Day 1 - Bucharest
The legend says that a shepherd called Bucur, coming down from the mountain with his sheep, found here a nice spot between two rivers, Colentina and Dimbovita, which was a perfect place for him to settle. At first, he built a church, Bucur's church, then around this church developed a small village.  Taking advantage of the friendly environment, the small village became along the centuries the nowadays city, one of the most interesting in South East of Europe. The city was testified under the name of Bucuresti in a document dated 20th of September1459 and signed 'Prince Vlad Dracula'. The tour will take you on the main boulevards to the ancient and newest sites of the city
- Arrival in Romania on Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport
- Transfer to your hotel
-Welcome dinner at Count Dracula Club,
- Accommodation in 3* hotel in Bucharest
Day 2 - Old Bucharest and Master Manole's legend
The day starts with a visit to The Old Court, one of the most romantic parts in the capital, preserves vestiges of the former princely palaces which existed here during the time of Vlad the Impaler Dracula between 1456-1476. In course of time, the Princely Court was consumed by flames and destroyed by earthquakes. At the end of the 18th century the princes changed their residence and went to live in palaces built on Dealul Spirii. The only vestiges recalling the splendor of yore, which archeologists have discovered are the ruins of the Ambassador's Reception Hall and the Guards Room. Visit of the Palace of the Parliament, an amazing construction that beggars and surpasses anything one could imagine, an account of its vast dimensions and successions of its vast halls. In point of size it is the second construction in the world after the Pentagon in USA. Everything in it was conceived on the largest scale possible. The finest materials have been used for construction and decorations: the finest Romanian marble, cherrywood and walnut paneling covers the walls. There are 480 colossal rooms on the second floor alone. Proceed to Curtea de Arges, which was Vlad the Impaler's capital in the 15Th century. Visit of the Princely Court and Church, oldest historical monument in Romania totally preserved. Prince Neagoe Basarab built here an outstanding monastery. Its unique architecture impressed the popular imagination, giving birth to a ballad about its construction, the ballad of Master Manole. The ballad says that he had entombed his beloved wife in the monastery walls, so that the monastery would last forever. But Master Manole's end was as tragic as his wife's was. The say that when the building was finished the prince ordered to take down all the scaffolds so Manole would die and not be able to build a nicer monastery. Manole made some wooden wings trying to fly down, but he crashed and on that very spot a fountain gushed out.
 - After breakfast sightseeing tour of Bucharest
- Visit Parliament Palace and Curtea Veche (Old Court)
- Continue to Curtea de Arges and visit the Monastery and Mason Manole's fountain
- Drive to Sibiu
- Stop on the way to visit Cozia monastery
- Accommodation in 3* hotel in Sibiu
Day 3 - The center of Transylvania
Sibiu - city mentioned for the first time in documents on 1192 under the name of Cibinum is one of the most romantic cities of Romania, astonishing its visitors with its mediaeval look: narrow and crooked streets, old Gothic houses with triangle gables and pointed roofs. Through the Council Tower we arrive in the Small Square which is the old commercial center of the fortified citadel. The Liars Bridge is the first Cast Iron Bridge in Romania. Its name comes from the false love declarations young people used to promise in the evenings. Then the tour will take you to Sighisoara - the best-preserved 15th century citadel and the only mediaeval inhabited citadel in Europe. The heart of the town is the citadel around that developed along centuries the other districts. Thick walls surround the citadel, 8-10 m. high, having inside round 150 houses, all of them inhabited. The citadel has 14 towers; each of them had been built and watched by a guild. The highest tower is the Clock Tower watching over the main gate. Here lived, between 1431-1435, Vlad Dracul (Vlad the Devil), future Prince of Wallachia, thus called because the German Emperor knighted him as Knight of the Dragon. He was Vlad the Impaler's father known as Dracula (the son of the Devil), who was most probably born here in Sighisoara, on 1431. Visit the city of Brasov, one of the largest mediaeval towns in Transylvania. Driving through the main roads you'll discover its beauty and picturesque, the combination between new and old, blacken stone buildings and red bricks chimneys above the coloured tile roofs, over the crenels and buttresses. Old fortification ruins of the former burg, the narrow and tortuous streets, the old baroque houses with their bulky arched gates, still, keeps in the downtown the mediaeval patina. The Black Church - built between 1385-1477, one of the most important Gothic art monuments in Romania, impressing by its massiveness, the richness of architecture and its historical background. Its name, the Black Church, comes from the walls blacken by the smoke of a huge fire which has extent all Brasov city on 1689.
 - After breakfast short sightseeing tour of medieval Sibiu including: Evangelical Church, Small Square, Catholic Church, Liar's Bridge
- Departure to Sighisoara
- Sightseeing tour of medieval citadel including: Turnul cu Ceas (Clock Tower), The City Walls
- Drive to Brasov
- Sightseeing tour of medieval town including Councilor' Square, the Black Church, The Old City Hall, St. Nicholas Church
-Typical romanian dinner with gypsy music at "Outlaws Hut" .
- Accommodation in 3* hotel in Poiana Brasov
Day 4 - The Carpathian Castles
Visit Bran Castle, the controversial and contested Dracula's Castle. The fortress-castle was built on 1377 by master masons of Brasov, on a cliff, dominating the whole region. On 1920, the fortress was donated to the royal family and transformed in its summer residence. Arranged by Queen Maria into a most romantic castles: the old garret became the fourth floor, the old cylindrical tower with defense gallery became an apartment, Gothic stone arches framed the entrance doors, stairs and boarded floors were rebuilt. In the park of the castle there is an open-air ethnographical museum. Visit Peles Castle - former summer royal residence of Kings of Romania; the fairylike beauty of the landscape at the foot of the Bucegi Mountains had fascinated the young German prince Carol I of Hohenzollern who was to become the king of modern Romania. Peles Castle is one of the nicest in Europe. It has 106 rooms, an imposing reception hall with fine ornaments of inlaid wood, a gallery of mirrors and a Florentine hall where one can admire splendid Murano chandeliers, a Moorish and Turkish drawing room. The edifice is surrounded by a terraced garden. A bronze fountain is watched over by two bronze dogs.
- After breakfast departure to Bran village
- Visit Bran Castle
- Drive to Sinaia via Paraul Rece
- Visit Peles Castle
- Overnight in Sinaia in Sinaia hotel or similar
Day 5 - Bucharest
We hope you enjoyed your trip and look forward to have you back in order to discover other wonders of Romania.
- After breakfast transfer to Henri Coanda International Airport for flight back home
Price: 450 EU/person
Prices include:
4 nights accommodation (place in a double room) on breakfast basis in 3 star hotels
transportation by car/minibus/bus with driver according to the itinerary, including arrival/departure transfers
Polyglot guide assistance
entrance fees to museums included in the program
Welcome dinner at Count Dracula Club restaurant in Bucharest and Romanian typical dinner with gypsy music at Outlaes Hut restaurant in Poiana Brasov
Price does not include:
arrival/departure flights
health insurance
personal expenses of any kind
soft and alcoholic drinks with the main meals unless otherwise specified Supliment (optionals):
Single room supplement: 70 EU applicable for min. 2 paying people
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