Rila Monastery and Melnik: A Day Tour from Sofia, Unveiling Monastic Tradition and Bulgarian Wines
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Rilski manastir

Experience the magic of Southwestern Bulgaria with a day tour from Sofia. Visit the Rila Monastery, explore the Melnik pyramids, and taste famous Bulgarian wines. Book now and save time and money!

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sofia - The travel time from Sofia to Rila Monastery is around 1 hour and 45 minutes.
What's Included
  • Licensed English-speaking guide
  • Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Comfortable transportation via minivan
What's Not Included
  • Personal expenses
  • Lunch, Food and beverages
  • Entrance fee to Kordopulova house - 6 levs
Additional Information

Experience the enchantment of Southwestern Bulgaria in a single day by exploring Rila Monastery and Melnik. Absorb the sacred atmosphere of Bulgaria’s most revered monastery. Encounter the might of nature at the Melnik pyramids. Savor a sampling of Bulgaria’s renowned wines. This tour offers three distinct experiences filled with emotions. Don’t miss…

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Location
Rila Monastery
Cancellation Policy

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

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Cherine_c
May 22, 2025
A great day trip to Rila Monastery and Melnik - We did a private tour to Rila Monastery and the town of Melnik. Both places are fantastic! Love the structure and architecture of Rila Monastery with so much history and learned about the paintings of the interiors of the church. Ventsi is patient to explain all the details clearly and we took nice photos of the surroundings. We made our way to Melnik and is impressed by the quiet town which speaks by itself with the traditional old stone and wooden houses. Visited a house museum and tasted some lovely Melnik wine after wandering an underground cave cellar. Highly recommended for some unique experience!
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Caterina_m
Mar 23, 2025
Beautiful itinerary, we... - Beautiful itinerary, we spent a wonderful day We loved the small town of Melnik and enjoyed every minute
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Kosta_k
Jan 1, 2025
Great day trip. Highly recommend it. - Our driver and guide (Ventsislav) was just amazing. A great and friendly guide indeed. My friend and I were the only ones on this tour so it was like our own little private tour. Ventsislav recommended that we leave early which was a fantastic idea because there were only about 5 people when we arrived and over 100 when we left. He also took a detour on our journey to Melnik as there was a lot of traffic (which we visibly saw) and saved us at least 30 min on our journey!!!! Great trip with a great guide.
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Rana_m
Apr 19, 2023
A small taste of Bulgaria - An extraodrinary day trip to the enchanting Rila Monastery and small town of Melnik, that is not to be missed. Melnik is quaint and set between some strange mountain dunes. Make sure to head to a view point to the see the whole town from above. Some lovely wine available and recommended. Thank you to our guide Ventsi!
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Judie_h
Jun 27, 2022
Awesome! - Wonderful guide and a fabulous day trip! Rila Monastery is gorgeous! And Melnik was very quaint, loved the winery.
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