Rila Monastery Private Tour: UNESCO Sites, Distinguished Winery, and Boyana Church Exploration

Embark on a private tour to Rila Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and explore the hidden treasures of early Christianity. Indulge in a wine tasting at the scenic Medy Valley winery and visit the remarkable Boyana Church with its medieval frescoes. Join us for a small group experience like no other!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Rila Monastery - The Rila Monastery is Bulgaria’s “must see” UNESCO heritage!
    Is the biggest monastery complex from 10th center in the Balkan Peninsula. Phenomenal Architectural model in Revival style.
  • Boyana Church - An inspiring temple, with unique frescoes from the 13th century.
    The murals from the first part of the church are dated from…
What's Included
  • Bottled water provided
  • Air-conditioned vehicles
  • Tea and coffee available
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Other
Additional Information

Experience more in a smaller group!
Delve into the Rila National Park, where we’ll reveal the concealed riches of early Christianity.
Nestled within the Rila Mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria lies the largest symbol of Bulgarian Christianity - Rila Monastery. Founded in the early X century by the recluse, St. Ivan Rilski, this monastery is the…

Location
St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
ploshtad "Sveti Aleksandar Nevski"
Meeting point- in front of the main gate of the Cathedral
Cancellation Policy

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

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Keith_c
Oct 26, 2024
Great day out to the monastery - The Monastery and church are both stunning. Well worth the effort to visit. This tour is a must-do if you are visiting Sofia. Our driver Marin was excellent and very helpful. Car clean and excellent driving. The winery was unhelpful, just offering us three cheap miniature bottles to take away. So we bought 2 nice bottles and created our own tasting.
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Srijit_n
Aug 17, 2024
Amazing day trip with a brilliant tour guide - It was an amazing experience with guide Georgi. One of the best guide we met during our 15 years of travel through various parts of the world. It was most wonderful and enjoyable guided day tour we have with Georgi. His knowledge about history of Balkan and Bulgaria is immense and he is a very friendly guy!! It was a pleasure exploring the Rila monastery, Boyana church and wine valley with Georgi
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Miyoun_l
May 19, 2025
Tour itself was good. We... - Tour itself was good. We liked the Rila, wine tasting, and Boyana church. But the guide was not feeling well. The car arrived in a condition that was not expecting customers. Guide provided minimum information, when we had questions. iCompared to other guides that we have had, it was a poor experience.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).