Private Dracula Castle Tour: Discover Vlad the Impaler's Life From Bucharest
4.7
17 Ratings
Targoviste

Uncover the Authentic Dracula’s Castle! Experience the world from Vlad Dracula’s perspective. This tour encompasses major landmarks integral to Vlad The Impaler’s existence and unravels the factual events of his turbulent reign. Unearth the truth and folklore of the Dracula’s tale.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Princely Court - Targoviste Princely Court - The real court of Vlad the Impaler

    extbf{About 80 Km Northwest of Bucharest in the Southwestern Transylvanian Alps is the town of Targoviste. The capital of feudal Walachia from 14th to the 17th century. It was here where Vlad Dracula had his main residence. Tour highlights: Princely Court, Princely Church, Chindia Tower, Museum of the printing press and of the old Romanian books.}

  • Poienari Castle - Poienari Fortress - The Real Castle of Dracula: is placed on the highest cliff around Arges gorges at 850m. It is surrounded by a spectacular landscape and to get there we will climb the 1480 steps.

  • Curtea de Arges Monastery - Curtea de Arges is a city in Romania on the right bank of the Arges River, where it flows through a valley of the lower Carpathians. The name, literally The Court upon Arges refers to the former status of the town as the capital of Wallachia. Visit Curtea de Arges Orthodox Monastery which features a church unique in design and architecture.

What's Included
  • Hotel pick-up & drop-off
  • Transportation by air-conditioned car / minibus
  • Private English-speaking guide
What's Not Included
  • Entrance and Photo / video fees
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Location
Princely Court
Str. Justice, No. 7
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Al_r
May 7, 2023
5 Star Tour - Great tour & guide! Each stop had breathtaking views & allowed plenty of time to view. Highly recommend!
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R5765jwjasona
Dec 14, 2022
Awesome tour!!! - Christian is absolutely the best and very knowledgeable. Based on how much fun I had on this tour, I will definitely book more tours with him in the future. I highly recommend him as a tour guide
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Tara
Dec 4, 2022
A must do - We did a last minute private tour from Bucharest to Peles and Bran, Christian was a great host and very knowledgeable. Highly recommend.
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Robbs2331ra
Sep 28, 2021
Bran's castle - Diana and Christian were amazing!! They are wonderful with an amazing grasp of the English language!! Highly recommend
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Littlesthobo123
Feb 23, 2019
Peles Castle was splendid - Gabriel was very knowledgable on many subjects (religion, politics, flora, fauna, architecture). He was also very responsible and drove safely - so important when driving back late in the evening through snowy mountains!
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Storyteller235532
Nov 7, 2018
Finding Dracula - I relay tray to find him (Dracula) in his town, in his castle, on the restaurants, or on the streets, even on night fall. I did not! So the only thinks that make me come back in this location are: Exceptionally beautiful view, kind and welcoming people, nice food and drink, not very expensive.
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Suzy
May 6, 2018
The real Vlad - After being cancelled by one company early in the week, due to fires near Poienari Fortress I called Diana at UnzipRomania desperate to do the tour and she was more than helpful with acquiring fire status daily and informing me of same. On the friday we got the all clear to do the tour on saturday. I was estatic! As was my 15 year old who was not overly keen on another walking tour of another European city. The day of the tour started at 0730 with Diana and Lucien, both warm and friendly. Diana was very informative with local legends and history, which continued throughout the day; which was fascinating to hear about, especially the dispelling of the Vlad Tepes (the impaler) tales. We visited Targoviste Princely Court - The real court of Vlad the Impaler, Curtea de Arges and Poienari Fortress - Vlads home - the whole 1480 steps, very steep but manageable with frequent stops, taking 30 - 40 minutes... All the sites had their own special qualities that photos can not fully do justice; coupled with the tales of the day and history provided by Diana, the 11 hour day went very fast. Both guides very considerate with regular breaks and a local Romanian restuarant for lunch. Awesome day and history...Vlad a Romanian Hero! Thanks again to Diana and Lucien for the awesome day! I highly recommend this company for your own special "searching for Dracula" experience
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Jeff
Mar 18, 2018
A tour you can really sink your teeth into - What a wonderful tour and a wonderful tour guide. Lucian dynamically and energetically opened my eyes to Romania and especially Peles Castle, Dracula's Castle and the city of Brasov. Lucian took me to a great restaurant for traditional Romanian cuisine and told me stories of Romania. He knew good locations for great photographs. By the end of the day, I was thoroughly and satisfyingly exhausted. I do not hesitate to recommend this tour and especially Lucian as your tour guide.
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Michel_p
Nov 2, 2023
out of the 3 places... - out of the 3 places planned for the visit, 2 were closed. Luckily the guide found other places for us to visit. It's really a shame not to have been warned before to be able to cancel or change the program,
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Angel
Mar 18, 2018
The tour itself is okay, the long... - <p>The tour itself is okay, the long walk to Vlad's old castle was fun but hard! Prepare to walk upstairs uphill for half an hour. The old ruins were a bit meh, but the guide was good.</p>
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