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Communist Walking Tour of Sofia
4.9 (647)

Communist Walking Tour of Sofia

Find out what it was like on the eastern side of the Iron Curtain by joining our Communist tour. A 45-year-long period compressed in about...

3 hours • Free Cancellation
4.9 (647)
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$21
Sofia Pub Crawl Tour of The Hidden Unique Bars
4.7 (269)

Sofia Pub Crawl Tour of The Hidden Unique Bars

This is the only pub crawl in Sofia that runs every single night and people from all over the world can meet and talk to...

4 to 5 hours • Free Cancellation
4.7 (269)
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$26
Sofia by Night Panoramic Tour with Dinner and Folklore Show
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Likely to Sell Out
4.8 (35)

Sofia by Night Panoramic Tour with Dinner and Folklore Show

Panoramic tour of Sofia by a car and a rich dinner with typical starters, meals, deserts and folklore program in traditional Bulgarian restaurant during this...

4 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.8 (35)
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$101
From Sofia: Mushroom Foraging & Wild Food Experience with Dobrin
4.8 (21)

From Sofia: Mushroom Foraging & Wild Food Experience with Dobrin

No other experience near Sofia combines professional foraging, wild food identification, and a gourmet forest lunch cooked from what you find. Dobrin's encyclopedic knowledge of...

4 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.8 (21)
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$100
Sofia Food & History Tour with Communist-Era Tram Ride
5.0 (55)

Sofia Food & History Tour with Communist-Era Tram Ride

On this small-group tour, you'll taste your way through the city with 5 authentic Sofia food stops off the beaten path: from flaky banitsa and...

3 hours • Free Cancellation
5.0 (55)
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$112
Half Day Tour around Sofia and the mountains with Thermal Spa
5.0 (45)

Half Day Tour around Sofia and the mountains with Thermal Spa

During the 5-6 hours trip, you will see really amazing places and landmarks, starting from our meeting point St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, then going by...

6 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
5.0 (45)
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$221
Rila Monastery Afternoon Half Day tour
4.8 (37)

Rila Monastery Afternoon Half Day tour

IMPORTANT: Entrance in the monastery is only allowed with covered shoulders and covered knees. So please make sure you have appropriate clothes. The Monastery of...

4 to 5 hours • Free Cancellation
4.8 (37)
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$58
Private Day Trip to the Vitosha Mountain and Pancharevo Lake
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4.5 (12)

Private Day Trip to the Vitosha Mountain and Pancharevo Lake

This is a Private Tour so you will not be combined with other people besides those in your reservation - there will be a private...

6 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.5 (12)
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$71
Sofia Party Pub Crawl - Party Tour of Sofia's Best Bars & Clubs
4.9 (66)

Sofia Party Pub Crawl - Party Tour of Sofia's Best Bars & Clubs

New to Sofia? Want to see what the nightlife has to offer? Sofia Party Pub Crawl has been the hottest partying destination in town for...

4 hours • Free Cancellation
4.9 (66)
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$25
Afternoon Delights in Sofia Tour
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4.7 (7)

Afternoon Delights in Sofia Tour

Feel like a local in Sofia with this 3-hour tour and the delicious Sofia food - different local meat bites. Vegetarians and vegans are welcome....

3 hours • Free Cancellation
4.7 (7)
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$65
Rila Monastery Morning Half Day tour
4.8 (20)

Rila Monastery Morning Half Day tour

IMPORTANT: Entrance in the monastery is only allowed with covered shoulders and covered knees. So please make sure you have appropriate clothes. The Monastery of...

4 to 5 hours • Free Cancellation
4.8 (20)
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$58
Market Food Tour
5.0 (21)

Market Food Tour

This is the only guided tour in Sofia that shows you the Ladies market. You will also visit the flea market in front of the...

3 hours • Free Cancellation
5.0 (21)
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$48
From Sofia: Rila Monastery and Villa Montevino Half - Day Trip
5.0 (6)

From Sofia: Rila Monastery and Villa Montevino Half - Day Trip

Enjoy a memorable trip to the most famous Bulgarian monastery - Rila Monastery - UNESCO heritage site. Relax on a convenient transportation and have the...

