Country: | Bulgaria |
City: | Koprivshtitsa |
Duration: | 6 Day(s) - 5 Night(s) |
Tour Category: | Culture Tours |
The Rose Festival Bulgaria
The most significant spring event in Bulgaria
Sofia – Koprivshtica - Kazanlak – Stara Zagora – Plovdiv – Sofia
May/June
5 nights / 6 days
Remark: The package price is valid for a group of minimum 10 pax
Preliminary Program:
Day 1: Sofia
Arrival at Sofia Airport and transfer to hotel for accommodation. Sightseeing tour of Sofia.
Free time for relax.
Overnight.
Optional services: Welcome dinner
Optional services: Visit the opera performance
Day 2: Sofia – Koprivshtica - Kazanlak - Stara Zagora
After breakfast departure to Koprivshtitsa - a small Bulgarian town with traditional revival architecture. Visit the town of Koprivshtica and continue our trip to Kazanlak – the Rose capital of Bulgaria and the center of Valley of Thracian Kings. Visit the Kazanlak tomb (UNESCO heritages) and city tour. Join into events or ceremonies of the rose festival.
Hotel accommodation and overnight.
Optional services: Lunch / Dinner in local restaurants with homemade Bulgarian cuisine.
Options: Lunch / Dinner in local restaurants with homemade Bulgarian cuisine.
Day 3: Stara Zagora - Sofia Departure
Early morning breakfast and transfer to the rose fields to take a part in the ritual “rose picking”. Visit a local Rose distillery. Time for carnival and other events of the Rose festival. Back to the hotel. Overnight.
Optional services: Lunch / Dinner.
Day 4: Stara Zagora - Plovdiv
After breakfast transfer to Plovdiv – the European Capital of Culture in 2019. Hotel accommodation and city tour of Plovdiv including walking tour of charming Old Town, visit of Roman remains, Roman Amphitheatre and central part of the city.
Free time. Overnight.
Optional services: Wine tasting / Lunch / Dinner.
Day 5: Plovdiv - Sofia
After breakfast transfer back to Sofia. Visit of National History Museum (Golden Thracian Treasures) and Boyana church (UNESCO). Hotel accommodation.
Free time for shopping and relax.
Overnight.
Optional services:
- Lunch in local restaurant/
- Shopping tour
- Farwell dinner in traditional Bulgarian restaurant with live folklore show and Dances on hot charcoals.
Day 6: Sofia - Departure
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for departure.