The 11 Best Wild Bear Watching Trips in Romania

1.Brown Bear Watching in the Carpathian Mountains

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 128 reviews · from $79Our pick

Watch Romania’s brown bears from a forest hide near Brasov, with a ranger guide, Carpathian scenery, and a patient, ethical wildlife outing.

“It was impressive to see some live bears in their natural habitat! Our guide gave us some ground rules right after we arrived, and he was very knowledgeable, helpful, and clearly passionate about bears and their (as well as our) wellbeing. He was happy to answer all the questions we had and threw in some anecdotes as well. He even brought binoculars for better viewing. During the short walk to and from the hut, he was very attentive, so at no point did we feel unsafe. We saw three bears in total, plus a courageous fox who regularly came out of the shrubbery to scamper around the bears and who…”

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2.Bear Watching In Brasov: Observe Wild Bears From A Hideout (100%)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 80 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $98Top rated

Watch wild brown bears from a safe forest hideout near Brasov, with a ranger, small group, transport, and possible fox sightings.

“Saw three bear one fox. Guide informatiive, bring us a binocular to watch the bear. More important he contact me before the tour and respond to my message. Which I find out that some tour company did not answer my message in mid afternoon and waited until the last moment say 9pm in the evening to tell me the tour is cancelled”

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3.Bear watching experience near Brasov

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 73 reviews · from $161

Watch wild brown bears near Brasov from a raised forest hide, with ranger guidance, hotel transfers, and a small group of up to eight.

“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 👍👍”

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4.Day Trip & Bear Watching in the Land of Volcanoes

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 31 reviews · 11 to 12 hours (approx.) · from $282

Explore Romania’s volcanic lakes, peat bog, smelly cave, and wild bears on a private Brasov day trip with hotel pickup.

“It's been worth of it every cent i spent for this tour. Watching so many bears in their habitat is priceless. Landscape is amazing. Exciting and relaxing. I will return. Robert is the best tour guide we could get. Thanks!”

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5.Bear Watching in the Wild (From a Hideout)

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 27 reviews · 3 hours · from $104

Watch wild brown bears from a secure forest hideout near Brasov, with quick sightings, small groups, guides, and easy hotel pickup.

“Our driver, Alin, was very helpful in providing information about the place we were heading to. He was also quick to reassure us that we’d be safe when viewing the bears. When we arrived into the shelter, we saw 3 bears come out, along with 2 foxes, 2 ravens and probably some wild specie of lizards… There was another person there, a guide of another group, who explained a lot and shared some stories while we were watching the bears. The viewing lasted an hour and I think it was enough time to do that activity. The price could be a bit lesser though, since we only had to sit,…”

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6.Bear Watching in The Wild from Brasov (100 %)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $120

Watch Romania’s brown bears in the Transylvanian forest with a ranger, private Brasov transfers, and a small group of up to 10.

“Excursión totalmente recomendable. Claudiu estuvo muy atento durante todo el tour dándonos mucha información, desde el refugio pudimos ver varios ejemplares en libertad a una distancia cercana.”

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7.Bear Watching in the Wild

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 19 reviews · from $117

Watch wild brown bears near Brasov with a ranger, small group, and hotel pickup. See bears, foxes, deer, and wild boars in the forest.

“Excellent experience. Guide got me the best seat in the hide and even though we were photographing through glass it was perfectly clean. Spotlessly clean. Would fully recommend this tour. 5 Bears and then foxes as well, fighting with a raven.”

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8.2-Day Small-Group Tour to Dracula’s Castle, Rasnov Fortress, Peles Castle, Sighisoara and Libearty Brown Bear Sanctuary with Overnight in Brasov

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $583

Explore Transylvania in two days with Bran Castle, Peles, Sighisoara, Brasov, and Libearty Bear Sanctuary from Bucharest.

“This 2-day tour was absolutely worth it - wonderful nature and landscapes, as well as very beatuful little towns, fortresses and castles. We enjoyed Sigishoara, Brasov and Dracula's castle a lot. Also the gardens of Peles Castle were very inspiring and relaxing. The bears in the sanctuary seemed to be in caring good hands: the enclosures are very spacious, and the animals looked very healthy and well-nourished.The weather was mostly sunny with only 1-hour short periods of rain in between. Our tour guide, Rasem was very well educated, kind and always willing and happy to explain and show to you whatever you wanted. His English is very good! The only…”

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9.LiBEARty Brown Bear Sanctuary and the most important castles from Romania

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $260

Visit the Libearty Bear Sanctuary, Bran Castle, and Peles Castle on an 11-hour family day trip from Bucharest.

“This trip was amazing from start to finish. The guide was very knowledgeable, friendly and professional. He stopped for photo opportunities and took us to the Bear Sanctuary and the castles in Transylvania. I loved this trip. It was 2 years ago but I remember every detail. I’d love to go again.”

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10.Private Brown Bear Watching Experience near Odorheiu Secuiesc

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $82

Watch wild Carpathian brown bears from a forest hide near Odorheiu Secuiesc, with 4WD transport, an armed guide, and a 75% sighting rate.

“Waw voor de eerste keer een echte beer in het wild gezien. Uitstekende gids met een passie voor fotografie en natuur. Een top ervaring”

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11.Brown Bear Sanctuary Tour from Brasov Entrance Ticket Guaranteed

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $68Best value

Visit Romania’s Libearty Bear Sanctuary from Brasov with private transport, an English-speaking guide, and guaranteed entry to its 69-hectare refuge.

“Mimi was our driver and she was friendly and professional and sorted everything out for us. We found the bear sanctuary interesting and it was lovely to see the bears being so well looked after. It was a good activity that I would recommend.”

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