Category Transfagarasan Road Trips

Bucharest · TRANSFAGARASAN ROAD TRIPS

15 Standout Transfagarasan Road Trips from Bucharest

22 reviewed

Small-group max 7 – Top Gear Road – Transfăgărăşan Highway

Small-group max 7 - Top Gear Road - Transfăgărăşan Highway - Price and value: why $143.97 can feel fair here

1.Small-group max 7 – Top Gear Road – Transfăgărăşan Highway

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 391 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $143Our pick

Small-group Transfăgărășan Highway tour from Bucharest with monasteries, Poenari views, Vidraru Dam, waterfalls, and Bâlea Lake.

“A full day of beautiful scenery and a very knowledgeable guide. More leisurely and relaxed tour, seeing some of Romanias highlights. Definitely preferable to the coach tours.”

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Bucharest: Top Gear Road Transfagarasan Day Trip

Bucharest: Top Gear Road Transfagarasan Day Trip - Transfăgărășan Road: the “best road in the world” factor

2.Top Gear Road Transfagarasan Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 293 reviews · from $56Best value

A 12-hour guided Bucharest day trip to the Transfagarasan Road, Vidraru Dam, Capra Waterfall, and Bâlea Lake, with a chance to see bears.

“Nicolas was a wonderful guide! He was very knowledgeable about the area and was very helpful, answering any questions we had. Johnny was a great driver and I felt safe the whole time, even on some of the winding mountain roads. Nicolas did offer motion sickness pills in case that's something that bothers you. I traveled solo and was lucky to be with a great group of about 20 people on a comfy mini bus. Yes, we saw lots of bears on the road from the bus! I stopped counting at 12, some we couldn't stop safely to look at but it's ok. The lunch break at Hotel Capra was…”

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Small group Bears ‘Safari’ on Transfăgărășan -max 7 tourists

Small group Bears 'Safari' on Transfăgărășan -max 7 tourists - The full-day drive reality: what the schedule feels like

3.Small group Bears ‘Safari’ on Transfăgărășan -max 7 tourists

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 159 reviews · from $101

Small-group day trip on the Transfăgărășan Road for wild brown bears, Poenari Fortress, Vidraru Dam, Capra Waterfall, and Bâlea Lake.

“A truly lovely day! We ended up seeing 20 bears, both adults and cubs! Our guide, Sebastian, was very well-organised, funny and knowledgeable, we had a great time with him and learned a lot about the Romanian history. Recommended if you like bears, want to see romanian landscapes and don't get easily carsick!”

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From Bucharest: Top Gear Road – Transfăgărășan Highway Day Trip

From Bucharest: Top Gear Road - Transfăgărășan Highway Day Trip - 7:30 am departure from Volo Hotel, then a long day in the Carpathians

4.Top Gear Road – Transfăgărășan Highway Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 68 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $58

A full-day drive from Bucharest to the Transfăgărășan Highway with dam, waterfall, Bâlea Lake, and possible wild bear sightings, guided in English.

“Highly scenic drive along the forest and mountains. The views at the final destination around the glacier are breathtaking. Spotted around 15 brown bears and the trip was totally worth it.”

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Small group max 7, Transfăgărășan the Top Gear Road

Small group max 7, Transfăgărășan the Top Gear Road - Vidraru Dam at 166 Meters, Engineering With Real Explanations

5.Small group max 7, Transfăgărășan the Top Gear Road

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 48 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $130

Small-group Bucharest day trip to Poenari, Vidraru Dam, and the Transfăgărășan Road to the Sky, ending at Bâlea Lake in season.

“I'd sincerely urge evryone visiting Bucharest to take a day off and take this tour. You'll return with excellent memories and a phone full of bear-photos. Sebastien and Matei were exceptional guides. We were 8 of us on the tour, so they got is two cars (which was very kind of them). This allowed us to space out and travel much more comfortablely. They drove us out of the city, into the forests, stopped many times to show the sights and gave us an in-depth historical and cultural contexts. We saw Vlad's castle, the dam and then headed off to the forests to see bears. I kid you not, but…”

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Transfăgărășan Highway & Balea Lake – Private Tour from Bucharest

Transfăgărășan Highway & Balea Lake - Private Tour from Bucharest - Vidraru Dam: the practical stop that makes the mountains feel real

6.Transfăgărășan Highway & Balea Lake – Private Tour from Bucharest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $215

Private 12-hour Transfăgărășan Highway and Bâlea Lake day trip from Bucharest, with hotel pickup, in-car WiFi, Dam and Poenari views.

“Amazing trip from start to finish. Our guide was Alin, who immediately made us welcome and was really friendly. He had a really good knowledge of the history of each area we passed through. We had plenty of options to stop for breaks or coffee etc, nothing was too much trouble. First stop was a fortress which was amazing and then on upwards to the mountain. The views from the top of the Mountain down the Transfagarasan highway were stunning and we were given ample time to wander about taking pictures and sampling the local snacks on offer at Lacul Balea. He recommended Langos which we tried and it was…”

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Transfagarasan Road Trip

Transfagarasan Road Trip - How the 12-hour pacing feels from Bucharest

7.Transfagarasan Road Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 25 reviews · 12 hours · from $152

Ride Romania’s Transfagarasan Highway, hike at Bâlea Lake, and visit Vidraru Dam from Bucharest in a small group. From $152.

