I did two tours with this company in two days. Both were terrific. Alina has been a tour guide for seven years, yet she remains as enthusiastic as someone just starting. Julian was friendly, knowledgeable, and entertaining. I learned a lot and enjoyed myself on both tours. Highly recommend.

Free is sometimes realy good! We enjoyed your free tour, places visited and explanations. Our guide was lovely... Don't remember her name - see the photos. Thank u!

I had Elena as my tour guide and she was brilliant. She was super informative as well as funny and her passion for this beautiful city was so lovely to see. I really liked all the historical background provided and definitely recommend this to anyone who wants to get a feel for the rich history that Bucharest has. thank you so much for this amazing experience 💕

We did “The Story of Bucharest” tour on our first day and Elena was our tour guide. She did such a great job we went back for the “From Monarchy to Communism” tour the next day, also with Elena. Her tours are very interactive and engaging. The two tours cover different places and events and I would highly recommend both tours.

I was guided by previous 5 star ratings about the quality of this company’s free walking tours and they were spot on! A very enjoyable tour with Julian our entertaining and knowledgeable guide. Thank you for a great introduction to Bucharest, l learnt a lot about your city and I highly recommend it

If seeing the Eiffel tower is a must in Paris then doing this tour is a must of little Paris (Bucharest). During the two hour tour with Elena we learned so much about Romanian history and culture, yet her sense of humour made it super fun and digestible. Highly recommend this tour as it is one of the best I have ever been on.

Julian (Alex #2) was fantastic in his knowledge and experience of Bucharest and it's history (see bucharestnotbudapest.com). Such a great experience seeing the sights in Old Town and getting local tips on the outer skirts of Bucharest. Thank you so much Julien, what a great day! Thanks so much for making our trip to Bucharest so memorable!

I did the 10:30am today with Tina. It was amazing I had a lot of fun and knowledge from her. It really made my day here in Bucharest and she gave a lot of fun stories and information about Romania, the communist and post communist state.

Amazing experience with great tour guides. There is no better way to experience a new city then by going on one of these tours. A must for any backpackers or other travelers wanting to get a first hand account of the city. I loved hearing our guide's stories of growing up during the changing regimes in the 1990s!

We really loved the guide and all the places we visited. A lot of interesting and useful information, also interactive features. We did not even get tired through the tour, although it was about 2:30 his long. Perfect for any age!

(Translated by Google) Many thanks to Elena, who showed us with so much joy and passion the interesting and most beautiful places and explained the history of the city. We would love to come back !!! (Original) Vielen Herzlichen Dank an Elena, die uns mit so viel Freude und Herzblut die interessanten und schönsten Stellen der gezeigt und die Geschichte der Stadt erklärt hat. Wir kommen gerne wieder!!!

A walking tour of very high quality. Whether seasoned traveller or novice, you will definitely learn something new and look at Bucharest and Romenia in a new light. The tour is well paced and informative Our guide, Carmen , was extremely knowledgable . She is a master story teller that take you along on a fascinating journey. Friendly, kind and approachable. What more would you want in a guide? This was an A+ experience that I can highly recommend.

I had bucarest tour with Elena and communist tour with Mara both were excellent! They were informative and funny guides!

Yay! Thanks guys, thankfully i found you on google maps so i can give props for the tour you guys provided! Awesome and informative tour. Grave at times due to the nature of previous conflicts and turbulence in history.

I did the "From Monarchy to Communism" walking tour with Alina as the guide. It was incredible. I learned so much about Romania and Bucharest, and its extensive history and enriched culture. The tour made me became fascinated in learning more about Romania. Alina was a wonderful guide, who really kept us entertained all the while learning. She had so many stories to tell, so many answers to questions. She was very passionate about Romania. Time really flew for me. I strongly recommend doing tours with Walkabout!

I had a short layover in Romania and wanted to for my first visit to get an overview of the city. The tour covered the main highlights of the city and it’s history, from the medieval era, through to communism and up to modern times. Alia was a friendly, knowledgeable and entertaining guide. She made an effort to speak personally to everyone on the tour and encouraged our engagement with traditional Eugenia biscuits “prizes”. She also recommended traditional foods and drinks that we should try. I am a bit of an information geek so it was so much more of a richer and interesting experience for me to understand the history of the places we visited. I highly recommend this walking tour and a special thank you to Alia who has piqued my interest enough to return and experience more.

