Privater Ganztagesausflug zu den Schlössern Peles & Bran (Dracula) und Brasov

The tour guide was capable and did a good job handling issues we had on the bus with different cultures and verbal arguments. The bus driver talked really noisy the ENTIRE ride to and from. The guide, the bus driver and a friend in front were so noisy the entire way. Not sure who does the planning for this tour but it wasn't well planned. Too much packed in one day. First stop: Cantacuzino castle - half of us did not purchase tickets to enter but we had to wait one hour outside of the castle (nothing there). They could have dropped us off in the town nearby and given us 45 min there instead. Way too long a stop consider how much time we had left at other locations. Second stop: Peles Castle. Packed as warned. But not enough time here. After a quick guide we had less than 30 min to get back to the bus. We rushed through the rest of the castle, toilet lines in all locations were packed which caused delay and we didn't have enough time to even see the yard. 30 min extra would have still been rushed but at least allowed us to "rush" and go down to the gardens. Third stop: Basov. Beautiful but little town which is why I wanted to come. We had one hour. We had to run down to the other side of this small town and back, make a quick bathroom stop (no time for eating though we were all starving) just to walk down a tiny street to see the highlights. 1.5 hours would still been rushed but allowed time to not run. Fourth stop: One hour at the dracula castle. For those of us that didn't go inside the castle, we had time to sit and grab a quick bite though places were closing. Lot's of tourist trap booths here. We got home 3 hours later, one hour was due to accident which is not the tour's fault. But 2 hours later was because it was too rushed. And we rushed. I've been to many tours all over the world, these were the worst planned. There was also a lot of traffic but that should be in the planning?

My wife and I had an exceptional day trip to Bran Castle, Peles Castle and the town of Brasov in the Transylvanian mountains. Our guide, Serban Riga, was very knowledgeable and knew how to avoid the traffic jams in Bucharest and the crowds from the other travel companies at the attractions. We hit Peles Castle first and we were able to skip the line due to our guides relationship with the castle staff. He gave us a personal tour of the castle which was exceptional. Later we visited the town of Brasov first where we had a very good lunch at a restaurant that he recommended. Incidentally, we went to Brasov instead of Bran Castle so we could dodge all of the thunderstorms that were traveling through the area. After lunch, he took us to Bran Castle, which again, was well timed because we missed most of the tour buses that had already visited the castle earlier in the day. Along the way, Serban gave us a lot of very interesting history and details of the area. Back in Bucharest, he dropped the other passengers off at a restaurant they wanted to try and brought us back next to our hotel. Had a great day and would highly recommend asking for Serban to be your guide.

Great day excursion from Bucharest! Our guide, Serban was knowledgeable and entertaining. He kept us on schedule but also provided the freedom for us to explore each stop on out own. He also provided more context to the Bran Castle over and above the Dracula myth. The driver and tour van were top notch and got us to our destinations efficiently. Thanks Serban!

I found TravelMaker here on TripAdvisor. They accompanied us during the tours through Romania and everything was very good. Thanks to our guide Matei.

We went to Peleş, Bran and Braşov with Laura as our guide and Peter as our driver. Laura puts the word aur (Romanian for gold) in Laura. She was very sweet and accommodating. If someone had slippery shoes, she’d accommodate. If someone got carsick, she would do as much as she could; which is very admirable. She was also a very honest person. You see, Peleş has very beautiful rooms that are nice to visit, but the owners of the castle could have organised it better. Laura didn’t lie about this saying that Peleş would be 10 out of 10, but she was honest. She was a little stressed, but it’s not her fault how the traffic went that day (when it was a snow storm), and I have very good associations with her. She was punctual and efficient; and very kind. Our driver was named Peter. I didn’t get the chance to talk to him as he was more in the background and behind the scenes, but he drove us as well as he could according to the weather, and I’m sure that he was very nice. It also took him some patience to sit in that bus for as long as he did that day, which is very admirable. I wouldn’t have had the patience to do that. All in all, it was an experience that I could recommend if you like history and want to see Transylvania; you’ll also learn about some old Romanian kings and certain fun mythological creatures.

Serban the guide made our day in the best possible way. He planned the things with his long experience and avoided long waiting times. He was helping us with the correct fuel stations where we can find clean restrooms and guided to nice restaurants. 10 out of 10 for guide and the company. God is Romanian ..

Great route! The Peles Castle was the revelation of our excursion! It's worth taking the extended tour! Our guide, Sherban Riga, was truly incredible! Don't hesitate to ask for him in your trip!

It is a super good trip, they treated me excellent, from the moment I went to ask the office about the trip to the guide, without a doubt I recommend it 100% and I would do it again, excellent service

Everything went so smooth and our guide Narcis was fantastic!! So knowledgable about not only the castles we visited, but the surrounding areas as well. I learned so many things about these castles I never knew and I loved how he explained everything in such a calm, chill and often times humorous manner! I can only recommend this tour.

Great Trip very informative and the landscapes were amazing The guide was in time and kept the tour flowing . His name was Narcis Brandusescu