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The Seven Rila Lakes & Rila Monastery
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The Seven Rila Lakes & Rila Monastery

Experience Bulgaria’s two ultimate highlights in a single day. This expertly timed day trip combines a breathtaking hike to the panoramic Seven Rila Lakes with...

12 hours • Free Cancellation
4.8 (109)
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$47
The Seven Rila Lakes Day Tour From Sofia
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The Seven Rila Lakes Day Tour From Sofia

Spend a day exploring the 7 Rila Lakes on this group hiking tour from Sofia. Accompanied by expert mountain guides, travel from the Bulgarian capital...

10 hours • Free Cancellation
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The Seven Rila Lakes Self - Guided Hiking Tour
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The Seven Rila Lakes Self - Guided Hiking Tour

This whole-day trek to the Rila Mountains is meant for people, who would like to walk in a leisurely pace among its jewels - The...

8 hours 30 minutes • Free Cancellation
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Quad Biking Experience in Bulgaria
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Quad Biking Experience in Bulgaria

Experience Quad Biking in Bulgaria is a great fun. Green Valleys will offer you fantastic quad bike site located in stunning Balkan mountain. You will...

1 hour • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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Private Experience in Wildlife Survival School in Bulgaria
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Private Experience in Wildlife Survival School in Bulgaria

On the course of survival, you will get a set of skills and knowledge that every person should possess. During the training, you will acquire...

9 hours • Free Cancellation
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Climb to Musala Summit (2925m)
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Climb to Musala Summit (2925m)

• Take the trek to the rooftop of the Balkan Peninsula • Admire one of the most beautiful alpine landscapes in Bulgaria • Be fascinated...

12 hours • Free Cancellation
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$88
Seven Rila Lakes Snowshoe Hike and Thermal Baths Full-Day Tour from Sofia
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Seven Rila Lakes Snowshoe Hike and Thermal Baths Full-Day Tour from Sofia

Dramatic landscapes and breathtaking alpine sceneries, centuries old pine forests and rugged mountain peaks make the Seven Rila Lakes cirque one of the most beautiful...

1 day • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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Rafting Tour & Rila Monastery visit from Sofia
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Rafting Tour & Rila Monastery visit from Sofia

This tour is an excellent option for you to experience a wonderful adventure and see the most-visited UNESCO site in Bulgaria - Rila Monastery. We...

8 hours • Free Cancellation
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Dirt bike tour in the Bulgarian mountains
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Dirt bike tour in the Bulgarian mountains

Trail2extreme offers the best in off road motorcycle tours. From steady flowing tracks and trails to the hardest of extreme terrain. We take you to...

4 days
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Sofia: Seven Rila lakes Hike, River Rafting and Rila Monastery
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Sofia: Seven Rila lakes Hike, River Rafting and Rila Monastery

Embark on a truly unique adventure that blends adrenaline, nature, and culture—all in one unforgettable day! Here’s why you should book your Seven Rila lakes...

12 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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Full-day Vitosha Mountain Snowshoe Hiking Tour from Sofia
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Full-day Vitosha Mountain Snowshoe Hiking Tour from Sofia

Escape the crowds and winter smog in the city and enjoy the fresh mountain air of Vitosha Mountain – the oldest national park of the...

1 day • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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Full-Day Paragliding Guided Adventure with Lunch in Koprivshtica
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Full-Day Paragliding Guided Adventure with Lunch in Koprivshtica

A day without an adventure is a day wasted. This day will combine excellent paragliding from the best spot in Bulgaria and a visit to...

9 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
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Enduro Ride Bulgaria 3 Riding Days
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Enduro Ride Bulgaria 3 Riding Days

Still searching the best place to ride enduro? One of the best hidden gems on the Balkan peninsula – Bulgaria, is having it all. Undiscovered...

3 days • Free Cancellation
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Vihren Peak (2914m.) - Climbing via Alpine Knife-edge Ridge
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Vihren Peak (2914m.) - Climbing via Alpine Knife-edge Ridge

Climbing Mount Vihren (2914m) - the third highest in the Balkans - after Mount Musala (2925) in Rila Mountain and after Mount Mitikas (2917m) in...