Did the Bucharest highlight tours with Maria today and it was a wonderful way to get to know the city and it's people. Lots of interesting trivia and her style was engaging. Would highly recommend to give it a shot as a first introduction to the city of Bucharest. She covered many aspects of life and history including communism, churches, buildings, food and drink, currency etc

Very interesting and informative tour. We had anca as a guide. She introduced us to the city and was happy to answer and question. She covered many topics from history, to architecture and also food. Do not miss this tour if you are in Bucharest

The tour with Elena was simply the best tour of my life. As a puppeteer she knows how to entertain the audience like no one else. So much so that we ended the tour with emotional applause. The tour is excellent both for those looking for historical information and for those looking for a stand-up comedy. Impossible to regret! Elena, in 2033 I'll be back!

The free walking tour was guided by Maria. She was very knowledgeable about the city, was very friendly and had a couple of good jokes. The atmosphere was great, the tour was 2.5 hours which was exactly good to see a lot of interesting highlights and I learned a lot. Certainly can recommend this tour! It was wonderful. I especially liked the microphone to amplify her voice even louder and the wonderful pictures which clarified some comments and gave more insights. Definitely the best walking tour I've had compared to Skopje and Sofia right now.

Alina's free tour is spectacular. We loved her treatment and kindness at all times, highly recommended. We hope to see each other again sometime in Romania.

We had our tour with the guide Mihaela who was fantastic! Her knowledge of Romanian history and the way she explained things were remarkable. It was really cool to hear things from a local point of view, who experience the historic periods she was telling us about. Also she was very friendly and sweet, you won't regret having your tour with her!

We did the walking tour today with Tudor as our guide. It was the highlight of our trip so far. Really informative, always entertaining with many personal anecdotes and a great way to see hidden gems. Tudor was a great guide who’s passion and enthusiasm shone through. Thank you for a great experience.

Yesterday I had the opportunity to go on a walking tour of Bucharest with the most wonderful guide ever: Elena. We have walked a lot, she perfectly told us the history of Bucharest from the very beginning to the last days of Ceausescu. I really liked this tour because it was super interactive; Elena is able to perfectly transmit tourists all her passion for Bucharest and mix it with her life experience. I definitely recommend to book a tour and I wish you’ll have the chance to discover Bucharest with Elena. Thanks for everything. A big hug from Italy.

Mara gave a great walking tour. Informative and good proficiency in spoken English. Produced relevant and interesting large photos from her bag many times, to explain a point. Good sense of humour. Very worthwhile 2.5 hours. Heads up: The Palace of the Parliament tour must be booked a day ahead, by phone.

Great, wonderful ..a lively and interesting way to spend three hours in Bucharest. You'll leave smiling and knowing more that when you came. This tour is educational informative and amusing. Michaela who ran the tour I was on was an absolute star bar who left me in parts feeling sad, uplifted and inspired by the events of the times, and her personal history of living life in the old days of Bucharest ..

The tour was very enjoyably. Alex our guide was very knowledgeable, funny and interesting - not a dull moment in three hours. His English his excellent and obviously the tour was planned carefully to allow for many sitting periods so it wouldn't feel too hard. Learners a lot about Romania and Bucharest.

Having searched for this, in order to rate, I’m actually stunned it could be anything less than five stars! Who rates a free walking tour less than excellent? Especially one where the guides are incredibly knowledgeable, bring props and photos to illustrate their points, answer questions that you didn’t know you were allowed to ask about a place and do it all for free?! Having done both the morning tour on the history of Bucharest and the evening tour on the Royal history, I can safely say they are both fantastic. I shamefully knew nothing of Romanian history until taking these tours and spent most of them picking my jaw from the floor. What an incredible story. What a people. What a tour.

I had the Monarchy to Communism tour and it was fantastic. Daniel is fluent in English and is both kind and polite and an excellent story teller. Highly recommended!

The best tour I’ve done, amongst all the ones I did in Europe, and I did many. CATALINA (our guide)...you have been great! I’m not normally the person who is passionate in history, but how you explained us the events, how they were intimate and really felt by you...this made everything so fascinating and sticking to my memory. And I cannot stress this enough. She was authentic, not interpreting any part but being sincerely taken by what she was doing and managed to keep the group altogether even in the big cold, windy, snowy weather of that day :)

Amazing tour! We had a great time discovering the city, it's beautiful buildings and history! So much fun with Elena, which was beyond exceptional guide!

Great tour from the amazing guide Elena. Thank you very much!

A lovely experience and the easiest way to be informed about the town's history and see the most of the old town.

