Multi-day off-road expedition to different destinations
Off-road expedition - consists of several full-day walks lasting about 7 to 8 hours. In the expeditions you can visit various sights around Veliko Tarnovo - monasteries, waterfalls, etc., and lunch is served at the chosen destination. You can choose from - Emen Canyon and Waterfall and Hotnitsa Waterfall; Kereka locality, Kupinov Monastery and Waterfall and Plakov Monastery; Dryanovo Monastery and Bacho Kiro Cave.
We offer you two options: included nights or not included nights.
Each trek starts from our base in the village of Arbanassi and ends there again. The program for your expedition can be customized according to your wishes. We have created the most optimal option for its conduct, as the program is tailored to the respective routes and their difficulty.
What the package includes:
- Each walk lasts about 8 hours, between 3 and 5 days, depending on your choice.
- Choose machines of your choice
Example: when choosing a self-drive package, you could freely choose from all available machines in advance. Each day of your expedition you could choose a different type of machine. - Minimum 2 participants
- Choose between driving alone or riding as a passenger:
you have the opportunity to drive a machine of your choice on your own or ride as a passenger on the machine of another participant in the ride or with our instructor
Example: when choosing a ride package, in case you are together with another participant, you could ride together with him/her on a two-seater machine. If you have chosen the ride option and do not have a partner to ride with, then you will be a passenger on our instructor's machine.
Sample program for your off-road expedition:
The first day of your expedition
It starts with a full-day off-road ride on routes around the village of Arbanassi. On this day the emphasis is on the drivers to acquire the necessary skills to operate the respective machines. The routes around the village of Arbanassi are varied, with some difficult terrain that will allow each driver to practice their skills to the maximum and get used to the peculiarities of driving the machines well enough. The first day lasts about 7-8 hours, depending on the pace of driving and the areas visited. Many beautiful sights will be visited on the drive, as well as various monasteries in and around the village of Arbanassi. Lunch will be taken in a traditional tavern in the village of Arbanassi.
On the second day of your expedition
The off-road walk will be to Emen Waterfall and Canyon, as well as Hotnik Waterfall and Preobrazhensky Monastery. On this day, the focus will be to visit some of the most beautiful sights around Veliko Tarnovo. The Emen Canyon and the waterfall are some of the most picturesque in Bulgaria. Their beauty is especially stunning during the spring months. Hotnik Waterfall is also one of the most visited sights around Veliko Tarnovo - captivating with its beauty. Preobrazhensky Monastery is one of the largest and most famous monasteries in Bulgaria. It is a must-see destination for most visitors to Veliko Tarnovo.
The off-road walk starts on an off-road route to Emen Falls and Canyon. The route there is easy and is mainly on flat terrain. You are allowed between 1 and 2 hours rest at the site. Then the off-road route heads to Hotnik Falls. Here again the terrain is gentle and part of the route is on normal road. At Hotnik Falls you have a break of about 1 hour and lunch is provided here. In the second part of the day the emphasis shifts to off-road driving and is almost entirely driven on off-road routes, which are interesting and varied. On the way home from Hotnitsa Falls, the Transfiguration Monastery can be visited by normal road, if you wish.
On the third day of your expedition
The emphasis will be on the more varied and interesting off-road terrains around the Kereka hills and the areas around the Kupinov waterfall. On this day the walk starts with an off-road route to the Kupinov Monastery and waterfall. The terrain to get there is varied, passing through many wooded areas including streams and rivers. Most of the terrain is of medium difficulty. There are sections where the terrain is also of a high level of difficulty. At the Kupinov Monastery and Waterfall you have between 1 and 2 hours rest, with lunch provided at the site. Subsequently you head to the Kereka area where the off-road route continues, you can also pass through the Plakov Monastery. The Kereka area is hilly and the terrain is interesting and includes various more difficult off-road crossings.
On the fourth day of your expedition
The off-road walk will be to the Dryanovo Monastery and the Bacho Kiro Cave. In this walk the route is again varied. It passes through a series of hilly and wooded areas on the way to both destinations. In the first part of the off-road walk, the route passes through the picturesque village of Yalovo. A wine tasting at the Yalovo winery could be added there. After arriving at both destinations, a break of about 2 hours is provided, which includes time for lunch. After that it is back to our base in the village of Arbanassi. The terrain on this ride is of medium difficulty, with some more off-road terrain and higher difficulty.
More options for off-road rides
Etara, Bozhentsi, Tryavna, Shipka and Buzludzha
Each of the above itineraries is indicative and may vary according to the level of preparedness of clients. As well as other factors such as weather conditions and other external events beyond the control of HillView Veliko Tarnovo. In each of the walks there is also a part of the route that passes on the Republican road network as well as on a normal inter-rural road. The majority of the route takes place on off-road terrain.
Each of the routes has an approximate length of between 80km and 100km, depending on the designated areas to be visited and the pace of the walk.
At the beginning of your expedition, a deposit of 500BGN is required for each rented machine, which will be returned after the last day of your expedition.
- The price is per person, with a minimum of two participants.
- The cost of lunch on each of the days is included in the package price of the expedition. Chilled drinks are also included and provided for each of the walk participants throughout the day.
- The price includes visits to any site you wish to visit during the tours.