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Plan your adventure:
- In-depth Cultural
- Family
- Partially Guided
- Operator
- Across Europe Ltd.
- Partially Guided
- Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
- Guided in English
- Age range 10 to 90
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore Sofia's historic sites and cathedrals
- Travel by train through the Balkan mountains
- Tour medieval Veliko Turnovo and local wineries
- Visit Tryavna, a hub for icon painting and woodcarving
- Discover the ancient and religious history of Stara Zagora
Itinerary
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- Introduction
- Day 1 Sofia
- Day 2 Sofia - Veliko Turnovo
- Day 3 Veliko Turnovo
- Day 4 Veliko Turnovo - Tryavna - Veliko Turnovo
- Day 5 Veliko Turnovo - Stara Zagora
- Day 6 Stara Zagora
- Day 7 Stara Zagora - Plovdiv
- Day 8 Plovdiv
- Day 9 Plovdiv - Septemvri - Bansko
- Day 10 Bansko
- Day 11 Bansko - Rila Monastery - Sofia
- Day 12 Sofia
What's Included
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- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Optional
Operated by
Across Europe Ltd.
Number of tours
23
Age Range
18 to 80 years old
Response time
4 hours
Response rate
100%
Across Europe is an incoming and outgoing tour operator based in Sofia. We...
Read moreCustomer Reviews
- Raymond· June 14th, 2024Outstanding. Communications with the tour operators was smooth and seamless. The guide/driver (Stan) was superior. There wasn't a question or situation that he wasn't on top of. The accommodations were good to very good (using US standards) and the itinerary was very good to excellent. Food and beverages were very good. Bulgaria itself was nice though not, IMO, "bucket list worthy." It is not a nation easy to traverse if you have mobility issues with the usual old European "sortfalls" such as cobblestones, absence of ramps etc. I personally loved the "lack of tourists." I also particularly enjoyed learning about the wine culture and the history of this proud nation. Consider adding a few days on either side of the trip to explore Sofia on your own. Job well done!Show more
- Jeffrey· September 20th, 2023This was a very good tour. We had an excellent guide and saw many interesting places. Bulgaria is a beautiful country which now has good roads and very attractive towns and villages. There is a lot to see. We stayed in several four star hotels, mostly for one night. For the most part they were good, although one hotel did not have a lift, which was a nuisance and another, where we stayed for two nights, had hardly any guests the first night. The room was good and the staff were friendly, but it provided a very poor breakfast the first morning and really was below par. The receptionist was new and had not been trained to use the software properly. My fellow traveller was put in a room with no chair. The receptionist (who was a pleasure to speak to and was extremely helpful) and him (he was 88) had to manouvre a chair into his room from another bedroom. This really is not what I would expect from a four star hotel. The second night, they had a tour group, so there were more people and it provided a proper breakfast. On balance I was very impressed with this tour and with the tour guide. I would certainly consider using Tour Radar again. They were very prompt to deal with email queries as well.Show more
- Brent· October 7th, 2022Good pace Nice driver/guide.One or too many wine tastings for me.Show more
Dates & Availability
12 days
Highlights of Bulgaria by train
From Sofia to Sofia
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