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Dracula Tour is the unique travel adventure which takes you to Eastern Europe's most infamous land of Check out the itinerary for more exact details.
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For the ultimate haunted horror experience, "Dracula Tour" is the unique travel adventure which takes you to Eastern Europe's most infamous land of the unholy, Transylvania (in Romania). For one wonderfully weird & wicked week, experience the definitive haunted horror holiday travel adventure with fellow fans, friends & fiends of the macabre on an unforgettable vacation that is scary, spooky, sexy, campy and fun for all ages! Dracula Tour is the only true fully-escorted `vampire vacation` professionally organized by fans especially for fans. This annual pilgrimage to the actual Transylvania, in Romania, is presented by "Tours of Terror." Dracula Tour follows Jonathan Harker`s trail from the novel `Dracula,` while throwing in all sorts of spledidly spooky surprises along the way. There is a mock witch trial with professional Romanian actors, visits to haunted graveyards and time spent in the world’s largest and oldest tools of torture museum. There is both educational and entertainment value as the tour includes historical Bran Castle, Clock Tower, the Black Church, Vlad`s birthplace, the one and only true Vlad`s castle (also known as the fortress ruins) and even the island monastery where Vlad is buried. It`s the perfect cool combination of fun and fear, for anyone looking for an unusual weeklong ghoulish getaway. Vampires, vampire fans and even vampire slayers are all equally welcome, and all get along harmoniously on this travel adventure. Check out the itinerary for more exact details. The highlight of the Dracula Tour is undoubtedly spending an exquisite, enchanted night at Dracula`s Castle. All travelers dress in their scariest/sexiest/ most outrageous/best costumes, eat a lavish mulit-course meal, experience a vampire (?) show, descend to the dungeon of the castle where the coffin lies waiting, dance to appropriate macabre music (everything from The Monster Mash to Rocky Horror to Rob Zombie to Sisters of Mercy to Phantom of The Opera), partake in the moonlit bonfire with hors douvres and complimentary brandy, and simply have the times of their lives! Each year one couple takes the experience one step further by getting married on Halloween with the ceremony and reception at Dracula's Castle, and all travelers are guests at this unique wedding! Whereas most couples kiss after their cake-cutting ceremony, this bride & groom usually bite each other`s necks (lovingly, of course). For the Halloween tour, we spend Halloween night in Draculas Castle, on the Summer version of the tour, we recreate Haloween night there! There's more head-turning than in an Exorcist movie! What better place to spend a haunted holiday than in Transylvania, where wolves howl at the moon, where small boats still cross moats to looming castles -- and where a group of travelers have the time of their lives getting scared silly. This is Eastern Europe, a land that time forgot, home to a special & creepy yet romantic place known as Transylvania. It`s not a mythical land as some believe where locals need silver bullets, crosses or cloves of garlic to survive. In fact, this is a land that may be home to a Dracula-themed amusement park within a few years. But it still maintains the lure for fans and travelers who conjure up all the romantic and sexy images of what the mind would picture Transylvania to be. In 2007 we celebrated the 110th anniversary of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” novel and also the 10th anniversary of “Dracula Tour” with the greatest group of travelers on the most respected and popular tour package to Transylvania in existence. In 2008, the theme was “True Blood” and in 2009 the theme was “Twilight”. 