Top Bulgaria Tours, Sightseeing & Cruises - page 4

Be with your guide on a 3-4 hour private tour of Sofia showing you all for the fraction of the cost. Get an e-guide in your preferred language. The best quality/price ratio tour in Sofia. Choose between a privately-guided and an e-guided tour.

Southern Bulgaria is home to fascinating cultural and natural attractions, but moving between locations isn’t easy by public transportation. Visit two of the country’s most iconic landmarks during this full-day, small-group combo tour. First, tour iconic Rila Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Then, taste the famous wines of Melnik, near the Greek border, and visit the town’s pyramid-shaped rock formations.

Don’t squander your Bulgarian holiday at underwhelming tourist trap bars with overpriced drinks. Instead, experience the best of Sofia’s nightlife on a 3-hour pub crawl. Follow your party-loving guides to three of the city’s best watering holes. Throw back a welcome shot at each venue, then play Bulgarian drinking games with your new friends. End your night out with complimentary entrance to one of Sofia’s top nightclubs.

Discover the highlights of southwestern Bulgaria without even thinking of touching the wheel on this convenient tour. Discover Rila Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage site and a masterpiece of Bulgarian Renaissance art and architecture. Visit the tiny town of Melnik, with its extraordinary pyramid rock formations, and explore the Kordopulova House. Your tour includes transport and guiding but excludes entrance fees.

With thousands of years of history behind them, Bulgaria’s wines are increasingly recognized as some of Europe’s most interesting. Sip classic vintages as you explore the scenic old town of Varna, Bulgaria’s third city. Along the way, learn how the French soldiers who flocked here during the Crimean War helped shape the city’s architecture.

Get an overview of Plovdiv’s notable historical sights on this private sightseeing tour. Learn about the history of Plovdiv and Bulgaria from your guide as you stroll through the city. Take time to visit the Roman Stadium, the Ancient Theater, Old Town, and Djumaia Mosque. As you stroll, get a feel for the laid-back nature of the city.

Meet other travelers and ride comfortably with this Minibus tour of Bulgaria. Discover local traditions, culture, and history while visiting gems off the beaten path. Led by a guide, with different language options on different days, learn about the nation's daily life and social systems. Tour highlights include the Roman Baths of Odessos, the Stone Forest desert, and the Museum of Mosaics. Hotel pickup is included for added convenience.

Save well over an hour compared to public transportation and benefit from the local knowledge of a guide on this full-day trek around the Seven Rila Lakes. Experience one of Bulgaria’s most striking mountain landscapes at a leisurely pace and hike all the way up to the highest of the seven lakes. Please note the tour excludes the small chairlift fee.

Explore Nessebar, Ravda, and Pomorie bays on this half-day boat cruise. Get panoramic views of the coastlines and stop for swimming, fishing, and sunbathing. Listen to guided commentary on the flora, fauna, and ecosystem of the area as you travel. Stop for a barbecue on board the boat accompanied by unlimited drinks from the open bar.

Enrich your experience of Bulgaria with this private cycling tour. The tour is guided and customizable to your interests—whether fun, fitness, or adventure. Explore remote and tranquil areas filled with nature, history, and local culture. Learn about the traditions of the Balkans and Bulgaria and their connection to ancient civilizations. Use of a bicycle, helmet, bottled water, and snacks is included.

Discover the natural wonders of Bulgaria on this full-day hiking tour from Sofia. Set out on a 3-hour trek through the Iskar Gorge, admire the stunning Skaklia Waterfall, and enjoy lunch (own expense) overlooking the Iskar River Ravine. Finally, visit the magnificent Cherepish Monastery, at the foot of the Balkan Mountains.

Get to know Sofia on a private walking tour of the city. Receive personalized attention from your guide and learn about Sofia’s history and culture. Visit landmarks that include Sveta Nedelya Church, Sofia Synagogue, the Cathedral of St. Joseph, and more, and hear stories about famous people and places in the city.

The guide will meet you near the Ramada Trimontium hotel and accompany you throughout the entire 2 - 2.5-hour tour. The guide will distribute audio guide devices and headphones to you. You'll listen to the tour recording in your own language. You'll move comfortably, enter churches, take photos, all allowing you to not stand next to the guide but listen to the tour from a distance. The guide will raise a sign with the number of the object, and you will enter this number on the audio guide. You'll listen to recordings even inside landmarks - within churches and temples. You'll visit over 20 landmarks and cultural monuments in Plovdiv. The tour will conclude near the Mosque 15th century, where you can relax and drink delicious Turkish coffee. With us, you'll explore Plovdiv's landmarks freely, in your native language, and at your own pace! Walking tour of the city of Plovdiv available in 9 languages. Every day we organize a sightseeing tour of Plovdiv.

