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88,04€ (172BGN)
Sliven
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> 2 nights (3 days)
*the price of the package is based on overnights with breakfasts (BB) per person accommodated in a double room, for a single room 40BGN should be added
*the price includes guide, transport, entry fees, parking, fitness, turkish bath, the described attractions and visited sights
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Friday
Transporting to Information and Visitor Center, revealed by the Directorate of Nature Park „Blue Stones” (Sinite kamani) in order to present the protected area. The Blue Stones is a nature park, part of the Eastern Balkan Mountains, located north of the town of Sliven. Its name comes from the rock formations, which are part of the park and can be seen from the city. They differ dramatically from the relief of the rest of the Balkan Mountains.
The blue color comes from a specific moss with which are covered the rocks. Depending on the weather and the season, this moss looks different blue, gray or green. The very name of the park comes from the Crimean soultan Selim Geren – the Sliven Alps, who called the area as early as 1702.
The highest point in the park is Bulgarka peak - 1181 m, which is the highest peak in the Eastern Balkan Mountains. Bulgarka peak is easily accessible and frequently visited by tourists.
The exhibition of the Information and Visitor Centre provides a broad perspective of the park - non-living nature, mosses, lichens, fungi, grass, tree and shrub species, the conservation status of plants and animals and the diversity of fauna.
Visit to the bottom lift station / 15 minutes free time / This is the most interesting way to climb up in the Natural Park „Blue Stones”. It is only a half-hour ride with the lift. The (lower) station is located at the foot of the mountain, a mile from the town of Sliven. The route of the lift passes through scenic areas and steep abysses.
Climbing to the natural phenomenon „Halkata” (The ring) / 15 minutes free time for photos / this one is one of the remarkable natural rock phenomenons in the park. There are numerous legends for its purpose in the past – one of which is that it was a harbour...
Departure to Park Central hotel
Saturday
Transporting to the Rebels path (Haidushka pateka) which is often used by the locals to climb up to Karandila area in the Nature park; it is not difficult to climb and it is also a good way to enjoy the beautiful scenery and keep your mood at the same time. The hiking to Karandila takes 1,5 – 2 hours. Up there are many holiday homes, sports facilities, hotels, tourist hut, bakery, even an artificial lake, making Karandila a local resort. The name probably comes from the time of the black plague that was raging in Sliven at that time. So, many people moved in the area to escape from the disease.
At the highest point here it is built television tower, which is seen by tens of kilometers away.
Lunchtime around the Karandila lake. Very pleasant place, calm, with spectacular views.
Taking the lift and descending to the lower lift station / 25 minutes /
Transporting to Park Central hotel.
Sunday
Visit to the Regional Historical Museum which was built around the liberation of Bulgaria 1878. The regional museum is an authoritative scientific institute to study and promote the rich historical past and cultural heritage of the town of Sliven and the Sliven region. There is mainly integrated a repository of priceless historical monuments. The exhibition „Treasures - Museum – Memory” tells of the findings from the so-called the Valley of the Thracian Kings that was opened in the summer of 2007 after an extensive archaeological work of the expedition of Dr Georgi Kitov.
Visit to Tuida fortress, an original archaeological monument, which dates back to the era of the late antiquity. Situated on a hill called Hissarluka in the northeast of Sliven where an unique view of the majestic Blue Stones and the city opens. The fortress is part of Stara Planina fortification system and had a crucial role in the defense of Rome, later the early Byzantine Empire, and also for the medieval Bulgarian state.
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