Bucharest Hostel
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Day 1
Transylvania by rail - 6 Days (Bucharest, Sinaia, Brasov, Bran & Viscri)
Six days of Saxon villages and one absurd mountain road. The same towns on Romania's rail network, which reaches Brasov and Sighisoara well but not Viscri or the Transfagarasan.
Old Mule Routes
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 Hostel
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 Hostel
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 Hostel
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 Hostel
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 Hostel
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 Hostel
- Day 2 · 1 nightBrasov Hostel
- Day 3 · 1 nightViscri Hostel
- Day 4 · 1 nightSighisoara Hostel
- Day 5 · 1 nightTransfagarasan Hostel
- 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 Hostel
Hostel
Day 2
Viscri Hostel
Hostel
Day 3
Sighisoara Hostel
Hostel
Day 4
Transfagarasan Hostel
Hostel
Day 5
What you'll eat
5 breakfasts and 4 dinners across 6 days, at camp. 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
4.4/5
Based on 11 reviews
Review summary
Food4.4/5
Guide4.2/5
Itinerary3.9/5
Transport4.1/5
Accommodation4.1/5
Tour operator4.4/5
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Marc Dubois – Dubai2025-07-03 · Verified booking
Well paced over 6 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. Would send friends their way.
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Ishita Ghosh – Jaipur2025-07-03 · Verified booking
Transylvania done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. The cooking was a genuine surprise — better than most places we'd have picked ourselves. Good value for what's included.
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Owen Clarke – Stockholm2025-07-03 · Verified booking
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Would book with them again.
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Tara D'Souza – Jaipur2025-07-03 · Verified booking
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy. Would send friends their way.
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Sneha Kulkarni – Lucknow2025-07-03 · Verified booking
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. No hesitation recommending them.
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Sofia Marchetti – Toronto2025-03-02 · Verified booking
Transylvania done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing.
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Rahul Menon – Delhi2025-03-02 · Verified booking
Well paced over 6 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones. Good value for what's included.
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Divya Reddy – Ahmedabad2025-03-02 · 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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