“Very good tour, sebestatian the tour leader was great and everything was amazing! 100% the company to use for tours in Bucharest!!! From Malta 🇲🇹🇲🇹🇲🇹🇲🇹🇲🇹🇲🇹🇲🇹”

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Bucharest: Transfagarasan Road – Small Group max 7 Tourists

Bucharest: Transfagarasan Road - Small Group max 7 Tourists - Getting started at University’s Square, and why timing matters

8.Transfagarasan Road – Small Group max 7 Tourists

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $170

Small-group Transfăgărășan day trip with Poenari Castle, Vidraru Dam, Capra Waterfall, Bâlea Lake, and mountain road photo stops.

“It’s an amazing experience ! We saw bears !!!great views through the mountain and on the top of it!!to do absolutely specially before bears go to hibernate ☺️!our guide was exceptional also ! Thanks”

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Private 4-Day Tour in Transylvania including Transfagarasan Road from Bucharest

Private 4-Day Tour in Transylvania including Transfagarasan Road from Bucharest - What you get for the price: private value, not just sightseeing

9.Private 4-Day Tour in Transylvania including Transfagarasan Road from Bucharest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 4 days (approx.) · from $717

Private 4-day Transylvania tour from Bucharest with castles, UNESCO towns, Transfăgărășan views, bear sanctuary, and Snagov monastery.

“Highly recommend this trip. Our guide Bianca is the best! We had some great luck being able to partake in a couple festivals including the Ravasitul Oilor Autumn Festival in Bran, Oktoberfest in Brasov, and even the first snow on the Transfăgărășan Rd. Our accommodations were at Casa Timar - the owners of the B&B, Lili is the sweetest! We had such a great time and even my Romanian friends said we really had the full experience!”

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2 Days Private Tour Transfagarasan Road & Sibiu from Bucharest

2 Days Private Tour Transfagarasan Road & Sibiu from Bucharest - Poienari Castle: Dracula Fans Get Their Stair Workout

10.2 Days Private Tour Transfagarasan Road & Sibiu from Bucharest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $711

Private 2-day trip from Bucharest to Transfagarasan Highway, Poienari Castle, Sibiu and Cozia, with a guide, Wi-Fi car, and included entrances.

“From Our first contact Nicolas, he responded promptly to all my messages and there were a lot, I trusted him. Our 2 days trip to be suitable for a mobility scooter or limited walking and our interests. Unfortunately Nicolas was unwell for our trip Read more”

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Transfagarasan Road & Balea Lake – Private Tour from Bucharest

Transfagarasan Road & Balea Lake - Private Tour from Bucharest - Poienari Castle Ruins, Where Vlad’s Story Meets Real Stone

Private Tour – Top Gear Road, Transfăgărășan Highway

Private Tour - Top Gear Road, Transfăgărășan Highway - Poenari Citadel: Vlad’s Cliff Fortress, Seen From Below

12.Private Tour – Top Gear Road, Transfăgărășan Highway

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $160

A private Bucharest day trip on the Top Gear Road, with monasteries, Vlad clues, Vidraru Dam, and mountain stops up to Bâlea Lake.

“This trip was amazing! We went: to a prison, a monastery ( beautiful!), Vlad the Impaler’s castle, to a very unique town (where each home was not like the next!), to see a huge dam (safe stray dogs live there), hibernating bears😊, and then a long twisty upward climb in the car to 1600 meters ( to have a delicious lunch and go sledding in the snow tundra!). Super fun day! George , our guide, is super knowledgeable of all information and a great companion/driver on the trip!”

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Transfagarasan Highway – Private day trip from Bucharest


13.Transfagarasan Highway – Private day trip from Bucharest

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 7 reviews · from $165

Private Transfagarasan day trip from Bucharest with Curtea de Arges Monastery, Poenari Fortress, Vidraru Dam, and Balea Lake.

“Unfortunately the company that we booked through had gone out of business and Viator was unaware. The tour did not happen for us and it was too late after waiting to see if they would arrive and talking with Viator to get another trip anywhRead more”

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Day Trip to Transfagarasan

Day Trip to Transfagarasan - Curtea de Arges Monastery: royal tombs and one of Romania’s most beautiful churches

14.Day Trip to Transfagarasan

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 6 reviews · 12 hours · from $258

A full 12-hour private road trip through Dracula sites, the Curtea de Arges royal tomb church, 1,480 steps, and the clouds of Transfagarasan.

“It was a pretty awesome day with my very so knowledgeable and professional guide Alex. Alex was great explaining the history and culture of the visited places and the most memorable thing was spotting brown bears 11 times and enjoying a Romanian lunch after reaching the summit”

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3 Days Private Tour in Romania with Transfagarasan Road

3 Days Private Tour in Romania with Transfagarasan Road - Vidraru Dam and the Transfagarasan Highway ride you’ll talk about later