Sofia Green Tour - free biking and hiking tours with English speaking guides
Free HIKE tour ( from 25 April until November ) * No reservation required, Just show up!
1. Free "BOYANA HIKING tour"
Escape from the busy city - spend a day of healthy hiking from the protected by UNESCO Boyana church to the beautuful Boyana waterfall and Boyana lake. See a panoramic view of Sofia city from the Vithosha mountain!
Duration: around 5 hours
* START TIME: (every day) 11:00 (11AM) no reservation required, Just show up! (Please come at the meeting point 10 minutes before the starting time)
* START POINT: front of National Theater "Ivan Vazov"
* FREE Experienced Guide (English-speaking) Ours volunteers – guides works on donations. You set the price of a tour, depending on how well we are performing.
Group size: from 2 to 20 persons
Distance: around 8 km.
Difficulty: moderate.
> Boyana Church (30 min.)
> Boyana Waterfall and Boyana lake (4 hrs.)
* INSURANCE- we do not provide any Insurance. We advise you to make insurance for the period of your stay abroad.
* THINGS TO BRING:
Trekking or sport shoes;
1L bottle of water;
Sandwich;
Smile :)
* TOUR EXPENSES:
Transfer expenses to the Boyana church and back ( by taxi ):
> Per Person - around 6 Leva ( 3 Euro )
If you want to see the Boyana church inside - entrance fee:
> Regular - 10 Leva ( 5 Euro ) > Student - 2 Leva ( 1 Euro )
START POINT: front of National Theater "Ivan Vazov"
Start Point Geo-Tag: Latitude: 42.694620 Longitude: 23.325863
Sofia Green Tour is a non-profit organization, a project of the Eco-oriented Factor foundation. The organization is living only by donations and sponsorship. The tours we provide are free and the guides are volunteers. You can help us to develop the organization and to become better by leaving a tip, making a donation, liking our facebook page or posting a review about us in http://www.tripadvisor.com/. Thank you very much!
Tour 2Vitosha mountainfree "Vitosha Panorama" (Boyana Hike Tour v.2.0) (Just for a group with booking)
Guided Length: 15 km/9.3miles, Difficulty: moderate Duration: 7 hours Departure from the center of Sofia: 9:00 / Return Center Sofia: 18:00
Start Point: National Theater Ivan Vazov
Tour Expenses: transfer fee: ( taxi + tram) around 15 leva
Beautiful and not difficult route with panoramic views of the Sofia plain. Visit the Boyana Church, The Boyana waterfall, panoramic Kamen Del peak and popular climbing site Kominite (Chimneys). For hour and a half gradually ascent by a winding path to the Boyana waterfall, and 15-20 minutes later we are in hospitable chalet Momina skala (Maiden rock).There lunch chalet hosts specialties and continue to the mountain ridge. For about an hour climb Kamen Del peak providing a breathtaking view over the city and the surrounding mountains. From the peak descend to the climbing site Kominite (Chimneys), and from there we go towards the intermediate station of the chairlift Bay Krastio - a great place to drink mountain tea. From here you can descend to Dragalevtsi by either walking or taking the lift, where we can also visit the Dragalevski monastery.
* FREE Experienced Guide (English-speaking) Ours volunteers – guides work on donations. You set the price of a tour, depending on how well we are performing.
Tour 3Lozen mountain free "Pancharevski Gorge" (Just for a group with booking)
Guided Length: 14 km / 8,5 miles, Difficulty: easy, Duration: 6 hours, Departure from the center of Sofia: 10:00 / Return Center Sofia: 19:00
Start Point: National Theater Ivan Vazov
Tour Expenses: transfer fee: (metro + bus) around 5 leva
We go from the city center and dive into the subway of Sofia. It brings us to the eastern neighborhood of Mladost, where we take the suburban bus to Pancharevo lake - a favorite place for recreation and fishing exploits of local residents. We get the dam wall and go for it. From here we are going up Eco Trail Pancharevo lake and go over the whole lake.We get at the end of the lake and crossing the road entering the village zone Kokalyane. In the center of the village can look at the St. George Church. After the village go by "King Yasenov road" so named because it leads to the Fortress of the last Bulgarian tsar of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom Shishman. When you go over the river Vedena fortress is revealed in all its beauty. We get to the river and Devil's Bridge. Before you go and look at the fortress and meander which is we are going up to the ancient monastery of St. Archangel Michael. We get back to the river and we can spend hours in meander and around the ruins of the fortress. Depending on the time before and then we journey to the roadside restaurant Goldfish for fresh trout and other tasty dishes.
* FREE Experienced Guide (English-speaking) Ours volunteers – guides work on donations. You set the price of a tour, depending on how well we are performing.
Tour 4Vitosha mountainfree "Vitosha - City To Summit " (Just for a group with booking)
Guided Sutherdays Trail: See here Distance: 10 km / 8 miles Difficulty: moderate Duration: 7 hours Departure from the center of Sofia: 10:00 / Return Center Sofia: 19:00
Start Point: National Theater Ivan Vazov
Tour Expenses: transfer fee: ( taxi + bus) around 15 leva
A true mountaineering route that passes through the highest part of Mount Vitosha. As a true hikers we go early and move to the foothills of the mountain. We will get a bus from Hladilnika Bus Station to tourist center Aleko. Once we are high in the mountains we go to the highest peak of Vitosha - Black Peak - 2290 m asl. We drink tea at the top and then continue down through the beautiful overview Plateau - protected alpine area to the west side of the mountain.
* FREE Experienced Guide (English-speaking) Ours volunteers – guides work on donations. You set the price of a tour, depending on how well we are performing.
Sofia Green Tour | Telephone: +359 885 523630 | E-mail: sofiagreentour@gmail.com