Plovdiv- Shuttle Day Tour from Sofia: Explore Europe's Oldest Settlement and its Unique Heritage

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Embark on a day tour from Sofia to Plovdiv, Europe’s oldest settlement. Discover its rich heritage, stroll along the longest pedestrian street, explore the Revival old town, and visit the Roman theater. Join a guided tour and enjoy free time to explore on your own.

Duration: 8 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral - The meeting point for the tour is Behild Alexander Nevsky Cathedral at 8:45. The departure is at 9am. Please be on time!

What's Included

English-speaking driver or guide (depends on option chosen)
Group tour experience
Guided sightseeing in Plovdiv’s core (if option selected)
Included transportation

What's Not Included

Food and drinks
Gratuities

Additional Information

Embark on an exciting day journey to Plovdiv, Europe’s most ancient inhabited city. Appreciate the hill landscapes, stroll along the lengthiest pedestrian road in Europe, wander through the distinctive Old town showing the Revival architectural style, and gaze at the Roman theatre. Get insights into the town’s rich history from your local tour guide. In…

Location

Plovdiv Day Tour from Sofia

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The meeting point for the tour is BEHIND Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, near to cafe La Cathedrale. Ask for travel agency City Tour. Please be there at 8:45am. The van departs at 9am and will not wait for you if you are late. Google Maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/wd78fMztq9pXKggU7

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Jeff_b

Nov 28, 2024

So Good! - Exceptional. If you don’t go, you’re travelling Bulgaria wrong :). It’s charming but not touristy. So many understated highlights. 200 year old Turkish coffee shop for example. It’s really excellent overall.

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Hayk

Nov 25, 2024

Perfect. - Very good excursion to the city of Plovdiv with a very kind guide. The city is full of history through all monasteries and houses. Thank you.

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Alessioz437

Nov 11, 2024

A surprising city! - It was a great experience, very well organized! Plovdiv is a beautiful city, and with Tuni (our guide) it was a real pleasure to discover it!

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Johnll9623sd

Nov 11, 2024

Day trip to Plovdiv on my first visit to Bulgaria. Perfect for new visitors. - Excellent guide who is well-prepared, friendly and multilingual. Tuni made us feel welcome abd provided interesting information all day as we made our way to Plovdiv and back. The day was full of interesting sights. I highly recommend thus activity - particularly with Tuni as your guide. Be sure to request!

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579omery

Nov 11, 2024

Wonders of ancient Plovdiv - The trip was very fun and Plovdiv was amazing! Our guide Tuni was very professional and friendly and it made the experience so much better.

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Johannesc259

Nov 8, 2024

Amazing tour - thank you Tuni - Amazing tour and great tourgouide. All worked well and we simply had a good time with Tuni. Reccomandable a lot. The drive takes some time (2 hours each dir.) but that's clear from the beginning and we did breaks. Would do it definitely again.

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Cpop1966

Oct 31, 2024

Plovdiv, what a pleasant surprise! - We had a wonderful day visiting Plovdiv with Simon. He was very knowledgeable and accommodating. We really appreciated that he taken the time to pre-order a 3-course lunch for those who wanted it, at a charming restaurant in Plovdiv so that we could try Bulgarian dishes, all of which we thoroughly enjoyed. The poor quality PA system on the bus made it difficult to understand Simon, (even for a native English speaker like myself), and in the morning we left Sophia 15 minutes late due to a 'miscommunication'. However, once we were underway, Simon did his best to make our day an enjoyable one. We will definitely visit Plovdiv again to visit more of the city and its museums.

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Carla_l

Nov 8, 2024

Great city. Poor guide. - Coming from sofia, I absolutely loved Plovdiv and the sites we saw on this tour. However, I thought the quality of our tour guide was poor. Tuni (our guide) was constantly stopping for cigaratte breaks and he didnt seem like he had all of his facts straight. There were times when wasnt responsive to questions or was arrogant in his responses. The tour also stalled a lot while we waited for people. He wasn't good at keeping us on schedule, so we had less time for free time and ended up leaving later. Overall, it was a good experience, just not the best guide.

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479idang

Oct 16, 2024

Nice, but maybe better go with another company - plovdiv visit was nice, but the way go and back wasnt pleasent, it was hot in the mini van and i asked again and again from the driver to increase the air condition, he did sometimes but after lower it and i needed to ask again. I had aome points i sweat in tge van and it was very uncomfrtabll. The guidecon the tour also wasnt so knowlage and excited, but it thecend the city itself is nice the old and new, so worth a visit and worth the transfer price, just check before about the air condition in the car so you wont suffer as i did.

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Moo05

Nov 4, 2024

Nice city to explore but too little time given - We had 2 toilet stops during the 1.5-2h journey which was unnecessary and ate into our allocated free time in Plovdiv. The tour details stated we will be given 4 hours free time to explore, but in the end we were only given 2hour 45mins to 3 hours. It was very rush and we didn’t get to explore most places. It was not a very good trip for us.

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