2 days
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8-Day Hike at the Champions of the Balkans

8-Day Hike at the Champions of the Balkans

If you are considering a hike in the mythic Mount Olympus, the home of the Ancient Greek gods, but also want to hike up to...

8 days • Hotel pickup offered
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Fabulous day in th mountains!
New York City
The Seven Rila Lakes & Rila Monastery
SNG56, Sep 2026
Fabulous day in th mountains!
What an absolutely perfect way to spend the day!. We booked the guided option which I would absolutely recommend. We started at the monastery which is breathtaking. Radi our guide explained its history as well as describing many of the frescoes. The inside of the church is simply breathtaking.We proceeded to the Seven Lakes and had a wonderful hike, again with Radi explaining about the scenery and the lakes.We would highly recommend this tour and opt for the guided option.
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Good day out
New York City
The Seven Rila Lakes Day Tour From Sofia
Sam_D, Sep 2026
Good day out
7 lakes trek hiking is very scenic albeit fairly tough trail from the top Chairlifts station particularly as track starts very steep climb to the top of the mountain. Chairlifts is very basic with no apparent consideration for safety of travellers, which was little strange thing as it’s nearly 30 mins ride on high mountain with no motorable road access. once you reach the top it’s rewarding and going round the lakes on the way back, we only did five, was also very good. Note the quality of track is not very good in between and will become hazardous during the rain. remember to wear proper trekking shoes!Ria Monastery is majestic and still shows mixture of historical architecture and art. Shops and riverside around also very good. Meeting point in Sofia though a popular place but for navigation point of view perhaps needs more clarity for tourists such as to say Infront of xxxHotel. Our guide Damitri was very helpful and knowledgeable and made the Trip very memorable to us. it’s rewarding day out if you don’t mind climbing difficult tracks up/downhill.
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Wonderful
New York City
The Seven Rila Lakes & Rila Monastery
L2297NGjonathany, Sep 2026
Wonderful
Both the Seven Lakes and the monastery were amazing. The views along the hiking trail were unbelievable. Megi, our guide, kept a good and moderate pace throughout and stopped to explain the landscape around us. She was very professional and friendly, answered all our questions, and gave us all the information we needed.
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The tracking was great...
New York City
The Seven Rila Lakes Day Tour From Sofia
Maria_N, Sep 2026
The tracking was great...
The tracking was great because of the admirable guidance from Ivo. A lot of stories, jokes, free time and consideration of the different kind of people in the group.
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Unforgettable day hiking to the roof of the Balkans!
New York City
Climb to Musala Summit (2925m)
JullieBorovets, Aug 2026
Unforgettable day hiking to the roof of the Balkans!
I booked the day trip to climb Mount Musala through Cool Destinations, and the entire experience with Traventuria was top-tier from start to finish!If you are thinking about doing this hike, ask for Radi as your guide. Radi was phenomenal—knowledgeable, patient, and extremely attentive to everyone's pacing and safety. Throughout the trek, Radi shared fascinating insights about the Rila Mountains, local flora and fauna, and Bulgarian geography while keeping the energy super positive and encouraging. Thank you, Radi!
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Highly recommend
New York City
Private Experience in Wildlife Survival School in Bulgaria
Paraplamen, Jun 2026
Highly recommend
I’ve been sharing the mountains with Plamen for two seasons at Borovetz and had been always impressed by his knowledge and deep connection with the mountain. Happy to trust somebody like him into this type of adventures. Amazing customer service and nice attitude with wide range experience. Highly recommend ✌🏻
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Outstanding
New York City
Dirt bike tour in the Bulgarian mountains
jonathanlM6422KC, May 2026
Outstanding
What a 4 day trip with Gary & simone his new local guide. Seriously these guides can ride, I asked for extreme enduro and I got it, Gary the owner was class laugh, from start to finish, think he met a mental group of idiots 😆 🤣 😂. Then there's simone, An unreal guide and rider, very polite, A professional down hill mountain ⛰️ bike rider, turned to enduro, Cheers 🍻 Gary & Simone...
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Action packed.
New York City
Dirt bike tour in the Bulgarian mountains
phillY400AC, May 2026
Action packed.
