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Day 2 : VELIKO TURNOVO-GABROVO-SHIPKA-KAZANLUK-STARA ZAGORA
AM
-Breakfast
-Depart for Stara Zagora through Gabrovo and Kazanluk
-Pass the Balkan Mountains through Shipka Pass (5000ft)
PM
-Cross the Valley of the Roses and the Valley of the Thracian Kings
-Visit to Museum of the Rose Industry and to the Thracian tombs at Kazanlak
-Arrival and accommodation at a 3 star hotel in Stara Zagora
-Overnight at Stara Zagora
BREAKFAST
Day 3 : STARA ZAGORA-PLOVDIV
AM
-Breakfast
-Sightseeing tour of Stara Zagora including the Roman Theater and the Opera House
-Depart for Plovdiv. Stop and visit Bachkovo monasteryon the way
PM
-Arrival and accommodation at a 3 star hotel in Plovdiv
-Visit to Museum of the Rose Industry and to the Thracian tombs at Kazanlak
-Sightseeing tour including the old centre with its Roman and Turkish landmarks and the National Revival architecture
-Overnight in Plovdiv
BREAKFAST
Day 4 : PLOVDIV-RILA-SOFIA
AM
-Breakfast
-Depart for Sofia. En route pass the mountain resort of Borovets and stop at Rila Monastery
-Arrival and accommodation at 3 star hotel in Sofia.
PM
-Overnight in Sofia
BREAKFAST
Day 5,Sunday : SOFIA
AM
-Breakfast
-Sightseeing tour of the city centre including the National History Museum, Alexander Nevski Cathedral, Church of Saint Sofia and the Rotunda of Saint George
PM
-Visit to Boyana Church
-Accommodation at the same hotel (or return to Bucharest for departure)
-Overnight in Sofia/Bucharest
BREAKFAST
Day 6,Monday
Departure to US
AM
-Breakfast
-Transfer to the airport for departure
HIGHLIGHTS
-Medieval architecture of Veliko Turnovo
-Thracian tomb at Kazanlak along the Valley of the Thracian Kings
-Valley of the Roses
-Roman settlements at Stara Zagora
-Roman and Byzantine remains at Plovdiv
-National Revival Architecture at Plovdiv
-Medieval monasteries at Bachkovo, Rila and Boyana (UNESCO Heritage Sites)
-Sofia, "the city that grows, but does not age" and its mixed cultural heritage
Services included in the tour price:
-Accommodation in double room at 3 star hotels. To upgrade to a higher hotel category, where it is possible, add per person USD 95 for 4 star hotels and USD 139 for 5 star hotels
-Buffet breakfast
-Local transportation by car, by mini-van or by coach according to the number of participants
-Driver and English-speaking guide services
-Entrance fees to the sites included in the tour
Not included in the tours price:
-Visa fees (if any); insurance; tips (usually 10%); laundry; telephone; lunches and dinners (29 Euro/person/day); mini bar; alcohol; beverages and food not on the regular table menu (these extra items will be billed to you before leaving the hotel or restaurant); optional excursions; porterage at airports and hotels; excess baggage fees on the plane; all other items of a personal nature.
Hotels are subject to change according to availability at the moment of booking.
Other tailor-made tours are available by request.
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