Tours in Sofia

If you are on a business trip or you have limited time in Bulgaria, this tour is your first step to discover this pearl in the Balkan crown! Join your guide in the streets with cobblestones in Sofia, Plovdiv, Bansko and Melnik. Visit the biggest monasteries – Rila and Bachkovo. Feel like a local and feel the Bulgarian spirit. • Bachkovo monastery • Plovdiv • Dobarsko • Bansko • Rila monstery • Sofia

This tour gives the best option to explore most of the famous Bulgarian sites and ride through different parts of the country including the Black sea coast, the Thracian valley, the Central Balkan mountain and the plains of the North. During this unforgettable week, you will visit most of the UNESCO sites and the most important historical places, and you will get to know our ancient people and lands by our highly educated and experienced Biker Guides.

If you are eager to discover the Balkans this trip is the best you can choose. Not only you will visit the capitals of Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, and North Macedonia but also you will explore other historical cities, Medieval capitals, and natural wonders. Our guide will provide all his knowledge for the region and will do his best to present it in the most appropriate context.

This tour itinerary will leave you breathless by giving you the opportunity to admire some of the most interesting, beautiful, and scenic natural wonders, and historical places. You will see the most famous beauties of the Rhodope Mountains and the region. In addition to these sites you will also going to visit and explore very interesting ancient archaeological sites related to the mysterious civilization of the Thracians, to the Romans, the Ottomans, and the Bulgarians. You will be guided by a highly educated and experienced guide. You will stay during the nights in recommended hotels with wonderful locations. For this short period of time, we can guarantee that you will have positive memories of life.

Join a Local Expert for a two-hour exclusive journey through Sofia's architecture, a can't-miss experience where historic heritage meets modern design, and every building tells a story of style and time. • Enjoy a private and intimate tour, exclusively for your group. • Discover Sofia’s iconic architecture with the guidance of a Local Expert. • Uncover how St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral has shaped Sofia's skyline. • Experience a personalised tour, tailored to your interests. • Get curated recommendations for further city discovery. Experience the evolving face of Sofia's horizon, a visual journey of its historical evolution and modern growth.

Embark on a tour of the extraordinary Belogradchik Rock formations, recognized as one of the most beautiful landscapes in Europe. Take a visit to Belogradchik Medieval fortress. The tour includes hotel pickup and drop-off.

I’m a very easy-going person, a food lover and I’m interested in all kinds of arts, currently working and living in Sofia. The culinary world of my country is very rich, and our recipes for homemade desserts are extremely interesting. I want to share my experience and give you the opportunity to try some of the most delicious homemade Bulgarian pastries and desserts. For the curious sweet lovers and even for the chefs, this experience would be very interesting and memorable.

Your insightful local guide will make this 3 to 4-hour tour unforgettable for you as he knows inside out the communist heritage in Sofia and in Bulgaria. You will be lead also to a lot of off-the-beaten path sights for which you could only read in some of the most professional travel blogs. You would uncover the secrets of the Bulgarian capital and its communist heritage in buildings, sights, stories and museum. Get ready, that's the most in-depth communist tour of Sofia! Choose between privately-guided and self-guided tour.

In this 2h walking tour, you will have the chance to get a deeper understanding over local history, traditions, and habits. Pass by the must-see city landmarks and hear interesting stories related to their past and present use, famous people they are related to, and much more.

This is a Private Tour so you will not be combined with other people besides those in your reservation- there will be a private car and a private driver- guide just for you! And you will be able to stop for pictures, shops and other things whenever you want! You will explore the charming old town of Koprivshtitsa, with its authentic and unique 19th century architecture.  A small town - tucked in the bosom of "Sredna gora" mountain, surrounded by century old pines, brought to life by crystal clear streams and rivers and the ancient echoes of the Bulgarian revolutionary spirit. Most times the trips are done with eco friendly cars - with cng engine or electro mobiles, so that we can help fighting the air polution.

Sofia’s city center is not very large and it can easily be visited on foot, but a lot more interesting and fulfilling will be a bike ride, especially if it includes a tour of the capital’s parks. This is what you will experience in this active city tour privately with your local guide. Choose between privately-guided and self-guided option.

This one day tour will take you to the communist monument Buzludzha. In fact the monument is on the sixth place of the European the best destinations. The best abandoned places on the planet earth. Visit the Damascene complex in the rose valley. Damascene complex and its unique gardens with 150 different species of roses. Did you know: – The Bulgarian rose oil is declared the highest quality rose oil in the world. – It takes 30 roses to produce 1 drop of rose oil, and 3000-4 000 kg of rose flowers for 1 kg of first-rate rose oil. – The first rose oil in Bulgaria was distilled in the 17th century.

The tour starts with a visit of the ancient city of Plovdiv, which several peoples have inhabited, leaving unique traces of their cultures. The next stop will be Bachkovo monastery, the second biggest monastery in Bulgaria.The tour includes a hotel pickup and drop-off.

This tour is a great chance to learn more about the history of the town and to try the local foods and drinks. You will explore Sofia with a knowledgeable guide who will take you arround all of the interesting sites in the town center. You will also stop at some places to try a variety of traditional local foods and drinks. This is a private or small group tour.  HIGHLIGHTS: • Discover the heritage of Sofia, its old buildings and places        • Visit the most important cultural and historical places • Learn more about the typical local foods and drinks • Taste the traditional delicious “banitsa”, “shopska” salad and sweets • Try the local drinks like “ayran” and some beer  

Three of the most stunning Bulgaria's attractions within a day trip from Sofia! Explore the natural wonder of Prohodna cave, named by the locals “The Eyes of God” because of the two deity-eye-shaped holes on the ceiling. Experience Saeva Dupka, among the most decorated tourist adapted caves in Bulgaria and visit the unique Glozhene Monastery, built like a bird’s nest on the cliffs of a mountain peak. All this within a group day trip from Sofia!

