Plovdiv and Koprivshtitsa Full-Day Trip
Overview
Available languages
11 hours
Mobile ticket
Enjoy a guided combo tour to two of the most fascinating towns in Bulgaria. These are Plovdiv - the European Capital of Culture 2019 and Koprivshtitsa - a picturesque town with an epic history and a striking architecture. Explore all major attractions in the old town of Plovdiv with a professiona English-speaking guide and admire the marvelous heritage left by Thracians, Romans, Byzantines, Jews, Greeks, Armenians and Bulgarians. The route between Plovdiv and Koprivshtitsa crosses rose valleys, charming villages and the gentle hills of Sredna Gora Mountain. Koprivshtitsa is unforgettable with its spectacular Bulgarian Renaissance mansions and filled with battles chronicles. Despite the long and intensive itinerary, there is free time planned for shopping, self-guided wandering and eating.
Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities
Not wheelchair accessible or stroller friendly
Comfortable walking shoes recommended
If you select the option of the audio-guide in Spanish or Italian, you will have approx. 2 hours to visit the Old Town of Plovdiv at your own pace with the given device.
In the summer months, the weather is very hot in Plovdiv. We recommend bringing sun screen, sun glasses and a hat with you on the tour.
Only part of the seat capacity of our vehicles will be used.
Tour with ONLINE, cloud-based audioguide in different languages (EN,ES,IT,FR,DE,RU). INTERNET required to download and use.
The tour is not recommended for children under 6 years old.
What To Expect
Vasil Levski Monument
08:00 departure time from theVasil Levski Monument (Embassy of Slovakia)
Plovdiv Old Town
10:00 - estimated arrival time in the Old town of Plovdiv and Start of the guided tour of the most popular historical and cultural sites of the town, plus free time for lunch included.
Options
ESP: Starosel (No Kopriv.)
★ You will visit: Plovdiv's old town, the ancient Starosel Thracian Temple, and the famous Staro Zhelezare street art mural village today. ✔ Local Spanish Guide: is included for the Plovdiv and Starosel tours. Note: Sofia bus transfer is accompanied by an English or Italian coordinator ⚠ Return Route Logistics: mean after Starosel and the art village, the bus must return to Plovdiv to collect other passengers before heading to Sofia. Koprivshtitsa EXCLUDED: from this option. Do not book this itinerary if you want to visit Koprivshtitsa. This goes to Starosel and the Art Village.
App: Starosel (No Kopriv.)
★ You will visit: Plovdiv's old town, the ancient Starosel Thracian Temple, and the famous Staro Zhelezare street art mural village in one day. ℹ Audio App Requirements: This is a self-guided phone tour. Bring a charged smartphone & headphones. No live English guide is included on this tour. ⚠ Return Route Logistics: mean after Starosel and the art village, the bus must return to Plovdiv to collect other passengers before heading to Sofia. ⚠ Shared Bus Logistics: mean you may share a bus with a Spanish or Italian guided group. Their live guide commentary may interfere with your app. Koprivshtitsa EXCLUDED: from this option. Do not book this itinerary if you want to visit Koprivshtitsa. This goes to Starosel and the Art Village.
Audio App Tour
★ You will visit: Plovdiv's old town and the stunning 19th-century National Revival museum town of Koprivshtitsa in one day. ℹ Audio App Requirements: This is a self-guided phone tour. Bring a charged smartphone & headphones. No live English guide is included on this tour. ⚠ Shared Bus Logistics: mean you may share a bus with a Spanish or Italian guided group. Their live guide commentary may interfere with your app.
ENG: Starosel (No Kopriv.)
★ You will visit: Plovdiv's old town, the ancient Starosel Thracian Temple, and the famous Staro Zhelezare street art mural village in one day. Koprivshtitsa EXCLUDED: from this option. Do not book this itinerary if you want to visit Koprivshtitsa. This goes to Starosel and the Art Village. ⚠ Return Route Logistics: mean after Starosel and the art village, the bus must return to Plovdiv to collect other passengers before heading to Sofia.
