Bulgaria - 8 days Round bus tour

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You will not regret choosing Bulgaria as a destination and we will prove that to you by introducing you to our hospitable people and showing you our beautiful nooks all around the country.

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Highlights

Enjoy in Sofia - modern city and antique history place
Discover Plovdiv, Rila Monastery and Starosel
Explore Veliko Tarnovo - the medieval Bulgarian capital and fortress

Description

Day 1: Arrival in Sofia Arrival of the group at Sofia Airport. Greeting by tour guides and transfer to a 4-star hotel at Sofia. Check-in and rest after the journey. Short evening walking tour in central Sofia area – Vitoshka street, National Palace of culture, National Theatre garden – places for people of Sofia to walk. Overnight stay. Day 2: Sofia – Boyana Church – Vitosha Mountain (approx. 50 km) Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast - Departure for Boyana church, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Drive to “Kopitoto”- A location on the Vitosha mountain, at 1345 m above sea level, from which a magnificent panoramic view of Sofia opens. Next - a panoramic tour of Sofia. Spare time for holiday and shopping. Here the group will be taken to one of the Shopping Malls of |Sofia and after 5 hours will be transferred back their hotel. Overnight stay. Day 3: Sofia – Rila Monastery – Sofia (approx. 250 km) Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for Rila Monastery. Guided tour of the Rila Monastery complex, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Departure for Sofia. Free time for exploring the city center. Overnight stay. Day 4: Sofia - Plovdiv (approx. 150 km) Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out and departure for Plovdiv city. Check-in a 4-star hotel at Plovdiv. Guided city tour of Plovdiv, including the Old Town, Ancient Theatre, and Ethnographic Museum. Time for lunch at a local restaurant. Spare time for holiday or shopping. Overnight stay. Day 5: Plovdiv – Hisarya – Starosel - Plovdiv (approx. 120 km) Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for Hisarya. Time for lunch at local restaurant. Drive to Starosel. The large temple at Chetinyova Mogila and the Horizon temple are open for tourist visits. The temple on the Chetinyova Mogila is situated in a region with a lot of rock temples and mounds. Information materials and souvenirs can be bought by the temple on Chetinyova Mogila. The finds, discovered in the region from the archaeological diggings, can be seen in the National History Museum and the Archaeological Museum in Sofia. Return to Plovdiv. Overnight stay. Day 6 : Plovdiv - Kazanlak - Veliko Tarnovo (approx. 250 km) Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out and departure for Kazanlak – The Thracian kings valey. Visit Regional Historical museum. Visit Rose oil distillery - https://www.eniobonchev.com/ Time for lunch in local restaurant. Visit Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak - UNESCO World Heritage object. Departure for Veliko Tarnovo. Arrival in Veliko Tarnovo and check-in at the hotel. Spare time. Overnight stay. Day 7: Veliko Tarnovo - Arbanassi (approx. 40 km) Breakfast at the hotel. Guided tour of Veliko Tarnovo, including Tsarevets Fortress and Samovodska Charshia. Visit Arbanassi village. Veliko Tarnovo is a medieval capital of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. Overnight stay. Day 8: Veliko Tarnovo - Sofia (approx. 240 km) Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out and departure for Sofia airport. End of experience.

Includes

7 total overnights with breakfast at 4* good located hotels 3 overnight in Sofia – Grand Hotel Astoria 4* or similar 2 overnight in Plovdiv – Hotel Ramada 4* or similar 2 overnight in Veliko Tarnovo – Grand Hotel Yantra 4* or similar Wine tasting Arrival, departure transfer Transport with comfortable bus with air conditioning. Tour guide

Important Information

Boyana church – 6.00 euro per adult; 50% discount for child 2 – 11.99 years
Rila Monastery Museum – 5.00 euro per adult; 50% discount for child 2 – 11.99 years
Entrance fees at old quarter in Plovidv - 9.00 euro per adult; 50% discount for child 2 – 11.99 years
Archaeological museum in Hissarya – 5.00 euro per adult; 50% discount for child 2 – 11.99 years
Winer tasting in Hisarry – from 12.00 euro per adult; NOT allowed for children.
Regional Historical museum - 4.00 euro per adult; 50% discount for child 2 – 11.99 years
Rose oil distillery - 4.00 euro per adult; 50% discount for child 2 – 11.99 years
Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak - 4.00 euro per adult; 50% discount for child 2 – 11.99 years
Tzarevets Fortress in Veliko Tarnovo - 4.00 euro per adult; 50% discount for child 2 – 11.99 years