Caves Tour

  Really good trip in comfortable mini bus. The tour guide was well informed and had very good English. Rila Monastery is impressive (both inside and out) and it's... read more in a really beautiful mountainside setting. We also thought the frescos in Boyana Church were stunning and very interesting. The value for money was very good. There is a restaurant not far from Rila Monastery where you can have lunch, which has a varied and good value menu. If you want to ask about tours, they have an office, which we found after enquiring at the tourist office, but it's on Rilski Street just off Vitosha Blvd, so very central.

  Went in February. I'll go over the positives - in the winter there's not a lot of tourists, and the wait time at the border is not long. ... read more I am indeed a self loathing tourist. Our tour guide, Mikhail, was amazing. Super friendly, good driver, and really knew the history of his country and the surrounding Balkans. I love when tour guides tell you the good and bad moments of their history The only negative is, well, in winter it's pretty cold. Great experience from start to finish.

  I was so thankful to this company for running the trip despite the fact that I was the only person going. My guide, Michael, was brilliant. He drove incredibly safely... read more despite the difficult driving conditions (lots of snow and windy mountainous roads). He is clearly an experienced driver.

The views from the road were epic and he stopped frequently to break up the journey at service stations. My guide was very informative and told me lots about Bulgaria and North Macedonia while we travelled.
He then showed me lots of tourist attractions when we arrived in the city including Mother Theresa’s memorial house, museums, statues and the old town. Michael’s English is superb and he explained everything very clearly.

The old town has great shopping options- lots of antique shops, a market and authentic places to eat. You can also visit the mosque in the old town. I bought a painting for a euro and some hand-knitted slippers for around the same price. I also bought a hand-woven carpet for a reasonable price so I was very pleased. The souvenirs were better in Macedonia than in Sofia from what I saw.

The view from the fortress is very picturesque. I took some nice photos of mountains, the mosque and the cross on the hill from here.
The trip lasted for around 12 hours in total and I would recommend it. Thank you