Here you will find detailed information about our 2025 Shared Rose festival tour 

Travel Date: JUNE 6 – JUNE 8, 2025

 Number of days: 3 days / 2 nights

Starting location: Sofia, Bulgaria

Ending location: Sofia, Bulgaria

Number of people: up to 18 people

Brief itinerary:

Day 1 – June 6 – Friday – Sofia – Plovdiv – Kazanlak

Day 2 – June 7 – Saturday – Kazanlak

Day 3 – June 8 – Sunday – Kazanlak – Sofia

DAY BY DAY ITINERARY

Day 1 – June 6 – Friday – Sofia – Plovdiv – Kazanlak

Early in the morning departure to Plovdiv. Tour of Plovdiv -the second largest town of Bulgaria, an area since the timeof Philip, King of Macedonia,father of Alexander The Great. Its unique location on theseancient crossroads hasstimulated cultural and politicalinfluences from East and Westcivilizations and yetmaintained its unique culturalidentity. The

most impressive building of Roman time that has come to us rising above the city is theAntique Amphitheatre by Emperor Marcus Aurelius during the 2nd c. A.D. Its magnificentarcade adorned with marble statues is simply breath-taking. The Roman Stadium is also constructed during the II century and reproduces the layout in Delphi, Greece. Within thecenter of the ancient major town of the Roman province of Thrace remains of stone paved streets, foundations of buildings and columns and ancient fortress walls and gates reside.Proceed to Kazanlak. Arrive in your hotel.

B Accommodation in Kazanlak in hotel Parisi or hotel Magnolia (two nights)

Day 2 June 7 – Saturday – Kazanlak

In the morning departure to the Damascena rose distillery. Enjoy rose picking accompanied by folklore dances. Walk around the distillery and admire hundreds of verities of roses. Have lunch in the distillery. Leave back to Kazanlak at 2 pm. Arrive in Kazanlak. Visit the Museum of Roses.

From 3pm to 5pm you can join the cultural program provided by your guide.

Departure to the Buzludzha monument perched on one of the peaks dominating the town of Kazanlak. This is one of the largest communist monuments in Europe.

On the way back visit the Golyamata Kosmatka Thracian tomb dating to the 4th century BC. You will get acquainted with the Thracian civilization and will get a lot of information about these ancient tribes populating the area of the present-day town of Kazanlak. In the evening enjoy the festive ambience on the main square and the concert on the main stage.

Day 3 – June 8 – Sunday Kazanlak rose festival – SOFIA

Day of festivities: Two main events mark the celebrations – harvesting ritual in the rose gardens and the parade along the streets of the town.

At 8:30am departure to Enio Bonchev distillery for rose picking OR attend the rose picking organized by the Kazanlak Municipality. Subject of further confirmation until we get the program launched by the Municipality. Enjoy rose picking for two hours. At 11am leave to Kazanlak. At 11:30 – 11:40am take your seats for the parade. At noon follow the Carnival parade and the procession which will close the festivities.  End of the parade at 1:30pm. Free time for lunch. At 3pm departure to Sofia. Arrive in Sofia at 6pm. Drop off in your hotel. End of service.

Price per person accommodated in double or twin room: 530 euro

Single room supplement: 120 euro

PRICE INCLUDES:

ACCOMMODATION IN TOTAL 2 OVERNIGHTS

TRANSFERS ANDTRANSPORTATION

  • All transfers and transportation with private vehicle according to program
  • Fuel costs, parking fees TOURS / GUIDES /FOOD
  • 2 Breakfasts
  • ROSE PICKING ON JUNE 7 and JUNE 8
  • SEATS FOR THE PARADE ON JUNE 8
  • Visit the Damascena and the Enio Bonchev rose distillery
  • Admissions (the Roman theater in Plovdiv, the Museum of Roses in Kazanlak, the Thracian tomb in Kazanlak)
  • Professional English-speaking Private Tour Guide
  • Admission fees for sites and museums as per program
  • Organisation, VAT

PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:

  • Lunches and diners
  • Additional private expenses
  • All that is not mentioned in section “Price includes”
  • Travel insurance package
  • Other meals than stated
  • Photo/video fees at sites and museums
  • Bank, credit card and pay pal fees

The above stated price is based on cash payment.

