Libearty Bear Sanctuary and Dracula's Castle: Small-Group Day Tour from Bucharest

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Zarnesti

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Embark on a small-group day tour from Bucharest to the Libearty Bear Sanctuary and Dracula’s Castle. Observe rescued brown bears in their natural habitat and explore the famous Bran Castle, the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s novel.

Duration: 10 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Libearty Bear Sanctuary Zarnesti - The first attraction will be the Libearty Bear Sanctuary, a territory spanning across 69 hectares of coniferous forests where you will safely observe more than 90 rescued brown bears in their natural habitat. Since all bears have been rescued from poor conditions and here they can live freely in their natural…

What's Included

On-board WiFi
Complimentary bottled water
Convenient pick-up and drop-off service
Climate-controlled vehicles for comfort
Live commentary during the tour

What's Not Included

Lunch
Entrance Fees

Additional Information

Book this small-group tour to explore the biggest brown bear sanctuary in Europe and the renowned Bran Castle, all in one trip. Enjoy the convenience of round-trip transfers from Bucharest. Start your journey with a stop at the Libearty Bear Sanctuary in Zarnesti to watch the rescued brown bears thrive in their natural surroundings, before making your…

Location

Libearty Bear Sanctuary Zarnesti

F, DN 73A km 6 - near the entrance in Zarnesti from Rasnov

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Jack_r

Oct 14, 2024

Castle and Bears with a Great Guide - An excellent day trip out of Bucharest to Bran Castle and the Libearty Sanctuary. Alex was a great guide who got us around easily & smoothly, and messaged us the day before to make sure we were ready. Everything was taken care of and super easy. Great day - highly recommend!

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Karen_w

Sep 14, 2024

Beautiful bears - An amazing privileged experience to see these beautiful bears close up. Broke my heart to hear the stories and I struggled to hold back the tears. We did adopt 2 for my grandchildren and bought a t. Shirt each. Well worth it for this grand cause.

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513larissae

Sep 14, 2024

Amazing trip with great guide - highly recommend. - I loved this trip. Communication in advance was great and I was prepared for the day. Alex is an amazing guide and has a lot of local knowledge happy to answer any questions you have. The castle and the bear sanctuary were incredible and just what I hoped for. The bear sanctuary stories can be quite upsetting but so important to hear, they clearly care for the animals. I would make sure that you have packed lunch with you and a coffee since it's an early start and there's not many stops between the two destinations due to the timings of tours and doing it all in one day.

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Ryan_p

Aug 21, 2024

If I was allowed to give even more stars I would - Absolutely a fantastic trip!!!! Alex was an amazing guide, excellent communication, great driver, and the whole trip was perfect. I’ve been wanting to visit these 2 sites in Romania for years and it did not disappoint. Between Alex and the trip as a whole definitely would highly recommend.

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James_a

Jul 18, 2024

Perfect day trip - Everything about this tour was great. Alex was a great guide. He was punctual, friendly and very knowledgeable. He was a good driver and we felt safe with him.

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Alicia_p

Jun 23, 2024

Enjoyable, fun, exciting - Alex was fantastic! Such a friendly tour guide and very informative. He gave us lots of recommendation of places to see in Romania and was very knowledgeable on the history of Romania too. 5/5 would recommend - fab day!

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Katenna_j

Jun 9, 2024

Loved the Sanctuary and Alex from We-Tour! - So much fun! Alex from We-Tour was wonderful. He communicated time changes (that were beyond his control) and have me alternate options that worked out great. The sanctuary was the highlight of my entire 4mo trip. I can't recommend it enough, as they survive purely on donations! Do this trip and make sure you get Alex!

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Shelly_c

Jun 2, 2024

Alex went out of his way to help me - Libearty Bear Sanctuary is a must! Yes, there are sad stories but the bears there are happy now. There are fences but the bears have underground tunnels so they can go anywhere in the 69 acres. Bran’s Castle is okay. I’d already heard the 2.5 hour wait wasn’t worth the tour inside the castle so I skipped and took pictures outside the castle. There are shopping/souviner booths outside the castle but bring cash because they do not take cc. Alex as a guide was great. I felt comfortable and safe. As the other reviewers say he’s also a foodie so trust him to take you to the best place. He was also very helpful in recommending other tours and places to see while I was in Bucharest.

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958zacks

May 4, 2024

Storks, Bears, Wolves, Castle - An Incredible Trip - My wife and I got to experience a tour of Libearty Bear Sanctuary and Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle). Alex was so good about communicating with us prior to picking us up. He showed up early and was already at our hotel when we walked out. Alex was such a great driver and so knowledgeable. The entire day felt like hanging out with an old friend. His music playlist was incredible. The Libearty Bear Sanctuary was the highlight of our time in Romania. It was like Jurassic Park but with bears and wolves. It was such an incredible time and the beauty of Romania was incredible. The thing I loved most about Bran Castle was not the actual castle but the storks and their nests on top of chimney's in this little town. It was so mind blowing to see. Highly would recommend doing this adventure and hopefully you are lucky enough to get Alex as your guide.

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Debra_m

Oct 3, 2024

A good way to spend the day - Enjoyed a day trip from Bucharest to see the Bear sanctuary and the Bran Castle. The work of each person involved in saving the bears and then taking care of them is admirable. Although each story about individual bears is interesting, we were hoping to have a little more time to enjoy observing the bears. Bran Castle was much more than my expectations. Walking through it was like a maze and this entire experience was awesome!!

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From $101

up to 7 guests

1 Adult