SOFIA 33ºC - 34ºC

Welcome to SOFIA! Upon arrival at the airport, we will transfer you to your hotel. You will receive the information about the beginning of your tour. At 15.00hrs approx., we include a city tour of the capital of Bulgaria, where we will see the Alexander Nevski Cathedral, the Russian Church, the Mosque, its squares and avenues of Stalinist architecture. Free time during the rest of the day.

SOFIA 33ºC - 34ºC - BACHKOVO 34ºC - 35ºC - PLOVDIV 36ºC - 37ºC

In the morning we will leave for BACHKOVO MONASTERY, Bulgaria’s second most important monastery, founded in the eleventh century, with its three churches, we feel it as a place full of peace. We continue to PLOVDIV. Lunch included before the sightseeing tour of one of the oldest cities in Europe. Here we include tickets to the Roman Amphitheatre, the ancient chemist’s and the Armenian House.

PLOVDIV 36ºC - 37ºC - KAZANLAK 36ºC - 37ºC - SHIPKA 34ºC - 35ºC - ETAR 28ºC - 28ºC - ARBANASSI 35ºC - 35ºC - VELIKO TARNOVO 36ºC - 36ºC

Today’s journey takes us through beautiful scenery across the Balkans mountain range. In the valley of the Roses, we will see KAZANLAK, where tickets are included to the replica of the Thracian Tomb (UNESCO Heritage) and we will learn about the production of products derived from the roses. Amidst the mountains, we stop at the Russian church of SHIPKA, which commemorates the war between Russia and Turkey. Visit ETARA with its charming village/ethnographic museum. Lunch included. After this we travel to ARBANASSI, an ancient trading city with its fortress-houses, where we visit the Church of the Nativity (admission included). Travel to VELIKO TARNOVO, Bulgaria’s former capital, with a very picturesque medieval center.Note: In some cases, Arbanassi may be visited on Sunday morning instead of Saturday.

VELIKO TARNOVO 36ºC - 36ºC - BASARBOVO 39ºC - 39ºC - BUCHAREST 38ºC - 38ºC

We travel to Romania and on our way we will make a stop to visit the BASARBOVSKI MONASTERY, a place of pilgrimage dug out of the rock. We proceed to cross the border and the river Danube, arriving to BUCHAREST around 13:00 hrs. Lunch included. We will have a sightseeing tour of the city with its ancient quarter and the giant Parliament Palace. Free time afterwards.

BUCHAREST 38ºC - 38ºC

After breakfast, our journey will come to an end, leaving you with wonderful lasting memories.