Trekking holidays in Bulgaria
Meet in the team resort in Sofia. An individual timed transfer from Sofia Airport is supplied.
Arrive in Sofia. KE Land just bundle starts with friends transfer to our hotel into the city where we sign in for our first overnight. The resort Sveta Sofia has actually an excellent central place and it is within walking distance for the basilica and old city. Based on your arrival time you may have time and energy to explore the center of Sofia ingesting a number of the places that interesting money provides. Recommended see in Sofia could be the Crypt Icon Museum when you look at the Aleksander Nevski Cathedral which holds the greatest number of Orthodox icons in European countries, an overall total of 200 icons online dating from the 13th to 19th Century. This impressive basilica, the largest east Orthodox cathedral in the world, can take as much as 10, 000 folks as well as its exhibit is a beautiful gold plated dome. Late afternoon we will just take a stroll through streets of Sofia before appreciating supper in an area restaurant.
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Transfer to Borovets. Dazzling ascent of Musala (2925m). Short transfer to Samokov.
Our first trekking time additionally the possibility to ascend the nation's highest top Mount Musala (2925m). After making the town, we head for the Rila Mountains by transferring (1.5hrs) to Borovets, Bulgaria’s most well-known skiing and alpine resort. In cold temperatures that is a bustling and increasingly popular ski resort, however in summertime its completely less noisy, with an as however mainly undeveloped summertime. We utilize the gondola raise from centre of town to ascend approx. 1000m (up above the forest) to Jastrebec. After around 90 moments of amount walking we ascend steadily to achieve our very first hill hut for the journey. The Musala Hut is typical of numerous we’ll find during our trek and we’ll simply take a picnic meal here. From here the terrain becomes rockier once we pass several small ponds and perhaps the odd snow area particularly in early period. After about one hour . 5 we make the last ascent towards summit along the bouldery and cabled north ridge. Today's hiking is challenging but a fantastic introduction on 'Bulgarian Alps' – crazy, remote and craggy with spectacular mountain ponds dotted across the tracks. On achieving the summit we’ll make time to appreciate the breath-taking panorama and take our very first Bulgarian Summit pictures! At 2925m, Musala may be the greatest peak in Bulgaria as well as the entire Balkan Peninsula and from right here you can find extensive views in to the Rila range as well as tomorrow’s trekking route. Our lineage takes us back again to the chair raise and right down to the area. A short transfer of 30mins takes us to your inviting retirement in Samokov.
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- Ascent 800m
- Length 13km
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- Lineage 900m
- Time 5 - 6 hrs trekking