Beautiful castles & monasteries of Romania and Bulgaria
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Overview
Highlights
- Visit the Primaverii Palace - Ceausescu's Private Mansion
- Visit the Village Museum in Bucharest
- Discover the Painted Monasteries of Bucoviona - UNESCO
- Walking tour in the fascinating city of Cluj
- Take a visit of Alba Iulia, Walk in the beautiful city of Targu Mures
- known for its wonderful Art Nouveau Architecture
- Discover the birthplace of Vlad Dracula - the city of Sighisoara
- Enjoy Sibiu - Cultural Capital of Europe in 2007
- Visit Astra Museum and enjoy a Horse and Carriage Tour
- Walk amongst myth and legends at Dracula's Castle
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- All entrance fees
- Private Guide
- Private Vehicle
- Free Wi-fi
- Complimentary Bottled Water
- All taxes
- 15 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 2 Dinners
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Itinerary
Your tour guide will be expecting you at the airport and after a short orientation tour , you will be transferred to your accommodation. Accommodation in Bucharest in 3*-4* hotel (Capitol Hotel or similar)
Your day will begin with a visit to the Primaverii Palace, house of Ceausescu. After the visit we will take a walking tour through the Old City and find out more about the man that founded Bucharest – Vlad the Impaler aka Dracula that established his royal court here ...
Start your day with Voronet Monastery,a medieval monastery in the Romanian village of Voroneț, now a part of the town Gura Humorului. It is one of the famous painted monasteries from southern Bukovina, in Suceava County. The monastery was constructed by Stephen the Gr...
After your breakfast together with you guide depart towards Cluj Napoca. Upon arrival, you will have some free time for lunch. Later on, meet your guide for a walking tour through the fascinating city of Cluj-Napoca, know as Cluj for short. Visit the birth house of Ma...
Starting in the morning you will meet with your guide and head to Alba Iulia – the fortress city, a town in the heart of Transylvania that takes you back in time centuries ago because of the Roman influences. Apulum due to its strategic importance was the largest roma...
On your way to Targu Mures you will pass through the picturesque Borgo Pass of the Eastern European Experience with a stop at the Castle Dracula Hotel. Targu Mures, one of the most important mid-size city from Transylvania is known for its wonderful Art Nouveau archit...
Depart from Sighisoara early in the morning and head towards Sibiu, one of the most important cultural centers of Romania and designated the European Capital of Culture for the year 2007, along with the city of Luxembourg. Formerly the center of the Transylvanian Saxo...
Today will be departing from Sibiu with a stop at the Astra Museum Horse and Carriage Tour. Arrival in Brasov with a visit to the Gothic Black Church which stands as the main Gothic style monument in the country as well as being the largest and one of the most importa...
After a delicious breakfast, will be heading to Bran Castle, commonly known as “Dracula’s Crib” it is often referred to as the home of the title character in Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Bran Castle is known outside Romania with the name of Dracula’s Castle due to the legen...
In the morning depart towards Veliko Tarnovo with your private guide. One of the most picturesque cities you will ever visit in Bulgaria. It has been named “the city of the countries”. The old town is situated on three hills and it has been the capital of medieval Bul...
Next morning, you will be heading to Plovdiv with a stop at the Kazanlak. The town of Kazanlak is located in the center of Bulgaria, in the western part of the Kazanlak basin. Kazanlak is the center of the Valley of the Roses, the home of the Thracian kings. The count...
In the morning you will explore the second largest city from Bulgaria. It is one of the oldest city of Europe. It has been initially Thracian settlement, before becoming a very important Greek and Roman city and in the central square you can see the ruins of a Roman f...
Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria and the middle of the Balkans and one of the oldest towns from Europe. Very close to her there are several hot water springs and that’s why the Romans after they conquered her they have transformed her into a typical roman settlement b...
Start your day with a delicious breakfast. After that, together with your guide you will leave beautiful Sofia and head back to Bucharest. Late afternoon, arrival in Bucharest. Afternoon at your leisure. Accommodation in Bucharest in 3*-4* hotel (Capitol Hotel or similar).
Transfer to the airport with your private driver. Hopefully you will have plenty of memories to tell to your friends !
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"After being presented different offers in the hotel we decided to book with this company at the recommendation of our receptionist Alex. We were picked up in a bran...
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Our day with Theo was fantastic! He is an excellent driver with lots of knowledge about the history of Romania. He also appreciated the importance of Vlad/Dracula fo...
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Eastern European Experience started in 2009 as a small family run business and grew into a larger company providing travelers world wide with amazing travel experience all over Eastern Europe exploring unique and cultural enriching itineraries.
Our tours are created by us, based on our experiences and using places were we like to go with our families & friends. This is how we can offer to you first hand knowledge and expertise about the area. All our tours are guided by a handful of carefully selected fully licensed local guides with great experience working for us so you when you are on a tour you have the chance to find out more about the country you are traveling in from every aspect of it.
We like to make sure that you will have great experiences while traveling and what better way to discover a country than by and with its locals. All of our tours are taking you through villages and unbeaten paths so that you meet the local people and craftsmen, the real heart of Eastern Europe. We always like to say that we are in the business of creating great memories not just tours, so join us in exploring a unique part of the world filled with history and legends.
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