Public transportation options are available nearby
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Food: although there are two huts on our way where we can purchase some basic food (i.e. beans soup, meatballs, tea) we advise you to come prepared with a lunch pack from Sofia, because the programme today is rather tight and for sure we won’t have much time for a proper lunch.
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Difficulty: the hiking route is moderately arduous, with individual brief paths featuring steep inclines. Please bring along comfortable walking boots. Sandals and flip-flops are not accepted. Rain jacket might be useful in summer as heavy showers sometimes occur in the afternoons.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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A whole-day guided trek to the Rila Mountains with its top best locations - the Rila Monastery (UNESCO World Heritage Site) and the 7 Rila Lakes. Experience the two most visited tourist sights in Bulgaria in just one day. Combine great hiking with a full of history visit to the biggest and most important cloister in the country.
Highlights
12 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 5 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
12 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 5 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Visit to Rila Monastery
Parking Fees
Professional Tour Guide OR Cloud Audio Guide App (depending on the option you select have booked)
Round-trip transport by air-conditioned minibus or coach
Rila Monastery Museum (Optional; entrance to the main courtyard/church is free)
Food and drinks
Gratuities
Chairlift ticket- appr. 16EUR (only cash payments in euro accepted)
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting Points
Departure
bul. "Yanko Sakazov" 9
IMPORTANT: The meeting point next to Vasil Levski Monument, in front of the Embassy of Slovakia| | GPS coordinates: 42.69677705130451, 23.336332286917877 | Please, be there 15 min. in advance!
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The Seven Rila Lakes & Rila Monastery
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A whole-day guided trek to the Rila Mountains with its top best locations - the Rila Monastery (UNESCO World Heritage Site) and the 7 Rila Lakes. Experience the two most visited tourist sights in Bulgaria in just one day. Combine great hiking with a full of history visit to the biggest and most important cloister in the country.
Highlights
12 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 5 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
12 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 5 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Visit to Rila Monastery
Parking Fees
Professional Tour Guide OR Cloud Audio Guide App (depending on the option you select have booked)
Round-trip transport by air-conditioned minibus or coach
Rila Monastery Museum (Optional; entrance to the main courtyard/church is free)
Food and drinks
Gratuities
Chairlift ticket- appr. 16EUR (only cash payments in euro accepted)
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting Points
Departure
bul. "Yanko Sakazov" 9
IMPORTANT: The meeting point next to Vasil Levski Monument, in front of the Embassy of Slovakia| | GPS coordinates: 42.69677705130451, 23.336332286917877 | Please, be there 15 min. in advance!
Return
Itinerary
1
Embassy of Slovakia
Departure at 07:00 from the car parknext to Vasil Levski Monument, in front of the Embassy of Slovakia
2
Seven Rila Lakes
The tour begins with an early transfer to the Rila, followed by a brief cable car ride to the Seven Rila Lakes Cirque. The glacier lakes are at between 2100 and 2500m/6800 and 8200ft above sea level, with name fitting their shapes, like Babreka (the Kidney), Okoto (the Eye), and Salzata (the Teardrop). As we need to follow strict time schedule depending on your fitness we can either walk the whole trek around all lakes, or make the stroll shorter and skip some of them (normally the two highest ones).
4 hours
3
Rila Monastery
Admire the impressive Rila Monastery (UNESCO)- its architecture and the frescoes present the apogee of the Bulgarian Renaissance art. With an about 1-hour guided tour of the most treasured monuments in the inner yard and the Monastery museum (optional), you will learn the most fascinating facts and stories about the biggest Bulgarian monastery complex.
1 hour
4
bul. "Yanko Sakazov" 9
Return at the starting point of the tour at approximately 19:30
