Bulgaria · TOURS
This is the shortlist to send a friend: 15 tours & days out worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
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 Sofia’s Rila Monastery and Boyana Church day tour, with practical advice on timing, costs, guides, transport, and what to expect.
“It was an excellent experience with nice guide and driver . Though it was raining but still we enjoyed a lot”
Explore Sofia’s communist landmarks, Cold War stories, and personal accounts on a thoughtful three-hour walking tour.
“A great tour for those that want a more in-depth look into history and communism in Bulgaria, beyond just the standard free walking tour. An incredible tour for the value!”
See Sofia’s cathedral, Roman ruins, mineral springs, and key landmarks on a friendly 2-hour walking tour with a local guide.
“This tour was a fantastic way to discover Sofia’s most important landmarks. What made it really special was our guide, Nikola — knowledgeable, friendly, and someone who made me feel completely at ease from the start. He shared fascinating insights into Bulgaria’s history and took the time to answer all my questions thoroughly. It felt more like exploring the city with a local friend than a typical tour. Highly recommended!”
Review of the Sofia to Skopje small-group day trip, with border tips, itinerary details, guide quality, travel time, and value.
“Worth going to Macedonia it’s very beautiful not enough time to fully experience The driver was very nice and knowledgeable”
Explore Sofia’s local bars, rakia, clubs, and history on a social five-stop pub crawl with free entry and drinks included.
“A great time with great people! We had am excellent tour guide Afrodita who took us to some amazing hidden gems and we ended the night night club and kept the party going until 3am.”
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.”
Review of Sofia’s Lovech, Devetaki Cave and Krushuna Waterfalls tour, with practical advice on sights, transport, value, and walking.
“Good to be picked up from hotel. Comfortable minibus, group size 5 adults. Circular walk to waterfall. Scenic, but could get very crowded. Quite a lot of walking and many slippery steps throughout the whole trip. We visited several caves all with different features. Zero accessibility if you have a mobility impairment. A full day trip. Bring plenty of water. On our trip being driven at 150km/hr on several occasions was interesting, as was the driver not using windscreen wipers for a while.”
Review of Sofia’s Rila Monastery and Seven Rila Lakes tour, with hiking advice, costs, weather warnings, timing, guides, and practical tips.
“This is probably awesome in the summer, but in November it sucked. We didn’t know the lift wasn’t operating until we got there. We spent most of our time trying to hike up the mountain and once we got to the top, we couldn’t see the lakes. Got some pretty views as we climbed but it just wasn’t worth it.”
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. :-)”
Explore Sofia’s Roman ruins, Orthodox churches, and Soviet-era landmarks on a small-group walking tour with an expert English guide.
“The tour was great. Peter, our guide, knew so many stories and details and filled us in on the history of Sofia. And when, halfway through the tour, it started to rain, he had some excellent ideas about what to see inside or under cover to keep us dry! Fun day, even in the rain!”
Review of Sofia’s private 2-hour city walk, covering Roman ruins, churches, mosques, Jewish history, pricing, pace, and practical tips.
“We recently enjoyed a 2-hour city center tour of Sofia with Vasil, and it was a highlight of our stay. Although we had been exploring the city center on our own for the past two days, Vasil brought the history and culture of Sofia to life in a way we hadn’t experienced. His deep knowledge, backed by his academic background in tourism, made the tour both informative and engaging. Vasil was exceptionally friendly and enthusiastic, and his passion for the city was contagious. My wife and I learned so much during our time with him. We highly recommend Vasil for anyone looking to explore and truly understand the majestic city…”
Visit Nis from Sofia on a small-group day tour with Skull Tower, a Nazi camp, Nis Fortress, local food, and guided border transfers.
“Very interesting locations, very fun and interesting tour guides! Had a great time chatting with them as we toured the sites.”
Review of Sofia’s private walking tour, covering Roman ruins, Orthodox churches, Ottoman landmarks, guides, value, timing, and practical tips.
“Our guide was Gregory he was fun to walk with, explained the main area of the city and we enjoyed the tour. Well recommend for walking around.”
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.”
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