ENJOY BULGARIAN NATURE
7 unforgettable days in Rhodope Mountain
Name: Albania Explorer Tour ENJOY BULGARIAN NATURE
Code: AEEBN
Duration: 7 Days
Type: General, Cultural, Archeology, Nature, Gastronomy, Multi religious harmony, etc.
DATES (2019): 10 June ; 24 June ; 15 July ; 29 July ; 05 August ; 26 August
ITINERARY: PLOVDIV - SMOLYAN - PAMPOROVO - MOMCHILOVTSI - MOGILITSA - SHIROKA LAKA -TRIGRAD - SOFIA
1 DAY – SOFIA – PLOVDIV
Arrival in Sofia. Transfer to Plovdiv. Overnight in Plovdiv.
2 DAY – PLOVDIV – SMOLYAN
Breakfast. Walk around the romantic cobbled streets of the Old Town and visit to the Ethnographic Museum and the Ancient Roman Theatre. Departure to Bachkovo. Visit to the medieval Bachkovo Monastery. Walk around the weird-shaped rock formations Chudnite Mostove (the Marvelous Bridges). Drive to Smolyan. Overnight in Smolyan.
3 DAY – PAMPOROVO – MOMCHILOVTSI – SMOLYAN
Breakfast. Visit to the art gallery in Smolyan and the Planetarium. Walk in the area of Smolyan Lakes. Climbing up Snezhanka Peak by lift. Free time for a photo break and a drink on the Panorama floor of the Snezhanka Tower. Visit the village of Momchilovsti. Visit to the National Astronomic Observatory in Rozhen (depending on the weather conditions). Overnight in Smolyan.
4 DAY – MOGILITSA – UHLOVITSA CAVE
Breakfast. Drive to the village of Mogilitsa. Visit to the architectural complex Agushevi Konatsi in Mogilitsa and Uhlovitsa Cave. Drive back to Smolyan. Overnight in Smolyan.
5 DAY – SHIROKA LAKA – TRIGRAD
Breakfast. Departure for the village of Shiroka Laka. Walk in the old quarter, bearing the atmosphere from the Bulgarian National Revival period, visit to the Ethnographical Museum. Drive to the village of Trigrad. Rest among the magnificence of the Trigrad Gorge and visit to the Devil’s Throat Cave. Accommodation in Devin. Overnight in Devin.
6 DAY – YAGODINA CAVE
Breakfast. Pass through the picturesque Buinovo Gorge and visit the impressive Yagodina Cave. Departure for Sofia. Optional panoramic tour “Sofia by night” and dinner at a traditional restaurant with folklore show. Overnight in Sofia.
7 DAY – SOFIA
Breakfast. Guided walking tour of Sofia. Visit of Alexander Nevski Cathedral - one of the largest Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in Europe, St. George Rotunda, National Theatre, former Royal Palace, Presidency, etc. Tour duration – approx. 2 hours. Transfer to the airport. Departure.
THE PRICES INCLUDE:
· Arrival and departure airport transfers;
· 6 nights accommodation on BB basis at 3* hotels in Plovdiv, Smolyan, Devin, Sofia;
· Transportation with an air-conditioned coach;
· All excursions mentioned in the itinerary;
· Professional English-speaking guide.
THE PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE:
·Entry taxes for the visited in the itinerary sites;
· Personal expenses, meals (lunch, dinner) and drinks, entry taxes for museums visited individually;
· Evening panoramic tour “Sofia by night” and dinner at a traditional restaurant in Sofia with music and dances;
· Luggage porterage (1 euro per case per check-in/out)
· Tips to the guide and driver.
SUPPLEMENTS:
· Evening panoramic tour “Sofia by night” and dinner at a traditional restaurant with folklore show - 59 €/person;
· 6 dinners at hotel - 90 €/without drinks, vegetarian menu is also available; · Single room - 120 €.
· Full payment (100%) to be done at the time of booking confirmation.
· All tours/excursions are quoted based on minimum 2 persons.