Day Trip to Bulgaria from Bucharest

This was a highlight of my trip to Bucharest! We started off at the Rock Monastery before heading to our lunch stop in Veliko Tarnovo. After lunch, we briefly walked through the city and then headed to the final stop which was the fortress. It was all very beautiful and I felt like we had a good amount of time in each spot without feeling rushed. Cristi was a great guide who was very knowledgeable about the different places we visited. Overall, this was a great tour and I would highly recommend it if you have extra time on your trip to Bucharest.

What a great trip.Eugene the tour guide was top class.This is a must for those of you who want to see a most lovely town

It was a beautiful experience. The views were increíble and the chuches, monasteries and villages were impressive . We loved the medieval town of Veliko Tavorna with its picturesque cobblestone streets and shops with the local artisan handcraft products and it’s fortress it resembles the Chins wall)Our tour guide Igor was very knowledgeable, professional and he made our experience truly amazing

We very much enjoyed our trip to Bulgaria from Bucharest. We only got a brief taste of this beautiful country but would like to return. We were particularly impressed by our very knowledgeable guide, Eugene.

A really enjoyable trip to Bulgaria. Definitely worth your while if you have a day to kill in Bucharest!

Great tour, takes 12 hours but worth it. We checked through the border very fast. Roberto was knowledgeable and very friendly. Please note that you have to change money at the border to access some of the attractions in Bulgaria. But it's not expensive.

The entire trip was fun and pleasant. Our guide, Christian (Cristi), did a great job of telling the story behind the medieval fortress and all other places that we toured. All the locations were impressive and worth the day trip from Bucharest.

I had 6 days in Bucharest and wanted to fill them all. This day trip to Bulgaria was an enjoyable way to explore another country and use up some of that time (no need for 6 days in Bucharest!). The guide came right at 8am as was instructed to me the night prior. There were only 4 tourists on my tour. I arrived back at my hotel right before 8pm. Money exchange: We needed 24 Bulgarian lev for access to the sites (4 at the monastary, 4 at the monastary, 10 at a church, 10 at the fortress. (church and fortress are only 5 with student discount). I didn't use any other local currency -- restaurants and shops accepted card. Bathroom breaks: Had access every couple hours or less. No concern. Time at sites: We didn't really need much time at any of our sites. We were the only group at each of them, being a cold March day, so no crowds or people to fight through. There's not much to see, so I didn't feel like we didn't have enough time. Shopping/lunch/free time: Had 1 hour and 15 minutes for lunch. It was hard to understand if we were going to have free time after our last stop at the fortress to souvenir shop, so I rushed through lunch to buy some souvenirs. We had time to souvenir shop after the fortress, so I wished it was more clear that we could enjoy lunch for that whole time and didn't have to rush through to have time to shop the town. Arrival to Bucharest: I was the first one picked up in the morning and the last one dropped off that evening. I wish they could've made the pick up/drop off even, so I didn't have to be in the car the longest of everyone (at least 45 minutes more than the other pick ups). Tour guide: Our guide was very nice and had good information. He didn't overwhelm us with history (though I would've preferred that), and his English was good. Overall, I'm glad I went. The sites were interesting, but underwhelming. Honestly, I didn't need more than 10 minutes at the monastery, 5 minutes at a church we stopped at, and 30 minutes at the fortress (only because it's a decent walk uphill to see the church). It was a good way to see a bit of Bulgaria, but I wouldn't recommend this tour if you had limited time. Everyone was more than ready to go home once we saw the last site. If you have extra time to fill and would be spending time in your hotel room otherwise, definitely go. If you're crunched on time, you didn't miss anything.

Great tour with Christi. Plenty of time to see the sights. Enjoyed the local knowledge and learnt a lot. Thanks.

Kristi was an amazing guide. He was very friendly and knowledgeable about Bulgaria and the places we visited. He helped us out when we didn’t have cash for the Monastery which was above and beyond! The restaurant selected had a great view and amazing food. Lots of flexibility with the shops we went into. Would highly recommend this excursion. Definitely ask for Kristi!!!!