More about your walk:
The off-road tour "Etara and Bozhentsi" is a tour visiting various historical sights in the regions around the town of Etara. The tour takes place in different parts of Veliko Tarnovo, with a duration of 4 hours or 8 hours, conducted by car.
The tour can start from our base in the village Arbanassi or we can pick you up from a convenient location within Veliko Tarnovo or Arbanassi.
Half-day walk
In the half-day walk with a duration of 4 hours you have the opportunity to visit the Dryanovo Monastery "St. Michael the Archangel", the Cave of Bacho Kiro, the Ethnographic Open-Air Museum "Etar". Also Sokol Monastery "Assumption of the Virgin Mary".
The tour begins with a visit to the Dryanovo Monastery, which is situated in the picturesque gorge of the Dryanovo River, and in the immediate vicinity is the Bacho Kiro Cave. It is one of the diamonds in the cave necklace of Bulgaria. At this location you will have about 1 hour break to visit both attractions.
Then we are going to "Etara", where the spirit of Bulgaria and traditions are transported through time and space so that every guest can experience them. At "Etara" again about 1 hour break is provided to visit the museum. Depending on the time remaining, you could also have the opportunity to visit the Sokol Monastery with its amazing beauty and landscape views. Then we go back to Veliko Tarnovo where we drop you off at a convenient location.
All-day walk
In the all-day walk with a duration of 8 hours you have the opportunity to visit Tryavna, Bozhentsi, Dryanovo Monastery "St. Archangel Michael", Bacho Kiro Cave, Ethnographic Open-Air Museum "Etar". Also Sokol Monastery "Assumption of the Virgin Mary".
The tour begins with a visit to the Dryanovo Monastery and the Bacho Kiro Cave. There is a break of about 1 hour to visit both sights.
After that we drive to "Etara", where again there is about 1 hour break to visit the museum. Immediately after "Etara" we visit the Sokol Monastery, then we head to the Museum of the Architectural and Historical Reserve "Bozhentsi". It has preserved its authentic old appearance from the Renaissance era, as well as valuable architectural and ethnographic monuments. A stay of about 1 hour and 30 minutes is planned in the village of Bozhentsi, this includes time for lunch in the village. Afterwards we head to the town of Tryavna, which is one of the centres of the Bulgarian Revival. There are preserved houses with Renaissance architecture and the works of the Trevna school of icon painting. A break of about 1 hour is provided for you to explore the most interesting corners of the town, and after your walk we head back to Veliko Tarnovo, where we drop you off at a convenient location.
The tour is conducted in an air-conditioned passenger car.
IMPORTANT: The ours have an approximate duration, which depends on the time you spend in the visited areas. In your tour you could choose the places you want to visit, we have tried to select and make an optimal sample program that could be followed for your convenience.
Visiting more or less sites depends on the time you spend at each of them.
Depending on the season of your tour, and the specific day (and time), some places may be temporarily closed, for which our team is not responsible.