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We are the only company that offers this unique combination of tour to Rila Monastery and Plovdiv in just one day. Visit the two most visited locations in one day with this amazing tour. The Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila is the largest and most famous monastery in Bulgaria. Plovdiv’s history spans 8,000 years, it’s the second biggest city in Bulgaria.
IMPORTANT: Entrance in the monastery is only allowed with covered shoulders and covered knees. Please have appropriate clothes.
We won't have time for a restaurant meal, just packed lunch or fast food.
Approximate schedule, it can be plus/minus 30 minutes at those stops depending on the day and the traffic:
08:30 Meet and leave Sofia
11:00 Joining the Free Plovdiv Tour (this is a donation based tour, and the tip for the guide is not included in the price of the tour)
13:30 Little time for packed or fast food lunch
14:00 We leave Plovdiv
16:45 We explore the Rila Monastery
18:00 We leave for Sofia
19:30 We arrive back in Sofia
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
WiFi on board
Driver
Air-conditioned vehicle
Food and drinks
Gratuities
Plovdiv Old Town
Visit to Plovdiv
Rila Monastery
Visit to the Rila Monastery
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valeria m,
10 thg 11, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Viator
Our driver was wonderful. Nice, professional. Good driver. Beautiful, comfortable hike, with all amenities. Highly recommended
E d,
23 thg 10, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Viator
We enjoyed Plovdiv and the Rila Monastry. Both are must sees when you are in Bulgaria. In retrospect we don't find the combination of these two tours in one day convenient because there is too little time to look around, no time for lunch, and you are in a van for a total of 8 hours. Tip not to join the hike in Plovdiv because you will not see everything
Cynthia B,
8 thg 10, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Viator
We loved this trip! Alexander was so informative and interesting to talk to. He is clearly very smart and enjoys sharing his passion for history. Plovdid is such an interesting place! The two hour tour was a good overview but I need to come back and spend a week next time. Rila monastery was beautiful but an hour was plenty of time there. If you have limited time like we did, this was a great way to see two of the best bulgarian sights.
Ileana I,
7 thg 8, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Viator
This was a long day, but it was worth the time and money. Our driver/host Apostolos inew a lot about the country and kept us on track while ensuring we had opportunity to stop for food and bathroom. We very much enjoyed the 2hr walking free tour (tip based) that Apostolos arranged for us( we learned a lot about Plovdiv from our very knowledgeable local tour guide. We had enough time at the Rila Monastery to walked around and admire the architecture and religious wealth. We wished that we had received the audio tour hyperlink from the company that runs the tour one day in advance, as we had planned our time there more efficiently. However, we strongly recommend the tour.
Allison E,
15 thg 6, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Viator
Apostolous was a great guide and very knowledgable. It was a long day but he was very accommodating and paced the trip right for our group. I am so glad we got to venture outside of the city with him!
51mariapilars,
23 thg 1, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
Rila Monastery is highly recommended. I score low because the Bulgarian agency canceled the day before the visit to Plovdiv, and in exchange offered us a hike on high lakes on our own in December, or spend 5 hours in a village without major attraction, which is what we ended up doing. The driver was just that, taxi driver who told us absolutely nothing about the excursion.
N5716FPelenar,
24 thg 9, 2024
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
The experience has been very good, excellent behavior of our Guide. A little long journey but worth it We will repeat
A7470TZalicias,
7 thg 8, 2024
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
Both locations were beautiful, interesting, and worth visiting from Sofia. However, the description on the website is not quite what we received. First, we were not picked up from our hotel like described. Nor did the van have WIFI despite the description saying its included. Neither were dealbreakers; the meetup location wasn't far from our hotel and the van was comfortable overall. We started by going to Plovdiv and had done our research about the distances/times from Sofia, so no issues there. However, once we got there, instead of being taken on a small, 6 person tour, we were delivered to the Free Walking Tours of Plovdiv. The free guide was great for the 2.5 hour tour, but it was a large group and not what we were expecting. We returned to the meetup location, picked up 2 more guests, and went to Rila Monastery. Again, no surprises for the distances/times, though the return to Sofia definitely added unnecessary time to the already driving-heavy tour overall. Upon arrival to the monastery, we were given about 3 sentences of information about the site then sent on our own to explore for 45 minutes. Any information learned was from Googling it ourselves or paying extra for the small museum. Overall, the fees went to gas and transportation, which would've been fine if we understood what we were getting in the first place. I believe there are cheaper shuttles for both locations available from other companies.
Fast I,
27 thg 3, 2020
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
It's impossible to see both places in one day, not recommend. The driver vas driving to fast for my taste , no lunch brake to. 30 minutes in the monastery and 45min. In Plovdiv isn't close to enough... very disappointed.
rosiel667,
9 thg 3, 2020
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
We had a great day with Ognyan exploring the Rila monastery and the town of Plovdiv. Would highly recommend to anyone staying in Sofia and looking to visit other sites outside the city. Our guide was friendly and well informed and the trip was well worth the money.
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