Balkan Tourism Offers either a Budget 7 Day Program of Tours or a Luxury 10 Day Tour. The Tours are for groups of people.

People interested would purchase their own Flight ticket to Bulgaria. Then Balkan Tours arranges to pick you up from the Airport and take you to your Hotel. All Accommodation, Food and Sightseeing is then included in the price.

 

Bulgarian British Partnership has arranged a deal with Tour Operator to offer 5% off the usual price charged by other Tour Operators.

 

Please contact Christina if you would like to book a Tour of Bulgaria. You can either use our Contact Form on this Website, or you can email Christina: chris@bulgarianbritishpartnership.co.uk

 

Below are the details of typical 7 and 10 day Touring Programs: Prices include: Hotel Accommodation, Meals, Wine/Beer/Food Tasting, Entrance Fees to Museums/Monasteries, Guided Trips, Transportation by Tourist, Air conditioned Bus, Airport Transfers. (But you have to pay also for the cost of your flights).

 

7 Day Budget Tour Itinerary: (Minimum of 26 people, maximum of 36 people)

622 Euro (net) Extra Charge of 95 Euro for Single Supplement

 

Day 1

Meet at Airport, Bus Transfer to a 3 Star Hotel in Sofia

Walk in Sofia, opportunity to visit the National Museum

Dinner

Overnight in Sofia

 

Day 2

Breakfast

Visit the Rila Monastery. This Monastery is included in the UNESCO list of World Cultural Heritage.

Lunch in a Restaurant near the Monastery and taste the Traditional Bean Soup!

Dinner

Overnight in Sofia

 

Day 3

Breakfast

Walk in Arbanassi (Architectual Reserve)

Lunch

3 Star Hotel Accommodation in Veliko Tarnovo

Visit the Great Hill "Tsarevets" ( the 'Third Rome')

Walk in "Samovodska Bazaar" and the Craft Streets in Veliko Tarnovo

Dinner

Overnight in Veliko Tarnovo

 

Day 4

Breakfast

Visit Tombul Mosque (This is the largest Mosque in Bulgaria)

Lunch - taste baklava and Turkish Delight!

Three Star Hotel Accommodation in Shumen

Visit the Monument for the Founders of the Bulgarian State

Participate in cooking and tasting Homemade Pie and a Lemonade Recipe from the 18th century

Dinner, Wine and Folklore

Overnight in Shumen

 

Day 5

Breakfast

Visit "Madara" (National Historical and Archeological Reserve). "Madara Rider" is listed by UNESCO as a Rock of global importance

Lunch

Visit the "Stone Forest" Reserve (a unique phenomenon of stone columns)

Visit the Archeological Museum in Varna (with the oldest gold treasure in the world)

Dinner

Overnight in Shumen

 

Day 6

Breakfast

Visit the "Ether" Ethnographic Museum of Craft in Gabrovo

Lunch

Visit the Church with golden domes that shine afar (a monument of culture)

Three Star Hotel accommodation in Kazanlak.

Visit the tomb of Kazanlak (included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage)

Visit the Bulgarian Rose Museum and see Bulgarian Rose Oil; with an opportunity to taste a sweet and liqueur with rose oil

Tour of shops selling rose oil goods 

Dinner

Overnight in Kazanlak

 

Day 7

Breakfast

Transfer to Airport

Lunch

 

10 Day Luxury Tour Itinerary (Minimum of 15 people, maximum of 26 people)

1482 Euro (net). Extra Charge of 280 Euro for Single Supplement

 

Day 1

 

Meet at Airport

Transfer to 4 Star Hotel in Sofia

Visit "St. Sofia" Church (the oldest active Church in the World)

Walk in Sofia, with opportunity to visit the Museum

Dinner

Overnight in Sofia

 

Day 2

Breakfast

Visit the National History Museum of Bulgaria

Visit the Boyana Church (included in the UNESCO World Heritage List)

Lunch at Restaurant

Walk to visit the "Alexander Nevski Cathedral" in Sofia and other important Monuments

Dinner

Overnight in Sofia

 

Day 3 

Breakfast

Visit the Rila Monastery

Lunch in Restaurant near the Monastery (This Monastery is listed by UNESCO)

Dinner

Overnight in Sofia

 

Day 4

 

Breakfast

Visit Arbanassi (Architectual Reserve)

Lunch in Restaurant

Accommodation in 4 star hotel in Veliko Tarnovo

Visit the Great Hill "Tsarevets" (The 'Third Rome')

Visit the Sarafkin House ( a 5 storey wooden [urban] house from the 18th century)

Watch and audio-visual show on the Tsarevets Hill (sound and light show)

Dinner

Overnight in Veliko Tarnovo

 

Day 5

Breakfast

Visit the "Trakiiski Royal Tomb" from the 3rd century, in Sveshtari and the Museum in Razgrad (UNESCO listed World Heritage Site)

Lunch

Accommodation in 3 star hotel in Shumen

Visit Tombul Mosque (the largest Mosque in Bulgaria)

Participate in cooking and tasting homemade pie with lemonade recipe from the 18th century

Dinner with Folklore and wine tasting

Overnight in Shumen

 

Day 6

Breakfast

Visit the "Madara National Historical and Archeological Reserve". The "Madara Rider" is a rock of global importance listed by UNESCO.

Visit the Stone Forest Reserve (a unique phenomenon of stone colums

Lunch

Visit the Archeological Museum in Varna (which has the oldest gold treasure in the world)

Dinner

Overnight in Shumen

 

Day 7

 

Breakfast

Visit the Ethnographic Museum of Craft "Ether" in the town of Gabrovo

Lunch

Visit the Church with golden domes that shine afar

Accommodation in a 3 plus Star hotel in Kazanlak

Visit the Bulgarian Rose  Museum in Kazanlak (tasting rose oil liqueur)

Tour of Shops selling rose oil products

Dinner

Overnight in Kazanlak

 

Day 8

 

Breakfast

Visit the Neolithic Dwellings Museum in the city of Stara Zagora, which contains findings of great importance in respect of the history of mankind

Lunch

Accommodation in a 4 star hotel in Plovdiv

Visit the Ancient Roman Mosaics Philipopolis - the oldest city in Europe (now called Plovdiv)

Dinner

Overnight in Plovdiv 

 

 

Day 9

 

Breakfast

Visit the Old Town Reserve

Visit the Roman Amphitheatre

Visit the Roman Stadium

Lunch

Depart for Sofia

Accommodation in a 4 star hotel in Sofia

Shopping

Dinner

 

Day 10

 

Breakfast

Shopping

Lunch

Transfer to Airport