8-day guided hike around Rila and Pirin Mountains

Follow Simeon, a local certified mountain guide, and reach the highest peaks in the Rila and Pirin Mountains on this 8-day hike in Bulgaria.

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Rila Mountains, Pirin

8 Days

Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

Fit

Intermediate

Description

Enjoy hiking and getting to the highest peaks on this 8-day program to the Rila and Pirin Mountains, two astonishing mountain ranges located in southwestern Bulgaria.

Our meeting point will be at the Sofia Airport in the capital city of the country. During the hike, we will trek the Musala peak (2,925 m), which is the highest mountain in Bulgaria and in the Balkan Mountains. We will also reach Malyovitsa (2,729 m) and visit the Seven Rila Lakes, a beautiful group of glacial lakes in the Rila Mountains and the Rila Monastery. As for the Pirin range, we’ll get to the top of its highest point, the Mount Vihren (2,914 m). They’ll be eight days of pure hiking with a really amazing background.

Please take a look at the itinerary below for further information. Keep in mind that this trip implies a physical and technical moderate to strenuous difficulty. So you must be prepared to walk during 3 to 7 hours per day and face an elevation gain of around 900 meters during the hikes.

Are you interested in this fantastic hike in Rila and Pirin Mountains? All you have to do is send your request to book the trip. I will be glad to guide you across this incredible Bulgarian area!

Itinerary

Day 1: Welcome

We’ll transfer you from Sofia Airport to Govedartsi in a one and a half-hour drive.

Day 2: Musala peak

We’ll go to the Borovets resort to take a lift. Afterwards, we’ll walk during 6 hours and reach the Musala peak (2,925 meters).

Day 3: Malyovitsa

On day 3, we’ll hike for 6 hours and reach the Malyovitsa peak (2,729 meters).

Day 4: Seven Rila Lakes

After a 6-hour hike, we’ll get to the Seven Rila Lakes.

Day 5: Rila Monastery

We’ll visit the Rila Monastery and then go to Bansko city, at the foot of the Pirin Mountains.

Day 6: Vihren peak

From the Vihren hut (1,950 meters), we’ll take a 6 to 8 hours hike to Mount Vihren (2,914 meters). At the end, we will see the oldest tree in Bulgaria.

Day 7: Todorina Porta Mountain Pass

We’ll hike from the hut across Todorina Porta to Demianitsa hut (7 hours).

Day 8: Departure

Finally, we’ll transfer you to Sofia and say goodbye.

Details

Accommodation

Family-run 3* hotels

Meeting point

Sofia Airport, Bulgaria

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About the guide

Simeon

Mountain Guide

I've been lucky enough to have the opportunity to travel a lot, most of all in my country and the surrounding ones, but travel has been part of my life since forever. It started as my hobby and a preferred way to spend my holidays which, with the time, naturally evolved into being part of my professional career.

Bulgaria has 2 alpine Mountains which are not the largest in the World, but offer great deal for Mountaineering. Having 4 seasons, I'm able to practice both rock & ice climbing as well as Ski touring and snowshoeing.

I started guiding 7 years ago and, for the moment, I work with foreign people travelling in Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula. I guide hiking, scrambling, climbing and mountain biking tours and I work in a cooperation with a few Bulgarian colleagues of mine.

Languages

English

Residence

Bulgaria

What people are saying about Explore-Share

Teodora Jugrin

5.00

Nov 19, 2021

I had a very good experience booking the hike through Explore-Share. Communication with the team was prompt and clear and the booking process was seamless. The trip itself was also just perfect. Uroš was a fantastic guide, highly skilled and talented. The hike felt safe at all times, even on more exposed routes, thanks to him. He was always up to date on the weather forecast and planned the days around it, checked the conditions on the route ahead of me, if needed, discussed and adapted the routes to my level and always made sure I was safe and comfortable. I highly recommend him, as well as Explore-Share.

5.00

Oct 25, 2021

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Dan Laufer

5.00

Oct 17, 2021

Explore-share was easy to use and the staff and guide w ere very responsive. The trip descriptions were accurate and the pricing reasonable. I would definitely recommend the site for people looking to do guided hiking.

Mac

5.00

Oct 13, 2021

Excellent!! Great guide and service. I had a very good experience. Id do it again.

Amanda Gardner

4.00

Sep 14, 2021

Guide was very experienced and very patient with us. We learned a lot and he tried to fit in all the knowledge he could in one day, super awesome. A little tough going back and forth to get the trip set up hard to tell if the site is sketchy until you see reviews but all worked out. Ended up with an awesome day with an awesome guide. Overall pretty satisfied and thankful!

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5.00

Sep 14, 2021

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4.00

Sep 10, 2021

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5.00

Aug 25, 2021

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5.00

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5.00

Jul 5, 2021

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