Small-Group Day Trip to Dracula's Castle, Brasov and Peles Castle

Highlights

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Itinerary

1. Our first visit is to Peles Castle, the former residence of the Romanian Royal Family and the most visited castle in Romania. Tickets are not included, please purchase them on the Peles Castle official website. Please choose only the first time slot for this castle 9:15–12:00 or 10:00–12:00, depending on the day. If you prefer not to visit the interior, you can enjoy the castle gardens or relax at a nearby café. Your guide will share interesting stories and history during the visit. *Please be aware that Peles Castle will be closed between 3 November and 2 December for cleaning & restauration. In this period we will see Peles Castle from outside and visit Pelisor Castle instead.

   2 h

2. As we arrive in Brasov city, you will have a short guided walking tour of Brasov downtown and some free time to explore yourself and have a lunch break.

   2 h

3. Tickets are not included. We expect to be there between 16:15 and 17:45, so please choose a 16:00 or 17:00 time slot. Select a Standard Ticket or Royal Tour Plus Fast Pass (please do not select a guided tour, as your TravelMaker guide will already provide all the explanations you need).

   2 h

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 1,018 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 3This tour has essentially...

  This tour has essentially three stops. Peles Castle for 1.5 hours; Braşov for 2 hours; Bran Castle for 1 hour. I cannot fault the tour guide or comfort of transport but the time balance is wrong. Bran offered a lovely village, shopping opportunities etc in addition to the castle tour but we had to run around the castle and back to the minibus with there only being an hour given. It isn’t enough. A rebalance of time is needed to get 2 hours at Bran.

  Linda_GSeptember 2026via Viator

• 5Great Guide

  Our guide Serban Riga was absolutely amazing! Very Knowledgeable, funny, helpful. He was also a great communicator. Letting us know our meeting times and sending reminders along the way.

  255debbieuSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Great experience. Wonderful sights !!

  Great experience. Wonderful sights !! Completely worth it !

  marcelacaned0September 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Fantastic day trip

  It’s a long day but definitely worth it. Left at 8am and was back by 9pm. Narcis was a fantastic tour guide. Very knowledgeable with a lot of information to share. Speakers on the bus were a bit muffled so sometimes found it hard to hear what was being said. Peleş castle and Bran castle are quite different but both very interesting and beautiful. We bought entry tickets in advance, we arrived on time for Peleş castle and it was easy to change the time for Bran castle as we arrived earlier than the ticket we had. The old town square of Braşov is lovely, we had an hour for lunch then Narcis gave us a one hour walking tour which was very informative. Lots of hairpin bends so would recommend travel sickness pills if you’re not a good traveller. Very glad to have done a small bus tour, we were ahead of the big bus tours so didn’t have to face big queues at the castles for entry. Highly recommended.

  pinksparkle1976September 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Bran & Peles

  A long day but worth the effort. Peles Castle was exceptional, Bran castle was a good experiance. The guide provided useful and detailed advice and explanation. The transport was comfortable and the scenery on the journey very nice.

  Culture20501659483September 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Long but enjoyable excursion

  The tours of Pele;scand Bran Castle were interesting ' and the city of Brasov was a pleasure to visit. Tour guide Serban was both funny and knowledgable and kept the tour on time.

  Robert_HSeptember 2026via Viator

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How it compares in Bucharest

• Its from-price is 67% below the median of the 277 day trips we list in Bucharest.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 3 of 277.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

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