The Real Dracula Tour - Shared

Meeting point for this tour
- Romanian Atheneum -

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The Real Dracula Tour - small group shared tour (no more than 16 people!)

Operating days: Tuesday - Sunday
Starting time: 08:00 am
Return time: around 07:00 pm
Meeting point: Romanian Athenaeum (1-3 Franklin St., Sector 1, Bucharest, Revolution Square - in front of the little garden)
Language: English

Our tours are not available on the following dates: 8-9 Apr 2018, 25-26 Dec 2018, 31 Dec 2018, 01 Jan 2019

Price: 79 EURO/adult, 39 Euro for children 7 - 12 years old

Discount for groups: 5% for 3 people, 8% for 4 or more people traveling together

Description

This is a small group full day tour from Bucharest to Targoviste, Poienari Citadel and Curtea de Arges.

The first stop will be in Targoviste, the former capital of Wallachia under Vlad Tepes (Vlad the Impaler) to visit the former Princely Court and Chindia Tower, nowadays a symbol of the city.

Then, we go to Curtea de Arges to visit one of the most beautiful monasteries in South Romania. Beyond the impressive and unique architectural style, the monastery boasts an interesting legend about the builder of the church and all he had to do so he could, eventually, finish the work.

Poenari Citadel is the next visit for which you will have to climb 1480 steps for about 20-30 minutes on a trek of aprox 1 km. Prepare to admire a remarkable scenery over the mountains and the hear the tumultuous story of Vlad the Impaler, one of the most intriguing figures in our history.

Before getting back to Bucharest, you will stop at Vidraru Lake, an important construction from the communist period, placed next to the famous Transfagarasan Road, named by Top Gear as “the most beautiful road in the world”.

The tour ends after returning to Bucharest.

Important

If you make an online booking for a single traveler, the total amount will be blocked on your card and either charged if we can confirm the tour on your date or rejected if the tour cannot be confirmed for your date.
This tour is not suitable for families with children under 7. We strongly recommend to book a private tour (with the same itinerary) in this case.
Those who cannot climb the steps to reach Poenari Fortress, can wait for the group at the base of the hill.

Included

Transport by car/minibus
English speaking guide
Entrance fees

Not included

Lunch (around 50 RON/person) – there will be a stop on the way to eat either together or separately, but we will avoid the tourist “traps”.

Itinerary

Bucharest – Targoviste – Curtea de Arges – Poienari - Vidraru – Bucharest (around 420 km)

Hotel pick-up/drop-off (within Bucharest):

The extra fee for hotel pick-up/drop-off is 20 Euro/standard car (1-3 persons), 30 Euro/minibus (4-8 persons), 50 Euro/minibus (9-11 persons) and the pick-up time is 07:30 am. During the booking process you can choose this extra service.
The following hotels are located within walking distance from the departure point and there is no need for a hotel pick-up: Hilton Athenee Palace, Radisson Blu, Berthelot, Amzei, Novotel, Grand Hotel Continental, Ramada Majestic, Capitol, Capsa, Opera.
Please note that the cost of taxi in Bucharest is not so high and it could be more convenient for you to take a taxi to the departure point. You can ask the reception of your hotel to order a taxi for you. Just tell the driver to take you to the Athenaeum ("Ateneu" in Romanian) in front of Hilton Hotel.

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Important! TravelMaker, as the company which organizes the trip, is not responsible if the visited sites are closed without prior notice
and for any reason at the moment you arrive.