2 Morning Tours in Bulgaria Worth a Whole Day

1.Rila Monastery Morning Half Day tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $58Our pick

Leave Sofia at 8:00 am for a half-day visit to Rila Monastery, Bulgaria’s great mountain monastery. You’ll ride in an air-conditioned vehicle with Wi-Fi and a group of no more than 12 people. Guides such as Vincent, Nikolay, Morgan, and Apostolus have led this outing, though the assigned guide varies.

“Amazing trip from start to finish. The Rila monastery was beautiful. Vincent our tour guide was brilliant and full of knowledge”

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2.Plovdiv Morning Half Day tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $57Best value

Leave Sofia at 8:30 am for Plovdiv with Smart Trans Bulgaria. You’ll explore the Old Town and Ancient Theatre of Philippopolis during a 6 to 7-hour trip in an air-conditioned vehicle with WiFi. Drivers such as Anton and Kazimir have provided friendly, informative service, while Slavyan handles communication.

“I took a half day tour with transportation to Plovdiv. It was very well organized with good communication from Slavyan and my driver Anton was very good. I thought it was very good value for money and everything ran smoothly.”

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