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(Translated by Google) Thanks for the great tour! Daniel showed us in a small group the old town and the most important buildings. The tour was super informative and humorous. Daniel told us a lot of exciting facts and was able to answer all of our questions. It couldn't be better! Communication with Walkabout Tours was perfect. Written on Facebook and received a reply after 10 minutes. Because of Corona we were spontaneously offered a private tour. (Original) Danke für die super Tour! Daniel hat uns in kleiner Runde die Altstadt und die wichtigsten Gebäude gezeigt. Die Tour war super informativ und humorvoll. Daniel hat uns super viele spannende Fakten erzählt und konnte uns alle Fragen beantworten. Besser geht es nicht! Die Kommunikation mit Walkabout Tours war perfekt. Auf Facebook angeschrieben und nach 10 Minuten Antwort erhalten. Wegen Corona wurde uns spontan eine private Tour angeboten.

Bianca is a very good guide. Fluent English and good knowledge. Also very funny. Strongly recommended.

Great place and nice arhitecture

Great tour, the guide Mihaila was just AMAZING!!!!! Highly recommend

Did both the tours they offer. Great time. Interesting places and really interesting and informative guides. Highly recommended.

(Translated by Google) I just participated in the tour of historical Bucharest and it proved to be a very pleasant activity. This tour allows you to have a general smattering of the history of Bucharest passing in front of the most significant buildings in the center. It is logical that if you want to visit one of these entirely, you should go back on your own, but to be a free tour it is organized very well. In addition, Alina, our guide, is very nice, kind and helpful. What more do you want from a free walking tour? ;-) (Original) Ho appena partecipato al tour della Bucarest storica e si è rivelato una piacevolissima attività. Questo tour permette di avere una generale infarinatura della storia di Bucarest passando davanti agli edifici più significativi del centro. È logico che se desiderate visitare interamente uno di questi vi conviene tornarci per conto vostro, ma per essere un giro turistico gratuito è organizzato molto bene. In più Alina, la nostra guida, è molto simpatica, gentile e disponibile. Cosa volete di più da un tour a piedi gratuito? ;-)

Our guide Danielle was knowledgeable and very pleasant. Her English was excellent and we had a wonderful experience! Highly recommended

(Translated by Google) Free walking tour (Original) Tour gratuito a piedi

Thank you guys, i enjoyed your tour.

The best tour I could ask here in Bucharest.

Could something be better, pleasant or more professional in Bucharest tour industry ? The answer is no ! Daniel was suberb, lovely and at some points touching ( describing his personal experience from the regim). Do not miss it!!

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We had two tours and we really enjoyed them. Both our guides, Tina and Monica were fantastic. Thank you very much!

(Translated by Google) Great free tour, one of the best I've done, a special way to get to know Bucharest (Original) Gran free tour, de los mejores que he hecho, una forma especial de conocer Bucarest

We had a nice trip with Daniel! Thank you very much!

We took the 10:30 tour on a really cold day, but our guide Catalina was super nice and very informative! Even though the group was really large, our guide managed to engage everyone. Absolutely recommend!

Unsure if it’s the agenda of the tour itself or who happened to be our guide. Overall quite disappointing.

Excellent guided tour

Great Tour with Alina. A must do on short visits to this city 10/10 👍

Great Walking Tour! The guide "Şerban" gave us so much information about the history of Romania.

Extremely good free walking tour. We had a guide Michaela. She is walked us through the history, gossips.. and real hard life of her family in the concept of life in Bucharest. Thank you!!!

An informative tour, allowing the visitor insight of the city and its history. Would recommend it to anyone.

Alex, our guide, was great. His humor is excellent. He was so interesting and full of information so he could answer on all of our questions. Warmest recommendations for this tour.

Great tour. We had Alina who was a very interactive guide. She kept us captivated for the three hours and showed us some things we had missed walking around ourselves the day before.

Good quality tours, took a couple ourselves, and also sent all of our guests to these tours, and everyone was very much impressed. Every guide has his own different style and a way of doing a tour, but every tour is informative and enjoyable.

The tour guide was very knowledgeable , and had fun sharing his knowledge with the group. Got to see a lot of interesting sites. This tour is a must.

Great experience

Alex the guide was amazing, a really great and interesting tour

Very nice and interesting, great guide- Sherban.

(Translated by Google) Tour with instructors who speak fluent English. The route goes through all the important points of interest in the city. (Original) סיור עם מדריכים שדוברים אנגלית רהוטה. המסלול עובר בכל נקודות העניין החשובות בעיר.

