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Fishing is a very popular sport and
pass-time for many Bulgarians. With its numerous rivers, natural and man
made lakes the country offers variety of sea and fresh water fishing. Very
popular are the large man made lakes during 1950 – 70 that provide water
fro agricultural land in low lands. There one can expect to catch carp,
trout, pike and many other varieties. The Danube also provides great
opportunities for fresh water fishing, where catfish and sturgeon can
reach enormous sizes.
Black sea coast also provides good fishing. There
one can enjoy rod fishing from the pier or deep water fishing from small
fishing boat. The best session for sea fishing is from September to
November.
Hunting - In the world of the hunting community, Bulgaria is a well known country of modern prerequisites and excellent game trophies. Bulgaria's hunting territory consists of 101 500 sq. km. A total of 54 hunting grounds for international hunting tourism have been set up on this area. The country offers ideal possibilities for hunters to enrich their collections with capital trophies. Those fond of precious shooting and excitement can join hunting parties for pheasants, wild ducks, quails, partridges and other small games. The game enterprise in Bulgaria is presented by 22,500 red deer, 4,900 fallow deer, 78,000 row deer, 2,100 chamois, 2,500 mouflons, over 37,500 boars, over 8,000 bears, hares, partridges, pheasants.
Bulgaria offer hunting in specified areas, licensed by the government to render services to foreign clients. These areas abundant in different game are situated near the capital city of Sofia and near the second largest town of Plovdiv. The distance from Sofia, or from Plovdiv to the respective hunting ground is approximately 15 - 20 km. Accommodation is provided either within the territory of the hunting ground in chalets equipped with all the necessary facilities, or in hotels in Sofia and Plovdiv.
Wine Testing - Bulgaria may be the oldest
wine producing country in the world. Archaeological studies evidence that
wine was produced in this area between 6,000 B.C. and 3,000 B.C. The main
livelihood of the population in the Pomorie region since times immemorial
has been vine growing and wine making.
Thousands of years before the
Romans, Thracians planted the first vines on the Northern and Southern
slopes of the Balkan Mountains. They introduced winemaking techniques,
worshipped the God of Wine (Trifon Zarezan) with eating, drinking, and
merrymaking, and developed special tools both for the cultivation of the
vines and the making of the wine. Greek settlers arrived on the Black sea
coast around 500 B.C. They brought their experience in the preparation of
wine, and the local wine acquired a considerably improved taste and became
the object of bustling trade. Homer referred to the wines of Thrace in
both the Iliad and the Odyssey.
If you prefer not only to drink the local wine, but to know more about its origin, to meet the people that produce it, and to see the process of transformation from grape to vast vats with palatable wine, we can offer you tailored tours at selected cellars across the five major winemaking regions in the country.
Please use the Enquiry Form to let us know what kind of trip do you require and to obtain information (itinerary), availability and prices.
