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PLOVDIV, BACHKOVO MONASTERY AND THE RED WALL NATURE RESERVE / Bulgaria

  • Plovdiv, Bachkovo Monastery and the Red Wall Nature Reserve
  • Plovdiv, Bachkovo Monastery and the Red Wall Nature Reserve
  • Plovdiv, Bachkovo Monastery and the Red Wall Nature Reserve
  • Plovdiv, Bachkovo Monastery and the Red Wall Nature Reserve
ITINERARY:
We will pick you up early in the morning from your hotel or address in Sofia and within two hours journey by private car or minivan we will be at the starting point of the hike in the Rhodope Mountains. We walk on a picturesque trail upstream Slivov Dol river and its numerous cascades where many orchids can be spotted. We reach Slivodolsko Padalo waterfall (49 m), among the tallest in the Rhodope Mountains. After a short break we walk back to the car and after a short transfer we arrive in Bachkovo Monastery for a sightseeing tour and lunch. Later the journey continues with a short transfer and city tour of Plovdiv, one of the oldest cities in Europe. In the late afternoon we head towards Sofia, where our driver will leave you at your place.

Walking time: approx. 2 hours
Total ascent / descent: approx. 180 m
Bus / car transfers duration: approx. 4 hours