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10 Best Sofia City & Walking Tours In Bulgaria

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The 10 best sofia city & walking tours in Bulgaria. What each one involves, who runs it, and what you will pay.

10 Best Sofia City & Walking Tours In Bulgaria

Communist Walking Tour of Sofia

Communist Walking Tour of Sofia - The 4:00 pm meeting point and the walk length that matters

1.Communist Walking Tour of Sofia

Most Popular★ 5.0

Communist Walking Tour of Sofia: a 3-hour English walk past Soviet-era monuments, NDK, and a Berlin Wall piece, guided for $21.77.

“Thank you, Niki! This was amongst the best walking tours of many that we've done in the Balkans. A fair bit of walking involved (so not for those with limited mobility) and a good balance of talking in between. Niki gave us lots of information about the communist era with a focus on political history…”

690 reviews3 hours (approx.)From $21.77by 365 LTD

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Sofia Highlights 2 Hour Sightseeing Walking Tour

Sofia Highlights 2 Hour Sightseeing Walking Tour - Starting at Alexander Nevsky: the cathedral that sets the tone

2.Sofia Highlights 2 Hour Sightseeing Walking Tour

★ 5.0

Walk Sofia’s top sights in 2 hours, from Alexander Nevsky Cathedral to Serdica ruins, with free entries and mineral water tasting for $19.35.

“Nice visit around the place with historical and small détails. The guide was nice and there were not much people (in fact I was alone with the guide 😅...).”

442 reviews2 hours (approx.)From $19.35by 365 LTD

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Guided Walking Tour of Sofia

Guided Walking Tour of Sofia - Entering the big churches: Alexander Nevsky and St. Sofia Church

3.Guided Walking Tour of Sofia

★ 5.0

Walk Sofia’s history in 2 hours with a small English group. Step inside Alexander Nevsky, St. Sofia, Rotunda, and more.

“Very low energy guide. Not very engaging of the group. Information provided about the city and country was minimal. Our walking pace was too slow .”

143 reviews2 hours (approx.)From $48.39by City Tour Ltd.

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Private city walking tour of Sofia

Private city walking tour of Sofia - Ancient Serdica, Ottoman-era corners, and Sofia’s working mosque

4.Private city walking tour of Sofia

★ 5.0

Private 2-hour walking tour of Sofia’s best-known sights: churches, ancient Serdica, museums, and government buildings with an English guide.

“Mina is an excellent guide! 5 of us booked the private walking tour of Sofia because we had a free morning before our 10-day Bulgaria trip began. We all thought this was an exceptional experience. We learned a lot about this charming and beautiful city. Mina's many anecdotes and stories really brought the history of…”

141 reviews2 hours (approx.)From $183.90by 365 LTD

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Sofia Walking Private City Tour

Sofia Walking Private City Tour - St. Sofia Church: Roman tombs and early churches under one roof

5.Sofia Walking Private City Tour

★ 5.0

Private 2–3 hour Sofia walk with a guide, mostly free-entry stops, and key landmarks from ancient layers to Ottoman and Orthodox sites.

“Pavlina has some of deep knowledge of history and timelines and we cleary see how she really loves guiding and explaining everything to us. A very genuine, nice and lovely person she is :). About the tour, she orderly explained many thing in a structured way so that we are not lost in the many…”

127 reviews2 to 3 hours (approx.)From $84.66by Easy Bulgaria Travel Ltd

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Sofia: History and Heritage – Small Group City Tour

Sofia: History and Heritage - Small Group City Tour - Start at pl. Sveti Aleksandar Nevski: the tour’s “warm-up” to the city

6.Sofia: History and Heritage – Small Group City Tour

★ 5.0

Small-group English walk in Sofia to three major churches and key city-center landmarks, led by a local guide with tips.

“We had a very pleasant two hours exploring the city. We learned about the major landmarks in Sophia. As they are closely located to each other, the tour doesn't involve a lot of walking. Our tour guide, Vasil, was very knowledgeable. He explained things in an engaging and clear way. He was very organized and…”

84 reviews2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)From $19.31by Hola Bulgaria

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Private city walking tour of Plovdiv

Private city walking tour of Plovdiv - Meeting at Община Пловдив: your start point and first orientation

7.Private city walking tour of Plovdiv

★ 5.0

A private English walking tour of Plovdiv’s old and new sides, with a certified local guide, 13 stops, and a value-focused pace.

“Thank you so much for an amazing tour of Plovdiv. My guide Niki was awesome, super knowledgeable, about the city, its history and its story. Thank you for a great day.”

65 reviews2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)From $184.64by 365 LTD

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Sofia by Night Panoramic Tour with Dinner and Folklore Show

Sofia by Night Panoramic Tour with Dinner and Folklore Show - Where the night tour ends: dinner you can count on

8.Sofia by Night Panoramic Tour with Dinner and Folklore Show

★ 4.5

Evening panoramic drive through Sofia’s lit landmarks, then a 3-course Bulgarian dinner with folklore music and dance.

“Started nice, the pick up from the hotel, the guide and the psnoremic tour was O.K but thsn we arrived to the restaurant. We got nice mixed salad with Boulgarian cheese on top, was good and now, the traditional meal was 4 small chicken pieces with backed potatos, thats it! No traditional added, no any…”

41 reviews4 hours (approx.)From $161.77by P Group

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Private City Tour of Sofia

Private City Tour of Sofia - The 4th-Century Thread: Saint Sofia Church and the Council of Serdica

9.Private City Tour of Sofia

★ 4.5

A private, English-guided Sofia walk that strings together iconic Orthodox sites, Ottoman landmarks, and Roman Serdica ruins in 2–4 hours.

“Stoyan is an amazing guide, knows a lot about the history of Bulgaria and the buildings in the central city. Very candid in his conversations which we truly appreciated. We had a very short window in which we wanted to get this same day trip arranged at a time which worked for us based on…”

34 reviews2 to 4 hours (approx.)From $31.10by VisitBulgariaOn Bespoke Experiences

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Plovdiv guided walking tour

Plovdiv guided walking tour - Starting at Eastern Gate: the quickest way to get oriented

10.Plovdiv guided walking tour

★ 5.0

Small-group Plovdiv Old Town walk with live English commentary, starting at Eastern Gate and ending near the Roman Stadium.

“A great walking tour and highly recommended. Why do I have to write so much for this review to accepted?”

31 reviews2 hours (approx.)From $22.83by City Tour Ltd.

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