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Sofia Green Tour
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9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Join us on our free Bike and Hike tours in Sofia and Vitosha mountain! Every day: - Free Green Bike Tour - April till November at 11am, and Free Park Bike Tour - May till September at 5pm Starting Point: National Theater "Ivan Vazov"; - City Vibes Tour - April till November at 10:30 am Starting point: Bansky square; - Free Hike Tour - April till November at 11am. Starting Point: National Theater "Ivan Vazov" Come with us to discover the real Sofia and Bulgaria: nature, people, culture & incredible real life experiences along the way. Our core purpose is to enrich our guests lives by creating unique, interactive travel experiences in Sofia and the countryside. We provide fun, affordable and sustainable travel adventures as we also like to have fun while doing so. You can also join us on our new Vitosha sunset Hike, Rila Monastery Hike and Seven Lakes Hike.
! A reservation for all tours is mandatory !
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1 contribution
Apr 2023 • Friends
Today we were 3 friends that join to sofia city tour.
It was a graet time to spend with you in the city and the neture.
It was a graet time to spend with you in the city and the neture.
Written 29 April 2023
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DoritaManiscalco
Island of Malta, Malta26 contributions
Aug 2022
We enjoyed this tour so much. Petar is an excellent guide. Not only he guided us during the ride but he also explained about the different landmarks in Sofia, told us history about the places we visited and even gave us nature talks when we passed through the parks. We spent 4 whole hours cycling but we took frequent breaks so it was not so difficult. Well done Petar. Thanks so much
Written 28 August 2022
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janea295
Leeds, UK23 contributions
Main issue was the quality of the bikes. Out of four of us one Bike had no front brakes, one had gear problems and one couldn’t higher the handle bars so was bent over at a very strange angle for 3 hours!
The narrative on the tour was pretty boring and not particularly well delivered.
Most of the actual route is lovely - especially the parks but you need to be confident on a bike. We ended up weaving through Metro station crowds and various crowded places. Scariest was a km down the really busy main road. Coming from a country where we all wear bike helmets this bit really wasn’t fun.
Overall …. 75% nice bike ride though.
Whilst normally you’d reflect issues in the final tip we still paid the same as other pre paid 3 hour tours …. Just too polite!
The narrative on the tour was pretty boring and not particularly well delivered.
Most of the actual route is lovely - especially the parks but you need to be confident on a bike. We ended up weaving through Metro station crowds and various crowded places. Scariest was a km down the really busy main road. Coming from a country where we all wear bike helmets this bit really wasn’t fun.
Overall …. 75% nice bike ride though.
Whilst normally you’d reflect issues in the final tip we still paid the same as other pre paid 3 hour tours …. Just too polite!
Written 1 June 2022
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Hi and thank you for your review!
We are sorry that you didn't enjoy the tour as much as we hoped that you would!
We've send that feedback for the quality of the bikes that you have had during the tour to the bike rental shop.
Because of this situation if you want to join one of our other bike tours as a gesture we will cover the expenses for the bike rent.
For the situation itself - our guides have the responsibility to see if all the bikes are in good condition and suitable for the people on the tour. That is why they advice the guests to test the bikes before the start of the tour, so if there is a problem to tell the guide and we would have the bike changed. If the person, who was your guide, didn't know that there was issues with your bikes, he didn't know that your bikes needed to be changed. And for this we are relying on our guests cause sometimes we can miss something in a bigger group.
We are always trying to improve the route of the tour, but we are depending on the city infrastructure and currently we are waiting for few cycling connections to be build so we can further minimize the amount of cycling on the roads, so we will take your review into consideration.
Still we hope that you've enjoyed Sofia and you will visit our city again!
Kind regards,
Sofia Green Tour
Written 19 August 2022
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Rob A
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May 2022 • Family
We had a great time riding through the city and parks. Stefan, our guide, made stops and told us about the history of Sofia. It was a lot of fun, and we felt safe because Stefan kept checking to make sure we were all together. The parks were beautiful, and it was fun to bike in the city. I would definitely go again!
