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The Famous Bulgarian Wine Route
7 nights / 8 days
This motor-coach tour around the most picturesque parts of Bulgaria will allow you to see
the vineyards and learn the mysteries of this old art of wine-making in this Thracian land.
Prices for min. 6 people: From 718.00 EUR per person in a double room
Prices for less than 6 persons paying – on request!
This motor-coach tour around the most picturesque parts of Bulgaria will allow you to see the vineyards and learn the mysteries of this old art of wine-making in this Thracian land.
Wine tasting, guided tours to famous tourist attractions, visit of the biggest wine cellars in Bulgaria and many others surprises in a single and unique trip of 7 days.
1 day Sofia
Arrival to Sofia Airport and transfer to the hotel. Welcome dinner in a local restaurant.
Note: If the flight timing allows – short sightseeing tour on foot – Sofia highlights
2 day Sofia – Rila Monastery – Sandanski and Damyanitsa Wine Cellar
The deluxe motor-coach will pick you up at your hotel and transfer to Rila Monastery (10th century AD) –
the biggest spiritual centre in Bulgaria. Enjoy the unique frescoes inside and outside the main church of
Nativity of the Virgin and old icons and manuscripts in the museum. Continue to Sandanski. Arrival and
accommodation at the hotel. Visit to Damyanitsa Wine Cellar. Wine tasting of the unique Bulgarian
wines and lunch. Free time. You can enjoy the SPA facilities of the hotel. Overnight.
3 day Sandanski – Plovdiv and wine cellar Todoroff
Breakfast. Departure to Plovdiv. Arrival and accommodation at the hotel. Free time for lunch. Sightseeing tour of the Old Town, the ancient Philipopolis. Visit the Ethnographic museum and the Roman amphitheater.
In the late afternoon you will be taken to the village Brestovitsa and visit the first boutique wine cellar in Bulgaria – Todoroff, specialized in the production of red wines. Here you will enjoy a delicious dinner
accompanied by the marvelous Bulgarian wine and live folklore show.
4 day Plovdiv – Sliven and Chateau “Windy Hills”
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Sliven. Arrival and accommodation at Chateau “Windy
Hills”. Wine tasting and lunch. You will be offered to take part in the picking in the vineyards if the tour is in the season of grape harvesting. At the late afternoon you will be transferred to the city of Sliven to explore it by yourselves and to have a dinner at your. Overnight.
5 day Sliven – Veliko Tarnovo
Breakfast. Depart to Veliko Tarnovo – the capital of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. Arrival and accommodation at the hotel. Free time for lunch. Sightseeing tour of the city. Visit to the Royal Palace and the Patriarch Church in the fortress “Tsarevets” and the church of “40th Martyrs”. Free time. Overnight.
6 day Veliko Tarnovo – Arbanassi - Lyaskovets
Breakfast. Departure to Arbanassi – a unique old village with impressive old houses, churches and monasteries. Lunch in a local traditional restaurant. Visit to the Wine Cellar of Lyaskovets. Wine tasting of eight kinds of high quality wines – table wines and natural sparkling wines.
Proper appetizers are included. Return to Veliko Tarnovo. Dinner in a local restaurant. Overnight.
7 day Veliko Tarnovo - Sofia
After buffet breakfast you will depart for Sofia. Arrival and accommodation in the hotel. Visit to the
National Museum of History and Boyana Church – a UNESCO heritage. Gala dinner in the traditional
restaurant “Vodenitsata”. Overnight.
8 day Sofia
Breakfast. According to your flight details free time and transfer to the airport. End of the program.
The price includes:
• 2 overnights in Sofia - Hotel Dedeman Princess 4*
• 1 overnight in Sandanski – Park Hotel Pirin 4*
• 1 overnight in Plovdiv - Hotel Dafi 3*
• 1 overnight in Chateau "Windy Hills"
• 2 overnights in Veliko Tarnovo - Hotel Yantra 4*
• Daily Buffet breakfasts
• 4 dinners as in the program
• 3 lunches as in the program
• 4 wine tastings
• English speaking guide
• Travel by A/C 1st class van/coach
• Arrival and departure transfers
• Entrance fees as per the program
• All local taxes and VAT
Sightseeing Tours:
• Sofia, National Museum of History, Boyana Church;
• Rila Monastery
• Veliko Tarnovo, Tsarevets Hill;
• Plovdiv, Old Town, Roman Amphitheatre;
** The price depends on services ordered.
** The hotels may vary depending on availability but will be of the same category.
** The program can be designed according to your special requirements and demands.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information!
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