Plovdiv - Group Day Trip from Sofia
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8 hours 30 minutes
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Enjoy a Memorable Day Trip to Plovdiv – Europe’s Oldest Living City!
Join us for an unforgettable journey to Plovdiv, the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in Europe. Nestled among picturesque hills, this vibrant city offers a rich blend of history, culture, and charm.
Stroll along the longest pedestrian street in Europe, explore the beautifully preserved Revival-era Old Town, and marvel at the impressive Roman Theater. Your local guide will bring the city’s fascinating history to life during a 2-hour guided tour, followed by 2 hours of free time to discover Plovdiv at your own pace.
Total tour duration: 8.5 to 10 hours.
A perfect day trip filled with culture, sights, and unforgettable experiences!
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Rough terrain- please wear comfortable walking shoes
Please warn us if you have a 0-2 years old baby when you make the reservation so that we can prepare a special seat for them
For the safety and enjoyment of all guests, any customer who appears intoxicated at the time of the tour will not be permitted to participate. In such cases, no refunds will be issued.
The expected departure from Plovdiv to Sofia is 3:30 pm. The expected return in Sofia is at 5:20 - 6:00 pm.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Vasil Levski Monument
The meeting point for the tour is Vasil Levski Monument, Yanko Sakuzov Blvd 7 please be there at 08:40 am. The departure is at 9am. Please be on time!
Plovdiv Old Town
Discover Plovdiv- one of the oldest existing settlements in world! See the Roman Theater and parts of the Roman Stadium. Walk through the longest pedestrian street in Europe. Explore the magnificent Revival old town with its unique colorful houses from the 19th century. Plovdiv is about 2 hours’ drive from Sofia and is situated in the western part of the Thracian Valley. It is one of the oldest settlements in the world, having emerged on the three adjacent hills – the beginning of its history dates back to 4,000 years BC. It has preserved Thracian, Roman and Bulgarian heritage from different epochs. In Plovdiv you will have about 2 hours guided walking tour in the heart of the town and you will learn lots of historical facts and legends while exploring its most interesting sightseeing places. After the guided tour you will have about 2 hours free time for lunch break and shopping. The approximate return in Sofia is between 5pm and 5:30 pm.
What‘s Included
English - speaking driver or guide, depending on the booked option.
Group tour
Guided sightseeing tour in the heart of Plovdiv (if option booked)
Transportation
Food and drinks
Gratuities
Options
[IT] Guided tour in Italian
Guided tour in Italian: With this option you have a guided tour in Plovdiv with an Italian-speaking guide.
[ES] Guided tour in Spanish
Guided tour in Spanish: With this option you have a guided tour in Plovdiv with a Spanish-speaking guide.
[EN] Guided tour in English
Guided tour in English: With this option you have a guided tour in Plovdiv with English-speaking guide.
[AG] Tour with Audio Guide
Tour with Audio Guide: With this option you can use an audio guide for the specfied langauge during the tour in Plovdiv.
[SG] Smart Audio Guide
Smart Audio Guide: You will need to have an active internet connection during the tour, in order to use it. Available in ENG, ES, IT, DE & RU.
[TR] Transport only
Transport only: This option includes only the transportation - you have 4 hours to explore the town on your own, before departing back.
Reviews
300 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Nice staff
C4477VNromanp,,Jan 11, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Good experience in Plovdiv, beautiful city. The staff was very respectful and attentive, Eugenin has a good spanish level
Perfect for a day trip from Sofia
Luca F,,Jan 10, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Perfect for a day trip from Sofia. Light tour, which allows you to know the second city by importance so you can enrich your trip to Bulgaria.
Negative experience
Digravina V,,Jan 7, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00Group of 70 people obviously did not feel and understood anything - guide not speaking well Italian - did not visit any site inside -
Solid tour
charlesdG5390XL,,Dec 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Overall good tour. Having the bus transportation at this price point was well worth it. The actual tour of Plovdiv was good but nothing exceptional. Could've had a bit more free time in the city, but this is a good way to see the city: The tour takes you around the hotspots and you can basically choose to spend more time at one of them – like the Roman theatre – and get lunch in your free time.
Lovely
Richard G,,Dec 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Seamless operation. The local guide is bit shy. Free time is adequate for a quick bite plus a visit to the ancient theatre.
Beautiful city wrong guide
Tanny L,,Dec 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00The city is beautiful with rich history lists of sites, beautiful and festive blvd. But the guiide was very tired. 2 hrs on the bus he did nothing. We were bored. I would recommed this tur with another guide.
Great trip, room for improvement
Gabriel P,,Dec 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Amazing trip but as a tour it can improve, when compared to different experiences in similar scenarios. Still highly recommend and well worth it surely
Plovdiv: a city to discover
Michele P,,Dec 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Plovdiv is an ancient city built on seven hills in southern Bulgaria. In Italian historically also known as Filippopoli. It is the second largest city in the country after the capital Sofia. From the Roman ruins to the pretty old town as a postcard, it is a city that highlights very well its ancient heritage. The ancient Roman Theatre of Philippopolis, which in the past could accommodate about 6,000 people, now hosts operas and concerts. The ancient stadium, dating back to the time of Emperor Hadrian, was originally used for athletic games, but towards the end of the fourth century the stadium began to be used as a race track for chariot races, because Emperor Theodosius banned athletic games. The ancient Roman circus could accommodate about 30,000 spectators and was one of the most impressive and indicative buildings in the city. The Old Town is marked by its Bulgarian Renaissance-style beauty, one of the best preserved in the country. The very long avenue to the right as well as to the left, near the stadium, lined with shops of all kinds and colorful flower beds, makes the walk unforgettable.
Excursion to Plovdiv
ritarZ8241BI,,Dec 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00We left on time, departure well organized, after 10 minutes and for luck ancara in Sofia the bus had a technical problem, after about an hour the driver recovers another makeshift bus where the heating system was defective and we travel for an hour in cold and frost, took a hole the system restarts without the possibility of control, traveling another hour at a suffocating temperature... suddenly the back door of the obsolete 90s bus opens, fortunately we were all sitting safely..., arrived in Plovdiv with over an hour late we changed guide who spoke a broken Italian, the visit was very hasty despite we still had 2.5 hours free, what about Plovdiv deserves to be visited is very beautiful, for us even more than Sofia but certainly in a different way, return with internal bus temperature of about 30 ° and got off no I tell you the overhang.
A scam
Alberto P,,Dec 8, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00I hired a tour in Spanish and we were placed on a bus where the guide spoke only Italian and full of Italians. No more Spaniards. We were offered a pretty bad Spanish audio guide really. The guide was kind to us but we felt cheated. I don't recommend it at all.
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