The Seven Rila Lakes & Rila Monastery

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Rute

1. Departure at 07:00 from the car parknext to Vasil Levski Monument, in front of the Embassy of Slovakia

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2. The tour begins with an early transfer to the Rila, followed by a brief cable car ride to the Seven Rila Lakes Cirque. The glacier lakes are at between 2100 and 2500m/6800 and 8200ft above sea level, with name fitting their shapes, like Babreka (the Kidney), Okoto (the Eye), and Salzata (the Teardrop). As we need to follow strict time schedule depending on your fitness we can either walk the whole trek around all lakes, or make the stroll shorter and skip some of them (normally the two highest ones).

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3. Admire the impressive Rila Monastery (UNESCO)- its architecture and the frescoes present the apogee of the Bulgarian Renaissance art. With an about 1-hour guided tour of the most treasured monuments in the inner yard and the Monastery museum (optional), you will learn the most fascinating facts and stories about the biggest Bulgarian monastery complex.

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4. Return at the starting point of the tour at approximately 19:30

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Afbestilling

Gratis afbestilling indtil 24 timer før oplevelsen starter, med fuld refusion.

Anmeldelser

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• 5Excellent tour seeing...

  Excellent tour seeing beautiful sites and scenery - highlight in Sofia. Our guide, Megi, was very helpful! Tour requires moderate hiking ability - we walked around 15k steps, sometimes quite steep.

  JOSHUA_Wseptember 2026via Viator

• 5Fabulous day in th mountains!

  What an absolutely perfect way to spend the day!. We booked the guided option which I would absolutely recommend. We started at the monastery which is breathtaking. Radi our guide explained its history as well as describing many of the frescoes. The inside of the church is simply breathtaking. We proceeded to the Seven Lakes and had a wonderful hike, again with Radi explaining about the scenery and the lakes. We would highly recommend this tour and opt for the guided option.

  SNG56september 2026via Tripadvisor

• 3Great view

  The hiking and the monastery were worth it and I do not regret the experience. I am leaving a mix review here, because I paid for the guide and did feel like it was not worth it. She was nice, but I did not feel that this added a lot to my experience and in the end.

  Stephanie_Bseptember 2026via Viator

• 5Wonderful

  Both the Seven Lakes and the monastery were amazing. The views along the hiking trail were unbelievable. Megi, our guide, kept a good and moderate pace throughout and stopped to explain the landscape around us. She was very professional and friendly, answered all our questions, and gave us all the information we needed.

  L2297NGjonathanyseptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Rila Seven Lakes and Monastery

  Gorgeous day. The tour went smoothly. Guide spoke good English and communicated clearly. The pace was good and we had enough time for the sights at the Seven Lakes (only had time for 5) and the monastery.

  gracia_moiseptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Perfect

  Was a good driver + good tour guide magi , they were awesome 10/10 , the tours attractions was way more better than what I thought

  mohammad_oaugust 2026via Viator

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How it compares in Sofia

• Its from-price is 39% below the median of the 174 dagsture we list in Sofia.
• It is longer than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 12 of 174.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Sofia

Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, lies below Vitosha mountain, mixing Roman ruins, golden-domed churches, mineral springs and a busy café culture.

Sofia sits in a high basin at the foot of Mount Vitosha, and its centre layers Roman Serdica, Orthodox Bulgaria and the Ottoman and Soviet eras. The gold-domed Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, completed in the early twentieth century, is the city's best-known building. Close by are the fourth-century rotunda of St George, the Banya Bashi Mosque and the remains of Roman streets that show through glass in the metro stations.

Top-ranked sights in Sofia: Rila Monastery, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Ivan Vazov National Theatre.

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