🏨 Day Trip from Bucharest to Veliko Tarnovo Bulgaria Activity

Day Trip from Bucharest to Veliko Tarnovo Bulgaria

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From $174.62

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Departs: Bucharest, Bucharest

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

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Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Optimize your time in the Balkans on a day tour to Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria. Round-trip transfer from your Bucharest hotel ensures a hassle-free journey, leaving you free to absorb rural vistas, explore historic landmarks, and gain intimate insight into the region’s past and present from your small-group guide. Avoid hidden costs with admission fees to Basarbovo Monastery, Tsarevets fortress, and Nicopolis ad Istrum ruins included in the price.

What's Included

Driver/Tour guide

Hotel/Address drop-off

Hotel/Address pickup

Live commentary on board

What's Not Included

Food and drinks

Traveler Information

ADULT: Age: 7 - 85

Additional Info

Child seats are free of charge. In accordance with the legal provisions in force, the child seat is mandatory, please request at time of booking.
COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Public transportation options are available nearby
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Child seats are free of charge. In accordance with the legal provisions in force, the child seat is mandatory, please request at time of booking.
COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Public transportation options are available nearby
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

St. Dimitrii of Basarbovo Monastery

Begin your day trip to Veliko Tarnovo with a departure from your hotel in Bucharest in the morning. You will drive south, crossing the Danube River which separates Romania from Bulgaria. First stop will be Basarabov Monastery, the only monastery in Bulgaria carved in the rock and inhabited since its establishment. It is so named because of its proximity to the town of Basarbovo, and dedicated to St. Dimitri of Basarabov, a resident of the monastery in the 17th century.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Tsarevets

Not far from Basarabov Monastery is the charming medieval city,Veliko Tarnovo,often referred to as the "City of the Tsars", located on the Yantra River and is famously known as the historical capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire. You will walk on the cobbled streets in the historical quarter of Samovodskata Charshiya and up on the hill, you will discover the fortress of Tsarevets, settled in the 4th century, surrounded by thick walls. It became famous after the Second Bulgarian Empire established the capital at Veliko Tarnovo, often being compared to Rome or Constantinople in greatness. 400 residential buildings, over 22 churches and 4 monasteries where discovered on site.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Nicopolis ad Istrum

Discover Nicolopis ad Istrum. It was founded by the Roman emperor Marcus Ulpius Traianus to honor his victories over the Dacians tribes in 101 and 106. People of various ethnicity lived in Nicopolis: settlers from Asia Minor, Thracians and Roman veterans. The Greek was the official language. Do not miss a unique experience in Medieval Bulgaria!

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

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