Transfagarasan Highroad Tour from Brasov (warm season)
4.6
15 Ratings
Curtea de Arges
Embark on a thrilling warm-season tour of the Transfagarasan Highroad from Brasov. Experience breathtaking mountain landscapes, historic landmarks, and engineering marvels along the way.
Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Transfagarasan Highway - Maybe the most beautiful road in the world. Built in ‘70 by Nicolae Ceausescu, this legendary road crossing the Carpathian Mountains, from Transylvania to Wallachia.
  • Le Lac Balea - Balea Glacier Lake, 2034 m altitude.
  • Vidraru Dam - Built in ‘60 for electricity, irrigation and flood prevention, now is an important touristic attraction too.
  • Poenari Citadel - This citadel was build by Vlad the Impaler - Dracula, for defense against Ottoman Empire.
  • Curtea de Arges Monastery - Built in 16th century, renovated in 19th century, here is the Romanian Royal Family tomb. The church is one of the most famous architecture monument from Wallachia.
  • Mateias Mausoleum - This monument was built in the memory of the Romanian soldiers died in the World War One, on Bran mountain pass.
  • Bran Castle (Dracula’s Castle) - The most popular castle from Romania.
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • On-board WiFi
  • Private tour
  • Transport by air conditioned private vehicle
  • Parking fees included
  • Expertise of a driver/professional guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional Information

The journey encompasses a splendid mix of objectives: scenic mountain views, rolling hills, dense forests, quaint villages, historical landmarks (such as the Curtea de Arges Monastery, Poienari Citadel), engineering marvels (like the Vidraru Dam) and of course, Transfagarasan itself. Reaching its pinnacle, the route elevates to just above 2000 meters, traversing the loftiest range of the Carpathians, the Fagaras Mountains.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • A maximum of 4 people per booking
Location
Transfagarasan Highway
Dn 7C, Sibiu and Arges County
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(15 Ratings)
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Dorothy_c
Sep 13, 2023
Fabulous informative tour - A fabulous day with a bit of everything! Interesting history, walking and stunning mountain scenery. Great spots from were to take photos of the Transfagaraşan. Having Florin's explanations and knowledge was incredibly valuable.
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Thornbird89
Oct 31, 2022
An amazing trip - This was the first time of my sister and me booking a private tour and our experience was really nice. It's cool there is a chance to go see the road with a tour because if you don't have a car it will become a problem. We want to thank Florin for taking good care of us during the trip. He told us a bit of history of Romania and the places we visited, took some photos for us and was very patient about our excitmenet. Also kudos to Florin for safe driving because we were a bit worried about the road. We definitely will recommend him for our friends if one day they decide to visit Romania!
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Juliana_c
Aug 6, 2022
Very well organized tour with more than just the road! - Florin is an amazing guide and knew all the great spots for photos of the Transfagarasan. We are really glad we went with his suggestions and his timing was impeccable. We asked if we could make sure to be back in time for our train and he was very considerate of the time for each part of our journey so we could see literally everything AND be back for our train with enough time to spare! This tour is definitely worth doing rather than renting a car on your own. Having Florin's explanations and knowledge was incredibly valuable.
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Fedelesm
Aug 3, 2022
Definitely worth doing it!!! Wonderful tour and Florin was an amazing guide! - Firstly let us start by saying how happy we were to have booked this tour! We will definitely use it again. Thank you Florin for taking such care of us and making this such a great experience, we also really enjoyed all the stopping points and the wonderful landscape. We would reccommend this service to any friends and family etc
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Nick_and_kate
Aug 1, 2021
Amazing experience - Florin was an amazing guide. We had asked for a change of itinerary , having as a drop off Sibiu instead of heading back to Brasov and not only did he agree, he gave us options in how to make It work. He also gave us plenty of time in all locations and was insightful and he made the whole trip feel like a real adventure. Can't recommend him enough. Definitely our favourite guide!!!
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Michael
Oct 22, 2017
Truly excellent. Wonderful scenery and... - <p>Truly excellent. Wonderful scenery and the guide was most informative</p>
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Nina
Sep 7, 2017
I would definitley recommend this... - <p>I would definitley recommend this tour! Everything it says and more. Our tour guide was awesome!</p>
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984tatjanai
Sep 19, 2021
Great day trip with a lot of beautiful landscapes and stunning mountains - Florin is an excellent tour guide and driver. He offers a lot of tours and we did the Transfagarasan Highroad Tour from Brasov that lasted the whole day with him. He shows the perfect spots for you to get the best view of the beautiful Carpathian and Fagarasan Mountains and leaves enough time for taking breaks, pictures and just nice walks to relax from the long car ride you have to do, to get to watch all this beauty of Romanian landscape. Florin is very knowledgeable about the history and geography of Romania and offers you a lot of insights into Romanian culture and everyday life. I wish Florin the best with his investment in a new bigger and more comfortable car for the trips, because at the moment his car is more suited to do trips with no more than 3 people that would be the only point that I would criticise about the trip.
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Kiara_k
Nov 2, 2022
Gorgeous Views but a Silent Car Ride & Frequent Miscommunication - Beautiful scenery and beautiful photos. However, our tour guide Florin did not provide much clarity in instructions and would often wait in his car for us or have us walk and then pick us up. At the beginning of the tour he went on an explanation about the waterfall for 10 minutes then told us he will wait for us here while we go look. This miscommunication resulted in him not being happy with us because we went further than he wanted us to and angrily said that we weren't supposed to do that and there's not enough time. This miscommunication occurred because he sent us off by ourselves while he stood in the parking lot on his phone. He should've been with us the entire time throughout the tour. As I wrote in a comment for a different tour with Florin, if you don't know what questions to ask then the car ride is going to be silent. There's no tour pitch about where we are going and the history. My group would try to ask questions and he wouldn't answer them completely. I recommend the tour only for it being an easy way to get around and see the main tourist spots.
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Anna
Sep 20, 2018
This tour started off well but ended up... - <p>This tour started off well but ended up being long and boring. The driver was nice enough but was too involved and made us feel rushed also we didn't get a moment to ourselves to enjoy the scenery as he was constantly there rushing us along. <br/> The first part of the day going up to Balea lake was really great but I wish we would have just turned around and gone back down on Transfagarasean and made it back to Brasov with time to spare. Instead we went down on the other side of the mountain, went to the dam which was cool but not worth it and then after that it was just a 3-4 hour ordeal going thought boring villages with bad roads, not much scenery or any other attraction points that we were interested in. <br/> I know that this was all advertised and I knew that we would not return down Transfagarasean but I really wish we did as the drive back was exhausting and pointless. Also the driver was not a guide, just a driver so we drove in silence for most of the day, I ended up listening to a podcast on the way back as I could not take the silence anymore. <br/> It was ok but could have been much much better.</p>
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