Where to Go: the 4 Best Temple Tours in Bucharest

1.Princely Court of Târgoviște and Curtea de Argeș Monastery

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 50 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $210Our pick

Travel privately from Bucharest to Vlad the Impaler’s former court in Târgoviște, the Golești museum, and the remarkable Curtea de Argeș Monastery. Your English-speaking guide, hotel transfers, Wi-Fi, and air-conditioned vehicle are included. Expect about 10 hours on the road, with lunch and two modest entry fees extra.

“This trip is mostly driving which was fine since it was fall so the autumn color was brilliant and off season so not too crowded. The stay at the lake was lovely. But I would not book in high season. It was crowded enough in Oct”

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2.Small Group Tour to Mogosoaia Palace & Snagov Monastery

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 48 reviews · 5 hours · from $81Best value

Travel by modern car from Bucharest to island-bound Snagov Monastery, linked to Vlad the Impaler, then continue through forest and countryside to Mogosoaia Palace. An English-speaking guide, including guide Laura on some departures, leads this five-hour small-group outing.

“Vale veramente la pena visitare il monastero di Snagov, il palazzo di Mogosoaia purtroppo all'interno è deludente, anche se il parco è bellissimo. La nostra guida, Laura, era molto preparata oltre ad essere stata gentile e proffessionale.”

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3.Sacred Monasteries Private Tour: Snagov, Țigănești & Căldărușani

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $110Top rated

Toni, Marius, or another English-speaking guide takes you by private air-conditioned car from Bucharest to Tiganesti, Snagov, and Caldarusani. Expect quiet convent gardens, Orthodox art, a lakeside monastery linked to Vlad Tepes, and possible time at Mogosoaia Palace.

“Marius is a very professional tour guide, he provides the historical background and knowledge what I want, strongly recommend to have him being your private tour guide, worse tour guide just wasted your money.”

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4.Private Half Day Trip to Snagov Monastery & Mogosoaia

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 29 reviews · 4 hours · from $176

Leave Bucharest with a private English-speaking guide for Mogosoaia Palace and Snagov Monastery. See Brancovenesc architecture, walk across Snagov’s island setting, and hear why Vlad the Impaler may be buried there. Hotel pickup, entrance fees, water, and Wi-Fi are included.

“It was the tour that never happened… Ten minutes before our scheduled pick up time we received an email from the provider advising the tour was cancelled. We were already waiting in the hotel foyer for our pickup. It’s hard to put into words our level of frustration. And we’re still waiting for our refund.”

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