Day Tours From Sofia

Sofia City Tour

Enjoy a walking sightseeing tour of Sofia, a pleasant city of boulevards and open spaces and see the city’s most important places of worship – Alexander Nevski Memorial Church and St.George Rotunda. Walk along the main streets and see the most important landmarks in the city centre - St. Nedelya Square and St. Nedelya Church, St. Petka of the Saddlers, the Synagogue, the Central Baths,the Mosque, the underpass outside the President's Office, Alexander Battenberg Square, the National Theatre, the former Royal Palace, the Russian Church, St. Sophia Church and the Monument to the Unknown Soldier. Your guide will make you feel the atmosphere of this city which history dates back to the ancient times.  
Tour duration – 2,5 hrs.                                                                  
Rate – 20 EUR per person                                                               
Included:                                                                                                
Multilingual professional guide

Jewish Heritage in Sofia - Walking City Tour

Enjoy a walking sightseeing tour of Sofia with a focus on Jewish Heritage in Bulgaria. Visit the Synagogue, the Jewish History museum .Tour of the city includes also a visit to the Roman ruins and the Rotunda of St. George, the impressive Alexander Nevski Memorial Cathedral, Basilica Hagia Sophia. On the north side of the building you will see a monument, dedicated to the saving of Bulgarian Jews in World War II.
Tour duration – 3 hrs.                                                                  
Rate – 25 EUR per person                                                               
Included:                                                                                                
Multilingual professional guide,
Entrance fees as per programme,
Valid for minimum 2 persons per booking.

Sofia City Tour - 3,5 hrs, by car

Rate – 35 EUR per person
Included:
Transportation by private car/bus,
Multilingual professional guide,
Valid for minimum 2 persons per booking.

Sofia city tour with Vitosha mountain and Boyana Church - 6 hours

Enjoy a half-day sightseeing tour of Sofia and see the city’s most important places of worship – Alexander Nevski Memorial Church and St. George Rotunda. Walk along the main streets and see the most important landmarks in the city centre - St.Nedelya Square and St. Nedelya Church, St. Petka of the Saddlers, the Synagogue, the Central Baths, the Mosque, the underpass outside the President's Office, Alexander attenberg Square, the National Theatre, the former Royal Palace, the Russian Church, St. Sophia Church and the Monument to the Unknown Soldier. Your guide will make you feel the atmosphere of this city which history dates back to the ancient times.   Tour proceeds with panoramic sightseeing of the National Library, Sofia University, Borissova Garden, and the National Palace of Culture.Drive to Boyana, located at the foot of the mountains, where you will visit today's highlight - Boyana church UNESCO site. Proceed to the Vitosha Mountain –Sofia’s outstanding natural landmark. Vitosha is invaded every Sunday by hikers in summer and skiers in winter. You will admire the views and enjoy the fresh clear mountain air while taking a short walk in the forest. Drive to the city centre where tour ends.
Tour duration - 6 hrs.      

Rate – 45 EUR per person
Included:
Transportation by private car/bus,
Multilingual professional guide,
Entrance fees to museums and sites, as per programme.
Valid for minimum 2 persons per booking.

Sofia City Tour with Vitosha Mountain

Enjoy a half-day sightseeing tour of Sofia, a pleasant city of boulevards and open spaces and see the city’s most important places of worship – Alexander Nevski Memorial Church and St. George Rotunda. Walk along the main streets and see the most important landmarks in the city centre - St.Nedelya Square and St. Nedelya Church, St. Petka of the Saddlers, the Synagogue, the Central Baths, the Mosque,
The underpass outside the President's Office, Alexander Battenberg Square, the National Theatre, the former Royal Palace, the Russian Church, St. Sophia Church and the Monument to the Unknown Soldier. Your guide will make you feel the atmosphere of this city which history dates back to the ancient times.  
Tour proceeds with panoramic sightseeing of the National Library, Sofia University, Borissova Garden, and the National Palace of Culture. Drive to the Vitosha Mountain –Sofia’s outstanding natural landmark. With its highest peak – Cherni Vrah(Black Peak altitude2285 m), pine forests, alpine meadows and colourful moraines, it has become an integral part of Sofia and its inhabitants.  Vitosha is invaded every Sunday by hikers in summer and skiers in winter. You will admire the views and enjoy the fresh clear mountain air while taking a short walk in the forest. Drive to the city centre where tour ends.
Tour duration - 5 hrs.        
Rate – 40 EUR per person
Included:
Transportation by private car/bus,
Multilingual professional guide,
Valid for minimum 2 persons per booking.

Kremikovtzi Monastery tour

Founded during the 14th century, together with another 14 monasteries known at the time as the “Sofia Mount Athos”, the monastery of Kremikovtzi will capture you with its murals. On the outside, the church is small and insignificant, like all the “semi-legal” building of those dark times. As compensation, the murals (partially preserved today) turned the interior into a glittering gallery.
Tour duration - 2 hrs.        
Rate – 35 EUR per person
Included:
Transportation by private car/bus,
Multilingual professional guide,
Entrance fees to museums and sites, as per programme,
Valid for minimum 2 persons per booking.

