Private tour in Sofia Philip S

Rila monastery and Bansko highlights

Tour #1395136

Includes all fees

Book with a 20% deposit

up to 6 people

2 days

Private transportation

Party size:

1

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Overview of your Sofia tour:

Day 1: Our tour starts at 9 am with a visit to the UNESCO-listed Rila Monastery, famous for its 19th-century architecture and murals. We’ll visit the museum, hike to the cave of St. John of Rila. After this, we’ll drive to a local restaurant for lunch. Next, we head to Melnik, Bulgaria's smallest town, home to the Melnik pyramids and the Kordopulova House museum. After a visit, we'll drive to Rozhen village, check into a guest house, and enjoy home cooked dinner with a selection of 3 regional wines. Day 2: We begin at 9 am with a visit to the Rozhen Monastery, dating from the 13th century, followed by a 30-minute drive to Heraclea Sintica, an archaeological site. After exploring for 1.5 hours, we’ll head to Sofia and on the way we'll stop and sightsee Bansko, and have a lunch break. Further on our way to Sofia we'll visit the UNESCO-listed Boyana Church before checking into your hotel in Sofia.

Your Sofia tour itinerary

Day 1: 9 am - Meeting at hotel lobby, check-out and drive to Rila monastery 10.45 am - arrival at the Rila monastery and sightseeing, inclusive of St. John of Rila cave 1 .30 pm - lunch break at local restaurant 2.30 pm - start driving to Melnik 4.15 pm - arrival in Melnik and sightseeing. 5.30 pm - drive to village of Rozhen. 6 pm - check-in and traditional homemade dinner with tasting wines from a local winery - Orbelia. Overnight. Day 2: 9.00 am – check-out and drive to Rupite locality 9.30 am – sightseeing of Rupite locality park and Heraclea Sintica 11 .00am – drive to Bansko 12.30 pm – arrival in Bansko. Lunch break and sightseeing 2 pm – drive to Sofia. 4 pm – visit UNESCO Boyana church 5 pm – drive to hotel in Sofia city

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Transportation Details
Type: Private Transportation / Category: Van

A private vehicle depending on the number of the travelers - a Toyota MPV or a 7-seater Van, both fully airconditioned.

What's included
  • Private Guide
  • Tickets: Entrance fees to the museums
  • Private Transportation
  • Accommodation: 3-star guest house, BB
What's extra
  • Private Transportation With Driver
  • Public Transportation
Meeting location

Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria

The best way is to meet you at your place of accommodation. As an alternative - possible pick from Sofia airport and continue immediately to follow the itinerary.

  • You can request a different meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout process.
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English

Fluent

Bulgarian

Conversational

Macedonian

Basic

Russian

Activity level
Moderate

Includes all fees

Book with a 20% deposit

Size:

up to 6 people

Duration:

2 days

Transportation:

Private transportation

Party size:

1

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