The 11 Bâlea Lake Tours That Earn Their Price

1.Transfăgărășan Highway & Balea Lake – Private Tour from Bucharest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $215Our pick

Private 12-hour Transfăgărășan tour from Bucharest: Vidraru Dam, Bâlea Lake, waterfalls, and Vlad lore, with WiFi and hotel pickup.

“A memorable and fun trip. Ionela was our guide for the day. She was kind, a great driver, and very knowledgeable. We thoroughly enjoyed her. We saw 14 brown bears and had a great trip on the transfargarasan highway. It was a beautiful day.”

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2.Brasov: Transfagarasan Highway, Balea Lake & Carta Monastery

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 29 reviews · 8 hours · from $147

From Brasov, ride the Transfagarasan Highway to Balea Lake at 2,034 m, visit Carta Monastery, and enjoy a small-group day trip.

“one of the best experience- i did not expect that it will snow but we were lucky to have a good weather and great experience., great tuor guide very accomodating,”

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3.SB09-Transfăgărășan Wonders:Journey through Bâlea Lake,Avrig

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 27 reviews · 1 day · from $159

Private day trip from Sibiu: Transfăgărășan Highway, Bâlea Lake, Cârța Abbey, and palaces in Avrig and Sibiu.

“Sehr viele Informationen in deutsch erhalten und schöne Stopps eingelegt. Sind noch zusätzlich zum Wasserfall gewandert. Toller Tag, sehr guter Guide mit viel Wissen über Land und Kultur. Danke!”

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4.Bucharest: Transfăgărășan Highway & Balea Lake -Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · 12 hours · from $210

Private Bucharest day trip to Transfăgărășan Highway, Poenari Fortress, Vidraru Dam and high Bâlea Lake, with guide and hotel pickup.

“Très bonne expérience au sein du parc où l'on a pu voir 5 ours de très près, mais aussi les impressionnantes routes ! On a pu s'arrêter plusieurs fois et profiter de chaque spot. Je recommande ! Merci Sebastian qui a été génial !”

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5.Transfagarasan Highway Balea Lake and Carta Monastery from Brasov

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $144

From Brasov, ride the Transfagarasan Highway to glacial Balea Lake, then visit Carta Monastery, with pickup, expert guiding, and mountain views.

“Such an incredible experience! Way better experience than if we would have journeyed ourselves. We enjoyed the road, a short hike, the monastery, and got tons of incredible pictures! It was also great to just relax with my wife while our guide navigated the traffic.”

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6.Transfagarasan Highway and Balea Lake E-Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $108

E-bike the dramatic Transfăgărășan Highway to Balea Glacier Lake from Brașov, with pickup, small groups, and photo stops included.

“Good way to see the Transfagaran road. All care is taken and it is a very safe ride and made easy by the e-bike.”

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7.Exclusive Tour on Transfagarasan, Balea Lake, Balea and Capra Waterfalls

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 5 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $84Best value

Small-group tour from Sibiu to Transfăgărășan, Balea Lake by cable car if needed, plus Balea and Capra waterfalls with guide.

“Fun easy tour! We walked around the lake and just rode along to the sites. Waterfall wasn’t too full this time of year but still beautiful.”

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8.Transfagarasan Road & Balea Lake – Private Tour from Bucharest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $216

Private day trip from Bucharest to Poienari Castle, Vidraru Dam, Transfagarasan Highway, and Balea Lake with Wi-Fi and pickup.

“Alin was fantastic! He was very knowledgeable, a great driver on the unexpectedly snowy roads and was an absolute pleasure to spend the day with.”

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9.From Brasov : Transfagarasan and Balea Lake Ebike tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 4 reviews

E-bike from Brasov to Transfagarasan and Balea Lake, riding up to 2050 m with a small group and guide Andrei.

“Andrei is a an experienced and professional guide as well as a really nice person. I very much enjoyed the bike ride up to balea lake - which is manageable for non experienced bikers thanks to the e-bike - and the stunning views. The downhill ride was a lot of fun too and Andrei adapts to your speed and fitness level. Highly recommendable!”

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10.SB05 – Carpathian Heights: Hiking to Bâlea Cascada & Lake

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 1 day · from $141

Hike to Romania’s highest waterfall, Bâlea Cascada, then Bâlea Glacier Lake in the Făgăraș Mountains. Small group, English guide.

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11.One day tour Transfagarasan road , Balea waterfall, Balea lake

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $144

One-day Brașov trip to Transfăgărășan, Balea waterfall, Balea lake, and Făgăraș Fortress, with pickup, small-group comfort, and photo stops.

“Our wansom guide tour Claudiu and princess Daria was our driver for today both of them was amazing and sweet heart to show every details in your tour attraction don't miss Thanks million ♥️🇷🇴🌹”

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