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Sandanski, Bulgaria

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Sandanski

Sandanski, Bulgaria, a delightful town nestled in the picturesque Pirin Mountains. This sunny paradise offers a blissful blend of relaxation and adventure. Soak in the rejuvenating mineral waters of its famous spa resorts or embark on thrilling hikes through pristine forests. With a vibrant local market, mouthwatering cuisine, and a warm hospitality, Sandanski is a hidden gem waiting to be explored!

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5/5
10 h

Melnik Wine Tasting tour from Sofia

Melnik and Rozhen Monastery is in the top 3 destinations in western Bulgaria. Melnik is a unique area for wine lovers and sommeliers where you will learn why Sir Winston Churchill used to order wine from Melnik every year.

$176.15
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5/5
120 h

5 days: Nature and pure beauty of Bulgaria

We made this tour for people, who love touching nature in their comfort zone. Prepare for this trip in South and Southwest Bulgaria to touch the beauty, carved by nature, and places, where traditions are still alive! Jump in the van and listen to the legends of love, passion, and mountains. Pass the near villages and fell like a local tasting the Kapama and other Bulgarian dishes. With our tour, you can see the rich wildlife from millions of years ago till nowadays. You will be in three different mountains with their spirit – Rila, Pirin and Rhodopi mountains. These three mountains are Wisdom, Beaty, and Love. One phenomenon can’t be seen in the picture, you have to see and feel it! We wait for the adventure to call you!

$1,064.01
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3.5/5
10 h

Melnik and Rozhen Monastery

The tour includes a visit to the medieval Rozhen monastery, situated in the Pirin mountains. Afterwards the tour continues with a walk in the picturesque town of Melnik, where you will have the chance to taste the local types of wine which is Bulgaria’s most famous export.

$171.42
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Melnik Self-Guided

Fully personalized electronic and audio guide with all info and logistics for you. Live maps and route for you to follow. An unique product which brings you stress-free travel at your own pace in Melnik top sights and attractions. Very flexible and easy for the customer.

$22.46
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Rozhen Monastery Self-Guided

Fully personalized electronic and audio guide with all info and logistics for you. Live maps and route for you to follow. An unique product which brings you stress-free travel at your own pace in the Rozhen Monastery. Very flexible and easy for the customer.

$10.64
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24 h

Local Adventures in the Rhodope Mountains

Choose among an extensive amount of activities you want to try while in the Rhodope mountains provided by a professional local guide: herbs collecting, truffles hunting, kayaking, buggy or quad bike riding, local food and drinks tasting, hiking and trekking, meeting with local people, mountain biking, road cycling or just merging with the local culture. Just choose one or some, pay the deposit amount and we shall organize it for you with the flexibility to pay any outstanding amount on spot upon arrival. Great flexibility and the best choice of local activities guided by our professional local guides in the Rhodope mountains.

$34.28
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11 h

From Sofia: Rozhen monastery and Melnik with wine tasting

Melnik is 3 words – wineries, history, and tradition. This is the smallest town in Bulgaria, surrounded by natural phenomena – rock pyramids! Come with us to taste different wines, to walk over the pyramids, and to listen to the stories from the guide about Melnik and Rozhen monastery!

$106.40
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48 h

Road Trip Bulgaria™, GPS & Auto-Guided in the Magic Pirin Mountains from Sofia

A concept, that offers you the best of two worlds where we create your own personalised excursion or choose from recommended routes. We bring your full equipped car personally to your hotel in Sofia, the cultural capital of Bulgaria. With an audio guide, access to unique places, the best restaurants, leisure and outdoor adventures; all-inclusive: kilometrage, maps, GPS coordinates, vouchers and tickets., and our experienced team is 24/7 at your disposal. In this tour, we will offer you a personalised excursion in the intimacy of your own relatives. Your schedule and itinerary will be both online and as a hard copy be made available. This is a self-guided audio tour with all-inclusive car services, device, map, GPS coordinates, audio guides, videos, excess kilometrage, entry tickets, restaurant reservations and vouchers.

