6 Bulgarian Folklore Evenings Tours, Ranked

1.Sofia by Night: Panoramic City Tour and Folklore Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 46 reviews · 4 hours · from $116Our pick

Sofia by Night is a 4-hour panoramic evening tour with Alexander Nevsky views, a Borisova Garden dinner, and Bulgarian music and dance.

“Una visita muy interesante en la que conocimos los lugares más destacados del centro de Sofia de noche, con explicaciones de su historia. Gracias a Nikie por acercarnos a la cultura búlgara. Un guía encantador y muy profesional. Después fuimos a un restaurante en la montaña donde cenamos y pudimos ver unos bailes típicos. Estuvo bien, pero algo caro para lo que ofrecen.”

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2.Sofia by Night Panoramic Tour with Dinner and Folklore Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 41 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $161

Sofia by night panoramic drive plus a 3-course Bulgarian dinner and folklore show, with hotel pickup, small group size, and city lights views.

“Very good experience with kind tour guide Giordana, who made a previous night tour by car explaining many things from Sofia, specially the Communist time and the many historical buildings, monuments and historical references to the gold time of the Communism in Bulgaria. The dinner is a typical Bulgarian meal accompanied with folklorical dances, several of them being from Macedonia, which were the ones I most enjoyed”

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3.Private Sofia Night Tour with Bulgarian Folklore & Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 12 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $110

Private Sofia night tour with a Bulgarian folklore dinner. Tour illuminated landmarks, then enjoy a 4-course meal and show.

“It is not the tour you can see on previous pictures. Dances lacked spirit and fire that's what Bulgarian folk music and dances are usually full of. The songs were not Bulgarian folk songs. They were mostly American or English hits e.g. Feelings, the food was not bad but for the amount we paid for this tour we could buy half of the market in Sofia. The guide and driver tried to please. After sunset you don't see much of Sofia. So the tour around Sofia was a waste of time. You don't see much in the darkness. I expected more from this tour.”

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4.Bulgarian Village Folklore Show with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 12 reviews · 5 hours · from $70Best value

A 5-hour Bulgarian village night in Bata with dinner, folk dance, modern steps, and a fire dance on glowing coals.

“Lovely people & lovely village. Folk dances were amazing and integrative. So much fun.”

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5.Traditional Folklore Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 3 hours · from $76Top rated

A 3-hour Bulgarian folklore night from Bansko to Gorno Draglishte for homemade food, rakia, dancing, weaving, and folk stories.

“We had lots of fun and made great memories with our friends at the Bulgarian evening! Our evening started by being driven to a small village with a van. We did not know what to expect but our cheerful hosts Baba Iana and Baba Elena greeted us and made us feel like honored guests. They showed us the house and talked to us, even though we did not understand Bulgarian we felt we communicated very well. We got the traditional Rakiya as a welcome drink and from then on it got only better:) We had a big variety of delicious homemade traditional food, that was even tastier in the traditional…”

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6.Gorno Draglishte: Local Folklore Experience w/ Food Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 3 reviews · 3 hours · from $104

Gorno Draglishte folklore with horo dances, costume photos, souvenir-making, plus Bulgarian bites and rakia in a 3-hour tasting.

“We had a good laugh and the food was amazing, but it is quite expensive for Bulgaria”

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