This tour is an excellent option for you to experience a wonderful adventure and see the most-visited UNESCO site in Bulgaria - Rila Monastery. We are offering day trip to Struma river gorge, where you will have 12 kilometers of rafting and fun and a sel-guided visit of RIla Monastery with audio-guide in Spanish, Italian, German, Russian, English.
Prices change with the date; the lowest is shown.
Larger groups pay less per person.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 6.
At 8:30, the tour will start from our meeting point in Serdika Meeting Point - V Travel Day Tours, bul. "Knyaginya Maria Luiza" 2, 1000 Sofia Center, Sofia, Bulgaria. After 2 hours drive we will reach the gorge. You will have safety briefing by your professional instructor. You will receive your equipment and final instructions before the action. Approximately hour and a half will take you to finish the river trace. A vehicle will wait for you at the end of it and you will be transported back to the base, where you will return the equipment and dress up. If the appetite has increased after the adrenaline rush you can have lunch near by, before you start the journey to Rila Monastery. This most visited place in Bulgaria offers splendid mountain views and history back to 10th century.
After the rafting, we will proceed to the most visited UNESCO World Heritage site in Bulgaria - Rila Monastery deep in the forest of Rila Mountain to enjoy perfect views and spledid history visit with an audio guide in 5 different languages.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Rafting Tour & Rila Monastery visit from Sofia lasts about 8 hours. The itinerary has 2 stops.
Prices start at $41 per person for this Sofia experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There are 2 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 8:30 AM.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is 9:00 Departure from Serdika meeeting point (2, Maria Luiza boulevard across McDonalds on the main street). Please show up at least 5 minutes earlier and look for a V Travel branded vehicle (car, minivan, van, minibus). Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in DE, RU, EN, IT, ES.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 50 participants.
Specialized infant seats are available
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.0 out of 5 across 4 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by V Travel Ltd..
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It is a professionally organized trip where you can enjoy the Rafting Tour and admire Bulgaria's wonderful Rila Monastery. Founded in the 10th century it is a unique Unesco Heritage site and in all of Europe can only be rivaled by Mesquita Cathedral in Cordoba, Spain, We had a great time.
A day full of sport, emotion, diving and culture, our guide Stefan was able to accompany us with anecdotes about current society and Bulgarian history throughout the journey. I also appreciated the stop at the typical kiosk for lunch. Wonderful experience, I recommend it!
They canceled the evening before the trip, without saying the reason. I suspect it’s not even about bad weather cause they didn’t propose another day
Hello , unfortunately this tour happens to be sometimes dependant on weather conditions, we appologise for this situation there were exceptional rains which made rafting expereience dangerous.
Great experiences and great guides. Not so much water in river but normal for a summer I believe. Rila is also nice
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