Rila and Pirin Trekking Tour (3 Days)

Your 3 Days in Rila & Pririn Mountains

This tour will take you to the 2 highest peaks in Bulgaria and also to the famous Seven Lakes of Rila. It is designed for people that are trained to walk for 3 consecutive days and gain significant elevation every day. The average walking time every day is about 5-6 hours because we use chair lifts and car to an altitude of above 2000 meters. On the first day we will climb on top of the Balkans - Moussala peak (2925 m). The hike is not technical or difficult. We pick you up from your accommodation in Sofia and a drive to Borovets resort where we take a gondola lift to Yastrebets hut. From there we have a very pleasant trail to a shelter and after some rest we climb up to the top. We go back the same way and take gondola back to Borovets. We stay overnight in Borovets or in the area. The second day we start with a 1-hour drive to Panichishte resort, a departure point for chair lift to Rila Lakes Hut. After a 30 min ride we begin our 5-hour loop hike of the Seven Lakes and take as many pictures as we can along the way. A beautiful day without any difficult parts, except the last bit which is steep up to the top lake. We go back to the chair lift on a different trail along the lakes. From the parking lot we take a 2 hour drive to Bansko and check-in into our hotel next to the old town. Hopefully the weather is nice for a refreshing beer outside! On the next morning a 30 min car drive takes us to Vihren Hut from where we take a 5 - 6 hour hike to Vihren Peak (highest point in Pirin). Along the way we enjoy stunning views of Todorka Peak, lakes and steep peaks. It is possible to have a loop hike to Vihren from Banderitsa hut. We stop for a quick look at Baikusheva mura, a 1300 years old pine tree, before we go back to Sofia (2h 30min) from Vihren hut.