(Translated by Google) Historic Bucharest and the guide did not lead us to see the square of the revolution, the parliament or other historical places. He gave us a 3 and a half trip around the city, showing us 4 things that were crucified and not even historical. Not recommended (Original) Bucarest storica e la guida non ci ha portato a vedere la piazza della rivoluzione, il parlamento o altri posti storici. Ci ha fatto fare un giro di 3 e mezza per la città, facendoci vedere 4 cose messe in croce e manco storiche. Sconsigliato

Great guided tour from Maria yesterday. Nuanced, laced with irony, informative. I understand the phases of modern Romanian history much better now. An endless flow of well structured information and great responses to questions and observations. Quality!

Amazing tour filled with information about history of Romania and various historic buildings. Very friendly, funny (and sarcastic) guide. Takes about 2 hours. Attached a list of best places to eat and party.

A great tour, awesome guide that knew a lot about the city and happily answered all additional questions that his guests had. Shout out to Julian!

Mara was great and very knowledgeable about the city. She was friendly (super friendly she even gave me her jacket because I was cold) and had a lot of great recommendations about the city. The tour was fun and I saw and learnt a lot. Thank you Mara!

We loved our tour with Elena! She was a lot of fun, set a nice pace, and knew so much about the history of the country. She had wonderful recommendations for restaurants! We would highly recommend everyone to take this tour! So complete!

I highly recommend this tour to both foreign visitors and Romanian citizens, as it brings a fresh perspective to Romanian culture and history. Elena was an exceptional guide who made the tour an unforgettable and engaging experience!

I had a guided walk two years ago in Bucharest and they are very professional! That's why I also recommended them to a friend this week and he took the tour. If you are in Bucharest and want to know more about the history and architecture they are the ones to take.

Despite her name Elena was a great guide.

My boyfriend and I went on this tour this week and we absolutely loved it. Elena was amazing and she had great sense of humor. I loved that she quizzed us, asked many questions, made connection with everyone in the group. Along the tour, we had to buy something from a store and got separated from the group. Elena went above and beyond to ensure we found them, she went back to the store to look for us and luckily we remembered that the end stop is at University plaza, which is where we reunited. Elena walked back with us to fill us in on what we’ve missed. We could tell she really cared for tourists and very proud to show the beauty of Bucharest. There are three reasons she volunteers for these tours: a) encourage people to meet each other, b) share the beautiful history of Bucharest, and lastly, c) to encourage tourists to return to the city :) She has great tips on what to eat, where to go, and what are must do’s. Make sure to tip well as all the guides are volunteers. Multumesc, Elena :) P.S. the last photo was taken from their FB page. Vlad & Alta

Truly the best walking tour, I have been to ever across the world. The guide, Alex, was extremely knowledgeable, great storyteller and communicator. Would highly recommend.

I was super happy of our tour! The guide was funny, responsive and also happy to answer any questions. She was not only sharing amazing history but also fun facts and hidden gems of Bucharest. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and time with us!

Nice guide with lots of knowledge. The tour was great.

This was a great way to get to know Bucharest. Good mix of general info and more specific stories about recent history

We had the luck of having Mara just for ourselves. Even though it was a cold winter day, her warmth personality and passion for the history of her city (and a little mulled wine break), kept us interested and going for 2 hours through the old town. She even showed us a very nice bar at the end where we ended having a fun karaoke night. She even went beyond helping me with a problem l had later on my trip. We definitely recommend this tour. If you do it during winter, use cozy and very warm clothes.

We had a great experience on the tour with Elena (city history tour) today! Very great energy, interactive and lots of info about history of the city. Would advise to do this at the beginning of your holiday to get also local tips and recommendations she is happy to share! Go do it

Mara was a great guide! She made me feel like I understand Bucharest and Romanian people a bit more, she was insightful, funny, and the whole tour was very well paced. To have a personable guide who helps you with your trip is priceless! Thank you Mara ☺️

Elena was a great guide, really enthusiastic and we enjoyed the informative tour of bucharest

We enjoyed the tour with Mara a lot! With her lovely nature she told us a lot of the history of Bukarest. Definitely recommend the tour with her!

Mara was amazing! A friendly and informative way of explaining the history of the city, as well as great recommendations for visits and foods.

The "From Monarchy to Communism" walking tour is a great experience! Our guide Elena was brilliant! Humorous, informative, friendly, inclusive, and knowledgeable, she gave us a lively glimpse of the culture of Romanian people. The facts and information shared were relevant and interesting, and provided me with an appreciation for the city, how the history has shaped the present, and those sites I may not even have noticed walking by. I've been on many walking tours and this is definitely one of my favourites, enjoyable and I learned a lot. A really valuable experience, highly recommended.

Gabi was an amazing tour guide! She was well prepared, knowledgeable, kind and had a good sense of humor. We took the communist themed tour which was super interesting. Would definitely recommend!

