Countless Treasures: 7 Millenia in 10 days

Short itinerary:

Day 1: Sofia
Day 2: Sofia – Nikopolis ad Istrum – Veliko Turnovo
Day 3: Veliko Turnovo – Razgrad – Sboryanovo Archaeological Reserve ( Sveshtari ) – Shumen
Day 4: Shumen – Madara – Devnya – Varna
Day 5: Varna – Kaliakra cape and fortress – Varna
Day 6: Varna – Nesebur – Stara Zagora – Kazanluk
Day 7: Kaznaluk – Karanovo – Nova Zagora – Kazanluk
Day 8: Kazanluk – Plovdiv
Day 9: Plovdiv – Rila Monastery – Sofia
Day 10: Sofia

Suitable period of travel: from April till November

Description

Our best-selling private tour covers more than 7 millenia of history – the heritage of great civilizations of the ancient world: pre-historic communities, Thracians,  Greeks, Romans, Ottomans and Bulgarians. You will see Karanovo mound – the largest settlement mound in the territory of Europe, the neolitic dwellings museum ( in-situ ), the humankind`s oldest gold (4th millenium BC ), the mosaics museum, thracian tombs and sanctuaries, Roman termi, forums, amphitheatres and stadiums, fortresses, medieval churches, monastery complexes, numerous hidden monuments and treasures…

 

Package price:

minimum 2 persons: 1989 EUR per person in double room

4 persons: 1489 EUR per person in double room

The package price includes:

  • 9 nights with breakfast and city tax at selected small-scale 3* hotels with central location/ 4* hotel in Kazanlak
  • Transport by private car ( 2 pers ) or minivan ( 4 pers ), parkings
  • Private tour guide in English travelling with you
  • Entrance tickets and fees for all visited sites
  • 5 dinners, incl. 1 dinner with wine tasting at a local wine club close to Varna

Entrances included:

  • Sofia – National Museum of History, Boyana Church UNESCO site
  • Nikopolis ad Istrum
  • Veliko Turnovo – Tsarevets Royal Hill with the fortress
  • Sboryanovo Archaeological reserve ( incl. Sveshtari Thracian tomb – UNESCO site )
  • Madara UNESCO site
  • Devnya mosaics museum
  • Varna Archaeology Museum
  • Varna Roman Thermae
  • Kaliakra cape with the fortress
  • Nessebur UNESCO town – Archaeology museum + 1 medieval church
  • Stara Zagora Neolitic Dwellings museum
  • Karanovo
  • Kazanluk – Regional Museum, Kazanluk Thracian tomb ( UNESCO site, copy ), Goliama Kosmatka Thracian tomb, Ostrusha
  • Plovdiv – Ethnographic museum, Ancient Theatre
  • Rila Monastery Museum

 

Not included: personal expences, meals rather then the ones listed, travel insurance