$271.91
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48 h

Meet The Locals

With this tour you will have the chance to go back in time and taste the typical Bulgarian cuisine, wine and famous hospitality. For this experience and atmosphere Melnik and Razlog valley will help with there authentic architecture, appearance and the people who you will meet with and be your hosts.

$294.38
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Rila Monastery and Melnik One-Day Tour

Melnik is the smallest town in Bulgaria yet it is so well known for its amazing sandy rock formations known as "Melnik pyramids". We'll get there after a bit longer than a 2-hour drive and will arrive on the foot of the biggest house built in 18th century in Bulgaria - Kordopulova! We will discover about the interior of the house as well as the underground cellar where the owners of the house still keep the newly produced wine! Not only this but you will have a taste of the popular Melnik Broad Leaf young wine! After having had some lunch at a local MEHANA (traditional restaurant) we'll drive off to Rila monastery - certainly the most visited site by the travelers coming to Bulgaria. We will have another 1 1/2 hours of sightseeing together and eventually will start driving back to Sofia with our souls satisfied with the beauty, the history and the culture of the South-Western Bulgaria.

$437.43
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5/5

Rila Monastery and Melnik, Day Tour from Sofia with Pickup

Feel the magic of Southwestern Bulgaria by visiting Rila monastery and Melnik just in one day. Feel the spirit of the holiest bulgarian monastery. Sense the power of mother nature by visiting the Melnik pyramids. Taste one of the most famous bulgarian wines. Three different experiences that will create a day full with emotions. Do not hesitate to save money and time with this extraordinary tour!

$100.51
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5/5

Wine Tasting & More in Villa Melnik – One of the World’s Best Wineries

Villa Melnik has been awarded in TOP 50 of the World's Best Wineries - on spot 39. We are excited to offer you some guided tours in the winery. Choose from the price options for more info on each. Have a wonderful day at this superb spot!

$46.11
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5/5
120 h

5 Days Guided Motorcycle Tour Wine, Nature and Traditions

This tour suggestion is oriented towards riders with limited time, who are crossing Bulgaria or are near it. In these 5 days, you will ride on beautiful scenic roads and mountain passages, during which you will be introduced to our history, archaeology, and culture. Your experience will be guided by our highly professional and educated Biker Guides. To make this tour an experience we are offering you to stay in a guest house, in a village where you will taste the real homemade food, typical for the South part, to hear and learn the local songs and dances. In addition to that during the 5 days, you will ride in the Trigrad Gorge, sleep in a hotel surrounded only by natural beauty and horses, visit the Bulgarian most famous wine region. We hope that you will enjoy it!

$1,062.83
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5/5
3 h

The Ultimate Struma River White Water Rafting

Enjoy a white water adventure along Struma River at the Kresna Gorge. Relax and enjoy the unforgettable adventures on this tour, offered daily. All equipment and an instructor are also included.

$117.04
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5/5
312 h

13-Day Romania & Bulgaria Private Tour | UNESCO Sites

This 13-day private tour from Sofia takes you through the heart of Romania and Bulgaria, combining scenic wine regions with some of Eastern Europe’s most iconic cultural sites. Travel across two countries with a dedicated driver-guide, exploring medieval towns, castles, and UNESCO-listed landmarks while discovering local wine traditions. From the Thracian Valley in Bulgaria to Romania’s Dealu Mare region, you’ll experience emerging wine destinations known for unique grape varieties and rich heritage. Walk through historic cities, visit famous castles, and enjoy a well-balanced itinerary that blends wine, culture, and relaxation. With accommodation, transportation, and logistics fully arranged, this tour is designed for travelers who want a seamless, private experience without the stress of planning.

