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- Explore!
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- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 7 - 16
- Age range 16 to 85
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore Bucharest, the 'Paris of the East'
- Visit the haunting Bran Castle in Transylvania
- Stroll through medieval Sibiu's historic streets
- Discover Belgrade's vibrant history and culture
- Tour the ancient Roman city of Viminacium
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Join trip in Bucharest, Romania
- Day 2 Walking tour of Bucharest; free afternoon to explore the city further
- Day 3 Drive to the Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania; visit to remarkable Peles Castle and Bran Castle
- Day 4 Explore medieval Brasov and the walled city of Sibiu
- Day 5 See King Decebalus' statue and take a dip in riverside hot springs
- Day 6 Explore ancient Roman Viminacium and arrive in Belgrade, Serbia
- Day 7 Visit to the laidback city of Novi Sad; explore Belgrade on foot
- Day 8 See the rock formations at Devil's Town and Skull Tower in Nis
- Day 9 Arrive in Sofia, Bulgaria and visit the Soviet Army Monument by metro
- Day 10 Explore Rila Monastery; chance to visit the Museum of Socialist Art
- Day 11 See Plovdiv Roman Theatre and a Thracian tomb in the Rose Valley
- Day 12 Visit Shipka Memorial Church, Etar Museum and Tsarevets Fort
- Day 13 Discover Varna and Balchik on the Black Sea coast
- Day 14 Visit Kaliakra Fortress and take a walk along the cliff tops
- Day 15 Return to Bucharest, Romania
- Day 16 Trip ends in Bucharest, Romania
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
Hotel Minerva
HotelDays 1, 2, 15Casa Zada Guest House
Guesthouseday 3Hotel Continental
Hotelday 4Pensiune Safrane
Hotelday 5Mr President Hotel
HotelDays 6, 7Hotel Regent
Hotelday 8Budapest Hotel
HotelDays 9, 10Hotel Zornica
Hotelday 11Hotel Concorde
Hotelday 12The Palace Villa Complex
HotelDays 13, 14
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Number of tours
461
Age Range
16 to 85 years old
Response time
within 2 days
Response rate
96%
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- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportGood
- AccommodationGood
- FoodExcellent
- Anull· June 22nd, 2023I enjoyed Bran castle in Romania, the towns of Novi Sad and Nis, and our two night stay at the Black Sea resort.Trip date: June 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AMichelle· July 3rd, 2023With the nature of this trip its really hard to pick out a highlight because there is just so much. Our introductory walking tours always picked out the highlights - with lots of information to explain what we were looking at. For me, I love being able to see lots of different places, get some idea of the culture.Show moreTrip date: June 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AJen· August 26th, 2023Costin went over and beyond in his duties as a tour LeaderTrip date: August 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AAnita· August 27th, 2023I enjoyed the 3 capitals and all the unexpected small towns.Trip date: August 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ACatherine· September 20th, 2023Highlights: Serbia: the modern art galleries and the park by the Danube (in Belgrade). I wish we'd stopped for a beer in one of the bars overlooking the river there. Cebar Hill Church. Bulgaria: Rila Monastery, Synagogue Sofia, the mosque Sofia. Soviet statues, Shipka memorial Church, archaeological museum Varna . Romania: Corvin Castle, Bran Castle, boat trip on Danube, Ceausescu mansion.Show moreTrip date: September 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AAlan· September 24th, 2023Highlights for each Country were: Sibiu in Romania Belgrade in Serbia Tsarevets Fort in BulgariaTrip date: September 2023Review collected by Explore!
- APauline· October 2nd, 2023My highlights: swimming in the Black Sea, the boat trip on the Danube, eating seafood and drinking wine in conversation with some truly wonderful travel companions whilst watching the sun go down and discovering how lovely Romania is.Trip date: September 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AFlorence· October 7th, 2023Lots of mountain scenery. Fascinating to learn so much about thhistory and politics of the area.Trip date: September 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AFrances· October 10th, 2023The Romanian castles (Bran, Peles and Corvin), and beautiful town of Sibiu; Serbian Skull Tower in Nis, nearby Devil’s Town and Novi Sad’s Petrovaradin Fortress; Bulgarian Rila Monastery, Plovdiv’s Roman Theatre and the Rose Perfume, Varna’s Sea Garden on the Black Sea.Show moreTrip date: September 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AAnne· October 2nd, 2023I loved staying in the guest house in the mountains in Transylvania with the home-style dinner, Bran Castle, the boat ride on the Danube, the tiny church where the monk gave us some background, our first meal in Sofia, Rila Monastery, The archeology museum in Varna, and the Palace Villa. For me the best part of any travel is meeting and getting to know people.Show moreTrip date: September 2023Review collected by Explore!
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