15 Day Tour of Bulgaria: Culture and Hike, 2022
Tour Cost:
Group Size |
Per Person in double/twin room (sharing) |
Single Supplement |
8 participants |
€ 1575.00 |
€ 199.00 |
9 participants |
€ 1510.00 |
€ 199.00 |
10 participants |
€ 1450.00 |
€ 199.00 |
Price inclusions:
- 14 nights as per itinerary, breakfast and taxes included in 2 and 3 stars hotels, family hotels and guest houses.
- Meals: 3 Dinners on a 3 course set menu. No drinks included.
- Entrance fees as per itinerary
- Local tour guide throughout
- All transfers and transportation by comfortable bus.
Itinerary: Sofia (2 nights)- Rila Monastery ( 1 night)- Bansko ( 2 nights)- Devin (2 nights) – Koprivshtitsa ( 2 nights) – Tryavna ( 2 nights)- Kazanlak (1 night)- Plovdiv ( 2 nights)
D1 |
Afternoon: Sofia arrive, meet, transfer, check-in & brief sightseeing in downtown area (if time allows). |
Overnight in Sofia 3-star hotel |
D2 |
All day in Sofia. Morning: visit Boyana church, UNESCO Site and hike in the Vitosha Mountains (stone rivers natural phenomenon) 1-2 hrs easy. Afternoon: sightseeing walk in downtown area and free time. |
Overnight in Sofia 3-star hotel |
D3 |
Transfer Day. Depart Sofia and drive into Rila Mountains via the town of Samokov. Hike in the area of Malyovitsa chalet (2-3 hrs easy to moderate). Afternoon: continue drive to Rila monastery in the Rila Mountains. Arrive and check-in. |
Overnight at Rila Monastery 2-star hotel |
D4 |
Transfer Day. Morning: visit monastery and hike in the area to reach St. Ivan Rilski Cave (1-2 hrs easy). Afternoon: drive to Bansko in the foot of the Pirin Mountains. En route: visit Stob's Pyramidsnatural phenomenon. ArriveBansko, check-in, sightseeing in the Old Town. Dinner in a national style restaurant (mehana). |
Overnight in Bansko Guest- house / Family hotel
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D5 |
Morning: Drive and hike in the Pirin Nat. Park (2-3 hrs easy to moderate) in the area of Vikhren chalet. Afternoon: visit Dobarsko village (church) or enjoy SPA activities (optional). |
Overnight in Bansko Guest- house / Family hotel |
D6 |
Transfer Day. 8:30 depart Bansko and visit Dancing Bears park (9:30 - 10:30; then take the narrow train at 11o’clock to Velingrad (arrive 13:30). Afternoon: drive from Velingrad to Devin in the Rhodopes Mountains via picturesque Batak & Dospat lakes. Arrive and check-in. |
Overnight in Devin Guest- house / Family hotel |
D7 |
All Day drive & hike in the area: visit sites and hear legends about mythological Orpheus: Trigrad canyon; Devil’s Throat (Dyavolsko Gyrlo) cave; Devil’s Bridge (Dyavolski Most); Yagodinska cave, etc. Optional: enjoy SPA activities in Devin |
Overnight in Devin Guest- house / Family hotel |
D8 |
Transfer Day: Travel from Devin – Shiroka Laka village (architectural reserve) - Pamporovo mountain resort - Bachkovski monastery (visit) – wine cellar (Villa Yustina) visit - Panagyurishte (visit museum of the Thracian Golden Treasure) – Koprivshtitsa. Arrive & check-in. |
Overnight in Koprivshtitsa Guest- house / Family hotel |
D9 |
Morning: visit Koprivshtitsa historical houses. Afternoon: free. Optional hikes in the surrounding area. |
Overnight in Koprivshtitsa Guest- house / Family hotel |
D10 |
Transfer Day. Travel from Koprivshtitsa – via Bekleme Pass in the Balkan Mountains – visit Troyan monastery and National Arts and Crafts Exhibition – Gabrovo (visit the unique House of Humour) – Tryavna. Arrive and check-in. |
Overnight in Tryavna Guest- house / Family hotel |
D11 |
Morning: hike Tryavna - Bojentsi village (architectural and ethnographical reserve), 2 hrs, easy. Afternoon: sightseeing in Tryavna, visit Daskalov’s House (unique museum of woodcarving). |
Overnight in Tryavna Guest- house / Family hotel |
D12 |
Transfer Day: Travel from Tryavna to Kazanlak. Drive via historical Shipka Pass in the Balkan Mountains. En route: hike Shipka Monument of Freedom and Buzludzha Monument (Bulgaria's communist UFO).Arrive Kazanlak and check-in. |
Overnight in Kazanlak Guest- house / Family hotel |
D13 |
Morning in Kazanlak: visit UNESCO Thracian tomb (replica) & Museum of the Rose; visit to a rose oil distillery in the Valley of Roses. Afternoon: continue drive to Plovdiv, via historical village of Kalofer and hike an eco-path (1-2 hrs, easy). Arrive and check-in. |
Overnight in Plovdiv 3-star hotel |
D14 |
All day in Plovdiv. Morning: visit Old Town (Roman Stadium, Theatre and Fortress; historical houses). Afternoon: free in town. Farewell dinner in a national style restaurant with folk music and dance show. |
Overnight in Plovdiv 3-star hotel |
D15 |
Direct transfer to Sofia airport for departure flight. End of tour. |
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Tags: Tour of Bulgaria- 15 days, Culture and Hike Bulgaria