Itinerary

Day 1

ROUTING: SOFIA
- Your English-speaking specialist guide will pick you up from Sofia Airport
- Transfer to hotel
- Evening at your leisure
- Overnight in Sofia
ACCOMMODATION: CITY CENTRE HOTEL****

Day 2

ROUTING: SOFIA
- Breakfast
- Full-day sightseeing of the capital town : St. Sofia statue, St. Petka church,
St. George Rotunda, Ruins of Serdica, Archeological museum, Russian church, Al.
Nevski Cathedral with icon exhibition, and St. Sofia church.
- In the afternoon entrance to the National History museum and to the Boyana
church (10th C.)
- Overnight in Sofia
ACCOMMODATION: CITY CENTRE HOTEL****

Day 3

ROUTING: SOFIA - RILA - PLOVDIV
- Breakfast
- Departure to Rila Monastery - visit the largest and one of the oldest
Bulgarian monasteries (10th C.), included in the UNESCO World Heritage List with
medieval defense tower from the 14th C. and fine frescoes.
- Then to Plovdiv across the magnificent nature of the Rhodope Mountains.
- Overnight in Plovdiv.
ACCOMMODATION: HOTEL****

Day 4

ROUTING: PLOVDIV - BACHKOVO - ASENOVA - PLOVDIV
- Breakfast
- Sightseeing of the old part of the town with beautiful old houses from the
Bulgarian Revival period (18th : 19th C.).
- Entrance to the St. Konstantin and Elena church and to the Roman Theatre.
- Visit of the Bachkovo monastery (11th C.), located 30km away from Plovdiv, the
second biggest in the country with frescoes from the 17th C.
- Stop at Asenova fortress
- Overnight in Plovdiv
ACCOMMODATION: HOTEL***

Day 5

ROUTING: PLOVDIV - KARDZALI - PEPERIKON - PLOVDIV
- Breakfast
- Departure to the town of Kardzali located in Eastern Rhodope Mountains.
- Entrance to the History - archeological museum with it's rich exhibition of
the most valuable finds from the ancient holy city Perperikon.
- Drive to the remains of the ancient holy city Perperikon : the most remarkable
archeological place in Bulgaria, where the famous temple with the oracle of God
Dionysus was located.
- Overnight in Plovdiv.
ACCOMMODATION: HOTEL***

Day 6

ROUTING: PLOVDIV - STAROSEL - HISARVA - KAZANLAK
- Breakfast
- Departure to Kazanlak.
- On the way visit of Starosel tomb and tempel. The grave and its surroundings
are thought by archaeologists to have been an important religious site for
Thracians dating from the stone age.
- Visit of the town of Hisarya : famous spa resort.
- In the afternoon entrance to the History museum of Kazanlak with exhibition of
gold Thracian treasure found in 2004 and to the Thracian tomb : replica.
- Overnight in Kazanlak
ACCOMMODATION: HOTEL***

Day 7

ROUTING: KAZANLAK - ETURA - VELIKO TURNOVO
- Breakfast
- Entrance to the original Thracian tombs near by Kazanlak, located in the
Valley of the Thracian kings : Ostrusha, Kosmatka and Svetitsata.
- Drive to Veliko Turnovo via Shipka Pass.
- Visit to the Shipka Memorial church with golden domes.
- Entrance to the Outdoor ethnographic museum Etura with its 18th -19th C.
crafts.
- Overnight in Veliko Turnovo.
ACCOMMODATION: HOTEL***

Day 8

ROUTING: BANSKO - RILA - SOFIA
- Breakfast
- Sightseeing of the capital of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom (12th -14th C.),
picturesquely situated on the hills at the banks of the meandering river Jantra.
Visit of the medieval fortress of Tsarevets hill Sightseeing of Arbanassi : 17th
C. fortified village; entrance to Konstanzaliev's house (17th C.) and Jesus
Christ's Nativity Church which interior is covered in frescos depicting 2000
scenes.
- Drive to Sofia.
- Overnight in Sofia.
ACCOMMODATION: HOTEL****

Day 9

ROUTING: SOFIA
- Breakfast
- Transfer to Airport and Final good-bye from your Bulgarian Driver
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This tour can also be adjusted to start or end in Romania

Extra Information

Inclusions -

Local guides upon request

Exclusions -

Not Included: - Airfare - Alcoholic drinks - Gratuities - Extra charges of hotel, eg. Laundry, telephone or fax charges, room service, etc.. - Insurance

Extras -

Evidence of human habitation in the area of Bulgaria dates from sometime within the Middle Paleolithic Period. Agricultural communities, though, appeared in the Neolithic Period, and in the Bronze Age the lands were inhabited by Thracian tribes. The Thracians were eventually expelled or absorbed by Greek, Persian, and Roman colonies, but traces of their culture remain in their monuments devoted to horse worship and in the kuker tradition that still survives in southwestern Bulgaria.
Tour Bulgaria - Discover the Thracians of Bulgaria Tour
On this private driven tour you will discover the vast Thracian history in Bulgaria. Such monuments are included; Plovdiv, Kazanlak, Etura, Veliko Turnovo and more.

This tour is customizable and can be adjusted upon your request. For more details please refer to the "Day by Day Itinerary".

Discover the Thracians of Bulgaria Tour!!!