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Romania Transylvania and Castles Tale - 2026 Season - Halloween Special

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RouteBükreş – Sinaia – Bran – Braşov – Veliko Tırnova
Duration3 Nights 4 Days
TransportCoach
VisaVisa required
Up to 9 instalments by credit cardInstalments are available with partner banks’ credit cards. For international tours the number of instalments may vary by bank; see the payment step for current options.

Istanbul – Bucharest

Romania Transylvania and Castles Tour
(Halloween Special)
3 Nights 4 Days
2 Nights Bucharest Accommodation
Bucharest – Sinaia – Bran – Brașov – Veliko Tarnovo


Departure Dates
October 29, 2026

In the evening, we start our tour by picking up you, our valued guests, at 19:30 in front of Kadıköy Marriage Office Parking Lot, our first departure point, then at 20:00 in front of Ziraat Bank Opposite Mecidiyeköy Old Ali Sami Yen Stadium, and at 20:30 in front of İncirli Ömür. Following the E80 highway via Selimpaşa and Silivri, we arrive at the Kapıkule Border Gate. After completing our passport and customs procedures here, we continue our journey towards Romania with an overnight drive.

Morning Breakfast        : Not Included
Lunch               : Not Included
Dinner           : Will be taken freely at a facility along the road (Not included in the price)
Route                            : Istanbul – Kapıkule Border Gate (265 km)

Bucharest

Following the free breakfast we will have on our route in the morning, we continue our journey towards the capital Bucharest and start our walking tour with our arrival at the city center of Bucharest, a different European city with its unique architecture. Revolution Square, Republic Square, the grand library, the triumphal arch, the theater building, and the Atatürk bust are some of the things we will see in this beautiful city that has experienced different eras and harbors differences and beauties from every period. During the free time we will give you after our walking tour, you can drink coffee in the pleasant cafes of the city, have a meal, and shop for souvenirs. After the free time, we meet at the place and time given by our guide and head to a spot where we will photograph the Palace of the Parliament built by Ceaușescu from the outside. After taking our photos, we continue our way to see the Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum. After touring this museum, which best explains village life in Romanian history, we transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel. Guests who wish can participate in the Romanian Night tour with dinner and music organized as an optional excursion (60 Euros). Following the evening, transfer to our hotel.

Morning Breakfast        : Will be taken freely along the road (Not included in the price)
Lunch               : Will be taken freely in Bucharest (Not included in the price)
Dinner           : Will be taken freely in Bucharest (Not included in the price)
Currencies             : Bulgarian Lev – Romanian Leu
Route                            : Kapıkule Border Gate – Bucharest (390 km)
Approximate Distance to be Covered: 390 km
Hotel Check-in Time         : Estimated depending on customs crossing time: 20:30

Bucharest – Transylvania – Bucharest

Following breakfast at the hotel in the morning, free time. Guests who wish can join the Transylvania Castles tour to be organized as an optional excursion (60 Euros). In Transylvania, a fairytale world with its castles and stories told from language to language about vampires, our first stop will be Peles Castle, built by Carol I in Sinaia. After seeing and photographing the castle, which is one of the important heritages of the period surviving to the present day with its furniture, weapon collection, library, chandeliers, and magnificent rooms, we go to our next stop, Bran Castle. After photographing this magnificent castle, also known as Dracula's Castle, you can buy souvenirs at the market set up right next to it, taste local cheeses, and sit in its restaurants to have a pleasant lunch. After meeting at the time and place given by our guide, we head to Brașov, a very beautiful city which is our last stop of the day. During the free time given by our guide, you can drink coffee in the pleasant cafes of Brașov and take very beautiful photos. Following our tour, transfer to our hotel and overnight at our hotel.

Morning Breakfast        : Will be included at the hotel
Lunch               : Will be taken freely during the day (Not included in the price)
Dinner           : Will be taken freely in Brașov (Not included in the price)
Currencies             : Romanian Leu
Route                            : Bucharest – Sinaia (140 km), Sinaia – Bran (51 km), Bran – Brașov (29 km), Brașov – Bucharest (183 km)
Approximate Distance to be Covered: 403 km
Hotel Check-in Time         : Estimated depending on road conditions: 21:30

Bucharest – Veliko Tarnovo – Istanbul

Following breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we complete our check-out procedures and leave the hotel with our luggage. After passport and customs procedures at the Romania-Bulgaria border, we head to Veliko Tarnovo, the capital of the former Bulgarian Kingdom. Following the panoramic tour we will make in this city with its unique structure and magnificent views, free time for you, our valued guests. During free time, you can visit the fortress, buy souvenirs, and taste delicious meals. Following our tour, upon meeting at the time given by our guide, we set off on our return journey to Istanbul. After arriving at the border and completing our passport and customs procedures, we return to Turkey, and upon arriving in Istanbul, we bid farewell to you, our valued guests, at the points where we picked you up, hoping to see you again on our next tour.

