Packages and Options

Rates Note:

All riders are met at the airport in Sofia and transferred to the starting point. Please arrive in Sofia by early afternoon. In case the rider's arrival times differ, you may have to wait until the others arrive as well - so we can transfer everyone together. Waiting time is not more than 1 to 2 hours. If the times differ too much, we will arrange for more than one transfer on the arrival day. Transfers are available between 10 AM and 7 PM.

Dates Note:

Day 1: Arrival in Sofia and transfer to the Iskar Hunting Reserve. Overnight at the Hunting Lodge. 
Day 2: Along the large lake Iskar ride across the rolling hills of the range of the Samokov mountains to reach Borovets. The horses stay here and you transfer back to Iskar for overnight.
Day 3: Visit the hunting seat of the Bulgarian Zaren in Bistritza. Subsequently, ride to the mountain hut Zavratchitza (approx. 2,200 m). In the afternoon ride on the mountain path to Maritscheni National park. Overnight accommodation is in a mountain hut.
Day 4: On and off you ride at elevations of 2.200 to 2,700 m - along high mountain lakes and through villages that have demonstrated over centuries that Christians and Moslems can live here in harmony. Overnight in the mountain village of Semkovo.
Day 5: Today's ride leads you through some of the most impressive valleys of the Balkan - from the canyon of the Iliyana River to the Monastery of Rila. For centuries this monastery has attracted pilgrims from the Orthodox church - worldwide.  If you like, you can overnight in one of the cells of the monks. 
The “St. Ivan Rilski” monastery is the biggest monastery complex in Bulgaria. It is situated at 117 km away from Sofia at 1147 m above the sea level in Rila Mountain. Rila Monastery was declared as national historical monument and was listed in UNESCO book.
Day 6: After visiting the cloister and the museum, we will ride on mountain paths through fast forests to the high plateau of the mountain chain to 2.600 meter. Here you can enjoy fantastic views over 7 Rila lakes - incredibly beautiful.  Then the descent leads along the Djerman river valley. Along the Pravi Iskar river you reach the mountain village of Govedartsi. The destination of the day is the tiny village of Nadzhare, where the horses remain. Transfer of the riders back to the Iskar hunt reservation.
Day 7: Along the Beli Iskar River we ride along the town of Samokov to reach our starting point of our ride. We say good bye to our horses. Farewell dinner at the hunting lodge of the Iskar Hunting Reserve and overnight.
Day 8: Transfer to Sofia and home journey.
subject to change

During spring the climate is continental. Summers are hot. The summer temperatures are about 28 degrees Celsius. Autumns are mild and wonderful covering the leafs of the trees with different colours. Marked by four distinct seasons, Bulgaria enjoys a generally favorable climate that is one of the country's best features. Although located at the same latitude as southern New England, Bulgaria's climate is noticeably more temperate. Summers are typically hot and dry, but rarely oppressive, with moderate relative humidity. Winters are cold but not bitterly so. In the south and Black Sea coastal regions, Mediterranean influences temper the harsher continental climate of the interior. The country's half-dozen mountain groups also play a significant part in determining regional variances.