Veliko Tarnovo and Arbanassi Small-Group Day Trip from Sofia | La Vacanza Travel

Veliko Tarnovo and Arbanassi Small-Group Day Trip from Sofia

Duration: 11 hours
Destination: Bulgaria, Sofia City Province, Sofia
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  • 11 hours
  • Sofia
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Embark on this full-day small-group tour of Veliko Tarnovo and Arbanassi with a professional guide. You will get to discover the way of life of Bulgarian merchants and craftsmen as well as experience scenic architectural reserves. Minimum age for this tour is 6 years old.  

Itinerary
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Pass By: St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral, Aleksander Nevski Square, Sofia Bulgaria

Departure at 07:00 from the parking behind the main entrance of Alexander Nevski Cathedral, in front of LaCattedrale restaurant.

Stop At: Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo Province

Veliko Tyrnovo is a trap, which will teleport you back in time, to make you a spectator of the rise and fall of the mighty capital of the Second Bulgarian kingdom (12-14 century). By walking on the winding cobble streets, you will learn and feel how its proud population lived under the Turkish oppression, developing fabulous architectural masterpieces and established cohesive and powerful craftsmen’s guild. The legends and stories, the interesting history and picturesque location of Arbanassi and Veliko Tyrnovo had gained them numerous fanatical admirers in Bulgaria and abroad, making the region a top tourist attraction on the Balkans.
The tour includes the most important sights: Tsarevets architectural and museum reserve (medieval stronghold), Samovodskata charshia (lively craftmen’s street), Assens’ monument.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Arbanasi, Bulgaria

The museum village of Arbanassi – famous for its 17th and 18th architecture and the unique Church of the Nativity of Christ, with well-preserved murals depicting over 2000 Old and New Testament scenes.

Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral, Aleksander Nevski Square, Sofia Bulgaria

Arrival back at the starting point of the tour at approximately 19:30

Inclusions
  • Professional guide
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Wear comfortable shoes for walking on cobbled streets
  • It is recommended that you bring sun lotion, sun glasses and a hat
  • Minimum age is 6 years
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Aleksandar Nevski Square, Old City Center, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria


Departure Time

07:00 AM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

11 hours


User's Reviews

mariamJ9814OG

08 Sep, 2023

We had a very pleasant 5 day tour with Radi. He was very pleasant, helpful, knowledgeable and polite. He told us many interesting stories along the journey. We would recomend Radi and Traventuria without hesitation to anyone who wants a professional and fun tour of Bulgaria! Thank You Radi!!!!! From Mihailov Family

Stay56602566728

10 Aug, 2023

We booked 3 tours. Two of them (Rila monastery & Boyana church and Plovdiv with Koprivshtitsa) were absolutely amazing. Thanks to the great drivers Peter and Marin and our great guide Maria Maneva. She made us love Bulgaria and we learnt a lot about its history and traditions. She knows so much, she even sang a song for us and taught us to dance. We had two great days with Maria as our guide. We really hope her enthusiasm is rewarded. The third tour was on Monday the 7th of August to Veliko Tarnovo. The city is very nice and the fortress is impressive. Unfortunately we had a man (with long dark hair) with a name Svet as our guide. It seemed that he didn't like his job. When we met him at the cathedral, he didn't even introduce himself. There were only 4 people in our group so we drove in a small car. While driving Svet didn't say a word. NOT A WORD in 3 hours! It was the most awkward experience we have ever had during the tours. He didn't tell a lot about Veliko Tarnovo. In fact, he couldnt answer simple questions (like: what is this statue we stopped to look at?) with more than reading the available signs. He was really more a driver than a guide. On the way back he finally started to talk, but not about Bulgaria. He talked about his personal ideas and conspiracy theories about Covid, ruining the Chinese economy, etc. It was brought up during the day that the freemasons and illuminati control the world. Awkward, uncomfortable, irritating. Not what we paid for when we wanted to learn about Bulgaria. It was our first tour in Bulgaria with Traventuria and we were so disappointed that we were going to cancel the other two tours. Luckily we didn't do it. Because the next day Maria saved the image and reputation of Traventuria.

Agam_P

04 May, 2023

Amazing experience, interesting history and culture. Fortresses beautiful and alot of great walking throughout the tour.

Alfonsina888

30 Sep, 2020

We had the opportunity to travel with a great guide, Lubo, who has the sensibility, wisdom and amability to take us through the beauties of Bulgaria. We had a great moment and we would definitely recommend it, overall now during the pandemic, cause it is almost empty and you can find yourself alone watching the fresques of Arbanasi's church. We highly recommend them. Thank you Lubo !

Jo H

08 Sep, 2019

This was a very interesting and enjoyable tour that I absolutely recommend. There are many steps to climb the castle in Velike Tornovo, so it is advisable to jave good shoes. Driving time to Velike Tornovo is roughly 2h 45 minutes. Most interesting to me was the church in Arbanassi with its beautiful freskos.

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