3-Day Transylvania Tour from Cluj with Bran, Sibiu and Sighisoara

• Meet your tour guide in Cluj at 8:30 AM and depart for Turda.

• Descend underground into the ancient salt mines of Turda.

• Continue to Alba Iulia and admire the Alba Carolina Vauban fortress. Listen to interesting stories about the ancient Romans, the Hungarian kings, and Transylvania's union with Romania.

• After lunch, head to Hunedoara and discover Corvin Castle. It belonged to the Hunyad family, one of whose most famous members was King Mathia Hunyadi. You will have the chance to hear many legends and stories about the royal family, its origins, medieval fighting techniques, and more from your tour guide.

• Arrive in Sibiu, the best-defended medieval fortified town in Transylvania.

Rest overnight in your accommodation.

• Begin your day with an early breakfast at your accommodation.

• Make your way through Sibiu and visit the fortifications of the medieval city, including the Liar's Bridge and the Small and Big Squares.

• Depart for Bran and admire views of the Carpathian Mountains along the way.

• Visit Bran Castle, also known as Dracula's Castle. Built on a cliff during the Middle Ages and modernized at the beginning of the 20th century, Bran Castle is now one of the most visited places in Romania. You will have the chance to find out why it is associated with the famous character Dracula.

• Drive towards the city of Brasov. Originally a Saxon town, Brasov was called Kronstadt in German and was ruled by Stalin for a short period during the communist era.

• In Brasov, visit the Black Church and see the largest collection of Ottoman carpets in Europe.

Overnight stay in Brasov.

• Have breakfast at your hotel and depart for Viscri.

• Stroll through the pretty streets of Viscri, one of the best-preserved traditional Saxon villages in Transylvania and one of the few where the community is still very much alive, with small rural businesses continuing to survive.

• Pay a visit to a local blacksmith and observe the craft.

• Visit the 13th-century fortified church of Viscri.

• Continue to the medieval fortress of Sighisoara, one of the few inhabited fortresses of its kind still standing in Europe. Surrounded by nine of the original fourteen defence towers, the fortress shelters beautiful medieval architecture and legends, including the one connected to Vlad the Impaler's birthplace.

• Return to Cluj in the late afternoon.