YACHT CRUISES  with motor-sailing-yacht ‘PATRIOT’

Mountain & Sea

7 days / 6 nights  

Day 1 
Meeting and assistance upon arrival and transfer to hotel  in Sofia, accommodation, free evening for  visit of Sofia Land -100m from the hotel and overnight.

Day 2
Early in the morning after breakfast transfer to Botovetz Resort in the Rila mountain, accommodation. Free time for walk and visit of typical bulgarian restaurant, shopping and overnight .

Day 3
After breakfast, leisure time and walk around : It is Borovetz the oldest mountain resort where skiers can experience the thrills of the "white sport" in winter, and hikers enjoy the green freshness of the mountains in summer. Situated at 1350 m above sea level on the northern slopes of Rila Mountain among age old pine woods, Borovets is located at the foot of peak MOUSALA (2925 m) - the highest one on Balkan Peninsula. BOROVETS is easily accessible, being at a distance of 73 km. from Sofia.
Free time for the night club in the hotel and overnight.

Day 4
Breakfast and departure to one of the Pearls on the Southern Black Sea coast –Nessebar. The most picturesque town of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. A narrow winding promontory connects the ancient town with the mainland. Today the visitor can see over 40 churches in an area of half a square kilometre. Free time and overnight.

Day 5
Breakfast and a short walking tour in the Old town with a visit of St Todor Church, St Pantocrator Church, and St Yoan Alitourgetos Church, St Stefan Church ,  Archaeological Museum, dinner a-la-carte in a folklore Tavern and overnight.

Day 6
Breakfast and departure to the famous modern resort Sunny Beach - the biggest resort, with the longest and widest beach strip, with hotels spread along the beach and among the dunes, the sunniest resort for the sunniest tourists – children, few km north from Nessebar. Surrounded from a lush greenery , shallow coastal line, large sandy beaches , provides big variety of water sports, great night life , modern hotels. Free time and overnight.

Day 7
Breakfast and departure back to home via Sofia.

DISCOVER  BULGARIA

8 days / 7 nights

 Day 1
Meeting and assistance upon arrival and transfer to Hotel for accommodation, leisure time and overnight.

Day 2
Breakfast and visiting of Rila monastery, the popular ski-resort Borovetz for coffee- time, lunch in restaurant Jabokrek a-la-carte on the road and arrival in Plovdiv, panoramic tour of the Old Town reserve, accommodation and overnight.

Day 3
Breakfast and driving to Varna troughout Aitos-town, Nessebar on the southern Black Sea Coast, time for lunch in a local restaurant  in the centrum of the town a-la-carte, arrival to the Capital of the Northern Black Sea Coast-Varna town, accommodation in hotel Odessos and overnight.

Day 4
 After breakfast begins the  tour to Aladja monastery and Balchik-town with the Palace of the  Romanian princess Maria, after lunch a-la-carte, sightseeing of Varna, aquarium and Therms of Roma, dinner in Ziganski Tabor restaurant with a folk program to Golden Sands resort and overnight.

Day 5
Breakfast and driving to Liaskovetz monastery and Arbanassy-a past resindential area of the king'; s bolyars, lunch in Arbanassy restaurant a-la-carte, arrival to Veliko Turnovo town, accommodation to the hotel in V.Turnovo and tour to the night show-Light and Sound-in the old town-Zarevetz, overnight.

Day 6
Breakfast and departure to Gabrovo town, sightseeing of the town with the Palace of Humor and Ethura-area of the old bulgarian hand craft. After lunch in a folk restaurant Kransko Hanche a-la-carte, starts tour to historical church Shipka-village and climbing up 1000 stairs leading to Shipka Monument-by request and driving to Sofia troughout Kazanlak visiting the Museum of the Roses, arrival in Sofia, accommodation and overnight.

Day 7
Breakfast and panoramic tour by coach of Sofia; a walk in the city and visit of St Alexander Nevski-cathedral church, the Earth and Men National  Museum, St George, Rotonde, National Theatre, The Parliament, a short visit to Dragalevtzy area, Holly Mother Monastery of Vitosha mountain, lunch a-la-carte in hotel-restaurant Odadjyiski, after lunch-free time, folk dinner with a fire-dances in the restaurant Vodenitzata and overnight.

Bulgarian monastires

8 days / 7 nights

Day 1
Arrival in Sofia. Meeting and assistance from a representative of Lale Tour, accommodation and overnight.

Day 2
Breakfast and departure to the Seven Thrones Ossenovlashko Monastery, visit of the Pleven-Panorama –1877, through Lovech and  Troyan Monastery, arrival in Veliko Tarnovo, accommodation and overnight

 Day 3
After beakfast begins a sightseeing tour in Veliko Turnovo and departure to Tryavna. Visit to the Museum of the wood-carving art. The next sites are Dryanovo Monastery, the town of Gabrovo with the architectural and ethnographic complex Ethara and the historical monument Shipka, afternoon visit to Sveta Troiza and Preobrajenic Monastery. On the way to Varna visit of the Madara Horseman, arrival in Varna, accommodation and overnight

Day 4
Breakfast and visit of Aladja Monastery followed by a tour to Varna, on the way to the town of Nessebar, visit to Nessebar Monastery, accommodation and overnight

Day 5
Breakfast and departure to Plovdiv. On the way back, the route is going through Bourgas and Stara Zagora. Visit of Bachkovo Monastery. Arrival in Plovdiv, accommodation and overnight.

