Duration
8 days 7 nights

Model Program
1st DAY: Arrival in Sofia
Arrival in Sofia. Transfer to hotel. Accommodation and dinner. Overnight in Sofia.

2nd DAY: Sofia
Breakfast. Sightseeing tour of the Bulgarian capital: Entrance to the St. Sofia Church, St. George Rothonda and the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. Walking tour and see the St. Nikolay Russian Church, the Ivan Vazov National Theatre, the Ruins of the ancient city Serdica. Lunch in local restaurant in Sofia. Visit to the National Historical Museum in Boyana and the Boyana Church (an UNESCO's World Heritage site). Overnight and dinner in Sofia.

3rd DAY: Sofia - Rila monastery - Plovdiv
Breakfast. Departure to the Rila monastery - the largest and most famous monastery in Bulgaria, a UNESCO world heritage site. Visit the monastery and the main Holy Virgin Church. Lunch with fresh trout from the nearby river. Departure to the city of Plovdiv. Sightseeing program in Plovdiv: visit to the Old Town with its well preserved renaissance houses, the Roman Theater, the St. Constantine and Helena Church. Accommodation and dinner. Overnight in Plovdiv.

4TH DAY: Plovdiv - Kazanlak - Veliko Tarnovo
Breakfast. Departure to Kasanlak and visit to the Thracian Tomb (copy) – an UNESCO monument and the Shipka Memorial church. Departure to the open-air ethnographic museum of old crafts ETARA. Visit the ETARA museum and lunch. In the late afternoon departure to the town of Veliko Tarnovo - the old capital of the second Bulgarian Kingdom. Accommodation and dinner. Overnight in Veliko Tarnovo.

5TH DAY: Veliko Tarnovo - Bucharest
Breakfast. Visit to the Tsarevets Hill and fortress. After proceed to Bucharest, Romania. Lunch in Bucharest. In the afternoon panorama city tour of Bucharest: the Village Museum, the Arch of Triumph, the Victoriei square, Victoria Palace (The Government), the Romanian Athenaeum, the Royal Palace, the Parliament's Palace. Accommodation and dinner. Overnight in Bucharest.

6TH DAY: Bucharest - Sinaia - Brasov
Breakfast. Departure to Brasov. On the way stop in Sinaia, the beautiful mountain resort in the Karpat mountains. Visit the Peles Castle, one of Romania's most beautiful palaces and the summer residence of the Romanian kings. Lunch in Sinaia. Arriving in Brasov. Walking city tour of the medieval city visiting the Black Church, the Town Hall, the Black Tower, the White Tower, Ecaterina's Gate, Schei Gate and the Rope Street - the narrowest street in Europe. Accommodation and dinner. Overnight in Brasov.

7TH DAY: Brasov - Bucharest
Breakfast. Departure to Bran for visit Bran Castle - Dracula's Castle. Lunch. Departure to Bucharest. Afternoon free at leisure. Dinner in restaurant with folklore program. Overnight in Bucharest.

8TH DAY: Departure
Breakfast and transfer to the airport.