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A stone archway leading to a historic fortress with a tower. 1
A traditional European street with buildings, a cafe, and a signboard. 2
A densely packed hillside town with terracotta-roofed buildings. 3
A cave with a wooden staircase carved into a cliffside. 4
A cobblestone street lined with historic buildings, a church with a green dome, and a restaurant sign. 5
By day travel

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Free cancellation available
Price is $76 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 12h
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Overview

    • Visit the cliff-carved St. Dimitrie Basarabov Monastery, still inhabited today
    • Discover Veliko Tarnovo, home to Bulgaria's strongest medieval fortress
    • Admire the medieval architecture of Arbanasi village

Activity location

    • Bucharest
    • Bucharest, București, Romania

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Bulevardul Nicolae Bălcescu 4, București 010051, Romania | on the taxi station
    • București, București, Romania

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Day Trip to Bulgaria and Veliko Tarnovo from Bucharest

  • Earn $4.80
  • Activity duration is 12 hours12h
    12h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 7:30AM
Price details
$79.95 x 2 Adults$159.90
Total
Price is $159.90

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Total Duration: 10-11 hours
  • Inclusions
    Bucharest to St. Dimitrie Basarabov Monastery, Basarbovo 7071, Bulgaria: 2 hours by van
  • Inclusions
    Visit St. Dimitrie Basarabov Monastery for 30 minutes, then travel to Veliko Tarnovo
  • Inclusions
    Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo Province: 3 hours for the visit and free time
  • Inclusions
    Arbanasi, Veliko Tarnovo Province: 1 hour
  • Inclusions
    Return to Bucharest: 3 hours
  • Exclusions
    Lunch and other personal expenses
  • Exclusions
    Admission tickets (EUR 10 per person, cash only)

What you can expect

  • This 12-hour trip starts early in the morning with a pickup from the predetermined fixed point in the center of Bucharest, followed by a walk to the foothills of the Balkan Mountains. Spend a pleasant day discovering the impressive medieval settlement of Veliko Tarnovo.

    Veliko Tarnovo was the medieval capital of Bulgaria and is home of the Tsarevets Fortress, the strongest Bulgarian fortification of the Middle Ages.

    Your itinerary includes visits to the St. Dimitrie Basarabov Monastery, the only monastery in Bulgaria carved into a cliff that is still inhabited today and Arbanasi village, where the medieval architecture will transport you back a few centuries in time.

Location

Activity location

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    • Bucharest
    • Bucharest, București, Romania

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Bulevardul Nicolae Bălcescu 4, București 010051, Romania | on the taxi station
    • București, București, Romania