Coisas para fazer em Sofia

If you opt for Rila Monastery only without Boyana Church, you will still get the chance to catch a glimpse of the exterior of Boyana Church as well as the garden around it. Rila Monastery is awesome with the paintings and it felt peaceful over there. Remember to prepare 50 cents to use the toilets or you can change it using the coffee machine outside the monastery. The tour agency added in another attraction after Boyana Church at no additional cost. Overall, it’s a great tour but we would prefer if there was time allocated for lunch.

O nosso guia turístico, Martin, é experiente e tem um bom sentido de humor. Ele forneceu muitas informações sobre os locais que visitámos. A excursão foi bem ritmada e tivemos algum tempo livre para explorar por conta própria. Plovdiv, sendo a segunda maior e uma das cidades mais antigas, tem muito a oferecer. Vale a pena visitar. A empresa de turismo também forneceu informações detalhadas em tempo útil.

A very affordable day trip with kind and knowledgeable guides! Sonia the English guide was very kind and knowledgeable about the city. There is a lot of uneven cobblestone and steep hills in Plovdiv so wear comfortable shoes. A lot of stores take card but most pop up vendors only take cash.

Eu estava em dúvida entre pegar transporte público e reservar este passeio, mas valeu totalmente a pena! O principal motivo pelo qual eu não tinha certeza sobre a reserva era que achava que teria que fazer a trilha às pressas. Mas no final das contas tive bastante tempo para aproveitar tanto a trilha quanto as vistas incríveis. Visitar os Setes Lagos de Rila acabou sendo um dos melhores dias que passei em Sófia. Valeu muito a pena!

Worth the visit. Thank you, Our tour guide Svet was excellent, taking care of us, explaning on every detail, waiting for us to walk back to the bus, not forgetting Nasco our hero who drove us to 3 places and brought us back safely with quite a distance. Special thanks to Nasco, who guided me to the meeting point, as I am new to this country. Thank you both of you and God bless.

Booking tickets, checking in on the day, and the tour itself were all smooth. We didn't sign up for a guided tour, so if you don't manage your time well for lunch at restaurants or similar places, you'll end up with a lot of free time. However, it was a worthwhile tour. As for areas for improvement, the bus was quite old, and we noticed some deterioration (malfunctions) inside the vehicle.

The round trip was calm and serene, with a stop for coffee and restrooms at the service area. The visit to the Veliko Tarnovo Fortress was spectacular, with various narrations from our guide. In the watchtower, we took photos wearing helmets and axes. We finished at the church, at the highest point. We left for lunch in the city and to explore it. It will be a day to remember.