Spanish Local Guide
★ You will visit: Plovdiv's old town and the stunning 19th-century National Revival museum town of Koprivshtitsa in one day. ✔ Local Spanish Guide: is included in Plovdiv. Note: The bus transfer from Sofia is accompanied by an English or Italian route coordinator.
English Guided Tour
★ You will visit: Plovdiv's old town and the stunning 19th-century National Revival museum town of Koprivshtitsa in one day.
What‘s Included
Driver-guide in English
Audio-guide in different languages (if option selected)
Transport by air-conditioned minibus or car
Gratuities
Entrance fees (approx. 9 euros per person)
Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
183 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Enjoyed the tour, excellent guide and driver
joyr506,May 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Vayana was our tour guide and Stanislav was our driver - they were both excellent. She gave a narrative during the ride and she was with us the whole time. She showed us interesting places and gave us explanations of these places. They were patient. Granted it was a long day but well worth it! Plovdiv was amazing, the little forgotten city with storks and graffitis was adorable..
Brilliant day out
Tsvetomir N,May 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Vayana and the driver(sorry forgot the name) were absolutely superb! The tour was in Spanish but due to some of us speaking only English she also did it in English too! It was very much appreciated. My girlfriend and I enjoyed the tour and would definitely recommend it! Thank you both!
Plovdiv is a must whenever coming to Bulgary
antisf,Apr 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Plovdiv worths the visit, no doubt. Hristo Hanev was great, he went the extra mile to show us everything, and gave us extra time and was always available. One thing I appreciate is that his advices were with no personal interest, no friend restaurant, no trying to sell us something which is hard to find sometimes in tourist companies. Loved his explanations, were easy and friendly. Overall a nice tour. Note that there is nearly six hours of bus in total, be aware of that when you book.
For the curious among us
PaulGuijt,Mar 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The trip gave me a broad view of Bulgaria outside Sofia. Of course only a first impression, but this was also my first introduction to the country. The tour guide shared his knowledge extensively, in-depth questions were clearly welcome. Yeah, you're on the bus for two hours a few times, but then that's definitely worth it.
Loose, informative and well accompanied – a real highlight!
L1315UKstefanier,Mar 8, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent travel companion – highly recommended! Our bus trip was a complete success, to which our tour guide Maria especially contributed. She spoke a very clear and easy-to-understand English so that everyone in our small group could follow without any problems. We particularly liked her pleasant, easy-going manner: The entire tour never seemed stiff or rehearsed, but lively, varied and designed with a lot of flair for the group. Maria has combined interesting information with small anecdotes and always provided a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. The ride itself was excellently organized, and thanks to their competent and sympathetic accompaniment, we felt in good hands at all times. We can recommend this tour – and especially Maria as a travel companion – without restriction. It was a great experience!
Fruit and Coprivista
369marynas,Mar 7, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was very comfortable and nice. Clean bus, Wi-Fi and charging. Guide Maria created a very friendly atmosphere :)
Plovdiv not to be missed
José B,Feb 3, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very happy with our visit to Plovdiv with Tranventuria.Very professional guide and who knows how to interest travelers even if the tour was in English.A stop a little before arriving in the second city of Bulgaria and the walking tour.The house of Lamartine and the observatory for a very nice view of the city where one overlooks the Maritza.Finally,visit the cobblestone city center and very modern,with in addition the possibility to attend a concert in the main square of the city.The journey time is about 2 hours on very beautiful roads.
Great guide, great trip
drstevens138,Nov 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Guide was excellent, he has patience of a saint dealing with people continually wandering off or asking ridiculous questions like ' did people back then have tables'. Tour is fascinating, plenty free time and very comfortable transport.
The draw back is there is...
Perly r,Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00The draw back is there is hardly any time in the city to see anything or have a nice lunch we got 50 minutes
Stunning views but the booked tour primary language was Spanish
travel168southern,Oct 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00The places we visited were beautiful and well worth seeing. However, we booked an English-speaking tour and were surprised to find that most of the group spoke Spanish. The guide was fluent in Spanish and did her best to translate, but many parts of the tour were more detailed in Spanish than in English. As English speakers, we felt at a disadvantage and missed out on some of the commentary. It would be helpful if the tour company clarified language expectations more clearly during booking.
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