DAY 1: SOFIA-Dinner
Arrival in Sofia.
Transfer and accommodation at4 star hotel. Dinner. Overnight.
DAY 2: SOFIA – RILA MONASTERY – SOFIA- F/B
Breakfast. The sightseeing of
Sofia
passes trough the Alexander Nevsky memorial cathedral. Trip to the
Rila monastery with lunch - the most important in Bulgaria included in the list of the
world cultural heritage of UNESCO. Drive back to Sofia. Dinner. Overnight.
DAY 3: SOFIA – BACHKOVO MONASTERY
-
PLOVDIV- F/B
Breakfast. Departure for
Plovdiv. Arrival and accommodation at a hotel
4 star . Trip to the Bachkovo Monastery, the second in significance
and size in Bulgaria , built in the 11th
century and lunch. Drive back to
Plovdiv
and time at leisure. Dinner & overnight.
DAY 4: PLOVDIV -– KAZANLAK- F/B
Breakfast. Sightseeing of the old part of the town - beautiful
houses from the Bulgarian National Revival period, an ancient Roman
theatre and fortification. Lunch. Departure for Kazanlak. Arrival in
Kazanlak. Accommodation atHotel Kazanlak - 3 star hotel. Visit of the Tracian tomb.
Time at leisure. Dinner & overnight.
DAY 5: KAZANLAK - SHIPKA - ETARA - VELIKO TARNOVO- F/B
Breakfast. Departure for Veliko Tarnovo. On the way – a visit of the
Russian memorial church in the
village
of Shipka, the
Sokolski monastery and the ethnographic museum of open air – Etara.
Lunch in Gabrovo town. Proceeding for Veliko Tarnovo with a visit of
the Dryanovo monastery. Arrival in Veliko Tarnovo. Accommodation at4 star hotel. Dinner & overnight
DAY 6: VELIKO TARNOVO – KILIFAREVO MONASTERY - ARBANASSI - VELIKO
TARNOVO- F/B
Breakfast. Sightseeing tour of the old part of the town - the
fortress walls of Tzarevetz hill with its palaces and churches.Tour
trip to the Kilifarevo monastery and the museum town ofArbanassi with lunch. Drive back to Veliko
Tarnovo. Dinner & overnight.
DAY 7: VELIIKO TARNOVO – TROYAN MONASTERY -SOFIA- F/B
Breakfast. Departure for
Sofia. On the way visit of the Troyan
monastery and lunch. Arrival in Sofia and accommodation at4 star hotel. Farewell folklore show and dinner. Overnight.
DAY 8: SOFIA- Breakfast
Breakfast. Time at leisure. Transfer to
SofiaAirport for the home
flight.