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This day tour perfectly combines history, culture, and nature experiences. Enjoy a comfortable ride through the beautiful green countryside as you head toward the majestic Rila Mountains. Discover Bulgaria’s most famous UNESCO site, the Rila Monastery, with a guided or audio-guided tour. Afterward, take a relaxing walk through the woods to reach the Cave of Saint Ivan. You will also have free time to explore the monastery on your own before we drive back to Sofia.
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities
Comfortable walking shoes recommended
Minimum traveler age is 6 years old
Tour with ONLINE (cloud-based) Audio-guide in different languages. INTERNET required to download and use.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Departure at 09:00 from the car parknext to Vasil Levski Monument, in front of the Embassy of Slovakia
Rila Monastery
Transportation from the Meeting point to the Rila Monastery. Estimated time of arrival - 12:00.
Driver/Tour guide in English
ONLINE, cloud-based audioguide in different languages. INTERNET required to download and use.
Transport by air-conditioned bus
Parking Fees
A planned visit to the Cave of St. Ivan Rilski
Gratuities
Food and Drinks
Admission fees (7 euro/12 BGN for the Boyana Church)
Rila Monastery Museum
Experience excellence with Traventuria. Join this tour with Italian-speaking guide to Rila monastery & St. Ivan's cave.
Experience excellence with Traventuria. Join this tour with a professional Spanish-speaking guide.
English-speaking guide: Experience excellence with Traventuria. Join this tour with a professional English-speaking guide.
Add -on visit to Boyana church: Includes: Spanish-speaking guide, Rila monastery, St. Ivan's cave, Boyana church (Entrance fee NOT incl.).
Add -on visit to Boyana church: Includes: English-speaking guide, Rila monastery, St. Ivan's cave, Boyana church (Entrance fee NOT incl.).
Add -on visit to Boyana church: Includes: Italian-speaking guide, Rila monastery, St. Ivan's cave, Boyana church (Entrance fee NOT incl.)
Transport only: Explore Rila Monastery&St. Ivan's cave with online audioguide. Live guide, headphones - not included. Own internet- required.
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514adnanea,,14 thg 12, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
Incredible experience with our guide Simeon, very talented and taught us a lot, and our driver Jean-Yves who made us travel as if we were on a plane 😁
Global57147404265,,14 thg 12, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
It was an amazing experience, I loved it, I highly recommend this experience with Simeon and Jean-Yves
bernicotj,,14 thg 12, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
Excellent day with Simeon and Jean Yves, French speaking guide and driver, adorable and very interesting An exceptional opportunity to have made this tour entirely in French