Morning Breakfast        : Will be included at the hotel
Lunch               : Will be taken freely in Veliko Tarnovo (Not included in the price)
Dinner           : Will be taken freely at a facility along the road (Not included in the price)
Currencies             : Romanian Leu – Bulgarian Lev
Route                            : Bucharest – Veliko Tarnovo (181 km), Veliko Tarnovo – Kapıkule Border Gate (228 km), Kapıkule Border Gate – Istanbul (273 km)
Approximate Distance to be Covered: 682 km
 

Prices are per person in €. Child prices apply when sharing with two adults.

Per-person prices by departure date and room type
DateDoubleSingleTripleChild 2-11InfantStatus
29 Oct 2026€149€209€149€139—Available

Included in the price

  • Transportation with luxury buses,
  • 2 nights accommodation in the selected hotel package
  • 2 breakfast meals at the hotel
  • All intercity transfers explicitly stated as included in the program
  • All tours and sightseeing excursions stated as included in the program
  • Professional English-speaking guiding services
  • Local guiding services required in certain regions
  • Check-point and parking fees
  • Professional Liability Insurance
  • Limited water service on board the vehicle

Not included

  • Multiple-entry Schengen visa
  • Personal and extra expenses
  • Lunches and Dinners
  • Beverages taken during meals
  • Travel Health Insurance (15 Euro) (Please request a quote for guests over 65 years of age)
  • International departure fee
  • Optional guide and driver tips
  • Museum and archaeological site entrance fees
  • Transylvania and Castles Tour
  • Romanian Night Tour with Dinner and Music
  • Extra excursions specified or not specified in the tour program
  • All kinds of services not explicitly stated as included
  • Travel Assurance Package (Can only be added as an extra for 15 € during the reservation creation stage. It cannot be added afterwards.)
  • Hotel and City taxes totaling 20 € (Taxes collected per person under the name of city tax; since they vary depending on the hotel's proximity to the city center, the hotel star rating, and the number of nights stayed, they are collected by the guide at the beginning of the tour and paid to the hotels)

This tour requires a visa. Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months after return. The visa document list is emailed after booking.

Cancellation and refund terms vary by tour operator and are provided in writing before booking.

