Bear Watching In Brasov: Observe Wild Bears From A Hideout (100%)
Description
We guarantee that you will see at least one wild brown bear with us! Several bears show up almost every time and occasionally even foxes and other wild animals. The guide speaks fluent English is born and raised in the Brasov area and has lots of knowledge about the brown bears. Rain doesn't affect this experience in a negative way. Bears aren't bothered by it and neither the tourists as we go directly from car to hideout. (Minimal rain exposure) This is a small group tour, but other tour operators could also bring tourists at the hide during peak season. Thanks for your time and hope to meet you soon!
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Itinerary
You will be driven from Brasov to a hideout in a nearby Transylvanian forest by a licensed tour guide that will provide lots of interesting info about these beautiful wild animals! In the hideout you will observe the brown bears during feeding time. A ranger will accompany us too. After the tour, you will be driven back to Brasov. P.S.: A guided tour of the Bran Castle (Dracula Castle) can be organized as an extra, depending on availability. You can ask for this via message after booking.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pickup point is flexible in the old town of Brasov and will be adjusted according to your position. However, if you need pickup outside of the old town there will be a 5 Eur per person extra fee and subject to availability. Traffic in Brasov can become busy in the afternoon and sometimes we might not be able to provide pickup outside of the old town, especially if you're located in the opposite location from the direction we're going. PS: You can also meet us directly at the meeting point with the ranger if you're coming with a rented car. Meeting point with the ranger is 15 mins away from the Bran Castle. If you need more details about pickup point we can discuss it over messaging after booking.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Remaining time will be allotted waiting for the brown bear to show up and for travel time.
Reviews(104)
The guide provided very good information on the situation of bears in Romania during the drive. It was also explained that it will be a place where they are fed vegetarian food under the supervision of the rangers. This serves to ensure that the overly large bear population does not go after the farmers' sheep. Quite obviously it works, and for us it was dreamlike to see 16 bears, 9 of which were cubs. In addition, there were a few foxes. A truly great experience.
Perfect from beginning to end! You are told a lot of interesting facts about bears during the drive there and back. All questions are answered professionally. Before the activity, you get all the necessary information for the meeting point and what to bring. Vlad - our guide - speaks very good German. And of course, we saw bears! There was plenty of time to observe and photograph them in peace. Thanks for the highlight! The activity is definitely recommended!
Best thing you can do in Brasov is book the bear excursion at Etours where you can see the bears up close from 17:00 to 18:30 in an observation hut. Vlad had t super organized and Mihai (our guide, a biologist) could tell so much. Very special.
It was a great experience! We saw many bears and cubs. Also some foxes. The guide Vlad was great! He taught us a huge amount of things.
Extremely professional and informative local operator and guide. Useful info sent to us about the tour a day prior, pick up was on time, friendly and informative guide and what an experience to be able view bears in their natural habitat like this. Highlight of our trip and would go again in a heart beat. I work in travel myself and highly recommend
The tour was exceptionally interesting. Our guide spoke fluent German and provided us with detailed information about the bears. The observation of the bears was very impressive, and several bears came to the feeding area. We can definitely recommend this tour!
This was top of our list when coming to Romania and we were not disappointed! The tour was excellent - great communication in advance and comfortable ride to the forest from Brasov. Vlad is an excellent tour guide and gave us loads of info on bears in Romania - he was funny, engaging and knowledgeable (the ultimate combo in a tour guide). When we arrived there were already two bears there - the kids were so excited! Over 1.5hours we saw ten bears and four cubs, which were the absolute highlight. We also saw a fox and cub. The hide is comfortable and they provide binoculars (which do help you get a close up view, but you can also see the bears perfectly well without them too). It was amazing to see so many bears in the wild, and the whole tour felt safe and very well organised. One of the best wildlife watching experiences we've had.
Pleasantly surprised at how much bear action we saw. A mom and 3 cubs. Bullying by dominant male. Fierce mama bear to perceived threats from other bears. Really worthwhile unique experience!
The observation of the wild brown bears exceeded my expectations; we saw about 6-7 adult bears and 6 small cubs - we were lucky. Our guide Vlad shared a lot of interesting information about Romanian bears with us; the drive through the landscape was wonderful - overall, it was the highlight of our trip to Romania!
Vlad was great and very knowledgeable. He told us exactly what to expect on the bus journey there and answered all our questions. We were so lucky to see many bears and Vlad told us facts about the ones he recognised and encouraged us to guess genders and ages. Great experience and one I will never forget. We were in the hide about 1.5 hours, the journey from Braşov was maybe 45 minutes each way. There were 8 people in our group which was great so we all had front row seats and easy access to binoculars. If you have your own it’s worth bringing. There’s no toilet there so worth going before the journey, and if you get travel sick, take tablets beforehand as the track near the hide is quite rough. We didn’t have to walk at all, the van was parked right next to the hide. Think we paid around £160 for 2 people.
