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Private Sofia Half Day Tour: Explore Boyana Church and National History Museum
4.9
10 Ratings
Sofia
Take pleasure in a private half-day excursion where you can not only explore the central area of Sofia, but also visit the Boyana Church - a UNESCO world heritage site - along with the National History Museum, nestled at the base of Vitosha Mountain.
Take pleasure in a private half-day excursion where you can not only explore the central area of Sofia, but also visit the Boyana Church - a UNESCO world heritage site - along with the National History Museum, nestled at the base of Vitosha Mountain.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- National Museum of History - The tour starts at 9am when you will be picked up by a private guide from your staying in Sofia. By car you will head to the outskirts of Sofia and Vitosha Mountain. The first stop will be the National History Museum-the biggest museum in Bulgaria and one of the biggest on the Balkans. It has rich collections from…
- National Museum of History - The tour starts at 9am when you will be picked up by a private guide from your staying in Sofia. By car you will head to the outskirts of Sofia and Vitosha Mountain. The first stop will be the National History Museum-the biggest museum in Bulgaria and one of the biggest on the Balkans. It has rich collections from antiquity to nowadays.
- Boyana Church - The next stop will be the remarkable Boyana Church, recognized by UNESCO because of its amazingly well preserved frescoes from the 13th century. You will have the chance to explore the church and learn its history from your guide.
- City Tour - After exploring the Boyana church, you will head to the center of Sofia where there will be a 2- hour sightseeing tour. You will go around the most interesting buildings and places and learn their history from your guide- Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Saint Sofia Basilica, Saint George Rotunda, the Parliament, the Presidency, the Roman Remains and others. The tour will finish at around 2pm near the beginning of \
What's Included
- Sightseeing tour in central Sofia
- Professional private driver-guide
- Visit to the National History Museum
- Comfortable A/C car transportation
- Hotel pick-up service
- Exploration of Boyana Church
- Sightseeing tour in central Sofia
- Professional private driver-guide
- Visit to the National History Museum
- Comfortable A/C car transportation
- Hotel pick-up service
- Exploration of Boyana Church
What's Not Included
- Boyana Church and National History Museum entrance fees- 12 lv./6 euro total
- food, personal expenses
- Gratuities
- Boyana Church and National History Museum entrance fees- 12 lv./6 euro total
- food, personal expenses
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes
- Please warn us if you have a 0-2 years old baby when you make the reservation so that we can prepare a special seat for them
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes
- Please warn us if you have a 0-2 years old baby when you make the reservation so that we can prepare a special seat for them
Location
National Museum of History
ul.Vitoshko lale 16,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(10 Ratings)
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Kenneth_s
Jun 10, 2024
Excellent, informative 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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Pemiel_p
Oct 10, 2022
An enlightening tour that many people to take in order to understand and appreciate modern Bulgaria! - There were so memorable parts of this tour that I have a hard time beginning. First of all the National History Museum was exceptional especially with such a knowledgeable guide like Dimitri who explained in details the over 5,000 years of history that Bulgaria has. Then, the importance of Bayona Church, followed by a visit to the largest synagogue in Bulgaria and its history of protecting Jews was very meaningful to us as Jews; followed by the Roman ruins, the visit to the park and sitting there while Dimitri explained the two 20th century Balkan Wars… followed by so much. Our guide Dimitri was amazing; you should give him more tours and pay him a lot because he’s delightful to listen to for historical narratives!
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Felix
Aug 30, 2022
Excellent visit and tour guide. Perfect timing and very valuable information. - The visit was concise but intense. The tour guide was simply excellent. He did a very nice and thorough job explaining history and many other interesting facts. Excellent English. 5* and👍🏻
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Gush
Jul 31, 2022
The Best Sofia Half Day Tour - I was met at hotel by my guide Maria who was very welcoming. Maria explained about the day & best place to buy souvenirs.
The Natural History Museum was an excellent visit to understand the history. Maria was vert knowledgeable & I was impressed with her knowledge. The museum had many interesting pieces of history as treasures discovered to traditional clothing. I learnt a lot about Bulgarian history thanks to Maria.
I then visited Boyana Church which was beautifully built. The church has beautiful garden around it. I entered the church & was amazed with with art work on wall.
I then visited many key sites in Sofia & Maria explained to me about each building. The cathedral was a beautiful site to see.
Maria was very professional & thanks to her my tour was excellent. The best half day tour in Sofia.
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763valentinv
Dec 16, 2021
very amazing tours , with a very knowgleble guide , very please , Valentin/Berkys - the tours was amazing , the history museum was incredible and boyana church was very interesting , the tour guy was very profectional and took his time to explain everything, sorry i forgot his name
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Badr
May 27, 2021
Excellent trip, beautiful monastery, and wonderful guide (Antonio) - What a wonderful experience, the church and the monastery were breathtaking. The other highlight of the trip is definitely Antonio he is an excellent guide, he's passionate about his work, professionnal, funny and friendly. I definitely recommend this guided tour.
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Jalle16
Feb 6, 2020
All good! - Very nice and interesting tour of Sofia. We had a very good and knowledgable guide who spoke excellent english.
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Robinwn3574pl
Jun 12, 2023
Great quick (historic) city tour by a knowledgeable guide - Great details shared by our knowledgeable guide, the explanation complemented the fantastic museums, views and city landmark visits quite well.
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