Written 31 May 2022
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Hi and thank you for your review!
We are happy that you've enjoyed our tour and we are looking forward to see you again on our tours!
Kind regards,
Sofia Green Tour
Written 19 August 2022
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Mikallik
Greece2 contributions
Oct 2021 • Couples
The tour offers to attendances the opportunity to visit and learn about the main landmarks of Sofia with the help of great tour guide ( shout out to Ivo). On top of that, the cycling into the Sofia's parks was a memorable experience
Written 29 October 2021
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Hannah Mortaga
4 contributions
Jul 2021 • Family
We joined the tour with my sister today. This was by far my most favourite free tour and our guide (Ivo) was by far the best guide ever. The most passionate guide and for sure I learnt so much during our ride.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Written 12 July 2021
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SofiaGreenTour
Hannah, we are happy that you have enjoyed the tour and we will tell Ivo your kind words!
Written 14 July 2021
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Michael G
Budapest, Hungary2 contributions
Aug 2020
We met the Sofia Green Tour guide, Kaloyan at the National Theatre at 11. He warmly welcomed us, and it was quite nice as he had planned to give the hike in Bulgarian but as our fellow hikers were bilingual, he switched to English.
A short taxi ride (10-11 lv) from the city center takes you to Boyana and the base of the trail to the falls. After a brief talk about the hike, we were in the middle of the woods walking on a not too easy but not too challenging trail over roots, minor scrambling over rocks, and through the trees. You could tell Kaloyan knew his trails as we were on a path with few other hikers but when we reached the base of the falls after an hour and a half, it was packed with people. The falls are pretty, rising about 20m and falling are over a rocky face in a clearing of trees.
The trip to the falls, in retrospect, seemed like a little less than halfway of the hike as we continued up, on easier ground, to a beautiful stone hut with a grill cooking meat outside and delicious soups from a small cafe on the inside. We ate together and Kaloyan shared his insights into Bulgarian culture next to a big wood carving of a bear before heading back down the mountain. The complete hike took about 4 hours .
For families interested, we took our 2 12 year old boys and they loved the hike.
A short taxi ride (10-11 lv) from the city center takes you to Boyana and the base of the trail to the falls. After a brief talk about the hike, we were in the middle of the woods walking on a not too easy but not too challenging trail over roots, minor scrambling over rocks, and through the trees. You could tell Kaloyan knew his trails as we were on a path with few other hikers but when we reached the base of the falls after an hour and a half, it was packed with people. The falls are pretty, rising about 20m and falling are over a rocky face in a clearing of trees.
The trip to the falls, in retrospect, seemed like a little less than halfway of the hike as we continued up, on easier ground, to a beautiful stone hut with a grill cooking meat outside and delicious soups from a small cafe on the inside. We ate together and Kaloyan shared his insights into Bulgarian culture next to a big wood carving of a bear before heading back down the mountain. The complete hike took about 4 hours .
For families interested, we took our 2 12 year old boys and they loved the hike.
Written 26 August 2020
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Sharmila
Rotterdam, The Netherlands7 contributions
Jul 2020
While planning the trip to Sofia I had read about a free hiking tour to the must see Mountain Vitosha. My friend and I didn't expect much from it, but WOW we come back from that pretty quick! What a great hike in a beautiful scenery with a super nice guide (Ivailo, nickname Ivo) who also told a lot of interesting stories about the history of Sofia and Bulgaria. Because of Covid19 the two of us were the only one for the hike, so we were lucky to have 2 other guides (Sally and Petr) who came along with us on the hike. We could choose from an easy or difficult path, so, cocky as we were we choose the difficult climb for going up and took the easy road to go down. There were a few tricky steep parts but the guides helped us with that. But
all that panting for breath and sweat (30 degrees that day) was quickly forgotten when we arrived at the Boyana Waterfall. We had a lovely lunch here (which you have to bring yourself) in a nice cool spot. But that was not all, we later went to the highest point from which you had a fantastic view of Sofia. Then we went via the easy way down (thank God ;-D) where we passed the Boyana Lake. At the end of the hike (we made it!) it was also possible to visit a very old church (Boyana church) where you can admire very special old frescoes. All in all not only a MUST SEE but also a MUST DO! The guides do this on a voluntary basis and they do so it so passionately, so don't forget to give them a nice tip afterwards.
