Rafting on Struma and the Kresna Gorge is a Bansko activity with thrills and a few spills. This white water rafting activity is on the Struma river which is 45km from Bansko, or 115 km from Sofia, is an adrenaline soaked Bansko activity that starts from 1st April until late July / early August, depending [...]

The Bansko Off-Road Jeep Safari is one of our most popular activities in Bansko outside the ski season. And with very good reason. The modern 4×4 vehicles take you to places you would never normally see around the Pirin range and the Razlog valley. This is fast, adrenaline filled and fun. Suitable for all the family [...]

The Bansko ATV (4 wheel drive All Terrain Vehicle) is an experience you’ll remember for a long time. This adventure takes you out in the real wilderness of the Pirin mountains. you go through rivers, ride lakesides, through forests and see remote villages; the real Bulgaria we at Bansko Blog love. We know that you too will [...]

Sofia is the capital and the largest city in Bulgaria with a population of about 1,300,000 people. A dark communist past and a raipdly changing skyline means that appearances can be deceptive. There is everything you would expect a capital city to have from ancient Roman ruins, shopping to nightlife. This tour passes through main landmarks in the central [...]

The Yagodinska Cave tour and excursion is the one that surprises our clients. It’s not so well known but incredibly impressive. The Yagodinska cave is the longest of all caves in the Rhodope Mountains. It is a complicated multi-floor system of underground tunnels. The New Year Hall is located on the visitor floor. In the [...]

The Rila Monastery tour from Bansko is a top excursion, and for good reason. Just an hour and a half from Bansko, the impressive monastery of St. Ivan Rilski was built on the site of the old marsh in 927 – 941 by Ivan Rilski in the Rila Mountain. The history and the location combine to make the [...]