Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival at Sofia or Plovdiv Airport and transfer to the village of Goliam Izvor where we stay overnight.
Day 2: Today's cycling starts in Goliam Izvor village, heading to Yablanitsa town (famous for producing different kinds of “khalva”) and then continue to Malak Izvor village, which is a starting point for the uphill ride to Glozhene Monastery. Having visited the monastery you go back through Malak Izvor village and continue to Ribaritsa village via the town of Teteven. We stay overnight in Ribaritsa village.
Day 3: Ascent from Ribaritsa village to the highest point for the day - Bogoi pass (1185m). From this pass the road goes all the way down to the town of Troyan passing through the village of Shipkovo where there are mineral water swimming pools. After lunch in Troyan town center we visit The Pottery and Craft Exhibition "Oreshaka" nearby and the famous Troyan monastery. We spend the night in Aprilci - a very attractive village for holidaymakers.
Day 4: Cycling from Apriltsi to Batoshevo Nunnery, where you can have a picnic in the yard. Nearby is Batoshevo monastery. The next milestone is the town of Gabrovo. There you will meet your guide who will take you by car to the "Etura"- an open-air ethnographic museum, as well as the beautiful Sokolski Monastery. We stay overnight in Etura.
Day 5: You get on the supporting vehicle and start cycling some 10 km away from Gabrovo. After an ascent followed by a descent, you arrive in Tryavna. There you can spend some time on sightseeing and lunch in the center of this beautiful town. Ups and downs through open terrain will lead you to the final stop for today - Bozhentsi.
Day 6: Having visited by car the Dryanovo Monastery in the morning, you start cycling from the turning for Yalovo village. Kilifarevo Monastery is very close. We make a short stop here and continue to the town of Elena which is some 48 km from the start and also a final destination for today.
Day 7: From Elena we continue cycling to the last point of the trip - Arbanasi. The landscape includes meadows, pastures, cultivation lands, shrubby hills and finally a beautiful plateau over Veliko Tarnovo. A short descent leads to the center of Arbanasi village, where the cycling for the whole trip ends. In the afternoon we go for a lunch and sightseeing tour in the neighbouring town of Veliko Turnovo - one of the old capitals of Bulgaria. In the afternoon you will be transferred to Plovdiv for overnight.
Day 8: After breakfast you will have transfer to Sofia or Plovdiv Airport for departure.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- Equipped bike (without helmet);
- Guide/driver with a supporting vehicle;
- Map;
- Road book;
- Transfer from and to the airport;
- Accommodation and boarding as mentioned above, VAT and all local taxes.
Price Excludes:
- Tips;
- Entrance fees;
- Alcohol drinks;
- Other personal expenses.
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