Prices checked on Sep 11, 2026Things to do in Bucharest
Visit places only 10% of ‘Bucharestians’ know about such as romantic neighborhoods full of history and charm ready to be explored. Get inside tips from your local guide.
Discover the history, the architecture and charm of some places most locals don’t even know exist. The evolution of Bucharest is one of the best instances of the ambiguous relationship existing between the Romanian lands and the Ottoman Empire. Although it was not an Ottoman town, it shared many aspects with towns in the Ottoman area of influence.
One of these shared aspects was the division by Mahallas. Mahallas were small quarters of the town which arose around a religious building and which were often inhabited by a homogeneous community of people belonging to the same ethnic, social or religious groups. As the town grew, mahallas fused with each other giving birth to wider neighborhoods that suffered through waves of modernization, earthquakes, wars and Ceausescu's demolition projects. This was the fate of neighborhoods like the Armenian Quarter, Mantuleasa, the Old Jewish Quarter & Batistei. Discover and learn about all the mixtures of architecture, cultures and cuisines.
Discover a very beautiful Belle Epoque area with mansions daiting back to the end of the 19th century.
Unique Tour of Hidden Bucharest lasts about 2h 30min. The itinerary has 3 stops.
Prices start at $46 per person for this Bucharest experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, 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.
The meeting point is Directions: The closest Subway station is Universitatii. From there it's a 1 minute walk to National Theater where your guide will await you on the stairs in front of the main entrance. . Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 12 participants.
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.8 out of 5 across 45 verified reviews; it is run by Interesting Times Bureau. Most-mentioned highlights: Local guide; Snacks.
This was a wonderful experience in parts of Bucharest you might not normally visit. The different architecture and artwork was wonderful and the pretzel was greatly appreciated. The guide was excellent and I was fortunate to have a 1:1 tour where we could take things as they suited us.
Thank you so much for your kind words! We are delighted you enjoyed exploring a different side of Bucharest with us :)
Christina. Great guide. Very pleasant. Interesting stories. I do not appreciate being forced to write 100 letters in review
Thank you for the review! We are happy to hear you have enjoyed our tour with Cristina and we hope to meet you again, on another tour, soon!
If you like architectural insights, it's great. For us, that was allowed to be a little less. Loana knew a lot to tell. Especially the 2nd part of the tour we found interesting. We got to places we certainly wouldn't have been otherwise. Loana is a friendly top guide with lots of knowledge and good stories
Thank you for the review, Mark! We are sorry to hear our tour did not match entirely your expectations, but we are happy that you still enjoyed the experience and the city.
Excellent, informative and very interesting tour of several notable neighborhoods that your average tourist probably would not discover! Andrea, our tour guide and a resident of Bucharest, guided me through the following neighborhoods: Batistei; Armenian; Mantuleasa; Olari; Ioanid-Gradina; and Icoanei. Andrea explained each neighborhood, discussng key characteristics and buildings/sights along the way. We made several stops, and Andrea also provided some good insider recommendations for different restaurants in each neighborhood. An added bonus was that this ended up being a private tour, as I was the only one who booked the tour for that day. Andrea is a personable and passionate guide, and taking this tour felt like visiting each neighborhood with an insider friend rather than a regular guide. I highly reommend this tour, and Andrea as a guide, if you want to get off the beaten track after visiting the standard attractions and then explore some real and quite interesting Bucharest neighborhoods. Highly recommended!
Thank you for this nice and detailed review, John! It's great to hear you had such a great time on our tour with Andreea and we hope to see you again, on another cultural experience, next time you'll be in town!
This was one of our favorite walking tours on our trip to Bucharest. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and easy to talk to. When she learned some of the stops planned for the tour we had already seen, she took us to different places so we could experience more. Highly recommended!
Ioana was a delightful guide who made the tour very enjoyable. I appreciated the focus on the architecture and history of the area.
Thank you so much for your nice words! It was a pleasure showing you around and we hope to see you again next time you'll be in town!
Highly recommended, this is a tour mostly about architecture and how it was influenced and changed during history. Ioana has a passion for culture and it shows, she was extremely knowledgeable and an absolutely lovely (I got there on Easter and she brought me a traditional Romanian cake for the holiday to try!). If you have an interest in Bucharest's history this is the tour for you.
Thank you so much for your kind review, Yasmin! It's been a pleasure having you on our tour and we hope to meet you again on another cultural experience next time you'll come to Bucharest!
This is a great tour to see the hidden part of the city, much quieter and very different from the big avenues and communist architecture elsewhere. We did this tour on Easter Sunday when everything else is closed, and were able to enter a beautiful church, so it was so much more special. Would definitely recommend this tour.
Thank you for your kind review, Roman! It's great to hear you've enjoyed our tour and we hope to see you again on a different cultural experience soon!
I was the only person on this tour, which was a bit of a shame. The guide (Irina and second guide Alex) was very pleasant and we had a good walk around the neighbourhoods of the city centre, although it did feel a bit random at times and I'm not sure there was a planned route. There was lots of information and I felt that I saw a side of the city that I wouldn't have otherwise experienced, so the tour was useful and enjoyable.
Thank you for the review, Nick! Even if we have a planned route for each tour we organize, all our guides are free to slightly adapt it, as long as it is related to the story they present and the interests of the tourists. We are happy to hear you've enjoyed the experience though and we hope to see you again on another tour soon.
Interesting and wonderful places and services and also excited thighs which such a wawooooo and wawooooooooooooooooooo
Thank you for the review, it's great to hear you've enjoyed our tour. All the best!
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