6 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
5.0 (6)
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$95
From Sofia: Serbia and Macedonia Guided Tour
4.4 (8)

From Sofia: Serbia and Macedonia Guided Tour

An English-speaking guide will pick you up from the meeting point in Sofia at 9:00AM and, after about a 2-hours drive with various landscapes to...

3 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.4 (8)
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$117
Private Vitosha Mountains Hiking with Black peak & Dragalevtsi Monastery
4.9 (16)

Private Vitosha Mountains Hiking with Black peak & Dragalevtsi Monastery

The highest peak in Vitosha Mountains – at its foot lies the city of Sofia – is easily accessible. In this trekking tour to the...

6 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.9 (16)
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$34
3-Hour Private Bulgarian Food Tasting Tour of Sofia
4.6 (14)

3-Hour Private Bulgarian Food Tasting Tour of Sofia

You want to learn about Bulgaria's culinary traditions and new trends? You want to have a meal in some of the best (and unique) restaurants...

3 hours • Free Cancellation
4.6 (14)
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$92
Discover Sofia’s Unique Ancient Heritage – 5 Museums Included
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Discover Sofia’s Unique Ancient Heritage – 5 Museums Included

Discover Sofia’s hidden past beneath the city streets! Walk through the underground Roman ruins of ancient Serdica, where history, legends, and everyday life from 2,000...

3 hours • Free Cancellation
5.0 (4)
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$69
Sofia Half Day Tour with National History Museum
5.0 (8)

Sofia Half Day Tour with National History Museum

Discover the highlights of Sofia with all of its major sites and visit the National History Museum to receive a full idea about the rich...

4 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
5.0 (8)
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$83
Experience Sofia from The Top and The Unique Fire Dance
5.0 (2)

Experience Sofia from The Top and The Unique Fire Dance

During the 3 hours trip, you will see really amazing places and landmarks, starting from our meeting point St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, then going by...

3 hours • Hotel pickup offered
5.0 (2)
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$151
Sofia to Vitosha National Park Snowshoe Hike with Lunch
5.0 (4)

Sofia to Vitosha National Park Snowshoe Hike with Lunch

Escape Sofia for a winter adventure in Vitosha Mountain, just 30 minutes from the city. After hotel pickup, your experienced local mountain guide will lead...

5 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
5.0 (4)
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$77