Daniel, the guide was absolutely fantastic and a genius! He had such a way of conveying a rather delicate history Romania with humour. He made my experience of Bucharest so enjoyable. I don’t regret choosing Bucharest over Budapest ;)

An interesting experience as I had the chance to learn more about Bucharest. A point to improve would be to try and make it more interactive because at certain points, all the participants had to stand and listen to the tour guide for quite some time. Having said that, it was truly enjoyable walking around the city and getting to know more about important people & sights.

Alina was a FIVE STAR tour guide. I HIGHLY recommend this tour and please remember to tip. She really was so knowledgeable and real. Very transparent about both her parents’ experience in Communist Romania and the transition toward democracy during her life with realty-based stories of both her own and the people of Romania. Despite the rain, she never missed a beat. She was extremely diligent and helpful regarding everything from a tourist finding somewhere for his bag to accommodating guests for coffee and locating a restroom. This tour is a gem in Bucharest. A walking tour like this would easily be $20 or $30 in any other European city. I learned more from this tour guide than any other part of my stay. She also recommended the Christmas market which just opened as well as the village museum at which I had a wonderful time after the tour. Thank you, Bucharest! And a special thank you to Alina.

Daniel was our tour guide today. He was very good and knowledgeable, explained everything in a very clear and interesting way. His sense of humour was a plus. We stopped at The Monk cafe and coffee here is great, they gave us 20% discount from the tour. We will come back again. Me and my friend really enjoyed this tour and we really recommend it.

Done the two tours (12/02/2023). Both highly recommend Daniel and Mara. Their knowledge was impressive to say the least. I love history and couldn't recommend these guys enough. I only recognised half the stuff that was going on. Trust me you're gonna learn stuff that is both hilarious and sad about the city.

it was one of the best tours I have ever had! Our guide Elena is not only knowledgable and helpful, she is enjoyable and friendly as well. She does her job professionally and as a local she reflected the history of the city with visuals perfectly during the tour. Highly recommended

Honestly, I'm doing free tours in every city I go, but this was one of the best ones !!! Gabriella was an amazing tour guide, very passionate, loved it

It was an amazing tour! Alina was our tour guide, and she was really friendly, funny, and informative. You get to hear fascinating historical stories throughout the trip. I highly recommend joining this tour if you want to learn and discover the city more!

This tour was amazing. We were in the 9:30am tour with Maria last Friday. Our guide Maria was amazing. It was my first time taking a spontaneous chance on a free tour. My wife and I had a great understanding of the history of the city.

Julian was our guide. A thoroughly informative and personal history of Bucharest complete with visuals at each stop. Loved every minute of the tour. Although it is “free” you will want to give the guide a generous tip.

The tour is a short distance and yet covering a lot with the help of pictures and storys. Most importantly though, it‘s all about the individual guide: Elena is fully awake, engaging, witty, playful, authentic, very knowledgable, answering all questions, critical about Romanias history and development and ending on a positive note of hope: the changing Power of the people

We took a tour with Elena on our first night in Bucharest and it set the tone for the rest of our time in the city. Her stories of the city and country which she grew up in and is passionate about, left us with a deeper understanding of Bucharest than any guidebook or blog could ever provide. Her humour left us smiling but she left us under no illusions as to the realities of the past that have shaped the city into what it is today. The tips and recommendations which she offered have all been great - I would 100% recommend the fountain show and the tour of the presidential palace. Thank you Elena :-)

Tudor was our guide, he was just absolutely excellent. His extensive experience as a guide was obvious. He had worked for years also as a guide in the palace parliament. He knew the history of everything we asked about. He also had plenty of fun and interesting facts about Bucharest and Romania. A really nice and friendly guy who stopped for coffee and toilet breaks to help us fully enjoy the tour. An absolute fantastic way to start your visit to Bucharest to get an understanding of the history, politics and culture of Bucharest and Romania. Thanks so much.

Alex is a local guide, very welcoming and funny. The tour was super informative and went for about 2,5h. Thank you so much for all recommendations!

This really was the best guided tour we have ever had, thanks to Elena our guide. Elena's presentation of the fascinating history of Romania and Bucharest was superb, entertaining and easy to absorb. Having had a wonderful couple of hours, we came away with an appreciation of the story of Romania past and present, with insights into the social and architectural landscapes of Bucharest, and an appreciation of the wit and humour of the Romanian people. Elena is a very engaging and attentive guide and a great ambassador for Romania and for Bucharest. Highly recommended.

It's a well organized three-hour tour worth the time and money spend. Credits to the tour guide Alex who keeps the visitors' interest alive throughout the tour with his humor and willingness to answer all the questions!