Itinerary
- Day 1
Sofia
- Start point
- София, Sia, Bulgaria (Welcome to Bulgaria! Arrive at Sofia Airport, take your car and drive to your accommodation hotel., 00:00 - 00:00)
Optional Activities
- Dinner with Folklore and Nestinari Dances at a typical restaurant (four-course menu with glass of wine, folklore program and barefoot fire dance performance; 20:00-23:00; guide and transfers not included)
Landmarks St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral St. George Rotonda Russian Church of St. Nikolay National Theatre Ivan Vazov 
- Day 2
Sofia
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Sofia city tour with private guide (4 hours; English, French, German or Spanish; transfers and entrance fees not included)
Landmarks National History Museum Boyana Church Vitosha Mountain - Day 3
Sofia to Veliko Tarnovo
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Visit Troyan Monastery
Landmarks Troyan Monastery Tzarevetz Fortress Samovodska charshia Arbanassi 
- Day 4
Veliko Tarnovo to Varna
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Visit Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari
- Visit Madara Rider relief
Landmarks Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari Madara Rider - Day 5
Varna
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (4-course dinner at a fancy restaurant in Varna)
Included Activities
- Dinner at a fancy restaurant in Varna (4-course meal)
Optional Activities
- Varna city tour with private guide (4 hours; English, French, German or Spanish; transfers and entrance fees not included)
Landmarks Cathedral of Varna Archaeological Museum of Varna Sea Garden - Day 6
Varna to Balchik - Kaliakra - Varna
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit Cape Kaliakra with professional guide
- Visit Balchik Palace and Botanical Gardens (guidance and entrance fees included)
Landmarks Cape Kaliakra Balchik Palace and Botanical Gardens 
- Day 7
Varna to Nessebar - Sozopol - Burgas
- Meals
- Breakfast
Landmarks Old Town of Nessebar Sozopol 
- Day 8
Burgas to Kazanlak - Plovdiv
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Visit Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
- Visit Rose Museum and experience rose picking (seasonal: May-June)
Landmarks Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak Rose Museum Old Town Plovdiv Roman Amphitheatre of Plovdiv Hindlyan House 
- Day 9
Plovdiv to Bansko
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional Bulgarian lunch prepared with granny Deshka in her home)
Included Activities
- Visit Dobarsko church
- Experience village homestay with granny Deshka including help with household work, lunch preparation, and traditional folklore performance (included)
Optional Activities
- Purchase local honey, fruit jelly, and cheese from mountain village producers
- Learn Bulgarian dialect words during village experience
Landmarks Yundola Pass Dobarsko Church - Day 10
Bansko to Rila - Sofia
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit Rila Monastery (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Landmarks Rila Monastery 
- Day 11
Sofia
- End point
- София, Sia, Bulgaria (CAR HIRE DROP-OFF / DEPARTURE SOFIA (10km – 30min), 00:00 - 00:00)
- Meals
- Breakfast