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Sofia Food & History Tour with Communist-Era Tram Ride
kathysK2150KG, Sep 2026
Wonderful
Excellent & made new friends. Peter was Great
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Very informative and interesting!
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Communist Walking Tour of Sofia
W4236EElindab, Sep 2026
Very informative and interesting!
This is a very informative and interesting tour. During our time in Sofia and Plovdiv we learnt a lot about Bulgaria's history, however not much about the post 2nd world war years, this tour filled all that in for us. Nikola (our guide) is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic, willing and able to answer any questions anyone had. I would recommend this tour to everyone. Through this tour we also found out about "the red flat" which we then visited the next day and is also very much worth a visit.
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Excellent tour!
New York City
Communist Walking Tour of Sofia
hamray2022, Sep 2026
Excellent tour!
Our guide Vasko was excellent. He is really passionate about his job and the history of his country. He told us fascinating stories about the “communist” Bulgaria and managed to engage everyone. I am impressed that he managed to give a fairly unbiased overview of the recent history.
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Great tour Peter!!
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Sofia Food & History Tour with Communist-Era Tram Ride
Victoria_K, Sep 2026
Great tour Peter!!
We thought Peter did a fantastic job of finding one of a kind food establishments in different neighborhoods, that served traditional delicious food. For instance... An alley cafe was our last stop and the owners mother made the charcuterie meats and the perfect ( don't know the name) phyllo dough round with pumpkin and cinnamon. Perfect! Unique establishments highlighting small business owners creating an eating experience!
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Very nice way to see the...
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Rila Monastery Morning Half Day tour
James_K, Sep 2026
Very nice way to see the...
Very nice way to see the monastery and Slavyan explained everything to us easily to make sure we understood,was an easy and enjoyable way to visit and well worth it
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Great experience with Alex!
New York City
Sofia by Night Panoramic Tour with Dinner and Folklore Show
Victoria_K, Sep 2026
Great experience with Alex!
We're so glad we booked this. Alex is a PhD historian and was a delight! Where he took us for dinner was an institution! Every visiting dignitary and celebrity have gone there for the ambiance (top of the mountain sensational views), historical significance, delicious cuisine AND.. if that isn't enough... The folklore show which includes fire walkers!! Indoor and outdoor seating. Only comment is... Started at 7pm - Alex picked us up at our hotel in an immaculate Mercedes - we thought this would be a tour group but how special.. just us! We went on an 1 1/2 walking tour ( still light out ) then got to restaurant at 8:45 pm. We got back to the hotel 10:30. We didn't know it was a walking tour and didn't wear appropriate shoes and didn't bring water. More on us than Alex!! Highly recommend this experience. The performance was expect dancers, musicians and everyone gets to join the "conga" line!
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Well worth it!
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Rila Monastery Afternoon Half Day tour
JimboGT, Sep 2026
Well worth it!
We had a great tour to Rila Monastary with Slayan, the tour was interesting, included a delicious snack and everything was explained really well and easy to understand.
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Thank You, Desi!!
New York City
Rila Monastery Morning Half Day tour
T_F, Aug 2026
Thank You, Desi!!
The Rila Monastery was a beautiful visit after a long car ride that our guide, Desi. Truly made enjoyable and fun!!
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A Bit Of History Outside of Sofia
New York City
Rila Monastery Afternoon Half Day tour
justnicoleco, Aug 2026
A Bit Of History Outside of Sofia
I really wanted to see Rila Monastery but didn’t have a car. The tour guide drove us is a mini-van and took us to the Monastery. When we got there he gave us a short history lesson and took us to the restaurant to try some local cuisine. Then you have about 45 minutes to take photos. It would have been nice to have more time to take photos as the drive is about 2 hours. However it is a half day.
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Nice experience for meeting new people
New York City
Sofia Pub Crawl Tour of The Hidden Unique Bars
ramado78, Jul 2026
Nice experience for meeting new people
Super experience! Giovani is a super crack🙏🥳
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Amazing place
New York City
From Sofia: Rila Monastery and Villa Montevino Half – Day Trip
veronikapE502MI, Jul 2026
Amazing place
One of the most beautiful places in southwest Bulgaria. The views are absolutely breathtaking, and the setting feels like something straight out of a fairy tale. The food is truly Michelin-level, with every dish beautifully presented and full of flavour. The staff are incredibly kind, welcoming, and attentive, making the whole experience even more special. Our experience at Villa MonteVino was unforgettable, and I can recommend it highly. Be sure to book your table in advance, especially at weekends, as it's a very popular destination.
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Fun night in Sofia
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Sofia Pub Crawl Tour of The Hidden Unique Bars
X107XRlarsh, Jul 2026
Fun night in Sofia
Fun night, good people and Emo was a great guide, fun and with great taste in music
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Sofia Expert Tour walking companion
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Sofia Half Day Tour with National History Museum
yankeer2014, Jun 2026
Sofia Expert Tour walking companion
Vasil our tour guide had vast historical library of ideas about his countries history, Religious journey, different invading and colonizing cultures influencing what the current Bulgaria is today. He has nicely introduced Bulgaria to a collective few that I felt appreciates more of current Bulgaria its people and culture.
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Brilliant Experience
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Half Day Tour around Sofia and the mountains with Thermal Spa
maddymU9394UJ, Jun 2026
Brilliant Experience
We had the most amazing time with Mikto, our tour guide. He was well informed of the history of Bulgaria and was knowledgeable on each of the stops along the way. We felt very relaxed in his company and would definitely reach out again if we return to Sofia. He also made sure to take photos of us at every stop which we will treasure, and recommended places for us to visit in the evening. The tour itself was beautiful and as we were only in Sofia for 24hrs it felt as though we were able to learn & see as much as possible.
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Excellent food tour
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Market Food Tour
peter_p, Jun 2026
Excellent food tour
Excellent food tour delivered by Teodora! Many new and unusual food bites, lovely markets with fresh produce, 100% recommended, thank you
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Foodie Walking Tour
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Market Food Tour
Rachel_B, May 2026
Foodie Walking Tour
Daniella was absolutely lovely and this was a super foodie walking tour. Daniella was so well informed and so friendly. HIghly recommend this tour.
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