Zemen Monastery tour

Located above the Strouma River, about 80 km south-east of Sofia, the Zemen Monastery was built completely different from both the official Byzantine style and the other official Tarnovo School in view of its architecture and interior paintings. The roof – a four-wall squashed pyramid with a cupola atop a cylindrical drum, decorated by two rows of blind arches is unique in the entire Balkan Peninsula. The Monastery owes its fame to the interesting architectue (11th century) and mostly to the remarkable 14th century frescoes. However, the first layer of paynting is dated to the second half of the 11th century ( St. Anna).
Tour duration – 4 hrs
Rate – 55 EUR per person
Included:
Transportation by private car/bus,
Multilingual professional guide,
Entrance fees to museums and sites, as per programme,
Valid for minimum 2 persons per booking.

Rila monastery - full day tour

Rila monastery is located some 120 km to the south of Sofia, in the heart of the Rila Mountain. Founded in the 10th century, it has been the biggest spiritual and cultural centre in Bulgaria for hundreds of years. On a number of occasions it was destroyed and burnt down, only to rise again like a phoenix from the ashes.
The visitor’s first sight of Rila monastery huge towering walls gives the impression of a fortress. However, a step through the archway produces a wonderful surprise.
Visiting the Monastery is a must. The Monastery’s unrivalled architecture and murals will captivate you. The Rila monastery is the largest in the Balkans and included in the List of World Cultural Heritage. Tour of the monastery includes a visit to the Monastery Church, which is of particular artistic value, for it was adorned by the foremost 19-century masters of the Samokov, Bansko and Debar schools of painting and woodcarving.
In the afternoon drive to Sofia where tour ends.
Rate – 80 EUR per person
Included:
Transportation by private car/bus,
Multilingual professional guide,
Entrance fees to museums and sites, as per programme,
Valid for minimum 2 persons per booking.

Rila and Zemen monasteries - full day tour

Rate –110 EUR per person
Included:
Transportation by private car/bus,
Multilingual professional guide,
Entrance fees to museums and sites, as per programme,
Valid for minimum 2 persons per booking.

Koprivshtica museum town - full day tour

Koprivshtica is a museum town of Bulgarian National Revival architecture, a town where the past seems to come alive. Situated at an altitude of some 3,000 feet above sea level amid lovely meadows and pine forests, the town has long had a magnetic appeal for tourists. Tour of the town (mainly on foot) includes visit to the beautiful old Bulgarian-style houses of Oslekov, Debeljanov, and Kableshkov, which will fascinate you not only with their original architecture but also with their interior 19-century decoration and furnishing. Every single house here is part and parcel of Bulgaria’s history. It was here that the first shot of the April Uprising against Ottoman rule rang out in 1876. Although drenched in blood, the uprising resounded in all of Europe. It is a miracle that Koprivshtica itself was spared destruction and survives in its original appearance. Drive back to Sofia in the afternoon.
Rate – 85 EUR per person
Included:
Transportation by private car/bus,
Multilingual professional guide,
Entrance fees to museums and sites, as per programme,
Valid for minimum 2 persons per booking.

Plovdiv and Backhovo Monastery - full day tour

Bulgaria’s second ranking town, Plovdiv, is a worthy rival to Sofia. Its location astride the river Maritsa, and its six hills, which are prominent features on the Thracian plane, indicates the strategic significance of the city. It is one of the oldest and most colourful towns in Bulgaria. No one can tell exactly when the foundation stone was laid here, although it must have been over 5000 years ago.
Old Plovdiv on Trimontium hill is the centre of Bulgarian national revival architecture at its height. You will enjoy a tour including a visit to the Old Town, the 2000yrs old Roman Theatre; the Byzantine and medieval fortifications, the 15th century mosque. Walk along the narrow cobbled streets and admire the silence and tranquillity of this historic town. In the afternoon drive to the Backhovo Monastery – tour of the monastery, founded in the 11th century. Backhovo Monastery is valuable primarily for its ossuary and its church, in which 11th to 14th century frescoes are preserved.
Late afternoon drive back to Sofia where tour ends.
Rate – 95 EUR per person
Included:
Transportation by private car/bus,
Multilingual professional guide,
Entrance fees to museums and sites, as per programme,
Valid for minimum 2 persons per booking.

Bulgarian cuisine and folklore in Sofia

A night tour to a folk-style restaurant, where you can taste traditional Bulgarian cuisine and wine, and enjoy the folklore show.
Rate – 55 EUR per person
Included:
Transportation by private car/bus
Dinner with folklore show and wine
Multilingual professional guide

Attend a concert or opera performance in Sofia

You will be picked up from your hotel by car, and will attend a concert or opera performance in Sofia. After the performance, transfer back to the hotel.
Rate – 25 EUR per person
Included:
Opera/concert tickets,
Transportation by private car/bus,
Multilingual professional guide-escort.