The 2 Best 3-Hour Experiences in Bulgaria

1.3-Hour Private Bulgarian Food Tasting Tour of Sofia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $104Our pick

Spend three hours eating your way through central Sofia with a private English-speaking guide. Expect Bulgarian soups, bread, sarma, banitsa, lyutenitsa, sweets, and possibly local wine, with stops shaped around the day’s route. Guides including Rali, Ivo, Nesi, Ivaylo, and Daniella have led the tour.

“We loved tasting all the local foods and hearing the history behind it all! Our tour guide was exceptional!”

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2.The 10 Tastings of Sofia Private 3-Hour Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 6 reviews · from $57Best value

Spend about three hours with a private local guide, sampling 10 Bulgarian food and drink tastings while walking through central Sofia. Expect banitsa, borovnica, savory and sweet bites, and a drink, plus stops near City Garden, the Rotunda Church of St. George, and Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. Vegetarian alternatives are available by request.

“This was an excellent tour. My guide was extremely knowledgeable and very friendly. The food tastings were delicious!”

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