Bucharest at Large - full-day tour, car and walking
“Bucharest at Large”
detailed walking and sightseeing tour covers the classic itinerary of Bucharest well-known landmarks, along with its main boulevards and squares. It also includes visits to some of the city’s most representative sites – Cotroceni Museum OR Village Museum – and stops in two of Bucharest’s most emblematic places – Old City and the Revolution Square – both offering a broader perspective about the city’s past and present existence.
During this comprehensive journey, you will have the chance to learn about Bucharest’s history and current context, local culture and people’s lifestyle, true facts and legends.
Please keep in mind that both “Bucharest at Large” full day and “Bucharest at a Glance” half-day tours are flexible and can be tailored in accordance with your available time and interests.
Duration: 7.5 – 8 hours
Starting time: Flexible
Availability: from Tuesday to Sunday
Physical demand: Moderate (the Old City walking tour length is approximately 1.5 km)
Landmarks along “Bucharest at a Glance” tour
Locations
Universitatii Square; Romana Square; Victoriei Square; Aviatorilor Boulevard; Arch of Triumph; House of the Free Press; Kiseleff Boulevard; Victoriei Avenue, Parliament Palace
Old City
(walking tour) – the Old City represents much more than an entertainment hub. Before the communist era, it was the commercial heart of Bucharest, hosting large banks and strategic companies that shaped the economic life of the country, as well as small boutiques, fancy stores or antiques shops.
Revolution Square
(walking tour) — the place encompasses the city’s most relevant periods in the past two hundred years: the one dominated by royalty and the one under the grey auspices of communism. You will admire several iconic buildings of the city such as the Romanian Athenaeum or the former Royal Palace. You will also see the balcony where dictator Ceausescu held his last speech before his removal from the country’s leadership in 1989.
Cotroceni Museum
- (visiting the interior) OR Village Museum (visiting)
Cotroceni Museum is the former Royal Palace and the only official residence in Romania that has been used for over four centuries. It bears the unmistakable creative mark of Queen Mary, the most loved queen of Romania.
Village Museum is an open-air museum that accommodates a large collection of authentic peasant houses brought to Bucharest piece by piece from all Romania’s regions.
Parliament Palace
a short stop in front of the building
Price of the tour
| Number of tourists | Price – EURO |
| 1 – 2 person(s) | 140 |
| 3 persons | 175 |
| 4 persons | 190 |
Extra costs and other relevant information:
- Entrance to museums:12 euro / person at Cotroceni Museum; 8 euro / person at the Village Museum
- Please note that visits to Cotroceni Museum are made based on prior reservation, at fix times (established by the museum, also taking into account the requests’ number) and in groups of maximum 15 persons. In case the English language tours are fully booked in the day of the tour, we will visit other museum, based on your interests.
- Lunch will be served in a traditional Romanian restaurant (cost of lunch is not included in the price above, and average price is 15-20 euro/person)
- If open, a very special small museum in the Old City will be visited, admission fee is 7 euro/person
- Also if open, the Romanian Athenaeum can be visited, admssion fee is 3 euro / personn