Classic Tour Transylvania Self-Drive - 5 Days Incl. Local Gu

Welcome to Bucharest! Explore the Little Paris of the East together with your local guide and discover the town’s true gems such as the Arch of Triumph, the Romanian Athenaeum, the Palace of the Parliament and the Patriarchal Church. Take a stroll in the Old Town and see its highlights: the Stravapoleos Church, the National Bank, the History Museum, the Lipscani street and the Old Princely Court, known as Dracula’s residence, where it is said that Vlad Dracula kept his prisoners. Before the evening falls, refresh your spirit by getting to know the people who will accompany you in this adventure, at a welcome dinner in a restaurant from the Old Town. Overnight in Bucharest.

After breakfast, take an inside tour of the Palace of the Parliament, also known as “The People’s House”, which according to Guinness World Records it is the largest and most expensive administrative building in the world. Afterwards, continue to Transylvania, the “land behind the forests”. The scenic drive will take you to the famous Transfagarasan road (open 16 June – 31 October), a road which was named „the best road in the world” by the TV show Top Gear. Enjoy spectacular views along the way until you reach the city of Sibiu, the 2007 European Cultural capital. In the evening you are invited to a typical Transylvanian restaurant in the Old Town for dinner. Check-in and overnight in Sibiu.

Enjoy a walking tour in Sibiu, the largest and wealthiest walled citadel built in Transylvania in the 12th century by the German settlers. The town has a pedestrian-friendly area, with two accessible levels: The Upper Town and The Lower Town, connected through The Stairs Passage. Preserving until today its wonderful medieval atmosphere, Sibiu was listed by Forbes in its top 10 of the most idyllic places to live in the whole world. Visit the Grand Square, the Small Square and the Liar’s Bridge. After some time at leisure, continue to the village Biertan, where you will discover one of the best preserved medieval fortifications in Transylvania. Built in 1500 on the foundations of a previous Romanesque building, the fortification features three mighty ring walls, two outer baileys and several defense towers. Drive further to Sighisoara and check-in. You are invited to dinner in the birth house of Count Dracula, a restaurant which is also a historic monument and a museum. Overnight in Sighisoara.