What to book before you travel to Romania?

Most visits can be booked on the spot. A few sell out days ahead. Here they are, stop by stop, with what you can do without booking underneath. Keep the rest of your time free.

Trip length

Weekend One week Two weeks

8 activities to book · about €96 per person

Bucharest

Days 1-2

Days 1-2Palace of the Parliament tour1h30A guided walk through the second-largest administrative building in the world, a monument to the ambitions of the Ceaușescu years.€15Book on GetYourGuide →

Days 1-2Old town and the Village MuseumHalf dayA guided half-day through the old centre, then the open-air Village Museum, where farmhouses, churches and mills were brought from all over the country.€12Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: The old centre (Lipscani) · The Romanian Athenaeum · Herăstrău Park · The Arcul de Triumf

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Brașov

Days 3-4

Days 3-4Old town and the Black Church, guided2hThe Saxon old town and its Gothic Black Church, named for the soot left on its walls by the fire of 1689.€12Book on GetYourGuide →

Days 3-4Cable car up Mount Tâmpa1hA short ride to the top of the hill above the town, for the view over a sea of red roofs.€10Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: Council Square · Rope Street · The first Romanian school · The town walls

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Bran Castle and Sinaia

Day 5

Day 5Bran Castle (Dracula's castle)1h30The fortress on its rock that the Dracula legend attached itself to, though its real history runs through merchants, soldiers and Queen Marie.€12Book on GetYourGuide →

Day 5Peleș Castle in Sinaia1h30The neo-Renaissance summer palace of King Carol I, all carved wood and stained glass, in a clearing of the Carpathian forest.€15Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: Bran village · The Bucegi mountains (view) · The craft market · Carpathian walking trails

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Sibiu

Days 6-7

Days 6-7The old town and its watching roofs, guided2hA walk through the old town with a guide, looking up at the houses with eyes, dormer windows that once ventilated Saxon grain lofts.€12Book on GetYourGuide →

Days 6-7ASTRA open-air museumHalf dayOne of the largest open-air museums in Europe, where traditional farms, windmills and watermills stand around a lake in the Dumbrava forest.€8Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: The Large and Small Squares · The Bridge of Lies · The roofs with eyes · The Council Tower

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Frequently asked questions

How much do the activities to book in Romania cost?

€96 per person if you do them all, across 8 bookings. The most expensive is "Palace of the Parliament tour" at €15, the cheapest "ASTRA open-air museum" at €8. Prices checked when written: confirm them when you book.

What can you do in Romania without booking anything?

16 visits on this itinerary need no ticket or time slot, starting with The old centre (Lipscani), The Romanian Athenaeum, Herăstrău Park, The Arcul de Triumf. They make up most of your days: booking ahead only concerns a handful of sites with limited places.

At which stop should you book earliest?

Bucharest, with 2 activities to book, against 2 at the quietest stop. That is where slots go first.

How long do these activities take?

From 1h for the shortest to Half day for the longest. Fit them into your days before filling the rest: a guided visit often takes half a day.

The rest of the trip

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