Medieval Old Town Tours in Bucharest: 6 Worth Booking

1.Dracula’s Castle, Peles Castle, & Brasov Old Town

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 17,858 reviews · 12 hours · from $40Our pick

Compare Peles and Bran Castles, explore Brasov, and learn the Dracula story on a long, affordable day trip from Bucharest.

“Adrian was a very knowledgeable and entertaining guide, he took good care of us and gave us lots of information regarding the day. Peles castle was closed (it’s closed Mon & Tues) but was beautiful from the outside. Brasov was lovely, we had lunch at La Ceaun which was delicious. Finally, we went to Bran Castle, where we paid to enter the castle. Although reviews were mixed, we were glad we went in. Adrian was not pushy with selling tickets, he gave passengers a QR code where we could buy tickets from the official online retailer, although we opted to pay cash when we arrived at the castle (around £18…”

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2.Dracula Castle, Peles Castle & Brasov Old Town

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 10,891 reviews · 12 hours · from $40

Review of Bucharest’s 12-hour Transylvania tour to Peleș Castle, Bran Castle, and Brașov, with prices, timing, tickets, and practical tips.

“The tour guide and driver were both excellent. The coach was great and all spots were really enjoyable. I would highly recommend this tour!”

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3.Peles Castle, Bran Castle, & Brasov Old Town Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,035 reviews · 12 hours · from $40

Review of Bucharest’s 12-hour castle tour to Peleș, Bran, and Brașov, with practical advice on timing, tickets, guides, transport, and value.

“Petru our guide was just great! Knowledgeable and funny, kept us entertained on the long coach journeys between castles. Great value for money and our coach driver was a total boss keeping us safe on those windy roads.”

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4.Peles Castle, Dracula’s Castle and Medieval Town of Brasov in one day

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 241 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $37

Review of a Bucharest day trip to Peles Castle, Bran Castle, and Brasov, with practical advice on timing, costs, crowds, and value.

“It was a long day mostly sitting in terrible traffic which was worse than my expectation. The guide was a nice person, but he wasn't very clear with his instructions and stories so I personally felt that I missed out a fair amount of details. We spent just one hour at Peles, about 1.5 hours in Bran, and less than an hour in Brasov, and didn't get back to the hotel till 9pm. With a full coach of people, much time was wasted waiting for people coming back from toilet break as the ones in Peles Castle were out of order and the guide didn't know. However, we paid a…”

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5.Dracula’s Castle, Peles Castle, & Brasov Old Town

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 229 reviews · from $31Best value

Compare Peles Castle, Bran Castle, and Brasov on a full-day trip from Bucharest, with practical advice on timing, tickets, guides, and value.

“Arianna and Mirla were amazing hosts and tour guides for our castle experience. They kept everyone entertained throughout the trip.”

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6.Visit Bulgaria – Veliko Tarnovo Medieval Fortress – Private tour from Bucharest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $177Top rated

Review of a private Bucharest to Veliko Tarnovo day trip, with Basarbovo Monastery, Tsarevets Fortress, Arbanasi, costs, and tips.

“We were met at our hotel at the agreed time by our tour guide and driver for the day, Octavian. We thoroughly enjoyed our 1 day private tour to Bulgaria. Octavian was knowledgeable about the history of the places we visited and took very good care of us. Highly recommend this tour!”

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