The 15 Private Tours in Bulgaria That Earn Their Price

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 Ski Lesson in Bulgaria

4.Private Ski Lesson in Bulgaria

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 92 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $132

Review of Borovets private ski lessons: personal coaching, flexible pacing, guide quality, costs, equipment tips, and who should book.

“I would like to give a huge shout out to Neil Burton of Hunters Ski School. Not only is he a fantastic instructor but a true gentleman. He showed great patience with our Autistic son Toby, he got him on skis and moving and gave him a sense of accomplishment. I can’t thank Neil enough for that and also helping me find my ski legs for the first time in 20 years. He was great craic, both my wife Nadine and my daughter Zoe improved with their skiing my daughter particularly gained huge self confidence. Shout out to Lexi for the beer and laughs (hope Pepe is alright when you…”

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Private city walking tour of Plovdiv

5.Private city walking tour of Plovdiv

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 65 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $184

Review of Plovdiv’s private 2.5-hour walking tour, covering ancient ruins, Kapana, Old Town sights, guide quality, price, and practical tips.

“Thank you so much for an amazing tour of Plovdiv. My guide Niki was awesome, super knowledgeable, about the city, its history and its story. Thank you for a great day.”

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Borovets: Private Ski or Snowboard Tuition

6.Private Ski or Snowboard Tuition

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $90

Review of private ski and snowboard lessons in Borovets, with instructor details, costs, equipment advice, group size, and booking tips.

“The instructor was very very helpful! Really enjoyed our lessons in Borovets. Definitely use this company in the future. Ivan was a brilliant ski instructor, was ready to hit the slopes myself on day 2. Thank you”

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Private City Tour of Sofia

7.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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Private Wine Tasting in the UNESCO town of Nessebar

8.Private Wine Tasting in the UNESCO town of Nessebar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $53

Taste Bulgarian wines in UNESCO-listed Nessebar with an oenologist, courtyard setting, local pairings, and an optional gourmet meal.

“5 star way to spend a couple of hours. The owner was friendly, knowledgeable about the wines and regions. We had 5 wines all different, a lovely tasting board included, which really helped us navigate the tasting and pairings. No sales patter about buying the wines either, which is why we bought 2 of the wines that stood out to us. 5 star afternoon thank you”

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Rila Monastery and Boiana church private tour

9.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 trip to Bachkovo Monastery and Assen’s Fortress

10.Private trip to Bachkovo Monastery and Assen’s Fortress

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $55

Review of a private Plovdiv trip to Bachkovo Monastery and Asen’s Fortress, with prices, timing, sights, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“Me and my husband spent some wonderful hours of the day visiting Bachkovo Monastery and Asen's Fortress. The monastery felt so peaceful and full of history - I could've stayed there for hours. When we arrived at Asen's Fortress we admired the stunning views. Definitely make your way to the top — the stairs only look scary, but they’re really not that bad! Just a short drive om Plovdiv, but it felt like a different world. Our driver made the trip even more fascinating with his stories. It's totally worth it!”

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Private Day Trip to Plovdiv from Sofia

11.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

12.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

13.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

14.The Most Affordable Private Sofia Walking Tour

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

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

15.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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