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Indulge in the world of the most beautiful flower on Earth - Queen Rose. Attend the festivities of the famous Kazanlak Rose Festival. Enjoy picking roses in the vast rose fields.

Highlights

• Attend the Rose festival and enjoy the parade on the main street
• Visit the beautiful Plovdiv
• Enjoy rose picking in a beautiful setting in the Rose Valley
• Visit the Damascena Rose distillery and admire hundreds of varieties of roses
• Have lunch on June 6 in a local house

Description

Brief itinerary: Day 1 – June 5 - Sofia - Plovdiv - Kazanlak Day 2 – June 6 – Kazanlak festivities Day 3 – June 7 - Kazanlak - Sofia DAY BY DAY ITINERARY Day 1 – June 5 – Friday – Sofia – Plovdiv - Kazanlak 8:30am – Meet your guide and the group at the Cathedral St Aleksander Nevski. Departure to Plovdiv. 10:30am – Arrive in Plovdiv. Tour of the Old town. 1:30pm – End of the sightseeing tour of Plovdiv 3:30pm - Departure to Kazanlak. 5:30pm - Arrive in your hotel in Kazanlak. Evening at leisure. B Accommodation in Kazanlak in hotel Magnolia (two nights) Day 2 – June 6 – Saturday - Kazanlak 8:30am – Departure to the Damascena rose distillery. 9am – Arrive at the distillery. Enjoy rose picking accompanied by folklore dances. Walk around the distillery and admire hundreds of verities of roses. 12:00 – Departure to the village of Tasha. 12:20 – Visit the “Secret Garden of Sasha”, where Sasha has more than 500 species. She will take you around and will show you some of the most beautiful one. In the house of Sasha you will enjoy demonstration of banitsa making (a typical Bulgarian salty pastry) and you will participate yourself as well. Then while the banitsa is baking in the oven you will have a delicious home-made lunch that will finish with home made yoghurt and of course the banitsa. 3pm – Departure to the Enio Bonchev distillery – the oldest in Bulgaria founded in 1909. 3:40pm – Departure to Kazanlak. 4:15pm – Arrive and visit the Museum of Roses. 5pm – Finish the tour and enjoy your free time wandering around the main square with many stalls offering home made stuff, many varieties of aroma oils, traditional products and many more. Day 3 – June 7 - Sunday - Kazanlak rose festival - Sofia 8:30am – Departure to the Buzludzha monument perched on one of the peaks dominating the town of Kazanlak. This is one of the largest communist monuments in Europe. 9am – Arrive at the Buzludzha peak and have one hour to admire this giant construction as well as the stunning views toward the North and the South Bulgaria. 10am – Leave the Buzludzha monument and drive back to the town of Kazanlak. 10:20am – On the way back visit the Golyamata Kosmatka Thracian tomb dating to the 4th century BC. You will get acquainted with the Thracian civilization and will get a lot of information about these ancient tribes populating the area of the present-day town of Kazanlak. 10:45 – Departure to Kazanlak. 11:10 – Arrive in Kazanlak and walk to the Main Street where the parade will take place. Until 11:30am you will have to have taken your seats. 12 o’clock – Beginning of the parade 1:20pm – End of the parade. Free time for lunch - OPTIONAL: UPON REQUEST – LUNCH IN THE RESTAURANT OF HOTEL MAGNOLIA. EXTRA PRICE – 30 EURO.

Includes

PRICE INCLUDES: ACCOMMODATION IN TOTAL 2 OVERNIGHTS In Kazanlak (two nights) in Hotel Magnolia TRANSFERS AND TRANSPORTATION All transfers and transportation with private vehicle according to program Fuel costs, parking fees TOURS / GUIDES / FOOD 2 Breakfasts and 1 lunch on June 6 ROSE PICKING ON JUNE 6 SEATS FOR THE PARADE ON JUNE 7 Visit the Damascena and the Enio Bonchev rose distillery Admissions (the Roman theater in Plovdiv, the Museum of Roses in Kazanlak, the Thracian tomb in Kazanlak) Professional English-speaking Private Tour Guide Admission fees for sites and museums as per program Organisation, VAT

Important Information

• comfortable cloths and shoes, sunglasses, sun cream, hats, light jackets

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund