Bulgaria Tours & Trips

Absolutely flawless. We (myself and my son) were met at Sofia airport as planned one day before, kept up-to-date with logistics, stayed in 4 beautiful hotels and were transferred to Bucharest airport right on time at the end of the trip to fly home. The guide, Viktor, was extremely personable and interacted so well with our group of 10 people. He really made an effort to ensure we were well looked after. He played online chess with my 13yr old son on one long journey, educated another passenger about the local agriculture and joining of Bulgaria to the EU, went out of his way to tell me about the meaning of ancient astronomical symbols and ensured another traveller (who had expressed an interest in Communist rule) was well-informed about the history and regime. Being tri-lingual, he was at ease talking to some of our group from the USA in Spanish/English, and others in English, without anyone feeling excluded. The tour was, as planned though, conducted in English. During our walking tours, the pace was perfect and sensitively guided and Viktor made sure all our questions were answered, and if he did not know the answer to a question, he would look it up later and come back to us. If anyone requested a slight deviation from the route (a few of us wanted to go to an antique shop!) he ensured that everyone was comfortable with this, and safe and looked after and also had the opportunity to pursue their own interests later. Viktor also knew when we were tired and needed a nap on the bus, and so turned the microphone off at the right time :-) to let us rest. He clearly worked 24/7 to make sure we had a safe, enjoyable and informative experience. I am so glad we had him as our guide :-) Please thank him enormously. I am also happy that there was only 10 of us in the group and we were on the English-speaking bus. The other bus (Spanish speaking) had 40 guests, which is a lot to take on a walking tour I think. I don't think a group should be more than 20 people. Our driver was also very patient and approachable. The times of the tours and the itinerary were also well-thought through. We signed up on this tour for culture, scenery and learning. Not for relaxing lie-ins! The times of daily departure and hotel rest times and meal times were perfect :-). The food was also great. A delicious mix of a breakfast fry-up or healthy fruit, and traditional fare for dinner. I was kept informed by email & the App, so felt very well looked after. Thank you very much indeed.

What a wonderful tour through Bulgaria. Our guide Tsveto was knowledgeable, accommodating, and passionate about sharing his experience with us. He made our tour fun & interesting . All hotels were comfortable & centrally located to our needs. Thank you Across Europe for making Bulgaria a memorable journey.

Tour offered a wide range of experiences. Preliminary walking tour introduced major landmarks and buildings in Sofia and gave an outline of the nations history...from Roman times through mediaeval regime changes to modern political history. Tour visited the famous Rilla Monestery and a modern spiritual site then char Melnik village in the wine growing region. Next seen were the Pirin Mountain ranges of and the township of Bankso which was a base for hiking and skiing. A short ride on the narrow guage railway thrpugh the Rodope Mountain showed forest and river valleys. Nrxt conytast was the ancient city of Plovdiv which perservrs an old townming Mrlnick villthr eine growing region and travelled over mountsin passes eith brsutiful forrdt and included an ovetnoght stay in Bsnkso ehich is the site for srasonsl hiking and sking. A short journey of the narrow gauge railway through Rodope Mountsins showed mountsins and river ravines. Next thete wre opportunities to view archeytrcture and arts and crafts as wrll as