Top 15 Private Tours in Sofia

Private city walking tour of Sofia - Saint Sofia’s statue and the ancient city below your feet

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 141 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $183Our pick

Explore Sofia’s Roman ruins, churches, mosque, synagogue, and grand squares on a private two-hour walking tour with a local guide.

“We recently enjoyed a 2-hour city center tour of Sofia with Vasil, and it was a highlight of our stay. Although we had been exploring the city center on our own for the past two days, Vasil brought the history and culture of Sofia to life in a way we hadn’t experienced. His deep knowledge, backed by his academic background in tourism, made the tour both informative and engaging. Vasil was exceptionally friendly and enthusiastic, and his passion for the city was contagious. My wife and I learned so much during our time with him. We highly recommend Vasil for anyone looking to explore and truly understand the majestic city…”

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Sofia Walking Private City Tour

2.Sofia Walking Private City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 127 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $84

Explore Sofia’s Roman ruins, Orthodox churches, mosque, synagogue, and communist landmarks on a private English walking tour.

“Wonderful experience. Outstanding tour. Informative, interesting and fun. Gives you a good idea of what you might want to spend more time at on your own. Loved it!”

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Private Day Trip to Boyana Church and Rila Monastery

3.Private Day Trip to Boyana Church and Rila Monastery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 108 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $193

Review of Sofia’s private Rila Monastery and Boyana Church day trip, with frescoes, mountain scenery, guide quality, costs, and practical tips.

“The guide was great and passionate about the places visited. The boss, however, needs to stop calling every five minutes and micromanaging the guide and experience.”

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Private City Tour of Sofia

4.Private City Tour of Sofia

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 34 reviews · 2 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $31

Review of Sofia’s private city tour, covering major churches, Roman ruins, guide quality, walking demands, price, transport, and booking tips.

“Though the guide was very good and informative, she didn’t have a vehicle and we had specifically reserved a driving tour with a “chauffeur” and also paid more for a driven tour so we ended up walking everywhere except for a short metro ride which we paid for in light of our mobility issues”

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Rila Monastery and Boiana church private tour

5.Rila Monastery and Boiana church private tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · 6 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $120

Review of Sofia’s private Rila Monastery and Boyana Church tour, with practical advice on sights, costs, transport, guides, and timing.

“This tour was very interesting and enjoyable. It was a full day from Sofia, but very well organized and efficient. I got to see a lot of the countryside and learn a great deal about Bulgarian history and culture. The two sites (Boyana Church and Rila Monastery) were interesting to visit and we had a nice Bulgarian lunch on the way back to Sofia. Vlady did a wonderful job explaining everything to me and was very friendly and professional. A terrific experience.”

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Private Day Trip to Plovdiv from Sofia

6.Private Day Trip to Plovdiv from Sofia

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 22 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $198

Review of a private Sofia to Plovdiv day trip with hotel pickup, Wi-Fi, Roman ruins, Old Town walks, free time, and an English-speaking guide.

“We had a great day in Plovdiv. Our driver/guide was excellent. He gave an informative introduction to the city & its history exactly to our request. With this information we then enjoyed free time exploring at our leisure. His driving was excellent. A beautiful city and tour.”

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Private Premium One-way Transfer Sofia Airport to Hotel or back

7.Private Premium One-way Transfer Sofia Airport to Hotel or back

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 21 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $66

Review of Sofia’s private airport transfer: modern cars, English-speaking drivers, flight-delay waiting time, pricing, tips, and key drawbacks.

“Good communication before the driver showed up. Driver was early. Clean electric vehicle. Effortless transfer to the airport. Recommend.”

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Boyana Church & Rila Monastery Full-Day Private Tour

8.Boyana Church & Rila Monastery Full-Day Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 18 reviews · 8 hours · from $188

Visit Rila Monastery and Boyana Church from Sofia on a private day tour with mountain views, Bulgarian history, and a local lunch stop.

“It was a good tour and I’m glad we did a private tour as it was faster and the guide had made lunch reservations for us as well. Only comment would be he could have asked more about our interests and tailored the tour to that”

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The Most Affordable Private Sofia Walking Tour

9.The Most Affordable Private Sofia Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 18 reviews · 2 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $22

Review of Sofia’s affordable private walking tour, covering major sights, guide quality, value, timing, self-guided risks, and booking advice.

“Excellent tour. It would really be improved if we had time to enter the main sights and not see everything from outside”

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Private Vitosha Mountains Hiking with Black peak & Dragalevtsi Monastery

10.Private Vitosha Mountains Hiking with Black peak & Dragalevtsi Monastery

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 18 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $34

Review of Sofia’s private Vitosha hike to Cherni Vrah, winter snowshoe option, mountain views, Dragalevtsi Monastery, price, and practical tips.

“So this is one of the most useless tours i have ever seen in my life. Maybe they guided version is better as people write in the reviews, def not the self-guided. First of all self guided should be somebody dropping you in a place and then you go around yourself. But here i just received a word file and nothing else. And even if the concept has a different meaning, the transport advice they provided, you can easily find online - i received it in a free walking tour guide of sofia- and a wikipedia description of the place. A 30 euro worth of word file. No map print…”

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3-Hour Private Bulgarian Food Tasting Tour of Sofia

11.3-Hour Private Bulgarian Food Tasting Tour of Sofia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $104

Taste Sofia through soups, banitsa, sarma, wine, and local stories on a private three-hour food walk with a personal guide.

“Nesi is an amazing tour guide! She is extremely knowledgeable and the food and wine was incredible! We highly recommend this tour!”

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Private Day Trip to Krushuna Waterfalls and Devetashka Cave

12.Private Day Trip to Krushuna Waterfalls and Devetashka Cave

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $216

Review of Sofia’s private day trip to Krushuna Waterfalls and Devetashka Cave, with practical advice on price, timing, swimming, and value.

“Credo sis stata troppo costosa 260 euro pranzo escluso non vale l'escursione. Meglio scegliere monastero di rila o il tour dei laghi”

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PRIVATE return transfer from Sofia to Bansko

13.PRIVATE return transfer from Sofia to Bansko

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $138

Private Sofia to Bansko transfer with airport pickup, direct hotel service, luggage help, air-conditioned minivan, and flexible waiting.

“Hunters looked after us so well from the booking stage to collection from airport to resort. Once in resorts the ski technicians looked after us with great equipment. The service in the office is 5 star especially dealing with the lack of snow in Resort.”

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Private Day Trip to the Vitosha Mountain and Pancharevo Lake

14.Private Day Trip to the Vitosha Mountain and Pancharevo Lake

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $174

Escape Sofia on a private Vitosha and Pancharevo day trip with hotel pickup, mountain views, lake walks, a guide, and flexible pacing.

“We had a trip to the Vitosha mountains and Lake Pancharevo. Our guide Simeone was really good and gave us lots of information. He was punctual and very friendly Vitosha mountain is beautiful and it was nice to get out of the city. The lake was ok and we walked all around it but the one side of the lake meant walking along a main road and in hindsight we would have only done the one side of the lake.”

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