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Best day trips from Varna

The best day trips from Varna, from Aladzha Monastery 25 minutes away to Veliko Tarnovo at 3 hours, ranked by drive time and what each day is like.
Devil’s Throat Cave and Trigrad Gorge from Plovdiv

Devil’s Throat Cave is about 3 hours from Plovdiv on Rhodope mountain roads. Tour length, steps and timings for a long but rewarding day with a driver.
Do you need a guide as well as a driver?

Do you need a guide as well as a driver in Bulgaria? The difference between the two, where a licensed guide adds most, and how to arrange one…
Etar open-air museum and Tryavna: a day with a driver

The Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex and Tryavna in one day from Veliko Tarnovo: about 1 hour to Etar, a timed plan, and what to see in each place.
Hire a driver for a day in Sofia: how it works

Hiring a driver for a day in Sofia: how to plan the route, what to tell us when booking, how long common trips take and what is up…
Hisarya Roman town: a half-day trip from Plovdiv

Hisarya is about 45 km from Plovdiv, under an hour by car. A half-day plan for the Roman walls, the Camels gate, the Roman tomb and the mineral…
How to get to Buzludzha without a car

Buzludzha is about 20 km from Kazanlak and Shipka, with no bus to the top. How to get there from Plovdiv or Kazanlak, and what you can see…
Iskar Gorge and Cherepish Monastery: a day out from Sofia

The Iskar Gorge starts about 30 km north of Sofia; Cherepish Monastery is about 75 km away. A flexible day of cliffs, river views and a quiet monastery.
Koprivshtitsa day trip from Sofia

Koprivshtitsa is about 110 km from Sofia, under 2 hours by car. Why the train is awkward, which house-museums to see and a sample day plan.
Krushuna Waterfalls and Devetashka Cave: a day with a driver

Krushuna Waterfalls and Devetashka Cave in one day from Veliko Tarnovo or Lovech: drive times, the walk at the falls, a sample plan and what to check.