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The Essential Western Bulgaria in 4 Days
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The Essential Western Bulgaria in 4 Days

By V Travel
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Ages 1-99, max of 15 per group
Duration: 4 days
Start time: Check availability
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Live guide: English
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  • Breakfast
  • Breakfast
  • 3 overnights in double room
  • Breakfast
  • Guide in English throughout the trip
  • Door to door transfer to/from your hotel/accommodation in Sofia or Sofia Airport
  • Small Group Tour
  • Entry/Admission - Rila Monastery
  • Entry/Admission - Boyana Church
  • Entry/Admission - Plovdiv Old Town
  • Entry/Admission - Neofit Rilski Museum
What's not included
  • Personal expenses,
  • Meals,drinks,
  • Hotel upgrade
  • Gratuities

Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
    Pickup details
    • Please provide us with your hotel for pick up.
    Hotel pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
      End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

        • Infant seats available
        • Not wheelchair accessible
        If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 20487P34

        • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
        • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
        • Children must be accompanied by an adult
        • Most travellers can participate
        • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travellers

        • All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.

        If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 20487P34

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        • V Travel
          323
          Sofia, Bulgaria
          Joined in July 2012
        • CaptainCookieDaddy
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great company
          They were very easy to work with. We did the one day trip to North Macedonia. Our driver/guide Georgi was amazing. He was very accommodating, knowable, and friendly.
          Written 8 January 2025
        • 24krzysztofz
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great tour
          It is a professionally organized trip where you can enjoy the Rafting Tour and admire Bulgaria's wonderful Rila Monastery. Founded in the 10th century it is a unique Unesco Heritage site and in all of Europe can only be rivaled by Mesquita Cathedral in Cordoba, Spain, We had a great time.
          Written 8 January 2025
        • Y6179GPmariag
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Wonderful sport talk culture
          A day full of sport, emotion, diving and culture, our guide Stefan was able to accompany us with anecdotes about current society and Bulgarian history throughout the journey. I also appreciated the stop at the typical kiosk for lunch. Wonderful experience, I recommend it!
          Written 8 January 2025
        • Londoner5869
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          A Convenient and Amazing Day Trip
          This tour is a great way to experience another country while visiting Sofia. The guide was excellent, speaking both languages fluently, which made navigating border control a breeze—a process that could otherwise be a bit tricky. Once in Nis, there’s plenty of free time to explore the city on your own and enjoy a delicious lunch at a local grill house. It’s a perfect chance to wander around, soak up the atmosphere, and try some authentic Serbian food. The guided stops were well-organized and very informative. Highlights included the Nis concentration camp, the fascinating Skull Tower, and the Roman ruins of Mediana, each offering insights into Serbia’s rich and complex history. If you’re looking to add a bit of adventure and cultural discovery to your trip, this is a solid option. A well-paced and enjoyable way to see Serbia for a day!
          Written 28 December 2024
        • Ankita S
          0 contributions
          1.0 of 5 bubbles
          Unfulfilled trip
          Canceling my 'get your guide' activity for Serbia with less than 24 hours to go is the most unprofessional operator I have ever come across! I will complain against them to consumer law. People come solo from all over the world, it doesn't mean they inform solo traveler with less than 12 hours to go when people have planned trips 1-2 months before!
          Written 3 December 2024
        • arezous668
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great experience. Highly recommend
          My sister and I took this tour in Sofia. Lubo, our tour guide was great. The trip was well organised. I booked the trip via phone 2 hours before the trip by calling the number I found in google. Thank you team!
          Written 25 November 2024
        • Mark H
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great trip. Highly recommended.
          Excellent day out to Nis, Philip our driver & guide was fun, informative & great company. He took us to a great Serbian restaurant for lunch and the day was full of interesting stops. Weather was perfect too which helped. Definitely worth it.
          Written 11 November 2024
        • 734aland
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Wonderful experience to see three countries in one day. Great service too.
