Bran and Peles Castles, Bear Sanctuary and Palinca Tasting with Tickets

We will bear watch at Bear Sanctuary, here time of 1 hour our guide will introduce us to the over 100 residents of the place and each of their unique stories. We will watch the bears as they roam in their spacious enclosures, climbing trees and taking dips in pools will make you feel extraordinary. This bears come from bleak backgrounds, thanks to the efforts of the sanctuary, they are now able to enjoy normal, happy lives. From the front of the sanctuary, we will have a great 360 degrees panorama which reveals the superb views of Bucegi Mountain and Piatra Craiului Mountains.

We leave behind us some beautiful mountain resorts, Predeal and Azuga and we reach Sinaia, also known as “The pearl of the Carpathians”. Here we will visit the magnificent Peles Castle, a 19th-century architectural masterpiece, which was the royal residence of King Carol I of Romania and known as one of the most beautiful summer royal residences in Europe.

After lunch, you will find out how our traditional brandy is made out of different fruits, and you will have the chance to taste different types of it.

The medieval structure was built in 1377 to safeguard the trading route between Transylvania and Wallachia, enlarged and restored a few times to become a royal residence in the 1920s under Queen Marie of Romania. The next stop is Bran Castle also known as “Dracula’s Castle”, the castle is built on a hilltop with a view of each part of the valley. The castle got its fame from the novel “Dracula”, written by Bram Stoker, and the Dracula movie due later directed by Francis Ford Coppola. We will have time to take some souvenirs just outside of the castle, where you can find gifts and local handmade things of wool and wood.