Best of Bulgaria Roundtrip

Customer Reviews

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  Norbert

  · August 19th, 2024
  Great, varied tBulgaria our with an excellent, knowledgeable tour guide Lubo. Good accommodation and good tour van. Despite intensive tours, plenty of free time
  Trip date: August 2024
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  Mauro

  · September 7th, 2023
  Good trip, tour guide very knowledgeable on history, art and culture of Bulgaria and all other balkan states.
  

  Penguin Travel commented on this review

  Thank you for your feedback, Mauro. We are looking forward to having you on another trip with Penguin Travel in the future.
  Trip date: August 2023
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  David

  · May 14th, 2023
  Was a really good trip The guide Nadya was brilliant , great driver , learnt so much about Bulgaria
  

  Penguin Travel commented on this review

  Hello, David. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your trip and appreciate your feedback. We are looking forward to having you on another trip with Penguin Travel in the future.
  Trip date: May 2023
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  Norhayati

  · October 9th, 2022
  It was really a good road trip atound Bulgaria. Our guide Lubo is excellent. A real gem. Very knowledgeable, always does his best when answrring out questions and he goes above and beyond, bringing us to interesting historical sites and monuments that are not mentioned in the itinerary to make the experience wholesome. The 4 of us in the group enjoyed ourselves. Will highly recommend this tour.
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  Trip date: October 2022
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  Mario Rodolfo

  · July 7th, 2022
  Overall, it was a good , memorable experience. Something new I experienced and to remember for the rest of my life. Every thing went well. No mechanical breakdowns of the tour van; not getting lost during the tour despite mountainous road trips; no accidents or getting sick and the tour guide and driver, Rado did his best to give us important historical and background information of the tour sites and places even though he is soft spoken. Aside from this, he was a patient guy, never got angry when we were late or behind during walking tours due to photo taking. He was helpful with the luggage in putting and arranging them in the van. And he is an excellent driver. He knows the directions well. The time given to us every morning to start the trip is adequate and acceptable. Except for a few occasions, we had to leave around 9 every morning giving us enough rest and sleep from the previous day. The downsides of the tour are : Most hotels have no lifts / elevators. So be prepared to carry your own luggage upstairs. Some hotels don't offer much amenities like hair dryers, refrigerators. But most are located in areas where you can access the village towns and cities easily especially the restaurants, groceries and souvenir shops. My most memorable experience of this trip is climbing the wet steep long stairs of a huge, partly lighted cave to exit to the other end. It was a thrill! This trip is really adventure, history and culture. An eye opening! You will learn a lot about Bulgaria. You will not regret it.
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  Trip date: June 2022
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  Judith

  · September 17th, 2019
  Lots of steps and hotels without elevators making it difficult for the older travelers. ]Also hotels were not central. Little to no free time. Sites were good but again difficult to reach because of the terrain.
  Trip date: September 2019
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  Alan

  · September 16th, 2019
  The best thing about our tour was our guide, Emil - helpful, knowledgeable and a very good sense of humour. The itinerary is good and quite varied. Emil also took us to the Tombs of the Thracian Kings which are not on the official tour, presumably because they have been opened to the public fairly recently, and were a highlight of the tour for us. On the not quite so good side, you do spend quite a lot of time travelling from one attraction to another and, apart from the occasional gorge or panorama, the scenery is not riveting. Also, the tour is rated as being suitable for people of up to 85 years - most of the accommodation did not have a lift and two or three of the attractions involve a steeper climb or stairs, which were a problem for one older woman in our group.Overall, if you would like to visit Bulgaria, we think this tour is a good option.
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  Trip date: September 2019
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  Kim

  · June 13th, 2019
  Vera was amazing—hard working, determined to please the guests, personable, expert, and truly dedicated to excellence. She is a gem. I will recommend her tours!!
  
  Trip date: May 2019
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  Ann Mavourneen

  · May 29th, 2019
  Vera spoke excellent English, was very smart, drove very well and taught us a lot and she was fun. I had a wonderful time!
  Trip date: May 2019
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  George

  · November 12th, 2018
  We were lucky to have good weather. I like the small group tour of max 7 people and we were 5. The time of the year (Oct) also worked well because the changing colours of the trees and the imposing landscape of the mountain were spectacular. the churches and castles were impressive, specially if one likes history.
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  Trip date: October 2018