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Join our free walking tours in Bucharest and stroll through 500 years of history from Vlad the Impaler, aka Dracula, to the “golden era” of communism, the ’89 Revolution and today’s protests.
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Bucharest

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The original free walking tour in Bucharest Join the city’s top-rated experience, trusted by thousands of travelers and backed by the most 5-star reviews. Explore the Old Town, communist history and hidden stories with expert local guides.

Join one (or all!) of the best free walking tours in Bucharest, available in English , Italian or Spanish:

Story of Bucharest — Discover the city’s fascinating past and present on this essential introduction to Bucharest’s landmarks and stories.
Life in Communist Bucharest — Step back in time and learn how the communist regime shaped the city, its people, and everyday life.
Secret Outdoor Museum of Bucharest: Bellu Cemetery — Explore Romania’s most famous cemetery and hear the intriguing tales of the remarkable people resting there.

Let our local guides be your first friends in Bucharest — and the starting point for an unforgettable adventure!

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Free walking tour

The Story of Bucharest Free Walking Tour

10:30 am – Daily
Afternoons – Subject to seasonal schedule

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Discover Bucharest’s landmarks, Old Town streets, and hidden stories with local guides on an engaging introduction to the city’s past and present. The route includes some of Bucharest’s most impressive palaces and historic buildings, revealing stories of royalty, aristocracy, and political power.

Free walking tour

Life in Communist Bucharest Free Tour

Morning and Afternoon tours – Subject to seasonal schedule

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Explore Romania’s communist past through stories of power, everyday life, prisons, and what it meant to live behind the Iron Curtain. The experience offers a thoughtful and balanced perspective, encouraging reflection on how this era continues to influence Romania today.

Free walking tour

Secret Outdoor Museum of Bucharest: Bellu Cemetery Free Tour

11:00 am – Saturday & Sunday

Think cemeteries are just quiet resting places? Think again. Bellu Cemetery is an open-air museum packed with jaw-dropping sculptures, tragic love stories, and the legacies of Romania’s most legendary figures.

Free walking tour

Twilight over Royal Bucharest
Free Tour

07:00 pm – Friday & Saturday

From a provincial capital to one of Europe’s most fascinating cities.

Discover Bucharest’s Golden Age through stories of kings, queens, grand palaces, glamorous cafés and notorious characters.

This is not your typical history lesson.

Experiences Shared by Guests on TripAdvisor ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Absolutely exceptional! A genuine highlight of the trip. Elena was outstanding and charming and I feel like I retained more information than I have from other walking tours in the... read more

amandahhhhhh
17.03.2023

Walkabout free tour Bucharest with elena - Had an excellent tour with elena from walk about free tours Bucharest was very interesting and certainly opened my eyes to the history in Bucharest and the truth behind Dracula

Craig W
11.03.2023

Engageing walking tour - Had a fun Saturday morning walking through the city center of Bucharest, learning about the history and culture of the city and the country by the the engaged and knowledgeable... read more

Martin T
25.02.2023
Amazing experience - It's a beautiful activity worth doing, ideal for the first day in Bucharest. Anca, our guide was amazing!!! I totally recommend it!

Ιωάννα Σ
24.02.2023

Julian or Alex? - Julian or Alex was great. Funny guy with a great storytelling ability. Totally recommend! Even though it’s free Alex totally deserved the tip.

tsilio7
20.02.2023

Informative and interesting - The tour was really informative and Elena made it fun and interesting. I would highly recommend doing this, preferably at the start of your visit to Bucharest as it helped... read more

TravellingButler
15.02.2023
Maria gave an excellent tour. Interesting facts about the Monarchy through to Communism bringing the history to life. I would thoroughly recommend.

Michelle C
13.02.2023

Fantastic walking tour with Alina - This has been one of our favourite walking tours, Alina was very friendly and knowledgeable and showed us some great places as well as telling us about the history of... read more

jakailyon
12.02.2023

Superb walking tour - Great experience, a very nice and pleasant way to spend a couple of hours in Bucharest, our guide was professional knowledgable and had all the answer we needed would definitely... read more do it again just for fun!

943maeveh
29.01.2023
Relaxed, fun and interesting - Had a great time on the 10:30am tour with Julian exploring the Old Town. The tour was relaxed and very interesting and Julian was very kind and personable. I enjoyed... read more

SarahETanner
27.12.2022

Great walking tour - We absolutely loved our walking tour, we had Elena. She was so kind and had a beautiful way of sharing her knowledge of Bucharest. Would give a 10/10 recommendation.

143shaunap
14.12.2022

Amazing - We made a visit with Alina within the city and it was amazing. She was very clearly in spanish language and told us a lot of new things about the... read more history of Bucharest. Thank you Alina!

claudiabU2346HR
10.12.2022