The 10 Best Bachkovo Monastery Trips

1.Small group tour to Plovdiv, Asen’s Fortress and Bachkovo Monastery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 164 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $90Our pick

Review of BulTrips’ 9-hour Sofia day trip to Plovdiv, Asen’s Fortress, and Bachkovo Monastery, with practical tips on value, walking, and timing.

“So much to see in Plovdiv it was good to have an experienced person help pull it all together. Wish we had a little more time to explore certain parts and while the recommendation for lunch was perfect from a culinary perspective it did not leave any time to go back to previous spots. Only suggestion is that it was hard to hear in the back seat of the transport so maybe a microphone or something else to project to all”

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2.Wonderful Bridges-Bachkovo Monastery-Assen’s Fortress – day tour from Plovdiv

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $134

Explore Asen’s Fortress, Bachkovo Monastery, and the Wonderful Bridges on a private day trip from Plovdiv with mountain views and local insight.

“The trip was wonderful. I had a careful and competent guide. The duration of the trip is above the estimated one, ie the trip lasts 8-9 hours. This is because of bad roads. Everything I saw was very beautiful. The trip deserves to be done”

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3.Bachkovo Monastery & Asen’s Fortress – day tour from Plovdiv

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $98

Review of a half-day Plovdiv tour to Asen’s Fortress and Bachkovo Monastery, with hotel pickup, expert guides, mountain views, and useful tips.

“Very interesting excursion from Plovdiv and that allows to see the area around. The sites are located about 40 minutes away, which limits travel time and allows a focus on visits. Our guide Kamen was very friendly, interesting and flexible. Loved the experience!Auto-translated”

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4.Private trip to Bachkovo Monastery and Assen’s Fortress

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $55

Visit Bachkovo Monastery and Asen’s Fortress from Plovdiv on a private half-day trip with pickup, a scenic drive, and local guide Lyuben.

“Hidden gem of Bulgaria! The tour guide was friendly, accommodating, knowledgeable, and kind! Would 100% recommend this tour!”

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5.Plovdiv, Asen’s Fortress and Bachkovo Monastery small group tour with pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 9 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $94

Explore Plovdiv, Asen’s Fortress, and Bachkovo Monastery on a small-group day trip from Sofia with hotel pickup and an English-speaking guide.

“This was an amazingly varied trip and Ventsi was a great guide with really interesting historical knowledge. We would really recommend this trip, wear good shoes, there are lots of cobbled streets in Plovdiv and the access to the fortress is uneven. We all really enjoyed it and being picked up and dropped back to the hotel was wonderful after a long day. All in all just great.”

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6.Plovdiv and Bachkovo Monastery tour from Sofia

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $150

Explore Plovdiv’s Roman ruins and Bachkovo Monastery on a nine-hour Sofia day trip with hotel pickup and a local guide.

“We had a very knowledgeable guide named Todor. Highly recommended.”

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7.Private 1-day Trip To Wonderful Bridges-Bachkovo-Asen’s Fortress from Plovdiv

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 6 reviews · from $45Best value

Review this private Plovdiv day trip to Asen’s Fortress, Bachkovo Monastery, and the Wonderful Bridges, with honest value and booking advice.

“**SCAM ALERT** DO NOT BOOK THIS TOUR Once we booked, operator asked for 180€ more for transportation. The tour operator was very rude and unprofessional. Would not cancel the reservation, so we ended up pay 93 USD for a google document. The document was Read more”

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8.Sofia: Small Group to Plovdiv and Bachkovo Monastery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $80

Explore Plovdiv’s Roman and Revival-era streets, then visit Bachkovo Monastery on an 8-hour small-group trip from Sofia.

“Doblin a Knowledgeable and friendly guide. Considerate of your needs and checking on what you would like to do. Plovdiv an. Interesting city with historic old town.”

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9.Private Day Trip to Plovdiv and Bachkovo Monastery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $207

Review of a private Sofia day trip to Plovdiv and Bachkovo Monastery, with private transport, expert guides, practical tips, and value advice.

“Very nice, Nicholas was very accommodating and gave us good information and history of the Plovdiv area.”

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10.Private tour to Plovdiv, Bachkovo monastery and Asen’s fortress

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 8 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $164

Explore Plovdiv, Bachkovo Monastery, and Asen’s Fortress on a private Sofia day trip with a guide, transfers, and ancient sites.

“We had a wonderful time with Campfire BG tours on our tour of Plovdiv. This is a don't miss opportunity and we are so glad we booked this experience while we were in Sofia. Our guide was personally welcoming and so knowledgable about the key sites in Plovdiv and the history - she even took some great pictures of us and pointed out some local artists for us to stop and buy art/souvenirs from. In addition to the beautiful scenery and walking tour of Plovdiv, we loved the visit to Villa Yustina winery. It was a great capstone to the day. The tour and tasting were fabulous and at every…”

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