Private Day Trip: Rila Monastery & Stob Pyramids

5.0 (5 reviews) 9 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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About this activity

This is a Private Tour so you will not be combined with other people besides those in your reservation- there will be a private minivan and a private driver- guide just for you!

Rila monastery and hiking through the Stob pyramids with a taste of traditional Bulgarian banitsa!

If you join this tour you will: walk through the pyramids! See the 19-th century Monastery frescos from the Bulgarian revival and marvelous Iconostasis of the Church. See the unique miraculous icon of the Monastery. Go to the cave of Saint John of Rila. Visit the rich Monastery museum or/and/ the 14th century guard tower of the Monastery.

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At a glance

Duration: 9 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: City Tour Ltd.

Ages: Infants (0–1 years) · Children (2–9 years) · Youth (10–17 years) · Adults (18–85 years) · Seniors (86–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Visit to the Rila Monastery
Included: Hotel pick up and drop off
Included: Private tour
Included: Hiking
Included: Transportation with an A/C minivan
Included: Professional driver- guide

Not included

Not included: Monastery museum entrance fee- 4 euro
Not included: Lunch & personal expenses
Not included: Gratuities

Itinerary

Stob's Pyramids

one hour Admission included

Enjoy one of the best ways of exploring and learning more about Bulgaria- with a professional guide while hiking through the amazing mountains.

The tour starts from Sofia and first you will go for hiking in the region of the Stob Piramids. A place well know and excellent for hiking where you will enjoy the magnificent nature. The hiking is of moderate difficulty and it is about 1 hour.
Rila Monastery

1 h 30 min Admission included

After that you will visit the largest monastery in Bulgaria: the Rila monastery. There your professional guide will take you around and blend you in to the history and the way of life in the monastery. You will spend about 1- 2h in the Rila monastery.

Last but not least you will have the chance to taste one of the best and well known special pastry products in Bulgaria, which will be home-made and have some free time for lunch in a great local restourant.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Hotel Latinka
Hotel Royal Victoria
Gloria Palace Hotel
Hilton Sofia
Family Hotel Zdravets
Hotel Europe Sofia
Hotel Premier Sofia Airport
Arte Hotel
Hotel Teheran
Central Perk Apartments
Astoria Grand Hotel
TemGer M

and 123 more pickup points

Hotel/address pick up at 9am. -please indicate it.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please dress appropriately for hiking
Please warn us if you have a 0-2 years old baby when you make the reservation so that we can prepare a special seat for them