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Discover the highlights of Bucharest in just 2 hours with this private driving tour. Your driver will also be your guide and take you around past highlights such as the Palace of Parliament, National Village Museum, Triumph Arch, Victory Avenue, and more, with the flexibility to change the itinerary to suit your interests.
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Nicolas Experience Tours
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Safari663385, Nov 2022
Nicolas made the short walking tour for our employees informative and fun. We were in Bucharest for Sales Meetings and wanted to give our team the chance to learn something about the city and take in some sites whilst we were here. The team thoroughly enjoyed learning about the history of the city and such beautiful buildings that we were surrounded by in very close proximity to the hotel we were staying at. A really great experience and one we would highly recommend. Thank you Sarah
Response from Host, Nov 2022
Dear, Sarah! Thanks for leaving us such a wonderful review! We are thrilled that you loved your experience. We put customer experience and satisfaction as our priority, and your review reaffirms the hard work we put in every day! It was a pleasure guiding your nice group and hope to see you again! Thanks for your kind words and you are welcome any time to reach us again! Best Regards! Nicolas
aminney2022, Oct 2022
The complete experience was amazing! great information and route, the guide speaks spanish and knows a lot,
Response from Host, Oct 2022
Dear, Amminne! Thanks for leaving us such a wonderful review! We are thrilled that you loved your experience. We put customer experience and satisfaction as our priority, and your review reaffirms the hard work we put in every day! Oana send you the Best Regards! So thanks for your kind words and you are welcome any time to reach me again! Best Regards! Nicolas
Suzanne_S, Aug 2022
Nicolas was a wonderful guide and was pretty funny too. His stories and humor kept all of us engaged in his explanations of the historic sites and even his own family life under communism. We enjoyed a snack at a tasty eclair shop that is his favorite. We were so satisfied with his service that I asked him to also help with our airport transfer later in the week.
Response from Host, Aug 2022
Dear, Mrs. Suzy I also had a very good tine with you and it was a pleasure to meet your family! Thank you so much for your review! We keep in touch and see you tomorrow morning at 5 30 :) ! Best Regards, Nicolas
lsd_radu_14, May 2022
We had the chance to book a tour with Nicolas. It was a great ideea and we enjoied this activity especialy because we understand why Bucharest has eclectic arhitecture, how was during comunist times and we took a lot of many pictures! Parliament Palace and the Patriarhy Church it's a must see! Thank you, Nicolas!
Response from Host, May 2022
Dear, Radu! I also had a very good tine with you and your parents! It was a real pleasure to meet you! Both of you are nice and kind persons. Thank you so much for your review and thank you for being our loyal customer! I truly appreciate it! Hope to see you soon for a new adventure! Best Regards, Nicolas
In this Bucharest city tour at the Palace of Parliament or People’s House – you will learn how dangerous and damaging a totalitarian regime like communism can be for a nation. You will feel small seeing what pointless opulence and megalomania “the sleep of reason” can create.
Imagine you have the chance to see the second-largest administrative building on the planet, after the Pentagon, and that it will be an experience you will be able to share with your grandchildren.
In this Bucharest city tour, you will visit The National Village Museum – in one place, you will see an embodiment of Romanian traditions and you will learn what it meant for Romanian villagers to have built an ecological and sustainable environment in their backyard. You will also get a glimpse of their simple and modest lifestyle, in social and spiritual harmony with their surroundings.
Book a guide in Bucharest and you will enter the universe of the traditional Romanian houses, large or small, made of wood and adobe, but also stone and other materials, from all areas of the country. You will also see national symbols such as the mill or the wooden church and you will learn how these treasures of spirituality and civilization have kept us united for thousands of years, without needing to invade other nations.
In this private tour about communism, you can be transported back in time to the moment where the dictator Nicolae Ceausescu was ousted, leaving behind the secrets of a great fortune and controversies about the state security service and his offshore accounts.
As we mentioned earlier, when we reach the Senate Palace, you will see the building which used to house the Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party and the place where the Revolution of December 1989 started – a major historical event whereby, through human force and sacrifice, Ceausescu was removed from power.
The “Ceauşescu Mansion” was for a quarter of a century (1965-1989) the private residence of Nicolae and Elena Ceauşescu and of their children, Nicu, Zoia, and Valentin.
Much like any arch of triumph in the world, but most similar to the great Arc de Triomphe from Paris, this historical monument, measuring 27 m in height (about 16 times a person’s average height) carries a rich historical significance, especially since it has gone through numerous changes before reaching the design we see today.
Aside from its awe-inspiring grandeur and imposing structure, a symbol of the fight for freedom, with some luck, you will be able to admire four exhibits:
The Great War for the Unification of Romania (photography and film), The Heraldry of the Great Boyar Families (bronze effigies, photographs), The Arch of Triumph in Pictures (photographs, scale models), The Great Union of 1918
In a day trip at the Romanian Athenaeum you will find yourself in front of the most representative symbol of Romanian culture, often considered a symbol of Bucharest as well.
It is only natural that it should be one of the most important tourist attractions in Bucharest, and in Romania as well.
The fact that it is part of the European Heritage list (le Patrimoine Européen) of historical landmarks makes the Athenaeum one of the most visited attractions in Bucharest.
Here you can find culture, fashion and history at its finest: boyar houses, luxury stores, churches, restaurants, cafes, inns, museums, casinos, state institutions and statues, all of which are worth admiring and photographing.
The most important tourist attractions found here are: The Royal Palace, the Senate Palace or the Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party, wherefrom Ceausescu fled the country during the Revolution, the National History Museum (formerly the Post Palace), The Lady’s Church, the CEC Palace (the CEC headquarters), the Palace of the National Military Circle, Cantacuzino Palace, hotels, restaurants, the Central University Library, and many others.
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A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.