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5 Days Historical and Natural Wonders of Bulgaria's most beautiful region

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5 Days Historical and Natural Wonders of Bulgaria's most beautiful region

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5 Days Historical and Natural Wonders of Bulgaria's most beautiful region

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Highlights

This tour itinerary will leave you breathless by giving you the opportunity to admire some of the most interesting, beautiful, and scenic natural wonders, and historical places. You will see the most famous beauties of the Rhodope Mountains and the region. In addition to these sites you will also going to visit and explore very interesting ancient archaeological sites related to the mysterious civilization of the Thracians, to the Romans, the Ottomans, and the Bulgarians. You will be guided by a highly educated and experienced guide. You will stay during the nights in recommended hotels with wonderful locations. For this short period of time, we can guarantee that you will have positive memories of life.

Itinerary

The amazing Vucha gorge
  • Yagodina

    3 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    At 09:00, we will depart from your hotel/accommodation/airport in Sofia. We will drive on a modern highway for a bit, which is built on top of the famous Roman road-Via Militaries. After an hour, we will head south where we will see the Vucha dam and will get deeper into the Rhodope Mountain. We will have a great mountain ride! Before getting to our final destination for the day, we will stop and visit one very beautiful cave. When we get to the hotel, we can change our clothes and climb on a mount above the hotel, called the Eagle’s eye. Comfortable tourist shoes are recommended. If we get to the top (30-40minutes hiking), we will get a great view of Trigrad gorge and Rhodope mountain.
  • Accommodations
    3* hotel with a great location
Exploring the Rhodope mountain
  • Diavolsko Garlo- The Devil's Throat

    4 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    The day will be dedicated to the beauty of the region. After breakfast, we will go for a hike on the “Devil’s path”. It is an incredible mountain path that is very hard to be described with words. By wooden stairs and parapets, you will overcome the 90% slopes and will be able to feel, experience, and enjoy the height. You will see stunning views, waterfalls, and amazing natural formations. Our next point of interest we will be a very different cave-“The Devil’s throat”. It was named like this because of the river that is passing through it. Whatever goes in the water does not come out. The place is full of legends and stories. The local legends say that this was the place wherefrom where Orpheus entered the kingdom of Hades to rescue his wife Eurydice from the Underworld.
  • Trigrad

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    In the afternoon we will relax and enjoy a wonderful traditional dinner.
  • Accommodations
    3* hotel with a great location
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
The Devil's bridge and Zlatograd
  • Zlatograd

    4 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    After a nice traditional breakfast, we will continue our adventure by starting our drive east through the Rhodope mountain. After around an hour's drive, we will make a stop. A short walk will bring us to a stunning view. After admiring it we will continue to the most spectacular medieval bridge in Bulgaria. It was built by the Ottomans in the 16th century and has the creepy name “The Devil’s bridge”. The legend says that the builder won a bet with the Devil for how long it can be built. After that, we will continue to an architect reserve called Zlatograd, where we will overnight. The town was a commerce center in the 18th-19th century and you can still feel the atmosphere and walk through the small streets with small traditional craft shops, keeping the traditions from those days.
  • Accommodations
    3* hotel in Zlatograd architect reserve
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
The ancient city Plovdiv and the civilization of the Thracians
  • Tatul

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    This day will be full of very nice drive, a huge reservoir, and many historical sites. Our first point of interest will be a religious sanctuary, built on a low mountain pike by the Thracians. In this amazing place you will be introduced to this interesting civilization inhabiting these lands between the Late Bronze age and the final Christianization of the Roman province Thrace in the late 4th century AD.
  • Perperikon

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    This introduction will be important for the future of the trip because we will see some more of the heritage of these people. Our next stop will be such. The great city of Perperikon where you can see how the historical periods overlap each other. This place is famous mostly for the Oracle of Dionis, the god of the wine. This Oracle was one of the most important after that in Delphi, Greece in antiquity.
  • Plovdiv Old Town

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    After we explore this rare archaeological site we will continue to the second biggest cities in Bulgaria-Plovdiv. The city was the European capital of culture in 2019th. It is one of the oldest and most artistic cities in Europe. We will walk into the historical part of it. We will visit the 1st-century Roman Theatre, the 2nd-century Roman Stadium, the oldest mosque on the Balkans. The city has an area called “The trap” and it is famous for the small craft beer pubs and restaurants. It is a great place to spend your evening and feel the atmosphere of this ancient city. We will overnight in the heart of Plovdiv.
  • Accommodations
    3* hotel in the heart of Plovdiv
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
Koprivshtica and the Thracian temple of Starosel
  • Thracian Temple Complex Starosel

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    After a good Bulgarian breakfast, we will start our final day. We will head north until we reach the Central Balkan mountain. On the way, we will visit one Thracian tomb from the IV century BC. We will explore and learn about the burial traditions of the Thracians, which will fulfill your knowledge of the ancient people.
  • Koprivshtitsa

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Our next stop will be another time machine-National architect reserve Koprivshtica. This town is extremely important in the Bulgarian Revival period and the struggle against the Ottoman empire. It is perfectly preserved from the 19th century. We will walk there and could have some very nice traditional lunch. After the rest, we will continue driving to Sofia. Overnight in Sofia is not included. We can add it upon request.
  • Food And Drinks
    Breakfast

What's included

INCLUDED

Professional highly educated guide
Entrance fees
Breakfast (4)
4 Nights in 3* hotels with great location

NOT INCLUDED

Gratuities
Lunches and dinners

Additional information

Must Know
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Good To Know
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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