CINZIA G,,3 thg 11, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Viator
With my husband I visited the monastery of Rila and the cave, nothing short of perfect organization and a special thanks to Viator and especially to the guide Zechariah very professional and at the same time nice and pleasant It will remain a beautiful memory of the. Bulgaria, Sofia and the beautiful monastery
Lavinia E,,25 thg 10, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Viator
Detailed directions sent by email, message and whatsapp, with meeting place, time and all possible directions. (Slight confusion with the bus number and timetable, even the Boyana church from the assistance tour operators and the information received seemed included and no, but nothing too problematic). Bus equipped with USB and C sockets for charging and wifi, the latter only initially working. No stop between the departure and the Monastery. The departure time to arrive at the cave is at 13:30 The audio guide is working and quite exhaustive. Monastery not too crowded (late October, Saturday). Possibility to visit some museum and the tower. Outside the complex you get to a number of small souvenir shops and there is a couple of places to eat/drink. There's plenty of time to do everything. The bathrooms accept 1 Lev or 10/20/50 cent coins for the bathroom, which has a couple of doors and that's it (at least for women) so they crowd quickly. There are two points throughout the complex, and fountains to replenish with water Then you head to this small church in about 20 minutes of climb (even less). And you pass inside a cave. I recommend shoes with a bit of grip, the ground is uneven, full of boulders, and is currently Covered with leaves (1/1.5h of activity in all) Then you move on to the monastery to charge the rest of the people and to go to the bathroom. Planned return to 3 different points of the city. The guide exhibited in English to include everyone, she was great! Even the driver! Overall ok!
Ythanman,,19 thg 10, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
Rila Monastery is a fascinating place to visit. I can honestly say I have not visited such a decorated monastery. There is a food stall selling pastries at the rear of the monastery and is worth buying one or two if you do not want lunch. If deciding to visit St. Ivan cave it is advisable to wear good shoes with tread especially on a wet day. Oct 12.
VictorManuel L,,8 thg 10, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Viator
Excellent experience. Krisa, our guide, very good: she explained everything very well, very complete the information she has provided, as well as being at all times pending so that we were well (she has been able to help and reassure us during the journey to Ivan Rilski cave). She is an excellent professional and person.
Go515139,,23 thg 9, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
Could have been perfect if not for diversions from advertised plan. I intentionally selected this tour as I wanted to spend more time in Rila (and had already been to sights like Boyana Church). Before I even got on the bus, I was told that we would be stopping in Boyana (as an 'additional surprise'). However, one had to spend extra money for the ticket into the Church - if you did not want to do so, you were told to wait on the bus while the rest of the tour goes in. Having only gone recently, and objecting to what I assumed was an attempt at even more money (which the tour guide collected), I decided not to. Me and maybe five others were left for 50 mins to wait on the bus. This was on top of another 'surprise trip' to Dragalevski Monastery. This was fine to see, but I felt unnecessary, considering we lost an extra 30 mins or so. Because of these extra, non-advertised stops, by the time we got to Rila, we had maybe 30 mins of free time to explore, as we had to leave again to go to the cave. I had to quickly visit the church and had to skip the museums entirely. The advertised two hours at the Monastery is simply untrue. Thankfully, the guide Hristo and the driver Sergei were great, and salvaged the day. If not for Hristo's informative, friendly tour, I would have been very annoyed at this company. We returned to Sofia about an hour after their estimation, which was not too bad. I assume all these diversions were due to the trips to the two sights outside Sofia. I do not know why they decided to do this, when if one had of wanted to see them, they could have got on the corresponding tour bus? I can only assume they wanted more money or to maintain good relations with Boyana by bringing them more custom?
603peterd,,17 thg 9, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
Well organised. Friendly guide with good english. Good quality coach with USB power. Useful guided tour of monastry - about the right length (30 mins?). Impressive building. Need euro cloins for the toilet. Cave trip was a good experience. The climb to the cave is moderate difficulty - some steep slopes and walking over small & large rocks. Not suitable for anyone with mobility issues. The cave is an experience - small and narrow (not suitable for claustrophobia)






emanuelelI1448ZT,,11 thg 9, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
Our guide, Krasimira, was waiting for us on time at the meeting point, although we had booked only the audio guide and the tour was in Spanish, she was available immediately towards our requests and always made sure that the most important information was received even by those who did not understand Spanish. Upon arrival at the monastery the landscape in which it is located and the story of the most famous monk who lived there were described. The guided tour of the monastery lasted about an hour and a half and there was described the monastery courtyard, the frescoes on the outer walls, the interior of the church and the tomb of King Boris 2. During our free time we went to the kiosk outside to taste the famous Mekitsas and the monastery bread, there are also souvenir shops. After the free time we returned on the shuttle to go to the cave of St. Ivan (I recommend booking it directly in the initial ticket, otherwise it costs 10 € per person), after about a quarter of an hour of travel we arrived in a green space where we crossed a slightly challenging path to reach the church and then the cave itself from which you can go out for a small cavity to simulate a sort of purification rite. Despite some minor delays from customers and traffic, we arrived at our destination on schedule and with a comfortable journey on comfortable seats. The guide and driver were very kind and helpful.




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