Last Updated on May 18, 2020 by PowersToTravel
I hope you enjoy my Bulgaria Travel Blog as I describe our four day visit to Bulgaria in late September 2018. Compass Travels of Romania offered an “add-on” visit to Bulgaria and we couldn’t resist. It was the second country on our thirty-three day wander around seven eastern to central European countries.
Itinerary
- Day 1 – Border crossing at Ruse, Bulgaria, on the Danube River, the Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo (UNESCO World Heritage Site), night at Veliko Tarnovo, laser light show.
- Day 2 – Tsaravets at Veliko Tarnovo, Arbanassi Church, Thracian Tomb at Kazanlak (another UNESCO World Heritage Site), Plovdiv city walking tour
- Day 3 – Drive via Rila Monastery (another UNESCO World Heritage Site) to Sofia
- Day 4 – Sightseeing in Sofia, including Boyana Church (yet another UNESCO World Heritage Site), the National History Museum, Synagogue, Cathedral of Alexander Nevski, Russian Orthodox Church, Banya Bashi Mosque, St. George Rotunda, and Knyazheska Gardens.
- Day 5 – Flight out to Budapest Hungary on Wizz Air.
See my article “A brief but fascinating 4-day itinerary for Bulgaria” for more details and the day by day excitement.
Reviews
It is so sad to me that I don’t know the name of the agency that managed the Bulgaria extension. The entire Romania-Bulgaria trip was organized by Compass Travel of Romania, and the Bulgarian woman who managed the Bulgarian extension was so attentive (through our guide) to our schedule and needs that I would have like to have known her and her agency, to give her a little good press. But that was not to be.
We do however know our guide, Valeri Grigorov and can recommend him very highly. Contact me and I can provide his email address.
See my article “A brief but fascinating 4-day itinerary for Bulgaria” for more kudos to both the itinerary-writers and our guide.
Diabetic Travel Tips
The water was safe to drink; everything was safe health-wise. We visited in late September and the weather was warm. But I can imagine that in the summer heat protecting your insulin would be a full-time job in Bulgaria.
Summary
Click here for all my Bulgaria Travel Blog articles and videos
Click here for all my articles about our entire thirty-three day trip in Eastern Europe.
Last, but not least, click here for all my video slide shows for our Eastern Europe trip.