2010 was our "lucky 13" year, and in 2011 we commemorated the 80th anniversary of the 1931 Bela Lugosi “Dracula” classic film. Every tour is hosted by a Romanian translator/tourguide/Dracula-Vlad expert. Past tours had guests along, such as actor & TV pop culture personality Butch “Eddie Munster” Patrick, genre author Joe Lansdale, British TV “Most Haunted” host Richard Felix and the late Hammer Films screen queeen legend Ingrid Pitt. What are some of the other highlights of this trek of terror? Besides following in the footsteps of Jonathan Harker's trail from Bram Stoker's "Dracula," you will spend time in Bucharest ascending the Carpethian Mountains to Vlad Castle. You may be part of a hair-raising (spirit-raising?) seance in a secluded graveyard in Brasov (where Vlad did his infamous impalings!). You will see the Black Church, ascend the haunted enclosed staircase and visit Farmer's Market in Sighisoara, birthplace of Dracula (Vlad). You will enter the eerie Clock Tower and Square History Torture Museum.You will embark on a journey through Borgo Pass to Dracula's Castle, where you will experience the definitive Halloween eve: Masquerade Ball, Vampire Show, Dinner and "Monster Mash" Mad Monsters Dance Party right in Dracula's Castle! You will explore the Snagov Monastery (Tomb of Dracula) as well as the Transylvanian Castle of Bran, a fortress built in 1377 and preserved as national monument. In Sibui, you will learn the true story of the Pied Piper, be followed by the city’s sinister Cat’s Eyes, visit the tombs of Vlad Dracula and the inspiration for Frankenstein, and perhaps walk through the “bat” park. And that's just the some of the day-time sightseeing parts of the trip. Our nights are filled with howling parties, witch trials, bonfires and countless surprises. On-board the coach, we watch vampire films along the way, view the picturesque countryside and learn the history of Vlad and of Transylvania. Anyone who has ever dreamed of visiting this far-off, mythical land has the opportunity to descend upon a mystical, magical, mysterious part of the world where there are still horses & buggies instead of limos, gypsy palm readers instead of palm pilots, witches & warlocks instead of lawyers & stockbrokers, and in place of malls and industrial areas there are landscapes of forests, lagoons, castles & ruins. Some travelers include people who loves the supernatural, the paranormal, the unexplained and all things horrific & vampiric; those who appreciates the classic films of Karloff, Lugosi and Chaney to the more gory delights such as Evil Dead, Saw, and Devils’ Rejects; people who read the classics of Poe & Lovecraft to the current works of King, Rice, Lansdale, Koontz, Straub, Barker, Clegg or Laymon; individuals who grew up on Famous Monsters of Filmland or can't resist a copy of today`s Monster magazines; fans of Dark Shadows, Buffy, Twilight, Lost or True Blood; people who still stay up into the wee hours to catch a horror film on the late show; lovers of castles, crypts, catacombs or cemeteries; people who just enjoy Halloween as their favorite holiday, and those who have just done every other tour imaginable and are looking for something offbeat and off-the-beaten-path. Ages of travelers range from teens to seniors, with an equal amount of couples and singles (single travelers always seem to have an especially memorable time), plus even families with youngins and ’pre-teens. There are so many levels of enjoyment that this trip truly is fun for all age ranges and backgrounds. If you're the type who would enjoy dressing up (or down) for a masquerade ball in Dracula's Castle, or if you can imagine have a blood-suckingly great time partying under a full moon in this weird wonderland, this is undoubtedly the tour experience of a lifetime (even if you're part of the undead!). We are the tour that was selected by Universal Studios to help promote their “Van Helsing” film, by Vampire Vineyards to promote their wine, by New Line Cinema to promote their “Blade” film, and by radio stations across the country. We are the tour that was featured on national television (the Travel Channel in America) and British television (Granada TV BBC in England), and our tour is also recognized and endorsed by the Romanian Tourism Office. There is no other tour that combines incredible day and evening activities, no other tour that is endorsed by historians and horror fans alike, no other tour that gives as much value for the one all-inclusive price & no other tour which elicits the highest level of customer satisfaction. Dracula Tour is presented by "Tours of Terror" (since 1998) in association with Horrorfind.com, Chiller Theatre, Monster Bash, MonsterMania, The Halloween Zone and Fright Haven. It's a $5999 per person value for the very special low price of only $2799 per person, based on double occupancy. Package price includes round-trip airfare from NY, deluxe hotel accommodations, some dinners, all breakfasts, transfers, luxury coach transportation, on-board movies and interactive entertainment, all events - attractions - admissions, any guests, plus many scary, sinister surprises. Tours are guranteed to take place. References are available upon request. Note that the tour sells out annually, so reserve early to avoid disappointment.
