RILA MONASTERY AND STOB PYRAMIDS

We are a travel agency City Tour and we have been operating since 2002!

HIGHLIGHTS:

-       Hike in the mountain

-       Visit the Rila Monastery, UNESCO heritage site

-       See the Stob Pyramids, a natural wonder

-       Enjoy a tour in a calm and relaxing natural atmosphere

-       Try a traditional Bulgarian “mekitsa”

-       Have lunch at a great local restaurant

-       Taking care of the nature we do eco friendly tours with CNG and electric cars.

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 hiking in the region of the Stob Pyramids. A place is well known and excellent for hiking where you will enjoy the magnificent nature. The hiking is of moderate difficulty and it is about 1 hour. 

After that, you will visit the largest monastery in Bulgaria: the Rila monastery. There your professional guide will take you around and blend you into 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 restaurant. 

After a great day, the guide will take you back to your hotel in Sofia.

PRICE INCLUDES:

•          Private tour
•          English-speaking guide - other languages upon request and availability
•          Hotel pick up and drop off
•          Transportation with an A/C car 
•          Hiking
•          Visit the Rila Monastery
•          Food tasting

PRICE EXCLUDES:

•          Monastery museum entrance fee- 4 euro 
•          Lunch & personal expenses
•          Gratuities (optional)

OTHER INFORMATION:

-          Hotel pick up at 9am. by a private car. Please indicate your hotel.  

-          Prices for more than 8 people: on request; bigger groups are subjected to great discounts! 

-          Day trip duration: 9- 10 hours 
-          Please wear comfortable walking shoes

-          Women should have thier knees and shoulders covered in the monastery

-          Bring cash with you (preferably local currency) – the shops and the restaurants in the area of the monastery accept only cash payments so it is important to have some money with you 

-          Reference code: CT15  

-          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