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Bucharest Essential Tour

By BTrip Bucharest Tours
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is RM 75 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Discover from a passionate local guide Bucharest’s amazing journey from a medieval fortification into a Belle Epoque city and how it was then mutilated by a gruesome dictatorship. On this 2.5-hour small group walking tour, you will go to the main landmarks in Bucharest and hear its amazing tales. Learn about the gory times when Dracula was roaming the streets of Bucharest to the devastating communist regime led by the dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.

Activity location

  • Ateneul Roman
    • Str. Benjamin Franklin nr.1-3, Sector 1
    • Bucharest, Romania

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Strada Benjamin Franklin 8
    • 8 Strada Benjamin Franklin
    • 030167, București, București, Romania

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Bucharest Essential Tour
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m2h 30m
  • English
Starting time: 10:00
Price details
RM 74.52 x 1 AdultRM 74.52

Total
Price is RM 74.52
Until Fri, 27 Dec

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedTourist map of Bucharest
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedCoffee and/or Tea

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Ateneul Roman
  • 15m
  • Admission ticket not included
Find out about the most beautiful building in Bucharest
Statuia Ecvestra a Lui Carol I
  • 15m
See the statue of Romania's first king, Carol I, the former Royal Palace and the impressive University Library and find out all about the incredible story of monarchy in this country.
Piaka Revolukiei
  • 30m
In the imposing Revolution Square you will understand the harsh communism oppression and how much control the totalitarian regime exercised over the locals’ lives. Tales of incredible evolution and achievements, but also about hunger and food rations will be told, topped by images from those times, for a more dramatic effect. Here you will also hear the story of the bloody revolution in December 1989 and the ultimate downfall of the Dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, witnessing the birth of the democratic Romania.
Calea Victoriei
  • 30m
Afterwards we will walk on the avenue where kings had their daily strolls - the romantic Calea Victoriei. Superb Belle Epoque structures like the CEC Palace, Grand Hôtel du Boulevard or the University Library can be admired.
Old Town
  • 1h
At the beginning of the tour we will walk in the Old Town of Bucharest, on the steps of the most gruesome character in history – Vlad Dracula and discover his forgotten fortress. In the nearby caravanserai, Manuc’s Inn, an impressive former commercial settlement, learn how Bucharest evolved at the merger between two different worlds: the East and the West. Later, we will take you to find an eclectic mix of buildings like the National Bank of Romania, the Stavropoleos Monastery and the Villacrosse Passage and you will surely be charmed by the lively atmosphere in this quarter.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESAteneul Roman
    • Str. Benjamin Franklin nr.1-3, Sector 1
    • Bucharest, Romania

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEStrada Benjamin Franklin 8
    • 8 Strada Benjamin Franklin
    • 030167, București, București, Romania

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