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- Penguin Travel
- Active
- Thrilling adventures designed to keep you moving
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 2 - 6
- Ages 12+
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Ride horses through Rhodope mountain meadows
- Explore the historic city of Plovdiv
- Stay in charming mountain villages
- Visit the Miraculous Bridges rock formation
- Enjoy panoramic views from Varhovrah ridge
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Sofia
- Day 2 Sofia - Villa Yustina - Plovdiv
- Day 3 Villa Yustina - Dedevo/Boikovo
- Day 4 Dedevo - Orehovo
- Day 5 Orehovo - Lyaskovo
- Day 6 Orehovo - Vruhovruh
- Day 7 Vruhovruh - Villa Yustina -Sofia
- Day 8 Departure
What's Included
- 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
- Flights
- Insurance
- Additional Services
Operated by
Penguin Travel
Number of tours
42
Age Range
18 to 80 years old
Response time
within 2 days
Response rate
100%
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- LESLEY· August 17th, 2025Tour offered a wide range of experiences. Preliminary walking tour introduced major landmarks and buildings in Sofia and gave an outline of the nations history...from Roman times through mediaeval regime changes to modern political history. Tour visited the famous Rilla Monestery and a modern spiritual site then char Melnik village in the wine growing region. Next seen were the Pirin Mountain ranges of and the township of Bankso which was a base for hiking and skiing. A short ride on the narrow guage railway thrpugh the Rodope Mountain showed forest and river valleys. Nrxt conytast was the ancient city of Plovdiv which perservrs an old townming Mrlnick villthr eine growing region and travelled over mountsin passes eith brsutiful forrdt and included an ovetnoght stay in Bsnkso ehich is the site for srasonsl hiking and sking. A short journey of the narrow gauge railway through Rodope Mountsins showed mountsins and river ravines. Next thete wre opportunities to view archeytrcture and arts and crafts as wrll asShow more
- Elena· July 12th, 2025The tour was mostly good, although not everything was to my liking. 1. At least one hotel was so sub-standard (Alexandra in Dobrinishte) that I have to move out an pay out of pocket for a different hotel. My assigned room at Alexandra had an awful quality bed mattress, but more to the point, NO AIR CONDITIONER. It was intolerable in the heat of over 93 degrees F. 2. I wish the itinerary was slightly different. a) The specific Thracian tomb we visited was not very interesting, while 20 miles away in Kazanlak was one with frescoes (or at least there was a fresco in the museum). If Kazanlak were on our itinerary, we could have also seen the roses. b) For some mysterious reason Arbanasi was missing from our guide's itinerary even though it was mentioned in the original brochure synopsis we received from Tourradar. c) It's not clear to me what the purpose was to include the Buzludzha Monument in the tour, or Vanga's placeShow more
- Dr.· July 3rd, 2025This was a wonderful tour. I could not have done half the things we did if I tried to plan it myself. We had a knowledgeable Bulgarian guide, Georgi, and he helped demystify a lot about all the different conflicts and things about these countries and their rich histories. We had a great group of experienced travelers, and a comfortable bus on which we traveled almost 2000 km. We had local guides and walking tours in most of the cities. Videos of everything can be found on IG or TT under TrvlZaddy. I highly recommend this trip, and I will likely be booking more with this company.Show more
Dates & Availability
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- From Saturday27 Sep, 2025To Saturday4 Oct, 2025EnglishCheck the availability with the operatorDeparture on requestFrom:NZ $1,607 per personMultiple Room TypesLocal Payment$198
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Timothy
Asked on July 31st, 2025I'm interested in your trail ride and like to know, if I'm suitable for the tour. I don't have much experience only a couple of days doing trail rides here and then. I stay safely in the saddle during trot and cantering, but my technique does not really excised. Therefore I have a decent fitness level. Do you think, that it is enough for the tour? And can you please send me some details of what is included?
Penguin TravelOperator•Written July 2025The tours that we provide are suitable for both experienced and intermediate people. With you there will be a guide who will easily help, teach and support you during the tour. The chosen date 27 SEP is guaranteed and we do have availability.
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Muhammad
Asked on July 15th, 2025Im very interested on joining this experience, or any that you might have available in early August.
- Penguin TravelOperator•Written July 2025
We can offer you as a guaranteed departure the date 23 AUG.
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Muhammad
Traveler•Written July 2025The 23th of August would be too late for the dates I have available :( Don't hesitate on contacting me if something opens up the first weeks of August !
