The 7 Best Asen’s Fortress Tours

1.Small group tour to Plovdiv, Asen’s Fortress and Bachkovo Monastery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 164 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $91Our pick

Review of the Sofia to Plovdiv, Asen’s Fortress and Bachkovo Monastery tour, with practical tips on timing, walking, guides, lunch and value.

“Excellent experience. The transport was clean and new, the guide was awesome, providing history of the places visited and he catered to the abilities of the group. His knowledge over the history of Plovdiv was excellent and he added context and personalization to the tour. The group was small - only five of us and so it felt like you had a personal guide. Lunch spot recommendation was also top notch. Highly recommend.”

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2.Full-Day Plovdiv and Asen’s Fortress Tour from Sofia

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 36 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $36Best value

Review of the 9-hour Plovdiv and Asen’s Fortress tour from Sofia, covering Roman ruins, Old Town walks, transport, costs, and practical tips.

“By my personal taste Plovdiv itself is not so worth to visit, maybe just to have a walk in it. I had to be really bored but the guide was amazing and put a lot of passion in it and the fellow travelers I met in the trip were amazing people. Great to have such a small group and transportation in a van, but, please, do something about shock absorbers, they almost don't exist.”

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3.Bachkovo Monastery & Asen’s Fortress – day tour from Plovdiv

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $99

Explore Asen’s Fortress and Bachkovo Monastery from Plovdiv on a small-group tour with hotel pickup, expert guiding, and mountain views.

“Kamen is an exceptional guide. We booked this tour at 11 pm and the following day at 9 am he was under our hotel. It is a perfect trip for half a day if you are in Plovdiv without car. Kamen is eager to share information not only on the fortress and the Monastery, but also on Bulgaria and Bulgaria culture in general. Recommended!”

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4.Plovdiv, Asen’s Fortress and Bachkovo Monastery small group tour with pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 9 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $95

Review of a Sofia day trip to Plovdiv, Asen’s Fortress, and Bachkovo Monastery, with hotel pickup, a small group, and practical tips.

“Vancy, our tour guide did a great job and was very knowledgeable. He went above and beyond to make the trip enjoyable and as easy as possible. The sights he picked were amazing and he knew the best viewpoints to take us to. We are really happy with the experience. Highly recommend.”

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5.Private Day Trip to Plovdiv and Asen’s Fortress

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · from $208

Review of a private Sofia day trip to Plovdiv and Asen’s Fortress, with hotel transfers, history, mountain views, costs, and practical tips.

“The sites visited on this tour are actually great. I would recommend this tour for that reason alone. What our group was a disappointed about was the quality of transportation used and the English fluency of our driver/guide. Our driver/guide wRead more”

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6.Private 1-day Trip To Wonderful Bridges-Bachkovo-Asen’s Fortress from Plovdiv

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 6 reviews · from $46

Review of a private Plovdiv trip to Asen’s Fortress, Bachkovo Monastery, and the Wonderful Bridges, with value and booking tips.

“**SCAM ALERT** DO NOT BOOK THIS TOUR Once we booked, operator asked for 180€ more for transportation. The tour operator was very rude and unprofessional. Would not cancel the reservation, so we ended up pay 93 USD for a google document. The document was Read more”

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7.Private tour to Plovdiv, Bachkovo monastery and Asen’s fortress

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 8 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $165

Review of a private Sofia tour to Plovdiv, Bachkovo Monastery, and Asen’s Fortress, with practical advice on stops, price, timing, and value.

“Very knowledgable and friendly guide. I had a great time on this tour and learned a lot about Plovdiv.”

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