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GPS & Audio Guided Tour to Rila Monastery & Stob Pyramids with Lunch from Sofia
- Duration12 hours
- Max Travelers8 people
- Free CancellationUp to 24 hrs
- CategoryAudio Guides, Bus Tours
Overview
A concept, that offers you the best of two worlds where we create your own personalized excursion or choose from recommended routes.
We bring your car personally to your accommodation in Sofia, the cultural capital of Bulgaria.
With an audio guide, access to unique places, the best restaurants, leisure, and outdoor adventures; all-inclusive: kilometrage, maps, GPS coordinates, vouchers, and tickets., our experienced team is 24/7 at your disposal.
In this tour, we bring you from the Museum of Mining, Stob Pyramids, and the Rila Monastery to the Varosho of Blagoevgrad; a personalized excursion in the intimacy of your own relatives.
Your schedule and itinerary will be both online and as a hard copy be made available.
This is a self-guided audio tour with all-inclusive car + services, device, map, GPS coordinates, audio guides + videos, excess kilometrage, entry tickets, restaurant reservations, vouchers, etc.
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What's included
Private transportation
Lunch
Entry Tickets
What's Not included
Parking Fees
Itinerary
08:00 Depart from your hotel in SofianDrive 40 km / 45 minn08:45 Arrive Museum of MiningnnThe Museum of Mining is in a real historical coal mine. Touring underground, you can see what happened in the mine until 1966 when the mine run out of coals. Here, in a unique way, is shown the work of miners. The Museum is a famous Bulgarian landmark, unique in its kind and an exceptional experience for children and adults.nnDeparture:10:15
Drive 85 km / 60 minutesn11:15 Arrive Stob PyramidsnnIn the western Rila Mountains, you can see from far the dramatic rock pinnacles known as Stobu2019s Earth Pyramids. Wander through pure nature to reach the highest point and admire the colourful fairy-tale formations.nnDeparture: 12:45
Drive 27 km, 33 minutesn13:15 Arrive RestaurantnnEnjoy your well-deserved lunch, we made a special reservation for you at Restaurant Stranopriemnitsa Rilla.nnDeparture: 14:00
Drive 0 km / 0 minutesnArrive Rila MonasterynnAfter the visit to the Stob pyramids our self guided tour to Rila Monastery from Sofia will take you to the most amazing landmark in Bulgaria u2013 the Rila Monastery, nestled in the Rila Mountains offering beautiful scenery, full of energy. The Rila monastery is listed on the UNESCO list of world heritage and it is a place where all of the Bulgaria Spirit comes together and where nature meets religion. You will have the opportunity to enter the monastery museum and visit the Rila monastery kitchen and explore the life of the monks. nnDeparture: 15:00
Drive 41 km / 49 minutesn15:50 Arrive Blagoevgrad Old TownnnDive into the past in the oldest part of Blagoevgrad. Well preserved houses of the Bulgarian Revival surrounded by narrow cobbled streets. The romantic atmosphere is completed with traditional restaurants, and galleries Find Just over the river a large pedestrian area for original and contemporary shopping.nMaybe drive uphill to the famous Cross?nnDeparture: 18:30nDrive 108 km / 1 hour, 23 minutesn20:00 Arrive back in your accommodation in Soufb01a
Good to know
Specialized infant seats are available
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.