An in-depth walking tour in which you will learn of the history of the infamous Bran Castle. As you explore its many rooms, hear real and fictional stories surrounding this castle, which has changed hands many times throughout history.

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Duration 1 hour: Check availability to see starting times.
Skip the ticket line
Live tour guide: English, Italian, Romanian, Spanish, German

Highlights

Experience the infamous Bran Castle
Hear ghost and vampire stories
Be told the incredible story of Queen Marie of Romania

Full description

After meeting with your guide in Bran village, your castle tour will start. After a short introduction about the surrounding area, you will walk inside the castle and begin your journey into the past. Bran Castle has more than 50 rooms, but most of them closed between 2006 and 2009 when Queen Maria’s grandchildren inherited it from the Romanian government. There are still 19 of them currently open for the general public, as well as a secret passage. Your guide will provide you with an in-depth tour covering the history of the fortress, including many legends and vampires. You will also hear stories about Count Dracula, and the implication of Queen Maria of Romania in the restoration of this fantastic place. You can encounter the guard's room, the queen’s apartment, the king’s apartment, the catellan’s office, the music room, and the apartments of Princess Ileana and Prince Nicolae. Your tour will end in the court yard by the well, which sits right beside the time tunnel which you will be welcome to walk through afterwards.

Includes

Live English, Romania, Italian, or Spanish-speaking guide
Skip-the-line admission ticket

Not suitable for

Wheelchair users

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

Traveler requirements

You are required to bring and wear a mask
You must fill out a travel information form
You will receive a mandatory temperature check

Meeting point

Strada Valea Portii nr.2 , Bran village. 200 m away from Bran Castle , across the road from the souvenir stands

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Important information

Know before you go

Comfortable shoes are recommended
This tour is unfortunately not suitable for people with disabilities

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.6 /5

based on 55 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.6/5
Value for money
4.3/5
Service
4.8/5
Organization
4.8/5

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Cristina was a very good guide. A lot of knowledge and made our tour very entertaining. He answered all our questions. The castle although it is known for Dracula, Then you realize that it does not have much to do. But the history the culture of this castle is impressive. Worth it. It is not a castle with super luxury such as Peles Castle, but this is older and more modest

January 25, 2020

Very good tour of the castle. We recommend!!

We booked the tour by mobile phone a few hours before the start. It worked great. The tour started punctually at 1:00 p.m. at the agreed meeting point. We were also lucky that there were only three of us, so no one else had booked this tour. Because of the booking we didn't have to queue at the cash register. Our guide, Maria, explained everything to us about the castle in detail and left no questions unanswered. She has excellent expertise. The tour lasted 1.5 hours. Highly recommended, thumbs up !!

July 19, 2019

A very informative tour by Greg, was very helpful by getting in touch the day before and gave us directions to our starting point as we were arriving by car. Would recommend.

October 16, 2021

Bran: Guided Castle Tour

Bran: Guided Castle Tour

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Very good tour of the castle. We recommend!!