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Customized Tours

Create your unique personalized group or private tour

Our custom tours suit any budget, duration and experience preference. We specialize in creating tailor-made tours utilizing our experience and close relationships with suppliers in Bulgaria and throughout the Balkans. Our goal is to provide every customer with a memorable and unique experience for the best value showcasing the most spectacular places, attractions and activities in our region.

Travel across the Balkans with private guide & custom itinerary. Experience Bulgaria and the Balkans at their best, your way.

We offer:

Tours for all budgets – from standard to deluxe adventures.
Tours for variety of interests – from professional societies to religious groups, from Universities to organizations with special interests, from music groups to incentive programs.
Tours from small groups of only two persons to large groups of 150 people, or more.

Our experienced and well-trained staff will assist you in all aspects of the tour. We will design a unique itinerary for you just as you like it, and will supervise the tour day by day until your departure flight.

Customize your tour in five simple steps:

Share with us your tour ideas, or get inspired by our tour suggestions.
You will receive our reply within two business days.
We will personalize your tour according to your dates, budget and preferences.
Confirm all details and make a deposit to guarantee the reservations.
Make the balance payment and enjoy your worry-free adventure in Bulgaria or across the Balkans.

Tour reservations and enquiries

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Architecture Tours

Bulgarian Architecture Tours

Our special architecture tours feature the wealth of different architectural styles. These private tours are upon request. They are recommendable for two or more participants because of the better tour price for you. Special discounts apply for groups of minimum six travelers.

Bulgarian Architecture – STANDARD TOUR

8-days / 7-nights

You will be very much impressed by Boyana Church and Rila Monastery (both – UNESCO sites), St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral’s gold dome standing out in Sofia’s skyline as the finest piece of architecture in the Balkans, the Holy Forty Martyrs Church and the Sts Peter and Paul Church in Veliko Turnovo, that have marked the beginning of the Bulgarian architectural tradition.

Unchanged for centuries, in harmony with the present-day appearance, the old parts of Plovdiv and Veliko Turnovo, as well as Koprivshtitsa, Arbanassi, Melnik, Bozhentsi, and more… are the towns and villages on the itinerary. Famous for keeping the Bulgarian spirit and character, they will make you feel the original architectural phenomenon of Bulgarian Renaissance houses.

Guaranteed departure tours

For two and more travelers

These are private cultural tours upon request. They are recommendable for two or more travelers because of the better price for you. Special discounts apply for groups of minimum six travelers. The tour price includes land services only. It may vary depending on the type of hotel accommodation, transportation and guide service. The tours are customizable and may be tailored upon request.

Tour Reservations and Enquiries

Tour operators, travel agencies or corporate clients, please, ask tour details or email us.

Private traveler(s), please, click here or email us.

UNESCO World Heritage Sites Bulgaria

Bulgaria has by now seven cultural and two natural sites included in the UNESCO List of the World Natural and Cultural Heritage: The Madara Horseman (the only rock relief from the medieval times in Europe); the Kazanlak and Sveshtari Thracian Tombs (4th and 3rd century BC); the Rila Monastery; the Boyana Church near Sofia; the Rock-hewn churches of Ivanovo (dug out of the limestone cliffs and inhabited until the 17th century); and the ancient city of Nessebar on the Black Sea coast. UNESCO recognizes also Pirin National Park and Srebarna biosphere reserve for their incredible biodiversity.

Our luxury tours ‘UNESCO Sites’ represent a perfect mix for a cultural holiday for small groups or individual tourists.

Tours ‘UNESCO Sites’

Our UNESCO tours include visits to exceptional places in Bulgaria and the Balkans that are recognized as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO – the world’s richest cultures and oldest monuments, major tourist attractions and iconic destinations.

