BULGARIA
Bulgaria's best days out.
The 10 best sofia city & walking tours in Bulgaria. What each one involves, who runs it, and what you will pay.
Communist Walking Tour of Sofia: a 3-hour English walk past Soviet-era monuments, NDK, and a Berlin Wall piece, guided for $21.77.
“This was a great tour. I wasn’t sure what to expect at first, but our guide Vasil was super friendly and full of knowledge. The tour was over before I knew it. Highly recommend.”
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.
“This tour was a fantastic way to discover Sofia’s most important landmarks. What made it really special was our guide, Nikola — knowledgeable, friendly, and someone who made me feel completely at ease from the start. He shared fascinating insights into Bulgaria’s history and took the time to answer all my questions thoroughly. It felt…”
Walk Sofia’s history in 2 hours with a small English group. Step inside Alexander Nevsky, St. Sofia, Rotunda, and more.
“Our guide was just fantastic! He clearly had a passion for his country/city and he answered question after question patiently and fully. We didn’t just do the mainstream but saw some out of the way/unexpected gems. It was a weekend so some things were closed but he was able to get us into one place…”
Private 2-hour walking tour of Sofia’s best-known sights: churches, ancient Serdica, museums, and government buildings with an English guide.
“We recently enjoyed a 2-hour city center tour of Sofia with Vasil, and it was a highlight of our stay. Although we had been exploring the city center on our own for the past two days, Vasil brought the history and culture of Sofia to life in a way we hadn’t experienced. His deep knowledge,…”
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…”
Small-group English walk in Sofia to three major churches and key city-center landmarks, led by a local guide with tips.
“Our guide was very knowledgeable and organized. I appreciated his attention to details and history. We were able to get to quite a few sites and he gave restaurant recommends and other tips at the end.”
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.”
Evening panoramic drive through Sofia’s lit landmarks, then a 3-course Bulgarian dinner with folklore music and dance.
“Pick up for our hotel, driver took us to sights around Sofia, which we were able to to get out with out fabulous guide Deni ( we were on her afternoon delight tour earlier in the week, which i recommend.) Her knowledge and enthusiasm was great. We were lucky it was just the 3 of…”
A private, English-guided Sofia walk that strings together iconic Orthodox sites, Ottoman landmarks, and Roman Serdica ruins in 2–4 hours.
“This was an awesome walking tour. The guide was very knowledgeable and we were able to learn a lot of history about the city and Bulgaria. The terrain was flat but it was awesome to see parts of ancient Bulgaria under the city.”
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?”
