The ride to Rila was long, so it didn’t matter if you slept too short, because you could take a nap while you were on the way. The view from the bus is also amazing. You see that your are driving towards the beautiful mountains and eventually are driving through them and it’s amazing. We were given a lot of time at the monastery, which we didn’t really need. We had like 3 hours there and after 1/1,5 you could have seen everything. But now we had more than enough time to eat. The monastery is nice to see and to learn the history. The Boyana Church is really small and the tour takes 10 minutes (you are 10 minutes allowed in) and then you head back and see again the beautiful surroundings

The tour was very well organized. The minibus was comfortable. The driver/guide was friendly and helpful. The Rila monastery is a place for a "must see" list in Bulgaria. The only thing I would like to be a bit better - more guide's commentary on the 2-hours way to the monastery, but it may be difficult to do so as the guide is also a driver.

Great experience departing from the center of Sofia. Trip of approximately two hours with guided tour in English or Spanish of the Rila Monastery. If you want, you can buy the audio guide in Italian at a cost of 5 euros. Moreover, inside the monastery, at a cost of 8 euros, you can buy the entrance to the kitchen, the guest rooms, the museum and the tower. Second stage of the tour, the boyana church, where you have to buy the entrance ticket at a cost of 5 euros per person which is not included. New, convenient and comfortable bus, on the way we also made a stop at a motorway restaurant. The only flaw, at the departure in the morning at 9 am, near the church of Alexander Neveskji there are various buses leaving for this tour and it is not clear which one is to get your guide, in the ticket there is no tour operator and we have had a hard time finding ours as they initially told us that the booking was not found.