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The Roman theatre at Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Destination · Bulgaria & the Balkans

Ancient roads, living traditions and a local team in Sofia.

From Thracian tombs and rose valleys to monasteries, wine country and the Black Sea, Bulgaria rewards travellers who take the slower road.

See the journeys

7

programmes

9–11days

days on the ground

29

places on the routes

What it costs

Quoted per enquiry, for the journey you actually take.

Destination · Bulgaria & the Balkans

The Balkans explained from the inside.

The routes begin in Bulgaria and can extend across the region, always with realistic pacing and people who understand the places beyond the monuments.

  • Heritage, mountains, food and coast
  • Japanese and English-speaking support
  • Journeys planned and operated from Sofia

Where the routes go

The places, and how often you reach them.

Counted from the routes themselves. The figure beside each place is the number of programmes that include it.

  1. Plovdiv7
  2. Sofia7
  3. Kazanlak6
  4. Veliko Tarnovo6
  5. Rila5
  6. Arbanasi2
  7. Melnik2
  8. Asenovgrad1
  9. Bachkovo1
  10. Belgrade1
  11. Brașov1
  12. Brestovitsa1
  13. Bucharest1
  14. Burgas1
  15. Elena1
  16. Harmanli1
  17. Hunedoara1
  18. Koprivshtitsa1
  19. Nessebar1
  20. Novi Sad1
  21. Rila Monastery1
  22. Sakar1
  23. Sibiu1
  24. Sighișoara1
  25. Sozopol1
  26. Struma Valley1
  27. Thracian Valley1
  28. Timișoara1
  29. Troyan1

The programmes

Bulgaria & the Balkans

All programmes
Inbound

Balkan Rose Festival Journey

Belgrade · Novi Sad · Timișoara · Hunedoara · Sibiu · Sighișoara · Brașov · Bucharest · Plovdiv · Kazanlak · Veliko Tarnovo · Sofia

11 daysTimed to the Kazanlak Rose Festival
Inbound

Essential Bulgaria

Sofia · Rila Monastery · Plovdiv · Kazanlak · Veliko Tarnovo · Arbanasi · Sofia · Koprivshtitsa · Sofia

10 daysTwo UNESCO sites and the Rose Valley
Inbound

Taste of Bulgaria

Sofia · Rila · Melnik · Plovdiv · Thracian Valley · Kazanlak · Veliko Tarnovo · Sofia

9 daysWine, food and traditions
Inbound

The Wines of Bulgaria

Sofia · Rila · Melnik · Struma Valley · Plovdiv · Brestovitsa · Asenovgrad · Sakar · Harmanli · Sofia

11 daysMavrud, Rubin, Gamza, Melnik and Dimyat
Inbound

Taste & Traditions of Bulgaria

Sofia · Rila · Plovdiv · Kazanlak · Veliko Tarnovo · Elena · Veliko Tarnovo · Sofia

10 daysIncludes the Elena dairy

Tailor-made

Bring us the dates. We will bring the route.

Tailor-made