          This was a highlight of our time in Bulgaria, in fact probably the highlight. The trip was wonderful, taking in a mainly Bulgarian town (Bosilegrad) in a remote mountainous part of Serbia, and the Osogovski monastery in North Macedonia. We enjoyed our time with our knowledgeable and friendly tour guide and driver Georgi, who went out of his way to accommodate us. The price seemed a little high when I booked, but it was certainly worth it as just about everything in the trip was included. We also enjoyed a lovely coffee shop in Bosilegrad and a fantastic restaurant just outside the town of Kriva Palanka (close to the monastery), although usually the lunch is at the monastery (it was closed the day we went, but we loved the alternative venue). Even the border crossings add a sense of uncertainty and adventure to the trip. Based on this experience I would certainly book another tour with V Travel.
          Written 2 November 2024
        • alisonrM2071TR
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Good introduction to Serbia! Nis is v interesting.
          Good day out of Sofia to get a quick introduction to Croatian history & more of the Balkans. Ivan our driver-guide was an excellent communicator who enthusiastically regaled us with information & answered all questions. The van was comfortable; attention was paid to our needs. We saw loads of interesting things.
          Written 24 October 2024
        • N1564OUaliceh
          0 contributions
          4.0 of 5 bubbles
          Lovely day trip from Sofia
          The monastery was absolutely beautiful. The drive to get there also had lovely scenery. We only spent 30/40 minutes there, but that was enough. We then went to a restaurant that served very nice traditional food. The spa was a lovely end to the day. It could do with some refurbishing but was a relaxing spot.
          Written 22 October 2024
        • dagmar1957
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Long day
          The meeting point was hard to find,no number to orient by.They should weight it is next to moskee and opposite Mac Donald.But we had driver Stefan,very good driver,friendly and service minded.Skopje is beautiful town,lots of culture and art.Go for it!But the best is ask for pick up at your hotel.
          Written 13 October 2024
        • WayfaringLibertarian
          0 contributions
          1.0 of 5 bubbles
          Unreliable and unresponsive tour company
          If you plan to book a trip with this company, I suggest you do so at your own risk. If you look at their reviews for their various trip offerings, you will see that they have a pattern of canceling at the last minute. If you decide to give them a chance (like I did) and run to into any issues with your booking or have any questions for them - don’t expect to get a response. I wish I had just paid an additional $30 for this day trip and booked with a competitor. I suppose that $30 might have gotten me professionalism and responses to my inquiries.
          Written 2 October 2024
        • Traveljunkievn
          0 contributions
          1.0 of 5 bubbles
          Cancelled by operator the night before without explanation or option
          Operator cancelled the night before without explanation or option. Book at your own risk. I had a plan B but be aware - very unreliable. This may explain the lack of reviews for this tour.
          Written 27 September 2024
        • alledodi
          0 contributions
          1.0 of 5 bubbles
          Canceled the evening before
          They canceled the evening before the trip, without saying the reason. I suspect it’s not even about bad weather cause they didn’t propose another day
          Written 14 September 2024
        • 508nadezhdam
          0 contributions
          1.0 of 5 bubbles
          Unreliable service provider
          The trip was canceled last moment although it was booked well in advance. The operator excused themselves with the grape picking season :o. "Because it was the grape picking season the winery they partnered with could not offer the wine tasting." :-0. As if grape picking happened by surprise and could not be planned accordingly. Or the one hour wine tasting would jeopardise the whole harvesting. No other options were offered to compensate for the inconvenience. Unreliable service provider.
          Written 11 September 2024
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        Felice B
        Bari, Italy17 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Apr 2019 • Friends
        Siamo partiti in gruppo da Bari per Sofia il 18 aprile e rientrati 22. Il nostro Tour è stato gestito dall'Agenzia "Velia Travel Ltd" di Sofia che ci ha fornito autobus con autista e la bravissima e bella guida Vesela Nikolova. In quasi 5 giorni abbiamo visitato Arbanasi, la bella Plovdiv, Veliko Tarnovo, Rila, Bansko, Kazanlak e la splendida Sofia. Abbiamo visito lo stupendo monastero di Rila, bellissime Moschee, rovine romane, un'importante tomba della Tracia e a Sofia, la chiesa russa di San Nicola, la chiesa di Boyana, la cattedrale Nevski e tanto altro. E' stato tutto bellissimo, i posti, il cibo, la gente, la professionalità dell'Agenzia, la bravura dell'autista ma, soprattutto, la guida di Vesela che conosce benissimo l'italiano e che ci ha fatto innamorare della sua terra. Grazie Vesela, ritorneremo.
        Written 30 April 2019
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        *Likely to sell out: Based on Viator’s booking data and information from the provider from the past 30 days, it seems likely this experience will sell out through Viator, a Tripadvisor company.

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