Draft — legal review required. Cancellation & Refund Cancellation & Refund

  • Participating guests are strictly required to have a Multi-Entry Schengen visa valid throughout the tour duration. (Green Passport holders are exempt from visa requirements.)
  • Having Euros is sufficient for shopping and spending in all countries included in the program during the tour. In regions where the local currency is used, the Guide will assist with currency exchange.
  • Comfortable walking shoes or sneakers should be preferred throughout the trip. It is useful to have a cardigan or similar clothing with you for the evening.
  • In our weekly tours, a daily seat rotation practice is applied in seat planning, and fixed or front seat guarantees are not provided. Seat changes are organized by the tour guide.
  • There is a mandatory minimum 1-night stay requirement in order to bring goods (alcohol - cigarettes, etc.) when entering Turkey from abroad.
  • Duty-free shopping limits when entering Turkey from abroad: Cigarettes: 3 cartons, Alcoholic Beverages: 1 liter of alcoholic drinks (excluding alcoholic drinks containing more than 22% alcohol, wine, and champagne), Alcoholic Beverages: 2 liters of alcoholic drinks (including alcoholic drinks containing less than 22% alcohol, wine, and champagne), Perfume: 600 ml, Makeup or Skin Care Products: 5 pieces, Chocolate and Confectionery: 2 kg, Coffee: 1 kg, Tea: 1 kg
  • Tour guides may make changes to the program flow, provided that all places mentioned in the program are shown, depending on weather and road conditions.
  • The Travel Assurance Package can only be added during the tour purchase stage. It cannot be added afterwards. It grants the guest the unconditional right to unconditional cancellation without penalty up to 7 days before the travel date. It is non-refundable if unused. If the cancellation assurance package is not purchased, guests have the right to free cancellation up to 30 days prior. If there are less than 30 days remaining to the tour date, a 30% penalty applies, and if there are 20 days or less remaining, a 100% penalty applies. Documents such as hospital reports, workplace leave documents, etc., obtained from authorities in Turkey submitted along with the participant's cancellation request are unfortunately not accepted for the cancellation of hotels and services to be received outside of Turkey.
  • Our tour program is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 25 people. If sufficient participation for the trip is not achieved, the final cancellation notification date is 20 days prior to the tour departure. Tours canceled due to insufficient participation will be announced by EMC Tur.
  • In cases where only category information is given without specifying names in the tour program and/or options are available for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be announced by EMC Tur 2 days before the trip departure.
  • During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at distances greater than the specified km. In such a case, information will be provided by EMC Tur 15 days before the tour departure date
  • Triple rooms can be provided subject to hotel availability, and in such rooms, the bed allocated to the 3rd person is smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed + 1 extra bed. Since extra beds consist of fold-out beds and so-called coach beds, the 3rd person and/or child participants in tour reservations are deemed to have declared that they accept the congestion and bed type that may occur in the rooms. Child discounts are valid for a single child staying with 2 adults who matches the age group.
  • Breakfasts included in the tour program services are served in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country visited and generally with a limited menu consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea, or coffee, referred to as a continental breakfast, and may be served in a separate hall allocated to the group.
  • Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours lasting a maximum of 2-3 hours, organized for the general introduction of cities, conducted panoramically with guide explanations from inside the vehicle, and do not include museum or archaeological site entrances. If panoramic tours, including other tours specified in the program, cannot take place due to roads not permitted to be visited or entered by local authorities on the day and time coinciding with the tour, roads closed due to any event, or if weather conditions make it impossible to conduct the tour, EMC Tur is not responsible for the failure to conduct said tours. Some tours can be conducted by public transport or on foot within the bounds of possibility at closed roads or points where vehicle entry is not permitted.
  • Waiting times at border gates passed by road during travel may exceed standards, and EMC Tur cannot be held responsible for negativities arising from these waiting times.
  • Optional tours are organized by our local service-providing EMC Tur with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people. If the sufficient number is not achieved, excursions cannot be organized, or optional excursion prices, content, and the vehicle to be used vary according to the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of the tours may be changed by the guide according to the open/closed status of museums and archaeological sites at the destinations and weather conditions.
  • Optional tours depend on the participant's request and are not mandatory. Passengers who do not wish to join the optional tours organized during the tour are deemed to have accepted to wait at a suitable resting facility along the way. These passengers are dropped off at the roadside rest facility before the optional tour starts and are picked up from the point where they were dropped off after the tour is completed.
  • Check-in and boarding procedures that must be performed for participants joining tours with flights are personal procedures, and it is mandatory for the guest to perform them prior to the flight at the relevant airline counters at the airports or on-line via the airlines' websites.
  • EMC Tur is not responsible for the inability to perform flights of persons who fail to be present at the specified airport at the hours notified by EMC Tur for tour participation, who fail to have check-in and boarding procedures done on time, or who have check-in and boarding procedures done on time but do not board the plane. All expenses that will arise for new round-trip plane tickets and transfers in the region to be visited, which will be necessary for persons who missed their flight to join the tour, belong to them.
  • EMC Tur is an intermediary institution between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the Hague Protocol of September 28, 1955. There may be a risk of delay in scheduled and special flights, or hours may change prior to the existing trip and flight. EMC Tur is obliged to notify these changes as soon as possible. The passenger has purchased the trip by accepting the risk of schedule changes. Children aged 0-2 do not pay airport tax and airport service fees.
  • Vehicle Types Used in Our Tours are classified as follows according to the number of people. The vehicle types listed below are assigned according to the number of people in each of our tours.
  • Buses: (Used for 25 - 46 PeopleCount) *Mercedes Travego/Tourismo *NEOPLAN Cityliner/Tourliner -*Temsa Safir/Maraton *Man Fortuna, Midibuses: (Used for 17 - 24 PeopleCount) *Isuzu Turkuaz, *Otokar Mega, Minibuses: (Used for up to 16 PeopleCount) *Vw Volt, *Mercedes Sprinter
  • All guests are deemed to have realized the sale of the tour by accepting the items stated above.

Visa

Participation must be with a multi-entry Schengen visa.

The deposit depends on the tour and is shown during booking.

Yes, with a single room supplement.

Payments are converted to TRY at the rate on the payment date. Paid amounts are not affected by later changes.

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