6-Hour Sofia & Rila Sightseeing Tour
Description
During this 6-hour tour, explore the Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila, the most magnificent church in Bulgaria and a UNESCO site renowned for its wall paintings both on the interiors and exteriors.
Highlights
- Visit the Rila Monastery
See the Virgin Mary Church, the most magnificent church in Bulgaria
- Opt for a tour of the Retro Museum
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Visit various attractions in Sofia and Rila expand_more
Meet your tour guide at a predecided location. Be picked up in the morning from your accommodation in Sofia and drive to Rila Monastery.
Visit Rila Monastery and the Virgin Mary Church.
- Enjoy free time for photos. Optional visit to the monastery museums.
- Optional lunch in the area of the monastery.
- Optional visit to a second site: hike to Stob Pyramids, the Retro Museum or Boyana Church under UNESCO protection in Sofia.
Head back to Sofia. Be dropped off at your accommodation in Sofia.
What's Included
English-speaking Bulgarian tour guide
Transport by AC car and parking fees
Driver
Pick up and drop off from/to your accommodation in Sofia
Photos from the tour
Mineral water 0.5l per person
What's Excluded
Optional lunch in the area of Rila monastery: about BGN 20 per person
Entrance fees for the museums:
Rila monastery
History museum: BGN 8 per person, a special item is the wooden Rafail cross
Helio defence tower: BGN 5 per person
The old monastery kitchen and farming museum: BGN 5 per person
An optional second visit to:
A short hike of 15-20 min one way to the cave of St Ivan of Rila. The terrain is stony, so please come in suitable shoes. At the cave, there is a rock hole. It believed that when you pass through it out, all bad thoughts and emotions stay behind.
Stob Pyramids: entrance fee of BGN 2 per person. Not suitable for the winter season
Retro Museum: for 25 years now a local guy has collected items from the communism time in his private yard and storage place. There is no entrance fee, if you decide, you can support the place by donating some money
Boyana Church in Sofia, under UNESCO protection: BGN 10 per person
Visit and Wine tasting at a local winery upon request
Know before you go
- The time is flexible if you want to stay longer at some museum or at lunch
In order to enter the yard and the main church, there are clothing restrictions. *NB: According to religious rules, you need to cover your shoulders and knees. Otherwise, the priests will consider it disrespectful and will make you leave. When you enter the church take off your hat, sunglasses and please do not hold your hands in your pockets. This makes priests upset
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.Price Details
The group size and price | |
1 To 4 | USD 280 Per Group |
This is a private tour |