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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
- Age range 12 to 70
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
41
Age Range
18 to 80 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
100%
Established in 1989 in the heart of Copenhagen (Denmark), Penguin Travel rose...
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- janet· June 1st, 2025The Balkan tour is a great tour visiting 8 countries in 14 days, yet it is not tiring. The schedule is good and not so hectic. Lots of rest time. Hotels are right at the centre town (3***) old but clean. Some have no elevators. The guide is good considering it was her first tour and was still a student. Overall, with the value and experience, I recommend this tour to everyone.Show more
- Georgia· May 31st, 2025The tour guide Teia was the best! She made the trip even better. Unfortunately she couldn’t be with us for 2 days of the trip as penguin travel didn’t tell her about a visa she needed!! It was a very quick tour through the balkans and some places maybe didn’t need to be on the trip. E.g don’t need a night in Trebinje but an extra night in Dubrovnik! Overall it was good and the bus driver Bobby was great too!Show more
- Stephen· May 31st, 2025Great scenery and wonderful old cities. Pity about all the border crossings.Show more
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- From Saturday5 Jul, 2025To Saturday12 Jul, 2025EnglishMultiple Room TypesFrom:$1,554Local Payment$192
- From Saturday19 Jul, 2025To Saturday26 Jul, 2025EnglishCheck the availability with the operatorDeparture on requestMultiple Room TypesFrom:$1,554Local Payment$192
- From Saturday9 Aug, 2025To Saturday16 Aug, 2025EnglishMultiple Room TypesFrom:$1,554Local Payment$192
- From Saturday23 Aug, 2025To Saturday30 Aug, 2025EnglishCheck the availability with the operatorDeparture on requestMultiple Room TypesFrom:$1,554Local Payment$192
- From Saturday13 Sep, 2025To Saturday20 Sep, 2025EnglishMultiple Room TypesFrom:$1,554Local Payment$192
- From Saturday27 Sep, 2025To Saturday4 Oct, 2025EnglishMultiple Room TypesFrom:$1,554Local Payment$192
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What our customers ask about this tour
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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 2025The 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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