Bucharest Courtyard
Hotel
Day 1
Transylvania & the Transfagarasan - 6 Days (Bucharest, Sinaia, Brasov, Bran & Viscri)
Six days of Saxon villages and one absurd mountain road. Six days with a private vehicle, guesthouses inside the Sighisoara citadel and at Viscri, and the pass crossing included.
Cypress & Stone
Runs this trip
Walking / cultural tour
Six days of Saxon villages and one absurd mountain road
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers
Top Highlights
Palace of the ParliamentCeausescu's palace is the heaviest building on earth and the second largest administrative one. Peles CastlePeles was built in the 1880s for Carol I and was one of the first castles in Europe with central heating, electricity and a retractable… Bran CastleBran is marketed as Dracula's castle and Vlad Tepes almost certainly never lived there.
Itinerary
Ceausescu's palace is the heaviest building on earth and the second largest administrative one. A fifth of old Bucharest was demolished for it.
BucharestHow the day runs
- 1 hrsThe airport train into the centre
- MealsDinner
- AccommodationBucharest Courtyard
Included Activities
- Airport transfer
- Hotel night
- Palace of the Parliament tour
LANDMARKS Palace of the Parliament Old Town Village Museum Start point Bucharest, Henri Coanda Airport (OTP), Bucharest 00:00 - 23:59Peles was built in the 1880s for Carol I and was one of the first castles in Europe with central heating, electricity and a retractable glass roof.
Bucharest, Sinaia, BrasovHow the day runs
- 2 hrs9:00 AM — north into the mountains
- 1 hrs2:30 PM — on to Brasov
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationBrasov Residency
Included Activities
- Peles Castle entry
- Rail tickets
- Old-town hotel night in Brasov
LANDMARKS Peles Castle Sinaia Brasov council square Bran is marketed as Dracula's castle and Vlad Tepes almost certainly never lived there. Viscri, forty minutes away, is the more interesting stop.
Brasov, Bran, ViscriHow the day runs
- 1 hrs9:00 AM — out to the castle before the coaches
- 2 hrs1:00 PM — to the Saxon village and its fortified church
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationViscri House
Included Activities
- Bran and Viscri entries
- Guesthouse night at Viscri
LANDMARKS Bran Castle Viscri Fortified church Saxon houses Sighisoara is one of the few inhabited medieval citadels left in Europe — people live inside the walls and the school is up a covered wooden stair of a hundred and seventy-five steps.
Viscri, SighisoaraHow the day runs
- 2 hrs9:30 AM — north to the citadel
- 3 hrs11:30 AM — the clock tower, the covered stair and the hill church
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationSighisoara House
Included Activities
- Clock tower and church entries
- Citadel guesthouse night
LANDMARKS Clock Tower Covered Stairway Church on the Hill Citadel Ceausescu built it in the 1970s as a military crossing after the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. It cost a great many lives and it is only open from about July to October.
Sighisoara, TransfagarasanHow the day runs
- 3 hrs8:00 AM — south-west to the pass road
- 3 hrs11:30 AM — over the 2,042 m pass and down to Balea
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationTransfagarasan Residency
Included Activities
- Transport over the pass
- Guesthouse night near Sibiu
LANDMARKS Transfagarasan Balea Lake Poenari fortress Vidraru dam Four hours, and the Poenari fortress — which Vlad actually did hold — is on the way if you want the real one.
Transfagarasan, BucharestHow the day runs
- 4 hrs9:00 AM — south to the capital
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationNot included — onward travel
Included Activities
- Transport
- Airport transfer
- Day 1Airport transfer
- Day 1Hotel night
- Day 1Palace of the Parliament tour
- Day 2Peles Castle entry
- Day 2Rail tickets
- Day 2Old-town hotel night in Brasov
- Day 3Bran and Viscri entries
- Day 3Guesthouse night at Viscri
- Day 4Clock tower and church entries
- Day 4Citadel guesthouse night
- Day 5Transport over the pass
- Day 5Guesthouse night near Sibiu
- Day 6Transport
- Day 1 · 1 nightBucharest Courtyard
- Day 2 · 1 nightBrasov Residency
- Day 3 · 1 nightViscri House
- Day 4 · 1 nightSighisoara House
- Day 5 · 1 nightTransfagarasan Residency
- Day 1Bucharest to BucharestThe airport train into the centre
- Day 2Bucharest to Sinaia9:00 AM — north into the mountains
- Day 2Sinaia to Brasov2:30 PM — on to Brasov
- Day 3Brasov to Bran9:00 AM — out to the castle before the coaches
- Day 3Bran to Viscri1:00 PM — to the Saxon village and its fortified church
- Day 4Viscri to Sighisoara9:30 AM — north to the citadel
- Day 5Sighisoara to Transfagarasan8:00 AM — south-west to the pass road
- Day 5Transfagarasan to Transfagarasan11:30 AM — over the 2,042 m pass and down to Balea
- Day 6Transfagarasan to Bucharest9:00 AM — south to the capital
Where you'll stay
All accommodations are subject to change
Brasov Residency
Hotel
Day 2
Viscri House
Hotel
Day 3
Sighisoara House
Hotel
Day 4
Transfagarasan Residency
Hotel
Day 5
What you'll eat
5 breakfasts and 4 dinners across 6 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 6.
- DinnerServed on days 1, 3, 4, 5
- BreakfastServed on days 2–6
9 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
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Customer reviews
Overall rating
4.3/5
Based on 18 reviews
Review summary
Food4.2/5
Guide4.1/5
Itinerary3.9/5
Transport4.2/5
Accommodation4.1/5
Tour operator4.4/5
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Sameer Khan – Lucknow2026-07-24 · Verified booking
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it. Solid operator.
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Ananya Gupta – Ahmedabad2026-07-24 · Verified booking
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. Good value for what's included.
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Tara D'Souza – Ahmedabad2026-07-24 · Verified booking
Too much time on the coach and not enough at the places we'd come for. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing.
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Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.
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Carla Mendes – Dublin2026-07-24 · Verified booking
Well paced over 6 days with enough free time to not feel herded. No hesitation recommending them.
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Sameer Khan – Chennai2025-08-20 · Verified booking
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Would send friends their way.
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Hannah Lindqvist – Lisbon2025-08-20 · Verified booking
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Rooms were comfortable and the locations meant we could walk most evenings. Meals were good throughout and the vegetarian options weren't an afterthought.
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Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.
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Aditi Rao – Nagpur2025-08-20 · Verified booking
Transylvania done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested.
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Tom Bergman – Auckland2025-08-20 · Verified booking
Hotels were a step below what I expected for the price.
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Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.
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