Bucharest: City Highlights Driving Tour Standard option
ID: GYG410992-745520
Category:
Country: Romania
Duration:
04:00 hours
Description
Admire the highlights of Bucharest on this 4-hour van tour. Drive to sights like the Palace of Parliament, the Village Museum, Victory Avenue, Revolution Square, and the Patriarchal Cathedral.
Explore the history of Bucharest on this van tour of the city. Learn about the communist past of the city from your local guide. Find out about the ousting of the communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu.
Enjoy the convenience of being picked up from your accommodation in Bucharest. Sit back and relax on the way to the Palace of Parliament. Learn about the old communist regime and experience the opulence of this administrative building.
Make your way to the National Village Museum where you can purchase tickets to see the open-air ethnographic museum. Have the chance to see an old wooded church and Romanian traditional houses that were made from earth, wood, and stone.
Continue to Victory Avenue to admire the grand Royal Palace and to view the old Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party. Head to Revolution Square, to see where Ceausescu fled the country by helicopter. Learn about the great fortune and controversies that he left behind.
Finally, drive to the 17th-century Patriarchal Cathedral and get a deeper understand of the Orthodox church in Romania. Return to your accommodation at the the end of your tour.
Highlights
- Step into the past at the traditional village at the National Village Museum
- Learn about the ousting of the leader Nicolae Ceaușescu at Revolution Square
- Find out about the Romanian Orthodox church at the Patriarchal Church
- View a visual representation of historical contradictions at Victory Avenue
- Hear about Romania's history of communism at the Palace of Parliament
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This tour takes place rain or shine
You must present either proof of full vaccination, proof of a Covid-19 infection in the past 6 months, or a negative test taken no more than 24 hours before the activity starts
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Please be waiting in your hotel lobby 10 minutes before your scheduled pickup time.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
