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From Sofia: Veliko Tarnovo and Arbanassi Small-Group Day Trip

By Traventuria
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$65 per traveller
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 12h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Journey to Veliko Tarnovo, medieval capital & craft town
  • Visit Tsarevets Fortress (own expense) & learn history.
  • Explore old streets with wood carving, gold & art shops
  • See Arbanassi's fortress-houses & Nativity Church.
  • Small group tour of eight people or fewer.

Activity location

  • Veliko Tarnovo
    • Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo Province, Bulgaria

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Embassy of Slovakia
    • 7 bulevard "Yanko Sakazov"
    • 1527, Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria

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English Guided : Tour to Veliko Tarnovo & Arbanassi

  • Activity duration is 12 hours12h
    12h
  • English

Join us on a guided trip in English to Bulgaria’s medieval capital and explore the architectural reserve of Arbanassi.

Language options: English
Starting time: 7:00 AM
Price details
AU$65.34 x 1 TravellerAU$65.34
Total
Price is AU$65.34

Self-guided tour with an online audioguide

  • Activity duration is 12 hours12h
    12h
  • English

Join the tour and visit Veliko Tarnovo & Arbanassi at your own pace with an online audioguide. You will need internet connection and your headphones. You can access it from your smartphone using mobile network or (if available) the WiFi on our buses.

Starting time: 7:00 AM
Price details
AU$65.34 x 1 TravellerAU$65.34
Total
Price is AU$65.34

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Return transport by air-conditioned coach or minibus
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Professional English-speaking guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Online audioguide available in 7 different languages
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Fuel surcharges and road taxes
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge and tips
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Entrance fees to the tourist sites
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Hotel pick-up/drop-off

Know before you book

  • Not wheelchair and stroller friendly
  • Not recommended for children under 6 years old.

What you can expect

Experience old-time Bulgaria on this small-group tour of Veliko Tarnovo and Arbanassi from Sofia. Travel by air-conditioned minivan to Tarnovo, a one-time medieval craft centre and capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire. Stroll the cobbled streets, discover the craft shops, explore Tsarevets Fortress, once a stronghold of Bulgaria’s tsars, and visit nearby Arbanassi village, famous for its well-preserved stone houses and church frescoes. Central Sofia pickup and drop-off included, with entrance fees at own expense

Location

Activity location

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    Veliko Tarnovo
    • Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo Province, Bulgaria

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Embassy of Slovakia
    • 7 bulevard "Yanko Sakazov"
    • 1527, Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria