Itinerary

(* The program below is just a sample of what you will be able to taste on spot; any changes could occur depending on unfavourable weather conditions, general level of experience in the group etc.)

Day 1. Welcome meeting at Sofia Airport. Transfer to the riding base (appr. 2,30hrs)
Day 2. In the morning you will meet the horses for the first time. You will be briefed by the guides about the horses, the rules, the riding and sightseeing opportunities in the area. After lunch we will make a round tour on a horseback (3 hrs) to get an impression about the area of Apriltsi.
Day 3. After breakfast we meet again the horses and leave the village towards the green meadows. Here we can ride in all paces including a real gallop for the experienced riders. Lunch will be done as a picnic by the river nearby. In a couple of hours more we eventually get back in the riding base.
Day 4. Today we will ride up in the mountains above 1000m a.s.l., where we will have lunch.
Day 5. The ride today will be over the hill top of Ostrets and Peperi – under the Black Peak (1500 m a.s.l.) to a small monastery. Lunch in the monastery garden and ride back to the riding base through lush meadows.
Day 6. The Central Balkan National Park is the target for our ride today. We pass by the Vidima Waterfalls and explore the greenery and the nature of this particularly beautiful place.
Day 7. Now that you know a lot about the areas around Apriltsi you will be able to decide along with the rest in the group whether to go for one more ride in the mountains or to investigate the low hilly terrains and the small villages scattered among them. Farewell dinner in the evening.
Day 8. Transfer to Sofia Airport for departure.

Except for riding it could be rather interesting to visit some cultural and historical places in the neighboring regions (paid extra on spot). These are the town of Troyan and Troyan Monastery, the open-air ethnographical museum of Etura by the town of Gabrovo, Veliko Turnovo (the capital of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom), the architectural reserve Arbanasi etc.