Just back from a long weekend at trail2extreme with our host Gary, Gary assesses your ability then plans the day accordingly. Had a great time with some challenging runs and great scenery. Hotel was good with a pool and jacuzzi, food was also good. Would definitely recommend a trip with trail2extreme.
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All I can say is “wow”
New York City
Sofia: Seven Rila lakes Hike, River Rafting and Rila Monastery
Andrea_M, May 2026
All I can say is “wow”
Oh man, our guide Simeon was such a great guide. This tour is amazing. He picked us up promptly from our hotel base. The rafting was amazing! We met some local Bulgarians in our raft. We had lunch in a small town called Simitli We ended up bumping into the same rafting crew and had such an amazing lunch together. Simeon is absolutely incredible. My goodness what a fun day out(and so different)
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Malyovitsa winter survival 2026
New York City
Private Experience in Wildlife Survival School in Bulgaria
L1091IYsofiac, Mar 2026
Malyovitsa winter survival 2026
We had a great time in Malyovitsa. The instructor is very experienced and shared a lot of knowledge in a short period. He was very helpful and the fact that the survival training is dog-friendly is a major plus.
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Amazing Experience
New York City
Full-day Vitosha Mountain Snowshoe Hiking Tour from Sofia
brookea471, Feb 2026
Amazing Experience
This was an amazing experience, so worth the money! Pirin snowshoeing by Maria was exceptional and i highly recommend!
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Great !
New York City
Full-day Vitosha Mountain Snowshoe Hiking Tour from Sofia
Resort04874064078, Dec 2025
Great !
We had an amazing snowshoeing experience in the Vitosha Mountains thanks to our Bulgarian guide, Alex. He was extremely professional, caring, and very friendly, with a calm and reassuring presence throughout the tour. Alex took the time to accompany us properly, always making sure everyone was comfortable and enjoying the experience. His strength, experience, and attention to detail really showed, and he made the whole tour feel safe and well organized. He even picked us up from the city center and drove us to Vitosha in a very gentle and professional manner, which immediately made us feel at ease. Beyond being a great guide, Alex is also a genuinely kind and gentle person. We highly recommend Alex to anyone looking for a memorable and well-guided snowshoeing adventure in Bulgaria
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Amazing experience!
New York City
Seven Rila Lakes Snowshoe Hike and Thermal Baths Full-Day Tour from Sofia
H9613ECpaigeb, Nov 2025
Amazing experience!
We had the best day! Guider was very helpful and explained everything we saw. We would really like to do this all over again. Thank you for an amazing day Velko!
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Fun experience from start to finish
New York City
Sofia: Seven Rila lakes Hike, River Rafting and Rila Monastery
karlpettera2022, Sep 2025
Fun experience from start to finish
We were 5 friends who booked this together, and everyone had a fantastic experience from start to finish. We were picked up outside the apartment we were staying in and the driver we had was top notch with service and we had fun conversations during the rafting. On the rafting there were good instructors who provided good training and tips so that anyone who has not tried this before will feel safe the whole way. Our instructor was funny and clear in what he said, so that the whole experience went like a dream. Of course, there has been little rain in the lead up to our rafting, so the water level is far from what it is at its peak in the spring, but this was a fantastic experience.
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Excellent self-guided hiking experience in beautiful Bulgaria!
New York City
The Seven Rila Lakes Self – Guided Hiking Tour
KPtripper, Jul 2025
Excellent self-guided hiking experience in beautiful Bulgaria!
A seamless experience with Traventuria completing the 8 day self-guided hikes in the Rila and Pirin mountains. Transfers and transport were punctual with excellent flexibility to be picked up earlier depending on when I completed hikes. Excellent GPS trail resources provided for the hikes (a must for hiking solo). Stayed at wonderful family hotels with some traditional home cooking. I hadn’t expected Bulgaria to be so beautiful but the experience was further complemented by warm hospitality and an excellent travel experience with Traventuria. Many thanks for a wonderful trip!
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A great hike
New York City
Seven Rila Lakes Snowshoe Hike and Thermal Baths Full-Day Tour from Sofia
jabessouguie, May 2025
A great hike
I had a great time. I highly recommend to visit Rila and all the lakes. Experience of a great quality. The guide is an expert and I felt quite safe Everything went according to the plan. The price is fair
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