Rila Monastery and hiking to the Stob Pyramids- Private Day Trip from Sofia
This is a Private Tour so you will not be combined with other people besides those in your reservation- there will be a private car and a private driver- guide just for you!
Rila monastery and hiking through the Stob pyramids with a taste of traditional Bulgarian banitsa!
If you join this tour you will: walk through the pyramids! See the 19-th century Monastery frescos from the Bulgarian revival and marvelous Iconostasis of the Church. See the unique miraculous icon of the Monastery. Go to the cave of Saint John of Rila. Visit the rich Monastery museum or/and/ the 14th century guard tower of the Monastery.
Most times the trips are done with eco friendly cars - with cng engine or electro mobiles, so that we can help fighting the air polution.
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Rila Monastery and hiking to the Stob Pyramids- Private Day Trip from Sofia
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What's included in Rila Monastery and hiking to the Stob Pyramids- Private Day Trip from Sofia
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Stob's Pyramids
Enjoy one of the best ways of exploring and learning more about Bulgaria- with a professional guide while hiking through the amazing mountains. The tour starts from Sofia and first you will go for hiking in the region of the Stob Piramids. A place well know and excellent for hiking where you will enjoy the magnificent nature. The hiking is of moderate difficulty and it is about 1 hour.
Rila Monastery
After that you will visit the largest monastery in Bulgaria: the Rila monastery. There your professional guide will take you around and blend you in to the history and the way of life in the monastery. You will spend about 1- 2h in the Rila monastery. Last but not least you will have the chance to taste one of the best and well known special pastry products in Bulgaria, which will be home-made and have some free time for lunch in a great local restourant.
Inclusions
- Visit to the Rila Monastery
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Private tour
- Food tasting - "mekitsa"
- Hiking
- Professional driver- guide
- Transportation with an A/C car
- Monastery museum entrance fee- 4 euro
- Lunch & personal expenses
- Gratuities
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please dress appropriately for hiking
- Please warn us if you have a 0-2 years old baby when you make the reservation so that we can prepare a special seat for them
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Pickup and Dropoff
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Additional Information
Hotel/address pick up at 9am. -please indicate it.
