Booking fee
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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Thanks to the relatively low level of human intervention, Romania has become home to the largest brown bear population in Europe. Here, in the heart of the Carpathian mountains, you have the chance to observe these majestic animals in their natural habitat, find out interesting facts about the bear life in the wilderness and capture unique moments with your camera.
Join us for a short bear-watching adventure trip in the forests near Brașov, together with a specialized forest ranger that will answer all your questions.
What makes the tour with us different is that we will teach you about bears life, winter habits, diet and mating. We strongly believe this is a great opportunity to learn, apart from taking amazing pictures.
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Forest ranger escort
Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
English speaking guide
Pick up and drop off at your accommodation in Brasov
Tips & gratuities
Pick-up outside Brasov (for accommodation outside Brasov there is an extra fee)
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
We offer pick up and drop off at your accommodation in Brasov. Please contact before the tour to arrange pick up details.
Piatra Craiului National Park Visitor Center, Zarnesti, Romania In the afternoon, we will pick you up from your accommodation in Brasov. We pass through Zarnesti and after another 25 minutes drive, we will arrive at a junction where we turn right. Then the fun part starts!
We will drive for about 30 minutes deep in the forest, offroad and unpaved road, to where the bears roam free.
Quietly, we will get out of the car and walk into a safe bear hide. The hide is built on wooden pillars and is situated at approximately 3 meters above the ground, to allow a better perspective of the area.
Once the bears arrive, we need to keep silent not to scare them off.
We can take photos or videos but turn our flashes off.
After about 2 hours, we will get back to the car, quietly, and drive back to Brasov, where we will drop you off at your accommodation.
*This tour requires a minimum of 2 attendees. If you are travelling alone, contact us before to see if you can join an already formed group. 120 minutes
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Bears have a very sensitive smell so please don’t bring any kind of food or snacks. Also, please don’t use perfume or other scents.
Dress adequately. Wear sturdy shoes and try to avoid brights colors.
During the activity don’t use flash or any other lights, as these might scare the animals. Please turn off your camera’s focus assist light.
Bears are dangerous and unpredictable wild animals. Please don’t try to feed them or act like they are pets. In case you encounter one avoid eye contact, don’t try to run or climb into trees and listen to the forest ranger’s advice.
This activity takes place in the wild, in an uncontrolled environment. Therefore, we can't guarantee that you will see bears. A refund is not possible in case no bears show up at the bear-watching site.
The minimum age to participate in this tour is 7 years.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Nikhila_C
29 Apr 2025
Tudor was a really good guide. Answered all questions relating to bears and their habitat. He is also a forest hike guide so had a lot of knowledge. Saw around 5 brown bears including alpha bear Tyson. They were there for a while too enough to take picture and videos and have time to see time properly. Everything was organised well and went very smoothly. There is a 8 km drive with the first ranger where we saw beautiful Romanian horses, sheep and Shepard dogs as well. Very beautiful terrain and good guide!
AngelaZakynthos
26 Mar 2025
This was an exclusive trip where our ranger took my husband and I on a 10 minute drive into the forest to a hide. We observed a number of bears, it is hard to say how many, probably around 10, at close range. Our viewing time lasted for 1 hour.
After the trip we were given, as part of our package, complimentary sundowner drinks, which we chose to drink outside next to the lake at this beautiful location.
The communications between the agent and I were exceptional. All my questions were answered accurately and she even provided me with a great 4 day itinerary for our roadtrip from Bucharest. I accidentally made the payment twice and I was refunded the excess without any fuss.
Together with the trail to Saint Anna's Lake in the morning which was part of the itinerary recommendation, this was the best day of my holiday. I can't thank you enough.
leon_b
21 Jun 2024
What a great day,, my guide was very knowledgeable, told me all that I need to know about bears on the way to hide, even had conversation about other wildlife as well.. if you enjoy nature I highly advise this trip, seen 6 bears in all!! Brilliant ????????
This tour in
Transylvania
is organized by
NeoTour Brasov
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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