Dracula already wrote about why you should start your trip with a tip based tour. But long story short it is a good way to know the city and get amazing tips. Also special thanks to BTrip Bucharest for sharing a photo for our main image.
BTrip Bucharest – Communism vs Monarchy – Dracula’s top pic
Dracula loves this tour guiding company as it knows it really well. Quality wise, It is an obvious pick on why BTrip deserves the crown, very experienced tour guides that have plenty of stories to share. Their Communism versus Monarchy tour is rated on Guru Walks with 4.9 (the same as the other ones on this list) but 5.0 on Google Maps, not a large difference but if you want the best Dracula delivers the best free tours in Bucharest. The tour, the path, the guides and the fact that this tour doesn’t try do everything all at once makes it the best way to start your stay in Bucharest.
To book a tour: The official site
Walkabout Free Tours – Story of Bucharest – Old Faithfull
The oldest tour guiding company still on the market, they are reliable in terms of number of tourists that show up and provide quality tours. The story of Bucharest tour is definitely a good introduction to Bucharest provided by friendly and approachable tour guides. Using anecdotes and facts they bring to life the history of how the city developed from the middle ages to communism.
To book a tour: The official site
Bucharest by Foot Tours – Old Town and the Parliament – The educators
Last on our list is “Old Town and the Parliament” tour. Led by knowledgeable and engaging guides, this experience takes you on a captivating journey through Romania’s history. More of a general tour this tour helps with context in a very informative way.
To book a tour: The official site
The tours that were chosen were the tours with a large amount of tourists combined with the best reviews on GuruWalk, Google Maps and Trip Advisor. There are smaller companies that also do free tours and the most memorable one is: Adriana Chirau , really appreciated tour guide in the tour guiding community.


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