We visited as part of our organised trip with few expectations. However, it was an absolute joy to see the passion of the team working here and the genuine love for the bears. Our guide, Mary, was very knowledgeable about each and every bear and shared so much of her personal experience with us. A heart wrenching visit but not to be missed.

Quick 30min drive from Braşov, and worth the effort to see the brown bears. Over 100 are kept in the fenced preserve keeping them safe and well. The guide during the 1 hour walk was knowledgeable and friendly. Tickets can be bought online, just show the QR code upon arrival.

This bear (and dogs, wolves, horses, owl) sanctuary is off the beaten track. The tour guide was very informative and obviously cared for the bears health and wellbeing. The bears that were close to the barriers still need the human interaction from a life of unnatural living but were also told to leave an area when one of the bears started doing their old tricks so not to upset the bear anymore. All males are castrated so no new bears are born in captivity. Definitely a place to visit when in Romania.

Picked up at a gas station by a minibus, and taken up a long dirt track road to the sanctuary. Really impressive couple of hours with guide Maria who was very knowledgeable not only about bears in general, but about the individual circumstances of each and ever one that was rescued. They can never be released back into the wild because of their various injuries & maltreatments/ loss of natural behaviours. The males are castrated, they are all inoculated every year and given food & vet care, whilst roaming around massive forest enclosures. We saw LOTS of bears, but none of the five wolves they also have. Huge flocks of ravens clean up all the food leftover from the bears. Fascinating, interesting and moving all at the same time. Highly recommended.

Must be tickets at least 1 day in advance as it’s only visited via guided tour (inc in ticket price) and only two so time slots a day. Allow about 1h15 for the tour. Very interesting and Slyvie was a great guide. More than bears, there’s wolves and turtles there. It’s a nice way to find the centre. Just have tissues ready for the welcome video. I’d recommend the later tour just so you’re not rushed finishing and can ask more questions/visit gift shop etc. we also saw them feeding the bears on our tour (not sure if this happens at the 9.30 tour). Please note gift shop is cash only and you may want to by something as proceeds go to the foundation. Beautiful views on top of the hill where it’s located. All outdoors do bring a waterproof in case.

Great experience! The tour was approximately 1 one and a half hours. The guide was nice and you can feel they really care and believe in what they do which is amazing. At the beginning of the tour the guide showed us a very sad video about some of the bears and I couldn't hold back my tears; the rest of the tour was interesting and I would recommend everyone to visit this place.

Fantastic! The tour guide wad very knowledgeable and was able to engage our children in what she was talking abou(age 6 and 7). The bear habitat is great. This place is a little of the main road on a rough but easily passable load.

An amazing experience, you can really tell the people there love their work and the bears they care for. Could not recommend enough! Go here instead of a zoo if you want to learn about brown bears in their natural habitat. Although not compulsory I would recommend a car to get there, and it is a walking tour so although not challenging some mobility is required to climb up gravel bathed tracks on hills.