Travel to Bulgaria on a Bulgaria tour with Original World Travel for a unique experience of the history and culture of Eastern Europe. Nestling at the heart of Central Europe and occupying the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula.

This tour is offered multiple times annually from April through October. The dates are on the brochure which you can download. To find the dates that you wish to book, click the button “See Availability,” a calendar appears. You will see dates in black ink. Click on the date to select it. If you want a future date, use the arrow to move forward on the calendar to view additional dates.

The Bulgaria tour visits UNESCO sites including the amazing 10th century Rila monastery, Boyana Church and Kazanluk tomb. Most importantly, we will immerse ourselves in Bulgarian culture as we engage with the local people living their traditional ways.

After a pleasant time in Sofia’s historic area, the guided tour continues to small towns and charming mountain villages, through the Valley of the Roses, along the Balkan Range.

In late May or early June, the tour includes the Bulgarian Rose Festival. We’ll visit a rose distillery to participate in rose picking and see the rose oil production process. We’ll then attend a procession where we mix with the local crowd and enjoy the spirit of the festival.

Traveling to Bulgaria on Original World’s small group tour is a trip back in time to a place where the air is fresh, the people are friendly and the ambiance of daily life in the countryside is endearing.

Trip pricing is contingent upon a minimum of four (4) participants and is subject to adjustment should this minimum not be met.

• Visit Bulgaria’s colorfully-painted Rila Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

• Explore the charming Old Town of Plodiv

• Tour the ruins of 17 medieval churches and a marketplace of exquisite crafts in Veliko Turnovo

• Experience the annual Rose Festival (June)

April 3 tour includes Orthodox Easter; June 2 tour includes Rose Festival and follows our Balkans tour; October 6 tour follows our Balkans Explorer and Comprehensive tours.

• Accommodations with breakfast. 4* in Sofia; quaint traditional hotels built in the style of the Bulgarian Renaissance houses in the small towns.

• Accompanying guide

• Airport transfers

• AC Transport van or minibus depending on group size

• Bottled water during drives

• Entrance fees

• International airfare

• Tourist tax (if any)

• Tips to drivers, guides, and hotel porters

• Lunches & Dinners

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If you wish to also tour Romania book our combination Bulgaria-Romania tour. It already includes a discounted price vs the sum of the two tours separately.