Definitely a tour that remains alive in your memory for years. Passing through some of the most spectacular parts of the Rodopi Mountains (the Trigrad Gorge, Yagodina Cave, The Miraculous Bridges and so on), this trip gives you the opportunity to explore the mountain without being escorted by a guide, relying just on your own ability to handle exciting and surprising situations! Pre-arranged accommodation and luggage transportation during the whole trip ensure the pleasure of unrestricted walking through the wilderness of the mythical Orpheus' native lands. The trail affords breathtaking views over high rocky cliffs, dense woods, alpine meadows and the tiny villages still housing the ancient spirit of times gone by.

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Rates  include detailed road book with map; luggage transfers as per the trip dossiers; accommodation, breakfast and dinners.
8 Days/ 7 Nights   $ 595   Single +120
-- based on  Euro 375/75   
2008 Dates:
05/03-05/10    05/10-05/17    05/17-05/24 05/24-05/31    05/31-06/07    06/07-06/14 06/14-06/21    06/21-06/28    06/28-07/05 07/05-07/12    07/12-07/19    07/19-07/26 07/26-08/02    08/02-08/09    08/09-08/16 08/16-08/23    08/23-08/30    08/30-09/06 09/06-09/13    09/13-09/20    09/20-09/27 09/27-10/04

Airport:  Sofia or Plovdiv airport
Meeting: Yagodina
Transfer:  from Sofia or Plovdiv
                 airport included
Not included: tips, entrance fees, alcohol drinks, personal expenses.

Difficulty Level:  2 (easy)

Accommodation:
We stay overnight in small family hotels (days 1, 2, 3 & 4) with private facilities and guesthouses (days 5,6 & 7) with shared facilities (only the latter with private facilities) on HB (breakfast & dinner included). Ordering lunchpacks is available in each of the hotels if necessary for the day walks (at the amount of 5-6 Euro).

SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Rodopi Mountains:
The Rodopi Mountains (highest peak: Golyam Perelik (2191m a.s.l.) are the oldest mountains on the Balkan Peninsula.
Trigrad (1250 m a.s.l.) is a small village in the central part of the Rodopi Mountains.
Yagodina cave is among the longest caves in Bulgaria (more than 10 000m mapped so far), considered to be one of the most beautiful in Europe with its outstanding stalactites, stalagmites, columns, ponds and cave pearls in them.
The Devil's Throat cave has its name from a legend. It tells that if you let something flow in the cave river it will never come out again. And there is a cave waterfall - one of the highest underground waterfalls in Europe, 42 m. high.
The Miraculous bridges (1450 m a.s.l.) are 2 unique rock formation (about 40 m. high) covering an area of 40,3 hectares.
Bachkovo Monastery is the second largest Bulgarian monastery.