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Chelsea
Asked on March 22nd, 2025Is this a trail tour for experienced riders? Are there many opportunities to canter? Can I participate by myself?
- Penguin TravelOperator•Written March 2025
The tour is also good for experienced riders. Also, there are opportunities to canter, but keep in mind that it is a mountain trail. Furthermore, you can participate as a solo traveler, but there is a single room supplement. As an option you can decide to share a room with another tourist, and if there is someone we will remove the additional supplement.
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Chelsea
Traveler•Written March 2025Which tour would you recommend if I want to do a lot of cantering? Also is this 9/13 departure tour scheduled? Are there any women who can share a room?
- Penguin TravelOperator•Written March 2025
Unfortunately, our horse riding tours are in the mountain and we cannot promise that you will be able to canter as much as you want. However, this tour "Orpheus Trail Ride, Bulgaria" is the most suitable for this. Regarding the room sharing, at the moment we do not have anyone also willing to share, but it is still time till September.
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Chelsea
Traveler•Written March 2025How much is the extra charge for single room? Will you be departing on Sept 13 and returning on Sept 20? Is it possible to pick up and drop off at the train station instead of the airport? What are the temperatures? Can I assume that if I book a tour, the tour will take place? I plan to purchase my airline ticket at the same time I book the tour.
- Penguin TravelOperator•Written March 2025
The additional single supplement is 140 EUR. The date which you have the first night in Sofia is 13 Sep and the departure from Sofia is on 20 Sep. The included transfers are fixed on 13 and 20 September from/to the hotel and from/to the airport. Any other additional transfer is 20 EUR, or you can organize it by your own (taxi). We expect that the temperature will be around 23/26. For now the tour is not guarantee as there is still time and we believe that the group will be completed soon.
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Chelsea
Traveler•Written March 2025Please let me know what I need to do to make a reservation. I need to purchase airline tickets and work arrangements. When is the tour usually scheduled?
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Chelsea
Traveler•Written March 2025How many participants must be present for the tour to take place? Would you contact me when the tour is scheduled?
- Penguin TravelOperator•Written March 2025
The minimum size of participants is two. So, we believe that the group will be scheduled, especially in September.
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Max
Asked on January 21st, 2025Is there an additional fee for the transfer to Sofi? Is there an extra charge for airport transfers? Which trip do you recommend Orfeusz trail or Old Planina?
- Penguin TravelOperator•Written January 2025
If you want an additional transfer, which is not on the exact day of starting/ending the tour, the price is 20 EUR.
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Max
Traveler•Written January 2025Thank you. Which horse tour in Bulgaria is the most recommended?
- Penguin TravelOperator•Written January 2025
The one that you have choose is for more experienced riders. However, we do have one more called Balkan Village Trek (8 days progressive ride in Teteven Balkan area), it is more regular.
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Frances
Asked on June 15th, 2024Is this definitely going ahead? Is all good and accomodation included in the price?
- Penguin TravelOperator•Written June 2024
Yes, the tour is going ahead and the departure date is guaranteed. Price Includes: overnights in local guesthouses and mountain hotels in rooms with private facilities, all meals acc. itinerary, English-speaking guide, saddled horses, luggage transport, airport transfers on arrival/departure days
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Fiona
Asked on April 18th, 2024What does B/L/D mean?
- Penguin TravelOperator•Written April 2024
It means breakfast/lunch / dinner - on which day, what meals are included in the price
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Fiona
Traveler•Written April 2024Are the horses calm not being afraid, not jumping suddenly to the side, not too young?
- Penguin TravelOperator•Written April 2024
Yes, the horses are calm, well ridden. We run these rides regularly and horses are used to each other. They are not too lazy either as we some trotting and cantering each day
- Penguin TravelOperator•Written April 2024
We have different kinds of horses and will pick the best for you.
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Audrey
Asked on April 9th, 2024We are a group of three and would like to participate in the ride. We are experienced trail riders, have done so far 4 week-long and many shorter rides in all terrains in different countries. We like trips with a lot of cantering and dont want to walk all the time. So my first question: how is your policy about participants who are not confident in all gaits? My second question: How are the booking modalites? Is there a the possibility to cancel?
- Penguin TravelOperator•Written April 2024
Usually, this ride is for more advanced riders, so when the participants are unsure if they can make it, we recommend some of our other more suitable rides for beginners. To secure your place on the tour, you will need to pay a non-refundable deposit. So we recommend having trip cancellation insurance, just in case.
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