Your tour starts with a visit of the ancient city of Plovdiv, which several peoples have inhabited, leaving unique traces of their cultures. The next stop will be Perushtitsa, a symbol of Bulgarian heroism. In the end of your tour there will be a stop by a famous winery, where you will taste typical Bulgarian wine.

What makes the trip unique is the authenticity of the places and the combination of a standard tour, experience and small group! Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria and the largest city with 2 millions inhabitants. Known as Serdica in antiquity and Sredets in the Middle Ages, Sofia has been an area of human habitation since at least 7000 BC. Today Sofia is the political, economic and cultural center of the country. The city tour will take 2.5 hours Then we head east, enjoying the beautiful landscape of the Rila Mountains, Sredna Gora, the Rhodope Mountains and the Thracian Valley. Plovdiv is a town older than Athens and Rome- the sixth oldest city in the world. A tour of the historic quarter “the Old Town” will introduce you to millennia of history. The tour will take 2 hours. Lunch in local restaurant. Around 5pm we should be back in Sofia.

The tour will start in front of the entrance of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral - one of the largest Orthodox cathedrals in Eastern Europe, which is also one of the main attractions in the capital of Bulgaria. Once the group gets together, we will take some time to get to know each other and everyone will have the opportunity to quickly visit the cathedral before we start with the Art Tour and take some pictures. Then I will take you to a special underground crypt - a museum of Bulgarian icon painting. We'll continue to the National Gallery, which is located in another historical monument of culture - the King's Palace. The following destination is Sofia City Art Gallery. We continue to a newly opened and modern art gallery - Nova Art Space. Afterwards we will pass the Presidency and enter the tunnels where the Ancient Complex Serdika is located. We end the tour of a secret private gallery, where each of the guests will receive one drink :) - a glass of wine, beer or water.

Lovech – the old town and Varosha quarter – where are located the ethnographic complex and the Vasil Levski house museum. Lovech is known as the center of the Internal Revolutionary Organization of the revolutionary Vasil Levski in his struggle for liberation from Ottoman rule. In the highest part of the old town are the remains of the Hisarya fortress. Near the fortress is the monument to Vasil Levski. The covered bridge over the Osam River is the symbol of Lovech. The bridge connects the old and new parts of the city. It was built in 1872-1874 by the builder Kolyu Ficheto, and today it houses numerous shops where you can buy souvenirs. Stratesh Hill is another popular place for walks and is home to the Lovech Zoo. Krushuski Waterfalls - one of the most attractive landmarks of the country. The waterfalls are the highest travertine cascade in Bulgaria. An eco-trail with bridges and stairs has been made through the water cascade. Devetashka Cave - bonus in your prograam for first time.

Join our Sofia cooking class, visit a local home and taste traditional Bulgarian food and drinks with locals. You do not need any special cooking skills for joining our class. Beginners are welcome in the kitchen as well. We are here to help you with experience and tips. All you need is interest in Bulgarian food and some free time. You will meet Mrs Greta, a curious cat, that loves food and people.

Enjoy with private tour from Sofia to the first Bulgarian capital and the town of Arbanassi. Take a walking tour around the medieval hill-fortress of Tsarevets – the capital of Bulgaria from 12th till 14th century. Visit the astonishing Nativity of Jesus Church with an unique frescoes depicting 2000 biblical scenes and over 3500 images of saints. See the scenic architectural reserve of Arbanassi, located on a plateau granting visitors with superb views of the Balkan Mountains and Veliko Tarnovo. Are you ready?

Enjoy a day out at the Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila, better known as the Rila Monastery is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. This product gives you an unique conversational audio guide and an electronic guide with full guides notes. Total flexibility and at your own pace. The Rila Monastery is located in 1147 meters altitude in the middle of the fragrant coniferous forests of Rila Mountain. The monastery is a complex of cultural, dwelling and farming buildings which take about 8800 square meters. The Rila Monastery has an unique architecture. Outside, the monastery looks like a fortress. It has 24-meter stone walls which forms irregular pentagon. That’s why when some tourist enters the monastery’s yard from some of the two iron gates he is surprised by its architecture: arches and colonnades, covered wooden stairs and carved verandas and the 300-400 monastic cells.

Do you want to get off the bitten path? Visit one of the most popular and vibrant cities in Bulgaria and after that continue your day with a real adventure in one of the most beautiful mountains and enjoy the scenic views from a place which you can reach only by boat. If you want not only to get to know a bit more about Bulgaria but also to feel it, if you want to make memories, not only check new destinations then join us. This day trip is the best combination of history, culture, nature, and adventure. It is not just a sightseeing tour, it is fun. You will visit in the morning the Cultural Capital of Europe – Plovdiv, considered to be one of the oldest cities in Europe. The afternoon you will spend enjoying the nature of one of the most picturesque canyons in Bulgaria. You will have a beautiful boat trip from which you can take stunning pictures.

On this day tour you will have the chance to visit the biggest cloister in the country - Rila monastery and the beautiful Boyana church, both under the UNESCO protection. You will have Audio guide (English, Espanol, German, Italian, French, Русский) with you, who will tell you the history of the two sights and we will pick you up from your accommodation anywhere in Sofia.