Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1
DAY ONE — 30.12.2026: 04:00 — departure from the Trimontium Hotel in Plovdiv, optional Plovdiv–Sofia transfer. 07:00 — departure from Sofia Central Bus Station, bay 43. Boarding starts at 06:30. Stops in Dupnitsa at 08:00 and Blagoevgrad at 08:30 for passengers wishing to board there. Continue via Blagoevgrad–Thessaloniki–Athens. Arrival in Athens in the evening. Check-in. Evening walking tour of Plaka, the old town of Athens, picturesquely situated at the foot of the Acropolis. Overnight stay.
Note: departure times may change (departure may be about one hour earlier). This is confirmed separately for each group; customers are notified of the exact departure time 7 days before the excursion starts.
Day 2
DAY TWO — 31.12.2026: Breakfast. Sightseeing in Athens with a Bulgarian-speaking guide: panoramic city tour — Omonia Square, Panepistimiou Street with the magnificent neoclassical buildings of the National Library, University and Academy of Sciences, Syntagma Square with Parliament, Hadrian's Arch, the Temple of Zeus and the ancient Olympic stadium. Visit to the Acropolis (admission supplement: 27 EUR / 52.81 BGN for adults aged 25–65, free for children and young people up to 24, 16 EUR / 31.29 BGN for people over 65). Free time in the city centre or optional visit to the new Acropolis Museum with a Bulgarian-speaking guide, at an additional 17 EUR / 33.25 BGN per person; this must be booked and paid for in Bulgaria in advance, not locally. The price includes a guided talk in Bulgarian at the museum but excludes the admission fee, payable separately on site — 20 EUR. Minimum 15 participants. This archaeological museum was established to bring together all artefacts found on the Acropolis, from the Bronze Age to the Roman and Byzantine periods. It displays around 4,000 exhibits over 14,000 square metres. Optional New Year's Eve dinner at an additional charge. Overnight stay.
Day 3
DAY THREE — 01.01.2027: Breakfast. Free time in Athens or an optional full-day excursion to the Peloponnese peninsula, at an additional 45 EUR / 88 BGN per adult and 37 EUR / 72.37 BGN per child or young person up to 17. The excursion must be booked and paid for in Bulgaria, not locally, and requires at least 20 participants. The price includes transport and Bulgarian-language guiding, and excludes museum admissions. The excursion includes crossing the Corinth Canal, photo stops at the Corinth Canal and Mycenae, and a visit to Nafplio, an ancient town picturesquely set on the Argolic Gulf and the first capital of the Greek state after liberation. Overnight stay.
Day 4
DAY FOUR — 02.01.2027: Breakfast. Departure via Athens–Thessaloniki–Sofia. Late-evening arrival at Sofia Central Bus Station. Transfer to Plovdiv.
Accommodation in 2- and 3-star hotels
Date
Price per adult in a double/triple room
Price per person in a single room
Price for children and young people up to 17 sharing with 2 adults
Price for children and young people up to 17 sharing with 1 adult
30.12.2026
616.09 BGN / 315 EUR
801.89 BGN / 410 EUR
506.56 BGN / 259 EUR
584.79 BGN / 299 EUR
Duration of the tour programme: 4 days
Additional services
Age group / prices
Excursion to the Peloponnese
Age limit not specified: 88.01 BGN / 45.00 EUR
Acropolis admission ticket
Age limit not specified: 52.81 BGN / 27.00 EUR
Acropolis admission ticket for adults over 65
Age limit not specified: 31.29 BGN / 16.00 EUR
Visit to the new Acropolis Museum
Age limit not specified: 33.25 BGN / 17.00 EUR
Extra seat
Age limit not specified: 230.79 BGN / 118.00 EUR
Notes:
The four-day excursion includes 3 nights with breakfasts in 3-star hotels in Athens, guided sightseeing in Athens and an optional excursion to the Peloponnese peninsula.
Accommodation at the Achillion Hotel 3* or similar.
Note: a third adult is accommodated on an extra bed.
New Year’s Eve dinner options will be offered after 01.11.2026.
IMPORTANT: Guests staying overnight in Greece must pay a city tax of 3 EUR per room per night in 3-star hotels, 4 EUR per room per night in 4-star hotels and 5 EUR per room per night in 5-star hotels. Guests pay this personally at the hotel reception before departure; it is not included in the package prices in this catalogue. It applies to both independent and organised trips. The tax is charged by hotels, apartments and studios. Hotels reserve the right to refuse accommodation to any guest who refuses to pay it.
Health requirements: no special health requirements.
Contract terms
Payment terms: booking requires a deposit of 30% of the coach package price and a signed package travel contract. The remaining balance must be paid no later than 30 days before the advertised departure date.
Cancellation fee:
If cancelled by 18:00 on the second working day after this Contract is signed, the traveller owes no cancellation fee provided the Contract was signed more than 65 days before departure (unless this conflicts with the airline’s cancellation terms for purchased flight tickets);
If cancelled from 18:00 on the second working day after signing this Contract until 65 days before departure, the cancellation fee is 20% of the package price in euros;
If cancelled 65–31 days before departure, the cancellation fee is 30% of the package price in euros;
If cancelled 30–21 days before departure, the cancellation fee is 50% of the organised trip price in euros;
If cancelled 20 days or less before departure, the cancellation fee is 99% of the organised trip price in euros.
Minimum participants: all coach excursions require at least 25 participants. If this minimum is not reached, the tour operator may cancel the trip and refund all payments made for the package in full, without owing additional compensation. The tour operator must notify travellers of the cancellation in accordance with Article 89(7)(1) of the Bulgarian Tourism Act.
Coaches used are Mercedes, Scania, Setra, Volvo, Iveco, MAN, Neoplan, VDL, Bova and Van Hool, equipped with air conditioning, video, a coffee machine and a minibar, and licensed for international passenger transport. Everyone must wear the seat belt for their occupied seat throughout the coach journey.
Medical insurance for the package costs extra: 1.25 EUR per person per day for people up to 64, 2.50 EUR for ages 65–74 and 5.00 EUR for people over 74. The policy provides total cover of EUR 15,000 with assistance, covering medical expenses arising from an accident or acute illness, medical transport and repatriation.
The tour operator offers trip cancellation insurance covering the costs of the traveller terminating the package travel contract.
The trip is not suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Passport and visa requirements: a valid identity card is sufficient for travel to EU countries and Serbia, Macedonia, Turkey, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland. For all other countries, an international passport valid for at least 6 months after the return date is required.
Due to unstable fuel prices, which rise continuously and unpredictably, a fuel surcharge may be introduced. Booked customers will be notified immediately if it becomes necessary.
3% discount for early booking two months before departure or for the tour operator’s regular customers