Bulgaria · BULGARIAN FORTRESSES AND CASTLES
Tsarevets over the Yantra bend, Asen’s Fortress on its cliff, Baba Vida on the Danube and Tuida at Sliven. These 15 trips pair the keeps with guides worth hearing, priced and timed for a real itinerary.
Review of BulTrips’ small-group day trip from Sofia to Plovdiv, Asen’s Fortress, and Bachkovo Monastery, with practical tips and honest value advice.
“Very well worth the money! Great guide - knowledgeable, excellent english, polite and with a smile. :-)”
Review of the Belogradchik Rocks and Fortress day trip from Sofia, with honest advice on scenery, driving time, costs, walking, and value.
“Ventsis made the trip really enjoyable - extremely comfortable driver. He was very knowledgeable and accommodating in dropping off. We would highly recommend this trip”
Explore Plovdiv’s Roman ruins and Old Town, then visit Asen’s Fortress on a small-group day trip from Sofia for $35.95.
“By my personal taste Plovdiv itself is not so worth to visit, maybe just to have a walk in it. I had to be really bored but the guide was amazing and put a lot of passion in it and the fellow travelers I met in the trip were amazing people. Great to have such a small group and transportation in a van, but, please, do something about shock absorbers, they almost don't exist.”
Explore Asen’s Fortress, Bachkovo Monastery, and the Wonderful Bridges on a private day tour from Plovdiv with mountain views and local insight.
“The trip was wonderful. I had a careful and competent guide. The duration of the trip is above the estimated one, ie the trip lasts 8-9 hours. This is because of bad roads. Everything I saw was very beautiful. The trip deserves to be done”
See Asen’s Fortress and Bachkovo Monastery from Plovdiv, with hotel pickup, expert guiding, mountain views, and a small group.
“Very interesting excursion from Plovdiv and that allows to see the area around. The sites are located about 40 minutes away, which limits travel time and allows a focus on visits. Our guide Kamen was very friendly, interesting and flexible. Loved the experience!Auto-translated”
Visit Bachkovo Monastery and Asen’s Fortress on a private half-day trip from Plovdiv, with pickup, historic sights, and mountain views.
“Great activity to cover half of the day in Plovdiv. Perfect to do in a day that you want to do any additional plan in the afternoon/evening, if you have a transfer or, just simply want to relax after it :) Bachkovo Monastery is really a wonder that you must visit, and Asen fortress is really impresive, as it is the door to the Rodope mountains, which will really surprise you for their beauty.”
Explore Plovdiv, Asen’s Fortress, and Bachkovo Monastery on a guided Sofia day trip with hotel pickup and a maximum of seven guests.
“Vancy, our tour guide did a great job and was very knowledgeable. He went above and beyond to make the trip enjoyable and as easy as possible. The sights he picked were amazing and he knew the best viewpoints to take us to. We are really happy with the experience. Highly recommend.”
Review of Sofia’s Belogradchik Rocks and Fortress day trip, with practical advice on long driving times, scenery, guides, costs, and value.
“Fantastic nature. Absolutely true to call this place one of the world wonders. I've also had an amazing guide, that told me all legends and histories about this place. You gonna come back to Belogradchik Rocks again and again.”
Review of Ravadinovo Castle Unseen near Bulgaria’s Black Sea, with costs, itinerary, value, audio guides, drawbacks, and booking advice.
“Get the entrance only ticket. This was double the price. This is not all-inclusive. There is no "unseen" element to this.”
Review of a private Sofia day trip to Plovdiv and Asen’s Fortress, with private transport, history, mountain views, costs, and practical tips.
“The sites visited on this tour are actually great. I would recommend this tour for that reason alone. What our group was a disappointed about was the quality of transportation used and the English fluency of our driver/guide. Our driver/guide wRead more”
Ride a Sur-Ron electric motorcycle from Historical Park to Kara Peshtera Rock Monastery on a private off-road tour near Varna.
“Since me and my son has ridden motorcycles before, we managed the ride well. The guide spoke good english and was helpful all the way and guided us through the event. Great nature to ride in!”
Review of Tsarevets Fortress in Veliko Tarnovo, with practical advice on the e-guide, climb, views, value, timing, and ticket details.
“Wonderful to visit in the winter too. So beautiful with the snow. Great eguide with all the information the physical guides explain. Strongly recommend it.”
Review of a private Plovdiv day trip to Asen’s Fortress, Bachkovo Monastery, and the Wonderful Bridges, with practical value and booking advice.
“**SCAM ALERT** DO NOT BOOK THIS TOUR Once we booked, operator asked for 180€ more for transportation. The tour operator was very rude and unprofessional. Would not cancel the reservation, so we ended up pay 93 USD for a google document. The document was Read more”
Explore Sliven’s Tuida Fortress with English guidance, medieval games, archery, costumes, and Roman, Byzantine, and Bulgarian history for $8.16.
“Though it might not look impressive from the outside, it is in the inside. So many attractions to try like medieval games (lots of fun), archery, dress like a local from the times, superb guides inside to show you the secrets of the fortress. Really great experience while we were in Sliven - the town of the 100 chieftains. Recommended!”
Explore Plovdiv, Bachkovo Monastery, and Asen’s Fortress on a private day trip from Sofia with a guide and hotel pickup.
“Plovdiv is a beautiful city with lots to see and do. Ves did an excellent job of explaining all about the sites. Wish I had more time in Plovdiv.”
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