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.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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.
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
Options
Tour with online audio guide
Online audio-guide: Transport without guide. Use an online audio guide. Bring headphones, power bank, internet. Conductor speaks another language
Guided tour in Spanish
Tour in English
Tour in English with English speaking guide.
Reviews
176 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
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.
It was an enjoyable day....
Ann A,,Sep 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It was an enjoyable day. The guide Svetlozar was quite patient and pleasant. Our driver made sure our ride was smooth.
Very good day trip from Sofia
Agnidhar A,,Aug 31, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00The overall tour was really good with lots of exploring which was done in plodiv and koprishtitsa along with understanding the history of both places ! Both the places were very colorful and wonderfully nice as well as the tour guide being very knowledgeable was very helpful ! The tour operates only two days a week which is a bit unfortunate so plan accordingly if you want to do this tour with both places with a day trip ! The really frustrating and sad part was at the start of that the tour it was raining heavily and unfortunately we were unable to find a taxi to the pickup spot and we informed the guide. We tried to offer solutions to meet somewhere or if they can pickup us up closer which was a 5 month detour at max which wouldn’t have affected the overall group . The guides response was pls be on time and we cannot stay longe than 8 am for pick up which was a bit extremely unthoughtgul on the agency’s behalf as we were delayed by forces beyond our control! Consideration towards customer in such extenuating circumstances should be much more thoughtful rather than just be brushed off with a generic thoughtless approach which I felt was very unfortunate to deal with ! Thank god we made it on time as we got a taxi last minute but if we didn’t it would have really been extremely disappointing so if they change their approach in this aspect it would benefit their levels of customer service greatly for future travelers to not face what we had to face last minute.
Great trip
Zeynep T,,Aug 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We had Marinna as our tour guide. She was super nice, knowledgeable. very approachable, and easy to understand. She managed the group of 40 people superbly. It was a packed day, but she always had a smile. Very much appreciated.
Be prepared to walk on...
Jennifer E,,Jun 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Be prepared to walk on authentic uneven stone paved streets. History is amazing! Scenery on the bus ride is beautiful!
Really like the trip, the...
Adriana C,,Dec 21, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Really like the trip, the guide had more patience than I would have ever in my life. Was a bit long but is worth it specially if you don’t have time to go to each stop individually.
Martin was very...
Claire G,,Nov 11, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Martin was very enthusiastic and the whole day was fascinating. There never seems to be enough time to see everything, but it's a great combination if you don't have much time in Bulgaria.
Great tour guide and itinerary
Antoine E,,Nov 8, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00The tour guide Martin was very engaging and fun, and took us on a detailed guided tour through both Plovdiv and Koprivshtitsa, providing lots of useful information. Driver was on time and safe. Plovdiv is stunning, with a great vibe and Roman ruins, and definitely worth a visit, and Koprivshtitsa is a small city in the mountains with a lot of history, that feels like going back in time a hundred years. Highly recommend this tour.
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