Booking fee
The booking fee includes the costs of booking your tickets such as charges for payment processing. It also covers the provision of our customer care center for processing your order, and all charges imposed by our suppliers.
* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Explore the Seven Rila Lakes, the jewel of the Rila Mountains National Park and admire breathtaking alpine scenery! Escape the summer heat in Sofia and enjoy the refreshing mountain climate of the highest mountain of the Balkans! Come join us for a pleasant, easy to moderate walk and relax deeply at the end of the day in thermal pools fed by hot spring waters! All this within a day tour from Sofia!
VAT and all local taxes
Pick up / drop off at your hotel or address in Sofia
Licensed mountain guide throughout the tour
All transfers
Entrance fee for Sapareva Banya thermal spa’s (from 15 Lev / 8 € per person)
Lunch and drinks (allow 5 € - 6 € for a lunch pack or 8 € - 10 € for 3 course lunch in a mountain hut restaurant)
Pick-up from the traveller's hotel, address of accommodation, or other preferred location in Sofia
Traveler pickup
Vrazhdebna Airport, Sofia, Bulgaria
Seven Rila Lakes, Sofia, Bulgaria Two to five hours hike in Rila National Park in the Seven Rila Lakes cirque admiring spectacular mountain sceneries. 300 minutes
Rila Mountains, Rila, Bulgaria You will be picked up early in the morning from your hotel or address in Sofia for a wonderful journey in the Rila Mountains. Within 1.5 hours you will arrive at Pionerska hut (1520 m.), from where the group will take a chair lift to the Rila Lakes hut situated above the tree line at 2150 m.a.s.l. in the Rila Mountains National Park.
Sapareva Banya, Sapareva Banya, Bulgaria Deep relaxation after the hike in Sapareva Banya thermal baths fed by one of the hottest mineral springs in Europe with temperature of the water of 103 degrees Celsius. 120 minutes
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Operator will be in contact with you regarding weather conditions and what to bring (type of clothing, boots, etc.)
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
GIL_S
23 Apr 2023
Very responsive operator. Guide very patient and kind. Incredible landscape views.
The description said this is a walking tour for beginners but that was not my experiance. Snow hiking was difficult with steep climbing.
Be sure to contact the operator before-hand to fully understand the equipment needed and any extra costs.
sofiac890
14 Apr 2023
A really good trip!! Vesselin was our tour guide and he was exceptional! Amazing knowledge of the area and felt like we were with an old friend. Unfortunately it was too windy for the chair lift but we still got to do an amazing hike and saw 5 waterfalls. We experienced all four seasons in 1 day !!
Would definitely recommend !
Shivashree_S
13 Apr 2023
This was an amazing trip from Sofia to the Rila lakes. Our guide Genko was a very sweet person and really helpful! I was not aware it would snow terribly on the top and had missed to carry my winter boots, but Genko ensured to find a way to help get me to buy new boots on the way, to ensure I wasn't cold when we reached the top! Unfortunately due to weather conditions we couldn't hike fully...but it was still worth it :) We later visited a wonderful thermal spring bath, which made our day!
This tour in
Sofia
is organized by
Azimut Tours Ltd.
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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