This private tour it will take you to three of the most iconic and historically significant sites in Romania. First, you will visit the Vlad the Impaler Princely Court in Târgoviște. This is the site of the infamous 15th century court of the Wallachian prince, Vlad III, also known as Vlad the Impaler (Dracula). Here, you will have the opportunity to explore the remains of the court and learn about the history of the prince and his rule. Next, you will visit the Golești Mansion. This is a 16th century manor house, and it is one of the most beautiful and well-preserved examples of Renaissance architecture in Romania. Here, you will explore the mansion and the museum of rural life. Finally, you will visit the Curtea de Argeș Monastery. This is a stunning and iconic Orthodox monastery, and it is one of the most important religious sites in Romania. Here, you will have the chance to see the tombs of the four kings of Romania.
With a history that goes back to the 15th century, this former princely court was used as a residence by some of the most famous princes of Southern Romania, including the legendary Vlad the Impaler.
Built in 1640, is the only fortified laic construction in the country. The very place where pastoral nature blends with tradition and history. Encompassing a beautiful pastoral scenery still filled with the scent of the blooming linden trees, a revamped mansion of one of the oldest Romanian aristocrat families, a small bucolic village museum and lots of stories behind.
Is one of the most famous attractions in Romania. It’s also an excellent choice if you’re looking to discover centuries-old religious sites. Its unique architectural style makes it special even in Romania, a country that has hundreds of religious monuments. Built 500 years ago, the church became one of the most important in Southern Romania. Its original architecture inspired for centuries that of many other churches, but none came close to it.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
The Real Dracula’s Castle and Curtea de Argeș Monastery lasts about 10 hours. The itinerary has 3 stops.
Prices start at $176 per person for this Bucharest experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There are 2 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. Pickup points include Passion club, Casa Victor.
The experience is available in EN, RO.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 15 travellers can book together.
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.7 out of 5 across 50 verified reviews; it is run by Supplier.
Even though we made the reservation late at night, the organizer got us a guide and we managed to do the tour to Targoviste. Alexander, the guide who accepted to deliver the tour, was very kind all the time, he explained to us about his culture and about the surrounding towns. He welcomed us with snacks and helped us with translations in places where people did not speak more than Romanian. Without a doubt an excellent adventure.
This was a genealogy tour for me and Sebastian was a wealth of knowledge in helping me to discover every branch. He even surprised me with a trip to the convent my bloodline’s husband had ordered to be built in Targoviste in the early early 1600s. Wow! Sebastian took us all over Romania from Bran Castle to Poenari Castle, from Snagov Monastery to Bucharest. It was truly a Dreamlike journey. Always very polite and courteous, and an encyclopedia of Romania for a brain. Highly recommend!
Thank you!
Thanks to Radu, my tour guide, I experienced a great tour in Targoviste. It was really great to learn more about the history of the Vlad tepes. It was a great and memorable day for me. I hope I can visit Romania some other time.
Sebastian showed us the REAL dracula castle, as well as a lot of other romanian history sights. Perfect if you want to experience the country/history without the usual tourist stops. Felt really safe with our guide and he was super open to suggestions 😊 thank you for taking us to poienari as a diversion from the tour. Watching the (sadly closed right now) castle ruins up on the hill from afar made me feel like a turkish soldier, ready to desert if he had to walk 1480 steps 😂 Thank you for making my birthday so memorable 🙏
Thank you for choosing our tour. I'm glad you liked it! We are waiting for you in the future. Happy Birthday once again!
The tour name is misleading. The sites visited have nothing to do with Vlad Tepes/ The Impaler/ Dracula. At the “court” site the labels clearly state that Vlad may have had a similar site near the proximate river. That’s far from a Vlad tour. I appreciate the enthusiasm for the tour company to share historical Romanian sites but a more truthful depiction of what the day holds should be communicated so people can make more informed decisions. The internet links also tie to reviews of the Transfăgărășan Carpathian road and this tour does not include that experience. On a positive note I will say that communication with the tour organizer and driver was good and began the night before. Our driver/tour guide was nice but he had a habit of demanding forced Romanian language lessons. Maybe previous tour participants didn’t mind it but the individuals in our small group minded. We are all very seasoned travelers and are not accustomed to paying for a private tour and being told repeatedly to “say it!” when the driver is explaining a bit of Romanian history that includes local vocabulary. He should tone that way down or learn to read the room for people who don’t like to be commanded. The last point has to do with the experience after our car got into an accident. A deer jumped in front of the car and we hit it. We were on the way back to Bucharest when this happened. I don’t blame the driver since it was a legitimate “accident” but things should have been handled better afterwards. The first call should have been to the tour operator to arrange for our immediate return to Bucharest. Instead we were forced to wait hours for police to arrive twice then time at the police station for the filed report. When we were finally back on the road to Bucharest our driver made 4 handheld phone calls while driving the 70+ kilometers after having an accident. We were tired and had missed dinner because of the delayed return to our hotel so the distracted driving was less than ideal. The tour and company have a lot of room for improvement. If they can do it then I could recommend them.
Sorry for the bad situations.
This trip is mostly driving which was fine since it was fall so the autumn color was brilliant and off season so not too crowded. The stay at the lake was lovely. But I would not book in high season. It was crowded enough in Oct
Thank you very much for the review!
We never did ACTUALLY get on the highway pictured in the brochure, in fact, we could not even take a good picture of it as we were so far away. The picture lied to us. False advertising. Never saw a bear as we were going so fast. Squeezed into a Skoda back seat with maximum tinted windows that looked like you were in the middle of the night looking out of them. Driver talked politics about half the time, not much commentary on life/buisnsses/country side until we got to the mountains. Basically a 12 hour trip for nothing. Terrible excursion, would never recommend it, unless you could actually experience what was advertised in the picture.
We are sorry for this situation. Following your feedback we decided to stop using that car on tours.
This tour was fabulous! The scenery was spectacular and well worth the drive. Alin is a really good tour guide. He was funny, informative, and very accommodating. All in all, it was a great way to end our time in Bucharest. Thank you and thank Alin again for us!
We’ve had a great day! The weather conditions were perfect: it snowed a couple of days before and today was very sunny. All in all some beautiful sights and very nice pictures. Our guide Stefan was very friendly and very knowledgeable about literally everything. He promised us a bear and, even though we nearly didn’t, we saw one on the way back. It was a great trip, Stefan made it great. Thank you so much!
Amazing guide and beautiful scenery! And the lake in the top of the mountain was magical. It's a little far from Bucharest but totally worth it.
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