Brasov Private Tour: Transfagarasan Road & Poienari fæstning

On the 31st of July 2025, we visited the Bâlea lake waterfalls, the Bâlea Lake, the Vidraru dam… We then rode on the Transfăgărășan road, saw some bears, and went up to visit the Poenari fortress. The trip with Dan was awesome. He was very friendly and helpful. We were only us 2, my boyfriend Julien and me, and our guide, Dan. He respected our pace and let us discover by ourselves. He simply helped us keep track of the time and drove us around. We had some good discussions and information from him. I appreciated how grounded he was, he talked about the positive and the negative points also which was very rewarding. He was flexible for the pick-up and drop-off point as we were only 2. After this trip which took us all day, we already considered Dan as a friend. We loved everything about this tour and we really loved our guide !

On the 31st of July 2025, we visited the Bâlea lake waterfalls, the Bâlea Lake, the Vidraru dam… We then rode on the Transfăgărășan road, saw some bears, and went up to visit the Poenari fortress. The trip with Dan was awesome. He was very friendly and helpful. We were only us 2, my boyfriend Julien and me, and our guide, Dan. He respected our pace and let us discover by ourselves. He simply helped us keep track of the time and drove us around. We had some good discussions and information from him. I appreciated how grounded he was, he talked about the positive and the negative points also which was very rewarding. He was flexible for the pick-up and drop-off point as we were only 2. After this trip which took us all day, we already considered Dan as a friend. We loved everything about this tour and we really loved our guide !

Fantastic trip and highly recommend this trip. I travelled alone. Dan, my guide and driver was superb. Collected me on time from my hotel. Safe, professional guide and driver. Conversed well along the way and entertained me with his fabulous singing. Dan bought fresh bread just before we left Braşov and he shared his homemade lunch with me. It’s a long day and I was tired at the end of the day, but Dan remained energetic and motivated. Definitely a very worthwhile trip to make. The highlight of my trip to Romania.

We have seen a lot of things in only one day, lake at 2000 meters about sea level, waterfall, 3 wild bears, a hidroeléctric plant, a monastery and churches, many mountain villages. The guide knows very well the country, and told us a lot about history, politics, religion etc. Nice experience

The fortress was closed. Some roads were under repair resulting in missing some sight seeing spots. The guide did his best to offer substitutes. Viator should have informed customers on these changes. We would have reconsidered the tour had we been info of these problems.

Dan was an excellent tour guid ! Enjoyed his knowledge of the country very much! The bears on the Transfagarasan Road was fantastic! The bears , the waterfalls and all the stops on the way were amazing! I call him Dan the singing tour man ❤️ He has a fabulous voice and we sang many songs! I would definitely recommend him !!!

Views were amazing, we didn't get to see the views from the top as it was foggy but no one can control the weather, views on way down made up for it, loved seeing a couple of bears as an extra. Guide very knowledgeable, friendly and easy to approach. Went back to book a different tour as first one was so amazing.

The tour hosted by Charlie was absolutely amazing! He is a very experienced and friendly guide for the spots we visited and we feel very safe to ride with him. Charlie speaks very well English although we try to speak some basic greetings in Romanian. He is a very fun guy and we really like chatting with him en route. We saw bears along the highway that we all very excited but please remember to respect the nature and wildlife by not feeding and disturbing them. I give it 10/10 if I have to rate the whole trip.

The guide Dan of 10, we did not understand English at all (we already knew it was in English) our guide spoke to us in Spanish, he explained everything to us and the questions we asked him. Thank you Dan for making us spend an unforgettable day (100X100 I recommend taking the excursion. Just commenting (although it is not the topic of the excursion) that I have never seen a country that has so many abandoned dogs, it is a shame to see them.

We had a great day exploring the Transfagarasan Highway with Tibby. It is quite a long day but totally worth it to see the highway and Balea Lake. There were lots of opportunities to stop for photos and enjoy the wonderful scenery. We also stopped at a dam and even saw some bears at the side of the road! This was a special extra treat as obviously not part of the planned tour. We passed the fortress but it was closed so we didn't go up. But we stopped at the bottom of Bran Castle and learnt a bit about the history. We also enjoyed seeing a lot of life in rural Romania as we passed through the countryside. We had a few stops for refreshments along the way and we enjoyed some traditional food for lunch at a buffet style restaurant recommended by Tibby. Tibby was a very safe driver (needed to be on all those hairpin bends) and always ensured we made the most of the day. Thank you Tibby for a great day!