Rila Monastery Private Tour
4.5

Rila Monastery Private Tour

By V Travel
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Ages 1-95
Duration: 8h
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Live guide: English
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Audio guide: German, English, Italian, French, Spanish
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  • Driver/guide
  • Professional guide in English
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Private tour
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Pick up
  • Drop off
What's not included
  • Food and drinks
  • Entry/Admission - Boyana Church


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
    Hotel pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
      End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

        • Not wheelchair accessible
        If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 20487P28

        • All year round women need to have kneels and shoulders covered. Warm clothes and low heel shoes.
        • Most travelers can participate
        • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

        • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

        If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 20487P28

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        About the operator
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        • V Travel
          326
          Sofia, Bulgaria
          Joined in July 2012
        • kathyD2274
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Must see, one of a kind experience
          Great festival- so much to see, food to taste, bells to hear. Such a unique experience for someone from the States. Highly recommend
          Written February 7, 2025
        • Tim L
          0 contributions
          1.0 of 5 bubbles
          Didn’t get to visit as trip was cancelled on the morning of the trip
          Booked our trip to the monastery and then the thermal baths Were disappointed to be told our trip was cancelled on the morning of the trip
          Written January 26, 2025
        • VololompitiaA
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Wonderful monastery. Fantastic Sauna at snowing. Go there when you can. Kindly drive and guide.
          Wonderfull monastery and place. Sauna at the snowing time. Yeeee no need to drop in the cold water.( Lol) Money value. Fantastic and friendly drive and guide. Go there when you can.
          Written January 15, 2025
        • CaptainCookieDaddy
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great company
          They were very easy to work with. We did the one day trip to North Macedonia. Our driver/guide Georgi was amazing. He was very accommodating, knowable, and friendly.
          Written January 8, 2025
        • 24krzysztofz
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great tour
          It is a professionally organized trip where you can enjoy the Rafting Tour and admire Bulgaria's wonderful Rila Monastery. Founded in the 10th century it is a unique Unesco Heritage site and in all of Europe can only be rivaled by Mesquita Cathedral in Cordoba, Spain, We had a great time.
          Written January 8, 2025
        • Y6179GPmariag
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Wonderful sport talk culture
          A day full of sport, emotion, diving and culture, our guide Stefan was able to accompany us with anecdotes about current society and Bulgarian history throughout the journey. I also appreciated the stop at the typical kiosk for lunch. Wonderful experience, I recommend it!
          Written January 8, 2025
        • Londoner5869
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          A Convenient and Amazing Day Trip
          This tour is a great way to experience another country while visiting Sofia. The guide was excellent, speaking both languages fluently, which made navigating border control a breeze—a process that could otherwise be a bit tricky. Once in Nis, there’s plenty of free time to explore the city on your own and enjoy a delicious lunch at a local grill house. It’s a perfect chance to wander around, soak up the atmosphere, and try some authentic Serbian food. The guided stops were well-organized and very informative. Highlights included the Nis concentration camp, the fascinating Skull Tower, and the Roman ruins of Mediana, each offering insights into Serbia’s rich and complex history. If you’re looking to add a bit of adventure and cultural discovery to your trip, this is a solid option. A well-paced and enjoyable way to see Serbia for a day!
          Written December 28, 2024
        • Ankita S
          0 contributions
          1.0 of 5 bubbles
          Unfulfilled trip
          Canceling my 'get your guide' activity for Serbia with less than 24 hours to go is the most unprofessional operator I have ever come across! I will complain against them to consumer law. People come solo from all over the world, it doesn't mean they inform solo traveler with less than 12 hours to go when people have planned trips 1-2 months before!
          Written December 3, 2024
        • arezous668
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great experience. Highly recommend
          My sister and I took this tour in Sofia. Lubo, our tour guide was great. The trip was well organised. I booked the trip via phone 2 hours before the trip by calling the number I found in google. Thank you team!
          Written November 25, 2024
        • Mark H
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great trip. Highly recommended.
          Excellent day out to Nis, Philip our driver & guide was fun, informative & great company. He took us to a great Serbian restaurant for lunch and the day was full of interesting stops. Weather was perfect too which helped. Definitely worth it.
          Written November 11, 2024
        • 734aland
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Wonderful experience to see three countries in one day. Great service too.
          This was a highlight of our time in Bulgaria, in fact probably the highlight. The trip was wonderful, taking in a mainly Bulgarian town (Bosilegrad) in a remote mountainous part of Serbia, and the Osogovski monastery in North Macedonia. We enjoyed our time with our knowledgeable and friendly tour guide and driver Georgi, who went out of his way to accommodate us. The price seemed a little high when I booked, but it was certainly worth it as just about everything in the trip was included. We also enjoyed a lovely coffee shop in Bosilegrad and a fantastic restaurant just outside the town of Kriva Palanka (close to the monastery), although usually the lunch is at the monastery (it was closed the day we went, but we loved the alternative venue). Even the border crossings add a sense of uncertainty and adventure to the trip. Based on this experience I would certainly book another tour with V Travel.
          Written November 2, 2024
        • alisonrM2071TR
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Good introduction to Serbia! Nis is v interesting.
          Good day out of Sofia to get a quick introduction to Croatian history & more of the Balkans. Ivan our driver-guide was an excellent communicator who enthusiastically regaled us with information & answered all questions. The van was comfortable; attention was paid to our needs. We saw loads of interesting things.
          Written October 24, 2024
        • N1564OUaliceh
          0 contributions
          4.0 of 5 bubbles
          Lovely day trip from Sofia
          The monastery was absolutely beautiful. The drive to get there also had lovely scenery. We only spent 30/40 minutes there, but that was enough. We then went to a restaurant that served very nice traditional food. The spa was a lovely end to the day. It could do with some refurbishing but was a relaxing spot.
          Written October 22, 2024
        • dagmar1957
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Long day
          The meeting point was hard to find,no number to orient by.They should weight it is next to moskee and opposite Mac Donald.But we had driver Stefan,very good driver,friendly and service minded.Skopje is beautiful town,lots of culture and art.Go for it!But the best is ask for pick up at your hotel.
          Written October 13, 2024
        • WayfaringLibertarian
          0 contributions
          1.0 of 5 bubbles
          Unreliable and unresponsive tour company
          If you plan to book a trip with this company, I suggest you do so at your own risk. If you look at their reviews for their various trip offerings, you will see that they have a pattern of canceling at the last minute. If you decide to give them a chance (like I did) and run to into any issues with your booking or have any questions for them - don’t expect to get a response. I wish I had just paid an additional $30 for this day trip and booked with a competitor. I suppose that $30 might have gotten me professionalism and responses to my inquiries.
          Written October 2, 2024
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        DonnyBrody
        Jerusalem, Israel6 contributions
        4.0 of 5 bubbles
        May 2019 • Couples
        very good service for private tour and airport transfer. Alex the guide/driver was nice nowledgable and acomodating
        Written May 20, 2019
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        Helen K
        1 contribution
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        May 2019 • Friends
        Booked a private tour with V Travel , tour guide was excellent very friendly &’very informative. The tour was a hike to Stob pyramids & Rila Monastery , both throughly enjoyable. I arrived in Bulgaria with zero knowledge about its history & left with enough to write a short thesis.
        Thank you to the driver.
        Written May 7, 2019
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