$4,172.60
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5/5
9 h

From Sofia: Eyes of God, Gorge Picnic & Cherepish Monastery Tour

There is a moment on this tour that no other day trip from Sofia offers. You have just visited Cherepish Monastery - a 14th-century riverside sanctuary beneath gorge cliffs, with centuries-old frescoes and a silence that Rila lost long ago. Now your guide pulls over at a viewpoint above the Iskar Gorge and unpacks a picnic prepared that morning. Home-baked banitsa. Fresh Bulgarian yogurt. Seasonal local produce. The gorge stretching out below you. The Balkan Mountains on all sides. No queue. No laminated menu. That is how your day ends. It begins at Prohodna Cave - Bulgaria's most famous natural wonder, where two enormous eye-shaped skylights flood the tunnel with light and locals have only one name for them: the Eyes of God. Your guide covers the legends, the Ottoman folk stories, and the films shot here. Cave, monastery, panoramic picnic. One gorge road. Guaranteed from 1 booking. Maximum 8 guests. Nothing else like it from Sofia.

$140.69
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5/5
144 h

6-Day Private Boutique Tour: Wine and History of Bulgaria

With this, carefully selected itinerary, you will stay a bit out of the most touristic places of Bulgaria and get deeper into the atmosphere of our history, culture, way of living in different time periods, and, of course, the wine, which is seriously involved in it. We can say that this tour is more like a boutique one because it is a wonderful combination of nature, sightseeing, and traditions with 2 overnights in some of the best chateaus in Bulgaria, where you will enjoy great food, served with the appropriate wine. For the rest of the evenings, you will enjoy beautiful towns and cities, like Trigrad, Melnik, and Plovdiv

$2,363.28
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4.8/5
11 h

From Sofia: Rila Monastery and Melnik Small Group Tour

- Get more of your holiday by booking an intensive small group guided tour to the highlights of southwest Bulgaria; - Tour the smallest Bulgarian town, famous for its architecture, stunning surroundings, and wine production. - The Melnik Pyramids are a fantastic phenomenon. Use wisely the recommended photo stops! :) - In Melnik discover the impressive Rivaval Period style house of Kordopoulo’s family and peek into its tunnel-like wine cellar. - Enjoy the sights of the tranquil Bulgarian countryside and its sleepy villages, while your guide introduces you to Bulgarian everyday countryside life; - Visit the overwhelming Rila Monastery and let the guide relive its history and enlight you on its present-day status; - Admire the priceless frescoe masterpieces of the most notable 19th-century Bulgarian painters - Enrich your experience by tasting local delicacies and in this way involve all your senses;

$35.47
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4.5/5
3 h

Adventure for the Rafting Enthusiasts on the Struma River

We guarantee you a great experience among the beauty of the Kresna Gorge and the irresistible rapids of the Struma River. A wonderful combination of active fun, team excitement and refreshing splashes! We have 1-1.5 hours in water depending on the water level. Total survival is about 2.5-3 hours. The length of the track is 11 km. The main route is Class 3 of the International Six-dimensional Rock of Difficulty and is one of the most interesting, passing 13 of the most attractive rapids of the Struma River. We will enjoy the views of the peaks of Pirin, we will pass through the Tisata Reserve. If you have the power, you can complete your day with some interesting activities: archery, rope garden, climbing wall, horseback riding in the area Razlog, an eco-path walk,a visit to the healing mineral baths in Oshtava,a visit to the colorful Vlahi village, bicycle crossing. With extreme experiences and fun in nature, you relax the most and reborn in the fastest way - this is a proven fact!

$105.22
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4/5
8 h

Rafting Tour & Rila Monastery visit from Sofia

This tour is an excellent option for you to experience a wonderful adventure and see the most-visited UNESCO site in Bulgaria - Rila Monastery. We are offering day trip to Struma river gorge, where you will have 12 kilometers of rafting and fun and a sel-guided visit of RIla Monastery with audio-guide in Spanish, Italian, German, Russian, English.

$42.56
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