Bucharest: Private Communism Tour with Ceausescu Mansion
ID: GYG410827-745240
Category:
Country: Romania
Duration:
06:00 hours
Description
Join this private tour to learn about the history of communism in Romania and see some of the most important sites linked to this history, including Ceausescu Mansion.
Learn all about Romania's communist history on this private tour through Bucharest. Start your tour at the Palace of Parliament, the second largest administrative building in the world after the Pentagon. Learn how dangerous and damaging the totalitarian regime was in Romania at this influential site.
Next, visit the Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum. See traditional homes and how Romanian villagers to have built ecological and sustainable environments in their backyards.
See Victory Avenue, a boulevard with communist buildings where you can also admire French architecture. Make a stop at Revolution Square and learn about the Romanian Revolution in December 1989.
Visit Ceausescu Mansion, the private residence of Nicolae and Elena Ceauşescu and their children for a quarter of a century (1965-1989), during their communist rule in Romania. Finish up your tour with drop-off back at your hotel or the airport.
Highlights
- Discover Bucharest's most significant site related to its communist history
- Visit Ceausescu Mansion and learn about Romania's communist dictator
- Learn about Romania's villages at the Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum
- See the Palace of Parliament and learn about totalitarianism in Romania
- See where the Romanian Revolution took place at Revolution Square
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This tour is flexible and the itinerary can be adjusted even after the start of the tour
All participants must also bring a valid government-issued photo ID (e.g. passport, driver's license, etc)
You must present either proof of full vaccination, proof of a Covid-19 infection in the past 6 months, or a negative test taken no more than 24 hours before the activity starts
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Please wait in the lobby of the hotel or on the sidewalk if you are staying at a private accommodation.
If you would like to be picked up from the airport, your driver will wait for you next to InfoDesk – Arrivals - on the main floor with a sign with your name on it. Your tour will start directly from there.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
