Alba-Carolina Citadel Tickets and Tours

Dracula beyond the legend: 8-day private tour in Transilvania

Halloween Trip for Dracula’s Immortals

Had a last minute/on the fly add-on to join this trip to Romania and coworkers were impressed that my Halloween plans would take me overseas to a party at Draculas castle. The bonus is there were more castles, and more and more and more on this trip. Every destination was truly amazing and the atmosphere by the guide matched every highlight of the destination. I was transported to truly enjoy Romanian culture with experiences, cuisines, and phenomenal hospitality. My guide was Danny from Rolandia and he made the whole group meld and immerse in the days and minutes with a sort old school family closeness. That’s was the vibe of the country too. The sights are unique, 14th to 20th century marvels. The stories are captivating and familiar, political rise and falls. The transport into another time by the artifacts, palaces, castles, fortresses, and even major village infrastructure is a nice escape from home. I loved this trip immensely. And I partied as one of vlad’s immortals. Highly recommend, over and over.

Private 5-Day Tour in Transylvania from Bucharest Hotel Pick-up and Drop off

Great Transylvania Trip

My friend and I had a great time visiting Transylvania. Bogdan was an excellent tour guide. He has a good knowledge of the history of the area and he is good company. I would recommend this tour to anyone.

Transylvanian week

A Side of Romania We'd Never Find on Our Own

For anyone hesitant to book a fully guided tour: just do it. This was one of our favorite trips, and Gelu is the reason we got so much out of it. We wanted to see rural areas like Maramureș and Transylvania beyond the typical tourist attractions. My husband convinced me to hire a guide and I cannot believe how much it changed the experience. As a former journalist, Gelu has contacts and friends in every corner of the country. Because of that, we experienced a side of Romania we could never have found on our own. We ate meals in family kitchens, drank palincă with locals, and had genuine conversations about their lives today and during communism. It was refreshing to spend days at a time without encountering another American, or even a native English speaker. We really wanted to see the place where the Ceaușescus were tried and executed, but it was closed the only day we could go. Gelu made a phone call, and two women opened the museum just for us! Gelu was incredibly flexible and tailored the trip to our interests and energy level as he got to know us. One day I was sick and Gelu consulted his pharmacist daughter, then showed up at our hotel room with medicine and instructions. He then spoke with the owner of the inn who let us stay in the room as long as I needed past checkout time. My husband and I are in our early 40s and travel internationally a few times a year, normally planning everything ourselves. We love the freedom and spontaneity of independent travel and I worried a fully guided trip would feel too structured, but it didn't. Instead, it made the trip. I encourage everyone to visit before tourism changes some of the places and traditions that make this country special. There is so much more of Romania we want to explore, and we plan to return. Next time, I'll give Gelu the dates and leave the rest up to him.