all that panting for breath and sweat (30 degrees that day) was quickly forgotten when we arrived at the Boyana Waterfall. We had a lovely lunch here (which you have to bring yourself) in a nice cool spot. But that was not all, we later went to the highest point from which you had a fantastic view of Sofia. Then we went via the easy way down (thank God ;-D) where we passed the Boyana Lake. At the end of the hike (we made it!) it was also possible to visit a very old church (Boyana church) where you can admire very special old frescoes. All in all not only a MUST SEE but also a MUST DO! The guides do this on a voluntary basis and they do so it so passionately, so don't forget to give them a nice tip afterwards.
Written 24 July 2020
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Samir D
5 contributions
Feb 2020
We had a three hour bike tour in Sofia where our guide Ivo showed around us the main archeological and historic attractions of the city. He also took us to few narrow streets where local restaurants and bars are located. We had a great time and it was fun.
Written 26 February 2020
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SofiaGreenTour
Hello,
Thank you for the positive feedback.
Enjoy life,
Sofia Green Tour's team
Written 29 February 2020
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Florencefox
Shrewsbury, UK62 contributions
Nov 2019 • Friends
We loved our hike up Vitosha! It rained a lot and was very foggy but it really didn’t matter it was a wonderful experience. Really lovely small group and Jordan was very friendly and talkative. Highly recommend to do something out of the city and this is perfect.
Written 19 November 2019
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Thomas C
2 contributions
hi there do you know how i can get in touch with george for this tour? thanks
goodlittleindiangirl
Dagenham, UK28 contributions
What tours can i join on Tues 23rd, Wed 24th or Thurs 25th April please?
Stefan Kasev
Sofia, Bulgaria2 contributions
Hello,
and thank you for your interest.
You have following options for free tours, taking place every day:
* Green Bike tour - starts 11 am, duration of roughly 3 hours; meeting point - Ivan Vazov National Theater
*City Vibes bike tour - starts 10:30 am, duration of roughly 3 hours, meeting point - Bansky square
* Boyana hike tour - starts 11 am, duration of roughly 5 hours, meeting point - Ivan Vazov National Theater
For more options please visit our website.
Best regards,
Sofia Green Tour team
Waar moet je een fiets huren
Lucienne B
Amsterdam, The Netherlands149 contributions
Fiets huren bij het bedrijf zelf Green Bike. De gids staat voor het Nationaal Theater om 11 u - te herkennen aan een bordje met Green Tours erop en neemt je mee naar de winkel waar je een fiets huurt.
Waar start je met de tour
Lucienne B
Amsterdam, The Netherlands149 contributions
Deze tour start elke dag vanaf het National Theater Ivan Vazov zoals hierboven beschreven.
Eleni F
Anavyssos, Greece103 contributions
Do you also rent Electric bikes at the bike tours?
Can I go on this tour even if I can't cycle? Also are there any tours between the 28th of April and the 1st of May?
Stefan Kasev
Sofia, Bulgaria2 contributions
Hello,
You can join our mountain hike tour to Boyana Waterfall, where no cycling is involved.
For the green bike tour, if you cycle just a bit, or if you are willing to try cycling you are also welcome,
Or would you rather prefer a pedestrian tour of the city & parks let us know.
Tours are on every day, 28th of April - 1 of May included.
Best,
Sofia Green Tour's Team
MissyG1985
Rotherham, UK24 contributions
is there a free tour on to vitosha mountain this week at all week commencing 12th september?
thanks
gem