Experience Vitosha Mountain by mountain bike on this tour. Equipped with a hardtail mountain bike and helmet, depart from the village of Yarlovo with your guide. Bike on dirt roads past beech forests and meadows on your ascent. As you descend the mountain, enjoy panormaic views of the Rila Mountain.

Did you know that there are Christian tombs dating back to the 3rd and the 4th century under St. Sophia church? Prepare for a loaded experience as we explore the remains of an early Christian necropolis and stroll through a labyrinth of sarcophagi! Feel like the protagonist of a mystery novel as we tour the underground and explore the tomb pits, stone tombs, stone sarcophagi, the typical late antiquity masonry tombs with semi-cylindrical vaults, as well as the separate Honorius Tomb, I will tell you many thrilling stories from the history of the ancient church of St. Sophia throughout the centuries. Come rain or shine, this is a great experience for all the brave explorers at any time of the year!

This is a full day private tour that takes you to the north of Varna to explore a region with exceptional natural beauty, very rich in birdlife, archaeological and historical landmarks. Accompanied by a knowledgeable guide, you will reach the northernmost point of the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, Durankulak Lake, home to one of the most ancient civilizations in Europe. You will explore the rugged beauty of Cape Kaliakra and hear the legends it has inspired. A visit to the charming bohemian residence of a Romanian queen and the adjacent botanic garden in Balchik, is another highlight of this tour. The garden is famous for its unique collection of big cacti, second biggest of its kind in Europe, exotic trees and seasonal flower collection. You will be treated to a free wine tasting in the Queen's cellar, while enjoying the story of her turbulent life.

Save yourself the self-drive hassles but enjoy the flexibility of independent travel on this door-to-door private guided tour. Discover the historic town of Plovdiv, with its Roman ruins, Christian mosaics, and gorgeous Old Town. Then explore Bachkovo Monastery, first established in the 11th century. Make the most of free Wi-Fi as you travel.

Get an in-depth exploration of the Bulgarian capital on this full-day tour of Sofia. Set out from your hotel and travel in an air-conditioned minivan. Accompanied by a guide, visit Boyana Church, the National Historical Museum, Pancharevo Lake, and more. Take a walking tour through the city center and learn about Bulgarian history from your guide.

Immerse yourself in the natural landscapes of the Rila Mountains National Park on this full-day hiking tour from Sofia. Set out on a 3- or 5-hour hike around the seven Rila lakes; enjoy spectacular views of Okoto Lake, Lakes Peak, and Bubreka Lake; then relax with a soak in the hot springs at the Sapareva Banya Spa resort.

Trek up Mt. Vitosha and see the Boyana waterfall on this full-day tour from Sofia. Don your walking boots and hike to the top of Bulgaria’s fourth-highest mountain, passing lush meadows and pine woods. After soaking up panoramic views of Sofia from the summit, enjoy lunch (own expense) and descend to the Boyana fall, whose waters tumble down a steep rock face. Your tour includes return transfers from Sofia, including hotel pickup and drop-off.

Visit two of Bulgaria’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites on a full-day excursion from Sofia to Plovdiv and Bachkovo Monastery. Spend the morning exploring the Roman ruins in Plovdiv Old Town, then see the gorgeous icons in one of Europe’s oldest Eastern Orthodox monasteries. This 9-hour tour includes pickup and drop-off at Sofia hotels as well as entrance fees at the Plovdiv Roman Theater, and it’s the perfect introduction to Bulgaria’s rich history and culture.

Visit one of Bulgaria’s oldest towns and biggest waterfalls on this full-day Lovech and Krushunski Falls tour from Sofia. Traveling by air-conditioned vehicle, explore Lovech, famous for its stone-and-wood Bulgarian National Revival architecture. Uncover traditional Bulgarian culture at the Ethnographical Museum, and see the Hisar Fortress and shop-lined Covered Bridge. Finish at the Krushunski Falls, an oasis of cascades, travertine terraces, pools, and caves. Sofia hotel pickup and drop-off, plus museum and fort admission included.

Get out of the busy city and explore Bulgaria’s history on this full-day private tour. Depart from your Plovdiv hotel with a guide. Visit the Rose Valley and learn about rose oil production. Continue on to the Valley of the Thracian Kings and visit the Golyama Kosmatka Tomb and the Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak.

Explore Bulgaria's Revolutionary capital of Koprivshtica on this full-day tour from Sofia. With your guide and group, stroll the cobblestone streets and hear about the April Uprising. On the return to Sofia, stop at Chavdar, a reconstruction of a neolithic village.