Bulgaria · HISTORICAL TOURS

The 10 Best Historical Tours in Bulgaria

10 tours  ·  from $20 a head

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Full-day Nis and Serbian History Tour from Sofia - Skull Tower and the Battle of Čegar
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Full-day Nis and Serbian History Tour from Sofia

1.Full-day Nis and Serbian History Tour from Sofia

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 90 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $83Our pick

Review of the full-day Niš tour from Sofia, with Roman ruins, Skull Tower, a Nazi camp, Serbian food, border tips, and honest value advice.

“Everything was perfection. The tour started on time, the minibus was clean and Gorge was an amazing driver and guide. He effortlessly navigated us through Nis and gave us plenty of free time for lunch and souvenirs. Gorge was also very knowledgeable about the culture, history and even geography of the Balkans so it was fun and a learning experience. He made sure we had enough rest stops and kept us entertained on the ride. I highly recommend this tour with Gorge, he’s one of the best guides I’ve encountered in over 53 countries.”

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Sofia: History and Heritage - Small Group City Tour - Saint Sofia Basilica and the layers beneath the city
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Sofia: History and Heritage – Small Group City Tour

2.Sofia: History and Heritage – Small Group City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 84 reviews · 2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $19Best value

Explore Sofia’s Roman ruins, grand churches, royal landmarks, and local stories on a small-group walking tour with useful food tips.

“This a great tour for history buffs! Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and answered all our questions. Sofia is a beautiful city and this tour showed much of what we were hoping to see.”

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Special History And Wine Tour including Wine Tasting - Six wines and five small Bulgarian pairings
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Special History And Wine Tour including Wine Tasting

3.Special History And Wine Tour including Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 63 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $24

Tour DiVes Estate Winery near Nessebar for Battle of Aheloy history, six Bulgarian wines, local bites, and Black Sea views.

“This was an amazing experience. Dimitar was so passionate about his wines and deservedly so, they were some of the nicest wines we'd ever tasted especially the rose. It was so interesting to see the machinery and hear about how he strives to improve his business year on year. Dimitar was a very likeable host and easy to get on with, he really made the experience! Couldn't recommend this enough”

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Sofia Communist History 2-Hour Tour in a Classic Trabant - NDK and the meaning of 1,300 years
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Sofia Communist History 2-Hour Tour in a Classic Trabant

4.Sofia Communist History 2-Hour Tour in a Classic Trabant

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 45 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Ride Sofia in a classic Trabant while exploring Communist-era landmarks, socialist art, secret police history, and Bulgaria’s road to 1989.

“Excellent experience! Dany tour guide drives very well this UNIQUE car of the gold epoque of Communism in Bulgaria! I recall when I was a child I saw many potos of the TRABI or TRAVI in magazines and now I wanted to see it and live it! but the most extraordinary is to have a driver telling you things of the Sofia life in the Communist time! It is nice to hear the history of the production and manufacturing of the TRABANT in the former German Democratic Republic when Erik Honecker was the President and what happened when the Bulgarians wanted to import the TRABANT car. Besides, the evolution of…”

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Rila Monastery and St. Ivan Cave History & Nature Trip from Sofia - Meeting beside the Vasil Levski Monument
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Rila Monastery and St. Ivan Cave History & Nature Trip from Sofia

5.Rila Monastery and St. Ivan Cave History & Nature Trip from Sofia

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $24

Visit Bulgaria’s Rila Monastery and St. Ivan Cave from Sofia, with an English guide, forest walk, audio guide, and free cancellation.

“Wonderful tour from the organization to the tour guide, would recommend and hope to have the opportunity to book another trip again. Anthony was a great guide, friendly, kind, gave a very good description of the important points to see, good sense of humor. The driver was amazing driving very safely too.”

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Bulgarian Food tasting, cullinary-historical tour, Cooking class - A menu shaped around your appetite and skill
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Bulgarian Food tasting, cullinary-historical tour, Cooking class

Private Sofia Half Day Tour with Boyana Church and National History Museum - The National History Museum: 5,000 years in 90 minutes
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Private Sofia Half Day Tour with Boyana Church and National History Museum

7.Private Sofia Half Day Tour with Boyana Church and National History Museum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $126

Explore Sofia’s Roman ruins, Boyana Church frescoes, and Bulgaria’s past at the National History Museum on a private half-day tour.

“Excellent guide, showed us parts of Sofia we would have missed. He was very knowledgeable about Sofia and Bulgaria history, and very educated in his explanations. Boyana and the National History Museum were impressive and worthwhile Only negative was the small, uncomfortable car.”

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Hiking in Pirin- the UNESCO World Heritage Natural Park with a visit of Bansko - Weather, altitude, and what to pack
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Hiking in Pirin- the UNESCO World Heritage Natural Park with a visit of Bansko

Buzludzha Monument Trips, Communist History Tours, Historical Tours, Plovdiv Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours

Communist Heritage Tour- Buzludzha and The Might of the East Block Aviation

Plovdiv-History and Craft beer Small Group Tour - The drive from Sofia to Plovdiv
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Plovdiv-History and Craft beer Small Group Tour

10.Plovdiv-History and Craft beer Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $104

Explore Plovdiv’s Roman ruins and Old Town, then taste six Bulgarian craft beers on a small-group day trip from Sofia.

“The tour was so much fun and I really enjoyed trying local food and beer. I learned a lot too on the drive there and and back and had great company. I would highly recommend this to anyone!”

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