Veliko Tarnovo and Arbanassi Day Trip: Explore Bulgarian History and Architecture

Join this full-day small-group excursion to Veliko Tarnovo and Arbanassi, led by an expert guide. Explore the lifestyle of Bulgarian merchants and artisans while enjoying picturesque architectural reserves. Participants must be at least 6 years old.

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Vasil Levski Monument - Departure is scheduled for 07:00 from the designated meeting point.
  • Veliko Tarnovo - Veliko Tarnovo is a captivating destination that transports visitors back in time, allowing them to witness the rise and fall of the grand capital of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom (12th-14th century). As you stroll along the winding…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information
  • Wear comfortable shoes for walking on cobbled streets
  • It is recommended that you bring sun lotion, sun glasses and a hat
  • Minimum age is 6 years
Location
bul. "Yanko Sakazov" 9
bulevard "Yanko Sakazov"
The meeting point is next to the Vasil Levski Monument, in front of the Embassy of Slovakia.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Soraya_n
Jul 18, 2025
A good day away from Sofia - Veliko Tarnovo is quite a different place and the "Tsarevets" (fortress) is definitely worth the trip!
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Angela_o
Aug 14, 2024
A wonderful and unforgetable day - The day tour to Veliko Tarnovo and Arbanassi was great, also Maria, our Guide, and Teodore, the driver, were excellent, very profissional.
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Nilintentum_reliquit
May 13, 2024
3 perfect day tours with this professional company. - Excellent schedule, communications, and comfort. Special shout out to engaging Martin (Plovdiv), passionate Hristo (Rila), super helpful Petar, and my favourite, the informative and super lovely Maria (Veliko). Thank you
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Mariamj9814og
Sep 8, 2023
PRIVATE TOUR FOR MIHAILOV FAMILY WITH RADI - We had a very pleasant 5 day tour with Radi. He was very pleasant, helpful, knowledgeable and polite. He told us many interesting stories along the journey. We would recomend Radi and Traventuria without hesitation to anyone who wants a professional and fun tour of Bulgaria! Thank You Radi!!!!! From Mihailov Family
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Agam_p
May 4, 2023
Great price and worth a visit - Amazing experience, interesting history and culture. Fortresses beautiful and alot of great walking throughout the tour.
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Alfonsina888
Sep 30, 2020
Veliko Ternovo - We had the opportunity to travel with a great guide, Lubo, who has the sensibility, wisdom and amability to take us through the beauties of Bulgaria. We had a great moment and we would definitely recommend it, overall now during the pandemic, cause it is almost empty and you can find yourself alone watching the fresques of Arbanasi's church. We highly recommend them. Thank you Lubo !
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Jo
Sep 8, 2019
Interesting - This was a very interesting and enjoyable tour that I absolutely recommend. There are many steps to climb the castle in Velike Tornovo, so it is advisable to jave good shoes. Driving time to Velike Tornovo is roughly 2h 45 minutes. Most interesting to me was the church in Arbanassi with its beautiful freskos.
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James_h
Apr 21, 2019
Great day out - All good but felt at times we were expected to stop at shops and do shopping. I don't go on holiday to go souvenir hunting and would rather spend the time sightseeing
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Luis_m
Aug 20, 2025
Historic sightseeing, but plenty of travel time - Veliko Tarnovo was the capital of Bulgaria, and the fortress of Tsarevets attests to this. However, it is a journey that takes a long time by bus and the one that remains to visit freely the fortress (very ruined) and the city is not too much.
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Stay56602566728
Aug 10, 2023
Very awkward experience - We booked 3 tours. Two of them (Rila monastery & Boyana church and Plovdiv with Koprivshtitsa) were absolutely amazing. Thanks to the great drivers Peter and Marin and our great guide Maria Maneva. She made us love Bulgaria and we learnt a lot about its history and traditions. She knows so much, she even sang a song for us and taught us to dance. We had two great days with Maria as our guide. We really hope her enthusiasm is rewarded. The third tour was on Monday the 7th of August to Veliko Tarnovo. The city is very nice and the fortress is impressive. Unfortunately we had a man (with long dark hair) with a name Svet as our guide. It seemed that he didn't like his job. When we met him at the cathedral, he didn't even introduce himself. There were only 4 people in our group so we drove in a small car. While driving Svet didn't say a word. NOT A WORD in 3 hours! It was the most awkward experience we have ever had during the tours. He didn't tell a lot about Veliko Tarnovo. In fact, he couldnt answer simple questions (like: what is this statue we stopped to look at?) with more than reading the available signs. He was really more a driver than a guide. On the way back he finally started to talk, but not about Bulgaria. He talked about his personal ideas and conspiracy theories about Covid, ruining the Chinese economy, etc. It was brought up during the day that the freemasons and illuminati control the world. Awkward, uncomfortable, irritating. Not what we paid for when we wanted to learn about Bulgaria. It was our first tour in Bulgaria with Traventuria and we were so disappointed that we were going to cancel the other two tours. Luckily we didn't do it. Because the next day Maria saved the image and reputation of Traventuria.
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