Using another method of payment:

All taxes, surcharges and fees are at the expense of the customer:

  • for paying by Visa card – 2%,
  • Master card – 2%,
  • pay pal – 4%,
  • Wise and Revolut – no tax

Our vehicles:

Our company is owner of the vehicles that we provide for our tours. All of them are very comfortable and fully insured. We are aware that your safety is most important, that is why we regularly renovate our car park. Our vehicles pass technical check every month and all of them have perfect air conditioners.

For this tour the vehicle will be 20-seater VW Crafter or Mercedes Sprinter.

Confirmation

The travel arrangement and full-day or half-day tours will be officially booked once we have received a 30% deposit payment. After that you will receive a booking confirmation via e-mail. We kindly ask you to pay the balance not later than 7 days prior to your arrival, unless the booking is made 1 week prior to your arrival or if there is not an agreement for paying cash upon arrival.

Once we have received the payment, we will send the following to your e-mail address: the invoice, the vouchers (if you have booked self-guided tour), and all the other necessary travel-related documents and information.

Distances:

Day 1 – June 6

Sofia – Plovdiv – 1 h 50 mins

Plovdiv – Kazanak – 2 hours

Day 2 – June 7

Kazanlak – Damascena rose distillery – 20 mins and drive back to Kazanlak – 20 mins

Kazanlak – Buzludzha monument – 30 mins and drive back to Kazanlak – 30 mins

Day 3 – June 8

Kazanlak – Enio Bonchev distillery – 20 mins and drive back to Kazanlak – 20 mins

Kazanlak – Sofia – 2 hours 50 mins

Payment:

DEPOSIT – Upon booking we require 30% deposit that is not reimbursable (only for tours conducted during the rose festival period).

FIRST BALANCE – 60 days prior to departure – 50% of the total amount of the tour or April 6, 2025

SECOND BALANCE – 40 days prior to departure – the remaining amount or April 26, 2025.

Example:

Cost of the tour – 530 euro

DEPOSIT – Upon booking we require 159euro non-reimbursable deposit (only for tours conducted during the rose festival period).

Balance 371 euro

FIRST BALANCE – 60 days prior to departure (or until April 6, 2026) – 50% of the remaining balance

371 EURO * 50% = 185,50 euro

Balance 185,50 euro

SECOND BALANCE – 40 days prior to departure (or until April 26) – the remaining amount of 185,50 euro

Cancellation Policy:

DEPOSIT – The deposit (30% of the total amount) is not reimbursable at any time

Between the 59th day and the 41st day prior to departure (or between April 7 and April 25) – 30 % of the first balance paid will be held

Between the 40th day and the 30th day prior to departure (or between April 26 and May 6) – 80% of the total of the first and the second balance paid will be held

29 to 0 days prior to departure or no show (or from May 7 onwards) – 100 % of the paid amount will be held

Example:

Cost of the tour – 530 euro

DEPOSIT – Deposit of 159 euro – non-reimbursable. Balance 371 euro

Cancellation of the tour between day 59th and day 41st – (or between April 7 and April 25) – 30% of the paid first balance will be held

371*30% – 111 EURO WILL BE HELD (260 EURO WILL BE REIMBURSED)

Cancellation of the tour between the 40th day and the 30th day (or between April 26 and May 6) – 80% of the paid balance (the total amount of the first and the second balance) WILL BE HELD

371*80% – 305 EURO WILL BE HELD (66 EURO WILL BE REIMBURSED)

Cancellation of the tour after day 30 or NO SHOW – non-reimbursable. 100% of the total amount – 530 euro WILL BE HELD.

BY PAYING THE FIRST NON-REIMBURSABLE DEPOSIT OF 30% YOU AGREE WITH THE PAYMENT AND CANCELLATION CONDITIONS OF THIS TOUR.

In cases of extraordinary circumstances (flood, fire, earthquake or other), Easy Bulgaria Travel Ltd reserves the right to change itineraries. Easy Bulgaria Travel Ltd will certainly always try to meet customers’ requests and return all the funds that were not spent for the purpose of same travel arrangement or a tour.

Easy Bulgaria Travel Ltd wishes you a very pleasant stay in Bulgaria! We will be extremely happy to be your host and to show you the beauty of our region!