I have never seen in my life wild bears so close to me. It was a thrilling and exciting experience. Bears are cute but dangerous. Sebastian trained us to not get out of the car and not give food. I took pictures and videos. It was fantastic.

Really interesting trip with Sebastian who is a great guide. Nice car, excellent English and happy to work around what you want during the day. We started our tour off visiting Curtea de Arges Monastery with Sebastian telling me about Romania's history on the way there. Our next stop was the highlight of the tour for me. Poenari Citadel, Vlad Peles former Castle. The walk up the 1480 steps was easy enough, the route was not steep and didn't take too long. At the top while looking at the stunning views of the Carpathian Mountains, Sebastian showed me where some of the historical events surrounding the place took place. The ruins to me were more impressive and historical than Bran Castle. After lunch we went to the Vidraru Dam, while in Vegas in 2019 I took a helicopter flight over the Hoover Dam being stood in person amazed at the sheer size of the Vidraru Dam is a lot better. From there we went to Balea Lake via the world famous Transfagarasan Highway. At the top of the mountain we had

Having done most of the usual tourist trips in Romania on previous visits I wanted something slightly different and this shared tour ticked all the boxes. Booked through TripAdvisor with immediate confirmation and follow up WhatsApp message from Sebastian. Picked up on time - immaculate new car and two fellow travellers - the route is decided on opening times so it was the impressive Vidraru dam first then Poenari Citadel which is well worth the1500 step climb just for the views as the castle is somewhat dilapidated but still impressive (there is now an electric fence to ward off bears but be sure to wear sensible shoes) - good lunch break at the base. On to Curtea de Arges Monastery an interesting stop then finishing off at The Princely Court which Sebastian had already informed me was closed on a Monday but was still able to walk round the outside and the grounds then back to my hotel in Bucharest - a longish but interesting 12 hour day but Sebastian was always willing to stop for co

Só subindo os 1600 degraus que levam às ruínas do verdadeiro castelo de Drácula se tem uma ideia do que são as íngremes montanhas do Cárpatos e porque os romanos da Romênia conseguiram se esconder nos altiplanos a cada ataque germânico, godo ou de qualquer povo asiático ou nórdico mantendo sua língua e cultuar latina intacta. Os Cárpatos são inexpugnáveis. Drácula é um símbolo disto tudo.