Top Veliko Tarnovo Tours by Duration

This astonishing one-day trip to Bulgaria will start in the morning. We will transport you through a stunning landscape into the foothills of the Balkan Mountains, where the adventure begins. This tour is truly one for the enthusiastic history buff, and anybody that appreciates beautiful buildings, stunning scenery, and the opportunity to discover a little more about Bulgaria.

Explore Veliko Tarnovo on foot during this half-day guided walking tour. Learn about the area's history and culture through guided commentary as you travel; you'll discover much more about the city than you would simply exploring on your own. Visit local landmarks on the city's three hills: Tsarevets, Trapezitsa, and Sveta Gora. Traveling on foot lets you get to know the city from the ground up and choose places you may like to return to later.

Visit some of the most beautiful places around Veliko Tarnovo. Monasteries, waterfalls, historical monuments and sights. With our tours you will not only reach these beautiful sights, but we will help you explore them in the best possible way. The tours include off-road, which means, you will enjoy the beautiful bulgarian nature as well and we will reach some magnificent places, that you could ever reach otherwise. Depending on the duration chosen, you will be able to visit different places. 2h and 30 minute tour can include - Hotnitsa waterfall OR Kapinovski monastery and waterfall 3h tour can include - Hotnitsa waterfall and Preobrajenski monastery 4h tour can include - Hotnitsa waterfall, Preobrajenski monastery and Nikopolis ad Istrum. The different durations can be used in a different manner as well, at client request. Enjoy the beauty of the bulgarian nature and history.

Explore the world famous BULGARIAN UFO - the Buzludzha monument. This is a half-day tour to Buzludzha. You get picked from Veliko Tarnovo and we head to Buzludzha monument, which is located in Stara Planina (less than a 100km away from Tarnovo). At the Buzludzha monument, you won't be able to get inside, as it is forbidden by the government, but you will get to sneak peak inside and explore it from as close as possible. You get more than a 30 minutes rest time at the monument, which you can use freely. In addition, you can add extra time to your tour, so you could visit more landmarks on the way. See Buzludzha from our perspective - why was it build; what was it's original story; how did it develope; what was it's meaning to socialism in Bulgaria; what happened with it after the fell of socialism,; what do the bulgarians think of it; should it be reconstructed and much more. We will give you the opportunity to learn the maximum about the monument and it's cultural spirit.

Experience Veliko Tarnovov’s culinary world through its diverse neighborhoods and charming small streets. Along the way, pop into lively markets, specialty shops, and cafes to sample the best of artisan Bulgarian cuisine like local cheese and cured meat and Bulgarian salami - Lukanka, homemade bread with Bulgarian vegetable relish - Lutenitsa, Kebapche - like a skinless sausage - and traditional salad, street-food snacks, and experience what Banitsa taste like with Airyan or Boza, taste local craft beer and wine. Enrich your cultural and culinary world from the suburbs, through the modern urban area, to old Tarnovo. End your experience with captivating sweet flavors dating back to the centuries.

For a day of exploration with a twist, skip the typical sightseeing tours and see Veliko Tarnovo from a different perspective with this unique Pokémon GO tour. Explore the city and its three hills, Tsarevets, Trapezitsa, and Sveta while enjoying a thrilling Pokémon hunt led by an expert in Pokémon guiding.

Visit the small Renaissance town of Elena known for its rich Ottoman history and learn about its centuries-old architecture and its struggle for liberation from Turkish slavery. Taste the dried cured meat produced only here - a famous delicacy know all around Bulgaria. The tour ends with a wine degustation where you get acquainted with regional wines at a local winery.