Top Bulgaria Unique Experiences

Most people see Rila Monastery from a bus - one rushed hour, a fridge magnet, and back to Sofia. Beautiful, yes. Memorable, rarely. This tour gives Rila the full day it deserves - and goes further than any bus ever will. After a proper guided visit to Bulgaria's most sacred UNESCO site, you hike through ancient spruce forest to the cave where St. Ivan Rilski lived as a hermit. The cave ends in a narrow tunnel. The legend: only those with a clean soul pass through easily. The tradition: enter with a wish in your heart. A holy spring beside the cave is said never to freeze and to bring good health to those who drink from it. Then the moment no other Sofia tour offers. Ten minutes by car, the forest opens into Kirilova Polyana - an alpine meadow at 1,450 metres ringed by Rila peaks. Your guide unpacks a traditional Bulgarian picnic prepared that morning. Seasonal, local, included. Maximum 8 guests. Guaranteed from 1 booking. 95 EUR per person, fixed.

Immerse yourself in Bulgarian culture and lend a hand to your local hosts as they teach you the centuries-old art of breadmaking and yoghurt production. Plus, get your hands dirty and assist with cattle keeping. This opportunity allows you to fully merge with the locals and create lasting memories. With multiple locations to choose from, you can customize your experience to suit your preferences.

Art knitting is a traditional Bulgarian craft, including knitting of one and five hooks, lace point, frevole and brussels lace. The master will tell you the story of this art and will show the basic knitting techniques and as a result you will make a souvenir! Color embroidery-in its early period, the art of embroidery developed on the rich heritage of Slavic embroidery. Artistic woodcarving-processing, cutting and shaping wood with an applied and decorative purpose by using various tools. Plastene-in the past, there was an old Bulgarian craft, which produced fabrics of woven textiles. Probably this is the oldest technique for making textiles. Weaving-besides the dexterity and the creative instinct of the Bulgarian people, in its weaving art are intertwined borrowings from other ethnicities and nations, imported from historical contacts,invasions,trade exchanges. Immerse yourself in the charm of the past and return hundreds of years back in time!

Adventurers will enjoy this mountain tour on snowmobiles from Prevale to Perelik, the highest peak of the Rhodopes. Visitors will drive the snowmobiles themselves, allowing for an exciting hands-on experience. Experience unforgettable panoramic views atop the summit—a beautiful way to see Pamporovo.

In Bulgaria there are more than 120 monasteries! The interest in them we can explain with their role in the historical and cultural evolution of the Bulgarian nation. They survived the cruelty times of the middle ages and the Ottoman period, the vandalism, the natural disasters. They were the source of light in the dark ages of the people, making literally schools for education, science and religion.  Some of them are like open-air museums, still keeping their secrets. Join us to solve some of their mysteries, to see the biggest ones like Rila, Bachkovo, Troyan. Feel the spirit of the orthodox temples and look over the monks and the nuns. See the incredible frescos and icons, made by the different painting schools. Come to understand why these things are little pieces of heaven.

When tourists come to our country, they always ask why and what the reason is for building the monument, but also what the fate of the people connected with this brutal project is. Immerse yourself in the complete history and architecture of this monstrous and brutal architectural masterpiece of the communist regime. You will learn why the monument to Dimitar Blagoev, progenitor of the Bulgarian Communist Party, marks the approach to Buzludzha. You will immerse yourself in the history of Bulgarian rebels against the Ottomans and their connection with the partisan movement in Bulgaria. You will not miss visiting even monuments related to the history of the Communist Party and the fate of its rebellious members before it established its dictatorship after 1944. Finally, after all the points are collected, you will find not only an abandoned monument on top of an Eastern European mountain but also all the personal dramas and fates associated with creating this monumental monster.