Rila Monastery and Boyana Church Self-Guided Day Trip from Sofia

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Sofia, Bulgaria

8 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Driver
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Parking Fees
ONLINE, cloud-based audioguide in different languages. INTERNET required to download and use.

Gratuities
Food and drinks
Entrance fees- Boyana curch- 12 BGN

€7.00 per person
Tour guide
Admission Fee - Monastery Museum - 8 BGN

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Sofia Center, bul. "Yanko Sakazov" 9, 1527 Sofia, Bulgaria
The meeting point is next to the Vasil Levski Monument, in front of the Embassy of Slovakia

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Vasil Levski Monument (Pass By)

Boyana Church

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Rila Monastery

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Vasil Levski Monument (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities
Not wheelchair accessible or stroller friendly

Comfortable walking shoes recommended
Most travelers can participate
Boyana church will NOT be visited on the following days: 1st of January (the tour starts at 11 AM on that day only); The day of Orthodox Easter; 24th and 25th December.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.8

based on 41 reviews

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nice tour with very bad buses

Benedict_E, Jul 2025

Our guide is excellent. Boyona and Rila are a must sites to visit. We are actually on our way back to Sofia from Rila while writing this. The only downside side (big downside) are the buses! 40 to 50km/hr on our way to Rila (some injection pump issues as they claimed) and a bus with ZERO air conditioner system on our way back to Sofia which is very aggravating! I felt bad for the tour guides being caught between a rock and a hard place. Traventuria should step up with their equipments.

Excellent tourguide

Rob_T, Sep 2023

Worth to do a guided daytrip to Rila Monastery and Boyana church by an enthusiastic guide. It's a lovely place to visit.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Dear Rob, Many thanks for your review. We greatly appreciate your feedback. Looking forward to having you again on a tour with us. Kind regards, Nora Dobrinska (Traventuria Team)

Fabulous Frescoes

Julia_T, Feb 2022

So worth taking this tour to see the Boyana Church with its fabulous frescoes, and then on to the amazing Rila Monastery. Although the tour was self-guided, our driver Lubo was happy to answer questions and pass on interesting information. A good day out, and I thoroughly recommend.

Amazing day trip

Ireneusz_O, Sep 2021

Very well-organised tour, comfortable air-conditioned minivan, ample time to visit the places, you can visit the Rila Monastery on your own, but the driver, who is a guide as well, offered a little tour. Our guide Constanza was very energetic and joyful. Recommended.

Response from Host, Sep 2021

Dear Irene! Thank you for choosing Traventuria to explore Bulgarian beauty! We are looking forward to meeting you again! Safe travels, Maria Kamenova

A very professional Agency

JOEL_M, Sep 2025

Advance information via internet and phone perfect. Pick-up and running of the day very well organized. We were able to appreciate fully and serenely the 2 sites visited. Nice and professional driver and guide. For these reasons we recommend this Agency Traventuria

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