6-Day Private Boutique Tour: Wine and History of Bulgaria
Description
With this, carefully selected itinerary, you will stay a bit out of the most touristic places of Bulgaria and get deeper into the atmosphere of our history, culture, way of living in different time periods, and, of course, the wine, which is seriously involved in it. We can say that this tour is more like a boutique one because it is a wonderful combination of nature, sightseeing, and traditions with 2 overnights in some of the best chateaus in Bulgaria, where you will enjoy great food, served with the appropriate wine. For the rest of the evenings, you will enjoy beautiful towns and cities, like Trigrad, Melnik, and Plovdiv
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Pickup Locations & Times
We can pick up the clients from any location in Sofia
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- We understand your concerns in relation to COVID 19, therefore we've taken the needed measures for you to feel safe. All our guides and drivers go through regular medical checks, wear masks during the tours and in each vehicle, we have a disinfectant spray. Furthermore due to the situation nowadays we organize tours only for small groups (up to 7 persons) and we have the option for private tours.
Reviews(1)
My 80 year old mother and I did this tour on 13/11/2023 as part of a 3 week extension we had in Bulgaria, having completed a 20 day organised tour from Australia of Romanian/Bulgaria that ended in Sofia. The operator (Adrian) generously offered to change the original itinerary of this tour when he found out we would have already been to some of the places in his tour (he sighted our itinerary). We were very surprised and happy that a tour company would offer to do this. A delightful and thoroughly enjoyable 6 days of history and local wines. A fantastic mix of amazing scenery (in its Autumn glory), mountains covered with vast fir tree forests, massive rocky gorges and deep, dark caves, abandoned villages and empty communist built factories. We explored architectural reserves – villages with beautifully preserved colourful Bulgarian architecture, amazing churches with interesting histories, monasteries and fortresses high in the Rhodope mountains. Our driver/guide, Daniel, had a vast and interesting knowledge of each region. He joined us in our explorations and ensured we enjoyed each experience, taking into account our abilities and age. Daniel joined us for meals and encouraged us to try local dishes, which we shared. We were all in awe of our fine dining experience in the castle at Chateau Copsa (we kept our sneakers out of sight under the table :-) ) ‘Wine O’Clock’ was always interesting as local wines were sampled, enjoyed and purchased. Our accommodation was beyond our expectations – a chateau with a castle, a vineyard estate on a hill, a family run hotel - in brown bear country – in the remote Rhodope Mountains, a fascinating authentic Bulgarian hotel in Melnik (an architectural reserve) and a small boutique hotel on the edge of Old Plovdiv. Thoroughly recommend this trip and best regards to Daniel for his care and attention and for acting as our porter. A huge thank you to Adrian for organising this tour for us.
