15 Best Rila Monastery Tours from Sofia

“we had a nice day trip, completed our Sofia experience.... we want to thank Lachezar Gudev , our well educated and knowledgeable guide. for his interesting and professional guidness, and plesent interaction.”

“Diana was an excellent guide and shared with us every interesting facts about Sofia, Rila and Boyana Church in both English and Spanish”

“great views in rila national park and beautiful monaster”

“Ina our guide was fantastic, informative and friendly. The monastery is a must, definitely visit the monks rooms ( although more time there would have been great)”

“You join other people in a bus to visit the monastery. Yet you are still given enough free time so you do not feel like you are a part of a packaged tour, with a tight schedule on hand. Definitely recommended to do this tour,…”

“Lovely trip to the lakes and monastery. Nice change from the hustle of the city. The beginning of the trip is a little demanding but it is worth to do it. Views are incredible. Highly recommended.”

“Overall a great experience. The tour guide was lovely and engaging. The cave is a very cool experience I would recommend doing this part! We weren’t aware but everyone is on the same bus so although we picked the tour without the Boyana church we…”

“This is a must do activity for people visiting Sofia. I have no words to describe how beautiful the place is. Also our guide was very knowledgeable and gave very interesting historical information in both the monastery and Boyana church. Definitely go inside the church…”

“Our trip was amazing from start to finish. Our driver was Apostolos who was friendly and fantastic and explained where we were and gave us tips and advice for both the monastery and Rila lakes. The monastery was worth the trip alone, amazing views and…”

“Great value for money. A day very well spent. Philip, our guide, gave us very helpful hints, tips and knowledge. Highly recommended.”

“The entire day is incredible! The guide was informative, friendly, spoke great English and had a good sense of humour! The seven lakes was beautiful, not to challenging at all and finished within a few hours! But you need to do this hike, it’s stunning!…”

“It was a pleasant day spent with Veli and Evan. They are patient in answering questions and engaging for conversations. I felt that I had enough time at the sites, too. The trip was intuitive, I didn't worry about food, water, WC, anything. Already recommending…”

“Great experience made amazing by the tour operator Alexander. He was so full of knowledge about the culture and history of Bulgaria which was brilliant. When we got to the site of the Rila mountains we found that there was reduced visibility due to the…”

“There could be a little bit more free time. Waiting time for food is long and therefore there is little time for walking around the monastery by yourself.”

“The hike up to the lakes was a challenge but well worth it. The views are spectacular. The hike down was also a challenge as the path is rocky. The monastery is beautiful and our guide was both informative and respectful. A great day out.”