The program includes 4 nights (half board) in Sofia in hotel Tsarsko Selo, transfers and a guided tour of Sofia, Rila Monastery and Plovdiv (The tours are made with a guide who speaks the language preferred by the clients – english, french, german, spanish, italian, russian etc.)

HOTEL TSARSKO SELO**** is situated near Sofia (distance from Sofia city centre to Hotel Tsarsko Selo – 10 km).

PROGRAM

DAY 1 : Arrival at Sofia airport. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at the hotel. Overnight stay in Sofia.

DAY 2 : Breakfast. Half day sightseeing tour of Sofia – St. Nedelya Cathedral, St. George Rotunda, Banya Bashi Mosque, Sofia synagogue – the largest synagogue on the Balkan peninsula, the Presidency and the seat of the Government, Ivan Vazov National Theater, the former Royal Palace, Russian Church of St. Nicolas, St. Sophia Church, St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, National Assembly Square with the monument of the Russian tsar Alexander II named “ Tsar Liberator”, Sofia University and National Library. The tour ends at the National Library. Free time. 17h00 – return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay in Sofia.

DAY 3 : Breakfast. 09h00 – departure to the Rila Monastery – the biggest monastery in Bulgaria, founded in the 10th century by the monk and hermit St. John of Rila, patron and protector of Bulgaria. The monastery served as the center for cultural and spiritual life of the Bulgarian people, during the centuries of foreign enslavement. The tour includes a visit to the monastery, the main church and the monastery museum. Around 17h00 – departure and overnight stay in Sofia.

DAY 4 : Breakfast. Departure for Plovdiv – one of Europe’s most ancient cities, older than Athens, Rome and Constantinople. Sightseeing of Plovdiv – a tour of the old town, which consists of one of the most spectacular ensembles of town houses from the period of the Bulgarian National Revival (middle of the 18th century until the end of the 19th century). Visit to the Saints Constantine and Helena Church, Roman Theatre, Regional Ethnographic Museum. Free time. 16h00 – departure for Sofia. Around 19h00 – arrival at the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay in Sofia.

DAY 5 : Breakfast. Transfer to the airport. Departure.

Package price per person HB:

• 500 EUR per person in dbl/twin

• 590 EUR per person in single

• 440 EUR – child (2-12 years old) + 2 adults

Price includes:

• 4 nights HB (breakfast and dinner) in hotel Tsarsko Selo****, Sofia;

• SPA package “Relax” in hotel Tsarsko Selo**** (indoor and outdoor swimming pools, sauna, steam bath with herbs, jacuzzi, steam bath, Turkish bath, relax room, fitness);

• All transfers and transport with a coach, mini-van or a car;

• A guide in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian etc. for the transfers and the visits included in the program;

• Entrance fees for museums, listed in the program (Rila Monastery Museum; Saints Constantine and Helena Church, Roman Theater and Regional Ethnographic Museum in Plovdiv).

Price doesn’t include:

• Plane ticket;

• Health insurance;

• Trip cancellation insurance.