from Germany! Jens
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