Bulgaria · FULL-DAY
This is the shortlist to send a friend: 15 full-day tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Review of Gray Line Romania’s 12-hour Bulgaria day trip from Bucharest, with Veliko Tarnovo, Tsarevets Fortress, Arbanasi, costs, tips, and drawbacks.
“What a great way to check off another country. The fortress at Veliko Tarnovo was very cool to explore and the small trip size was a great way to travel.”
Review of Sofia’s Rila Monastery and Boyana Church tour, with practical advice on timing, costs, guides, transport, meals, and waiting times.
“On time, on schedule, everything was well planned and informative. The guide was well informed of the area and I enjoyed the drive, no traffic and well managed.”
Review of the Sofia to Plovdiv day tour, with Roman ruins, Old Town walks, free time, transport tips, costs, and honest drawbacks.
“Plovdiv is beautiful and worth visiting. I traveled with my family. It took 2.5 hr to reach there and another 3hrs to come back.”
Compare Plovdiv’s Roman ruins with Koprivshtitsa’s revival-era houses on this affordable, guided day trip from Sofia.
“Martin was very enthusiastic and the whole day was fascinating. There never seems to be enough time to see everything, but it's a great combination if you don't have much time in Bulgaria.”
Cross into Serbia from Sofia for Roman ruins, Skull Tower, Nis Fortress, a Nazi camp, local food, and Balkan history.
“We had an ok experience with this tour, a wait in the border, the point of places we went were very informative with so much history. It was a shock when we got to the border as the WC situation has still typical Turkish squat toilet and we have to pay to use it.”
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”
Review of Sofia’s Rila Lakes and Sapareva Banya tour, with hiking options, costs, weather tips, transport details, and honest advice.
“Really nice experience hiking in this impressive area. Our guide did a great job of adjusting to everyone's different needs and fitness levels. He had a great attitude and disposition the entire time and was super helpful. If you can make it all the way to the top point...the view is stunning! Highly recommend!”
Explore Varna, Pobiti Kamani, Roman mosaics, Orthodox traditions, and a local Bulgarian lunch on a 7-hour minivan tour.
“Wunderbar geführte Tour um Kultur und Bräuche Bulgariens zu erleben. Ein Erlebnis für groß und klein”
Review of Sofia’s Seven Rila Lakes snowshoe hike, chairlift ride, and Sapareva Banya thermal baths, with costs, route details, and practical advice.
“In advance of the tour, we sent multiple Viator messages, wrote an email, and called the provided number 5+ times. We did not select a pickup point because we were already going to be in Rila and wanted to meet there, so we asked where would be best to meet the local guide. No one responded to any of these inquiries, no one reached out to us via the phone number I provided, and so ultimately my husband and I did not go on this tour. (Despite having paid for it!) We had a great day in Rila by ourselves, but there was absolutely no communication from the vendor which…”
Review of Sofia’s Seven Rila Lakes hike, with minivan transport, cable car costs, trail difficulty, timing, guides, and practical booking advice.
“The hike was beautiful albeit quite difficult, it's important that tbe weather is good though. Our guide was nice and responsible, but the minibus was in a really bad shape and very uncomfortable.”
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.”
Visit UNESCO-listed Rila Monastery, enjoy mountain scenery, then relax in Bulgaria’s mineral pools on this practical Sofia day trip.
“All very interesting, competent and kind guide. The fascinating monastery. Relaxing and quiet spa. .Auto-translated”
Review of the Belogradchik day trip from Sofia, with fortress, strange rock formations, Venetsa Cave, transport tips, costs, and practical advice.
“Very nice scenery but more than 6h30 drive on a day of so-called about 10 hours while we did it in 9h and we stayed there about 2h30, pay attention many turns for those who are sick plan medication...Auto-translated”
Review of Sofia’s Bulgaria and Macedonia day tour, with Boyana Church, two monasteries, border tips, costs, guides, and honest advice.
“Ci Ci was an amazing guide, Knowledgeable, Accommodating, Insightful and can share her experiences in life as a proud Bulgarian in a modern world. Her experience as a guide helped us achieve time to enjoy all the most important sights on our list. We were more than satisfied with our tour.”
Review of Sofia’s full-day tour with Boyana Church, the National History Museum, Pancharevo Lake, and a guided city walk.
“The guide was a lovely person. She was very informative. When she realised we were going to visit a place several days later, she took us somewhere else instead.”
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