Our tours ‘UNESCO Sites in Bulgaria’ introduce you to the best of the Bulgaria’s cultural and natural heritage, national luxury. Bulgaria has by now seven cultural and two natural sites included in the UNESCO List of the World Natural and Cultural Heritage: Madara Horseman (the only rock relief from the medieval times in Europe); Kazanlak and Sveshtari Thracian Tombs (4th and 3rd century BC); Rila Monastery; Boyana Church near Sofia; the Rock-hewn churches of Ivanovo (dug out of the limestone cliffs and inhabited until the 17th century); and the ancient city of Nessebar on the Black Sea coast. UNESCO recognizes also Pirin National Park and Srebarna biosphere reserve for their incredible biodiversity.

Our cultural tours are upon request. They are recommendable for more than two participants because of the better tour price for you. Special discounts apply for groups of minimum six travelers. The tours are customizable and may be tailored upon request. Explore the treasures of Bulgaria with private guide & custom itinerary. We would recommend you to extend your journey in Bulgaria and visit the most impressive UNESCO heritage sites in our neighboring countries – e.g. Romania, Macedonia, or Albania, as well. Experience Bulgaria and the Balkans, your way. Enjoy the ease & safety of escorted travel with us.

UNESCO Sites in Bulgaria – GRAND TOUR

10-days / 9-nights

The tour includes visits to all nine Bulgarian cultural and natural sites.

UNESCO Sites in Bulgaria – STANDARD TOUR

8-days / 7-nights

The tour includes visits to the seven Bulgarian cultural UNESCO sites only.

UNESCO Sites in Bulgaria – SHORT TOUR

5-days / 4-nights

The tour includes the three most visited Bulgarian cultural UNESCO sites only.

UNESCO Sites in Bulgaria – WEEKEND

3-days / 2-nights

The tour includes visits to only two UNESCO sites around Sofia.

Tour Reservations and Enquiries

Tour operators/travel agencies/corporate clients, if you are planning a wine trip to Bulgaria, please, don’t hesitate to contact us or email us.

If you are private traveler(s), please, click here or email us.

Tours ‘Bulgarian Monasteries’

Bulgarian monasteries – our privately guided tours discover Bulgaria’s religious heritage. For centuries, sacred treasures were hidden away. Take part in a memorable treasure hunt and discover them for yourself. You will be fascinated by the exquisite architecture, rich murals, collections of icons, woodcarvings, and other cultural treasures.

Early Christian churches were built on Bulgarian lands even before Bulgarians converted to Christianity in the 9th century. The realistic style of painting of the unique frescoes of Boyana Church (UNESCO World Heritage site), dating back to 13th century, surpassed the Italian Renaissance by a century.

The hundred Bulgarian monasteries and churches have preserved the unique example of the Bulgarian iconography, icon-painting and wood-carving. All of them are part of the Bulgarian cultural and historical heritage of the past and cradle of faith, as well as world masterpieces, manuscripts and relics.

Formally known as the Monastery of Saint John of Rila, the world famous Rila Monastery (UNESCO World Heritage site) is the largest and most beautiful Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria with original architecture and brilliant frescoes and iconostasis. A miniature model of the Rila Monastery, Bulgaria’s most renowned cultural site, was added to the collection of the Mini-Europe park in Brussels in March 2009.

Bachkovo Monastery, the second largest Bulgarian monastery, is treasuring the wonderful icon of the ‘Holy Virgin’ dating back to 1310. The Troyan Monastery is not only our third largest but is unique with the rich paintings of both the interior and the exterior. Amazing icons and woodcarvings can be seen in Rozhen Monastery, Preobrazhenski Monastery, Sokolski Monastery and many others…

Most of our clients opt for Rila Monastery (10th century, UNESCO site) and Bachkovo Monastery (11th century) to start with. These are the most important monasteries with regard to size, architectural, artistic and literary significance and memorable cultural monuments and travel hot spots on the Balkans.

STANDARD TOUR

8-days / 7-nights

Guaranteed departure tours

For two and more travelers

Upon request, these cultural tours are customizable and recommendable for two or more participants because of the better tour price for you. Special discounts apply for tour groups of minimum six travelers. The price includes land services only. It may vary depending on the type of hotel accommodation, transportation and guide service.

Tour Reservations and Enquiries

Tour operators, travel agencies or corporate clients, please, ask tour details or email us.

If you are private traveler(s), please, click here or email us.