Day 6
After breakfast, departure to Bansko and Sandanski, visit of  Rozhen Monastery and accomodation in Melnik. Folk-dinner a-la-carte in a typical Bulgarian tavern and overnight.

Day 7
Breakfast. Visit of Rila Monastery, Zemen Monastery and arrival in Sofia. Accommodation and overnight

Day 8
 After breakfast, sightseeing tour in Sofia. Leisure time for shopping and souvenirs.
Departure back.

The tour is based on the following items
7 nights/8 days on bed & breakfast basis
Lale Tour assistance upon arrival and before departure
English speaking GUIDE ( or other language speaking guide upon request )
All transfers by bus

The Rate does not include
Visit to a night club in Sofia or other place
Folklore - evening with dinner in Vitosha mountain-restaurant Vodenitzata
All Entrance fees for the Museums
Any lunch by the road

Note
In case the group is less than 20 people the Rate will be on request

8 days / 7 nights

Day 1
Arrival at Sofia, meeting and assistance  from representative of Lale Tour and transfer by coach to the town  of Koprivshtiza, one of the best–preserved towns in Bulgaria. Its typical 19th century atmosphere and the beautiful nature surrounding it make this town one of the most favoured destinations for all visitors to the country.
Accommodation, folklore dinner and overnight

Day 2
After breakfast - panoramic tour of Koprivshtiza and drive to Ethara - open air-acting museum for arts and crafts and Bojenzi village, leisure time, accommodation, dinner and overnight.

Day 3
After breakfast you will be acquainted with Bojenci - legends, history, the unique architecture. Lunch on the road and departure to the old town of Veliko Tirnovo – the old capital of Bulgaria. Accommodation, dinner and overnight.

Day 4
Breakfast and walk through old and extremely picturesque Veliko Turnovo- the medieval town of Tarnovo was the capital of Bulgaria during the 12th - 14th centuries period and included the castles situated on the Tzarevetz, the Trapezitza, the Momina Krepost and the Sveta Gora Hills and the downtown (the outer suburb). The main medieval fortress was erected on the Tzarevetz Hill.

The two main architectural complexes are in the centre - the King';s Palace and the Patriarchal Church. The most important part of the outer town, called the New Town (the present Assenov Quarter) was built in the 13th century along the two banks of the Yantra River between the two hills - the Tzarevetz and the Trapezitza. Afternoon visit to the neighboring village of Arbanassy – a past residential area of the King’s bolliars /landlords/. Departure to Plovdiv through Jeravna village – presenting the typical old Bulgarian architecture, completely preserved while inhabited with the status of a national architectural reserve. Arrival in Plovdiv, accommodation, dinner and overnight.

Day 5
Breakfast and walk around the old town of Plovdiv / observing change of history starting from Roman times/. Bulgaria';s second largest city, Plovdiv, is a worthy rival to Sofia. Its location astride the River Maritsa, and its three hills which are prominent features on the Thracian plain, indicate its strategic significance and account for its long tradition as an inhabited place. Here Thracians, Romans, Byzantines, Ottoman Turks and Bulgarians have all made an architectural impression. Late afternoon departure from Plovdiv to Bansko, accommodation, dinner and overnight.

Day 6
After breakfast walk in the town for seeing the picturesque architecture of Bansko /XVIth century, lunch on the road and departure to Melnik by coach. The town attracts lots of Bulgarian and foreign tourists with its pyramids shining, golden-yellow, whimsical, shaped on the background of magnificent Pirin mountain. 380 m. over the sea level, MELNlK is rich in cultural monuments - pledge and tombstones, architectural details, coins, etc. During the Traction- epoch here existed a village of the Thracian tribe "medi" which gave the world the great leader of the Roman slaves - Spartacus.

Accommodation, dinner with meals from Bulgarian national cuisine and wines in a typical Tavern. Overnight.

Day 7
Breakfast and tour around the smallest, but perhaps the most picturesque town in Bulgaria and its unique architecture. Visit to the Rozhen Monastery - "Rozhdestvo Bogorodichno" is to be found 6 km east of Melnik. It is built in 1220 in the place of an ancient pagan consecrated ground by despot Aleksiy Slav. In 14 – 17 c. it is a spiritual cultural and literary centre; a calligraphic school works here. During the years of Ottoman rule the monastery is turned into a cloister of Iver Svetogorski monastery (till 1912). Departure from Melnik to Sofia via Rila Monastery and late afternoon arrival in Sofia. Accommodation, dinner and overnight. 

Day 8
Breakfast, city tour in the capital and leaving the hotel for departure back home.The tour is based on the following items
7 nights / 8days on half board basis /breakfast & dinner/
Lale Tour travel assistance upon arrival and before departure
English- Speaking Guide ( upon request other language speaking guide )
All transfers by bus The Rate does not include
Visit to a night club
night show LIGHT & SOUND-Tzarevetz in Veliko Turnovo
folklore-evening with dinner and floor show-fire dancing in Vitosha mountain Vodenitzata
any lunch on the road

Note

Possibility for a visit to a theatre, opera and symphonic concert