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Description
Enjoy a great day trip to the smallest Bulgarian town - Melnik - famous for its red wine production. See Kordopulova house, St. Antonius Church, hike through the Melnik pyramids, explore Rozhen monastery and taste the traditional Bulgarian Banitza in a village house.
Highlights
- Taste traditional Bulgarian “banitsa” in a village house
- Hike through the Melnik sand pyramids
- Visit Rozhen Monastery, the largest Orthodox monastery in the Pirin region
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Start the tour at 9.00 am from your hotel in Sofia with your Bulgarian driver-guide.
Make your first stop in Melnik. The smallest town in Bulgaria, Melnik, is nestled in the south slopes of Pirin, among sand pyramids with queer forms. It is situated in the Sandanski Municipality, Blagoevgrad county, 175 km south from Sofia, and it is only 30 km from the borderline with Greece.
After a stop for lunch in a typical Bulgarian restaurant, hike to Rozhen Monastery. It is the largest Orthodox monastery in the Pirin region. The monastery is comparatively well preserved and every year it is visited by many tourists from various countries.
Expect to return to Sofia between 6 pm and 7 pm.
What's Included
Professional Melnik driver-guide
Transportation with a comfortable car
Hotel pick up and drop off
What's Excluded
Food & drinks
Entrance fees (3-5 euro)
Gratuities (optional)
What to bring
Comfortable walking shoes
Know before you go
Hotel pick-up at 9 am. Please indicate it.
Meeting Point
Hotel pick up
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.Price Details
| Adult | |
| 1 To 1 | EUR 240 Per Person |
| 2 To 2 | EUR 120 Per Person |
| 3 To 4 | EUR 80 Per Person |
| 5 To 13 | EUR 75 Per Person |
| 14 To 20 | EUR 55 Per Person |
This is a private tour | |