The Seven Rila Lakes 2-Day Hiking Trip from Nessebar, Sunny Beach or Burgas
Nessebar, Bulgaria
Trip Type: Overnight Tours
Duration: 2 days
An exciting excursion to the Seven Rila Lakes! The grand Rila Mountain with its magical lakes will charge you with energy and strength!
Two-day excursion from Sunny Beach, Nessebar and Burgas.
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An exciting excursion to the Seven Rila Lakes! The grand Rila Mountain with its magical lakes will charge you with energy and strength!
Two-day excursion from Sunny Beach, Nessebar and Burgas.
This is what you can expect of your adventure:
Monday
6:00 departure from Sunny Beach
7:00 departure from Burgas.
Arrival early afternoon in Panichishte resort and lodging in the hotel. Walk to the Skakavishki waterfall. You reach the locality Zeleni preslap by bus, then through the wood you reach chalet Skakavitsa and the waterfall Rilska Skakavitsa (1 hour and 30 minutes in one direction) The waterfall Rilska Skakavitsa is the highest waterfall in mountain Rila and one of the most beautiful in Bulgaria. It is located in northwest Rila, at Skakavitsa river and falls within the territory of the National Park Rila. It is located 1,750 meters above the sea level at the foot of Kabul peak (2531m).
Night in a hotel in Panichishte. The hotel has a restaurant and those who want can order a dinner.
Tuesday
7:30 breakfast
8:00 setting out to the lift station by bus.
8:30 ascending by a chair lift to the Rilski ezera chalet (20 min).
Around 9:30-10:00 you will begin climbing to the lakes. A passage follows (for about 1.5 hours, with a steep initial terrain 30 min) to the Kidney Lake. On the way a wonderful vista of the seven Rila Lakes is revealed. Depending on their physical condition some of the tourists remain by the Kidney Lake for rest. The rest climb to the Lake peak (1 hour) from where all seven lakes are seen.
The Seven Rila Lakes are without a doubt one of the most notable natural attractions on the Balkan Peninsula, a dream destination not to be missed. Their beauty touches the thousands of Bulgarian and international visitors who visit them.
Around 17:00 get down by the chair lift to Panichishte and set out back to Burgas. Arrival in Burgas/Sunny Beach late in the evening.
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