Sozopol town tour and boat trip with Ravadinovo Castle and optional lunch

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Burgas, Bulgaria

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Language: German , English , French , Dutch , Polish
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Explore the pretty, historic seaside town of Sozopol on a guided tour
There's an option to try local specialities at a family-run restaurant
Enjoy the breeze on your boat trip into the bay
Spend some time in the fairytale surroundings of Ravadinovo Castle
Expert local guide with unrivalled knowledge of Bulgaria and its culture

What to expect

An ancient seaside settlement on the Black Sea, Sozopol is a fascinating place to explore. First, you'll join a boat cruise into Sozopol Bay. Back on land, tour the cobbled streets of the old quarter, then enjoy an optional lunch of local favourites in a restaurant. Next, it's time to visit Ravadinovo Castle – Bulgaria's very own fairytale palace. Ivaylo, one of our local guides, says, ‘The castle was built with Strandzha Mountains marble, which contains micro-diamonds. These appear to change colour depending on the time of day, so the castle looks pink in the morning, white in the daytime and at night it seems to glow.'Arriving in Sozopol, we'll hop on board a boat to take a cruise around the island of St Ivan, the biggest in Bulgaria. Disembark for a guided walk around Sozopol's pretty cobbled streets flanked with traditional wooden houses. You'll hear about the town's past as a thriving outpost of ancient Greece, followed by Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman rule. Today, Sozopol serves up old-world charm, two fine beaches and lots of cafés, boutiques and galleries.After your guided tour, if you choose to have it included, you can tuck into a typical local lunch at a family-owned restaurant, then enjoy some free time to shop or explore. Finally, you'll head inland for a visit to Ravadinovo Castle – an award-winning attraction packed with spires, towers and marble statues. Wandering palatial grounds and colourful gardens, you can head to the petting zoo for little ones or take in the views over the man-made lake.

What's included

Boat cruise
Admission fees
Transport
Guide
Digital Sozopol experience

What to remember

There may be an initial, unaccompanied pick up from your hotel to a meeting point from which the tour proper departs
Order of visits may vary for operational reasons
This tour is available with or without lunch
Subject to weather and sea conditions. The boat cruise may be cancelled for safety reasons
Not suitable for wheelchairs
Bring a hat
Bring suitable footwear
Drinks not included
Some entrance fees and optional extras are payable locally

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Cancellation Fee

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins

Where

Pick-ups are available from following regions: Sunny Beach, Vlas,Elenite,Nessebar,Ravda, Pomorie , Aheloj,Djuni,Sozopol,Primorsko,Tsarevo and SinemoretzIf you don't see the option to add an hotel for pickup, please provide the details at checkout.
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Based on 100 reviews from verified customers
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Bartosz

September 2026
From Poland
Traveled as With family - 39 years old

Excellent

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Piotr

September 2026
From Poland
Traveled as As a couple - 51 years old

Excellent

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Bury

September 2026
From France
Traveled as With family - 60 years old

Average

Il n’est proposé que du porc au restaurant et pas une autre viande ou un poisson en remplacement. Pour ceux qui ne mangent pas de porc il vous est servi une assiette végétarienne. C’est très en dessous. De plus service à table au galop.
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brigid hennessy

September 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With family - 74 years old

Great

I enjoyed it all
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Coralie

August 2026
From France
Traveled as With friends - 58 years old

Great

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Dorota

August 2026
From Poland
Traveled as With family - 44 years old

Great

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Marie Claude H.

August 2026
From France
Traveled as With family - 77 years old

Great

L'organisation fut très **********, l'accueil, les informations, la qualité des commentaires du guide
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Janek

August 2026
From Poland
Traveled as As a couple - 65 years old

Excellent

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Nono

August 2026
From France
Traveled as With family - 60 years old

Great

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Sébastien

August 2026
From France
Traveled as As a couple - 48 years old

Excellent

C

Coral lorraine

August 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With family - 66 years old

Excellent

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Barakuda

August 2026
From Poland
Traveled as As a couple - 50 years old

Excellent

Pani przewodnik (Maria) sympatyczna z duża ilością wiedzy o rejonie i o samej Bułgarii która potrafiła w łatwy, przystępny i przyjemny sposób przekazać. A sam zamek i jego otoczenie jak w bajce.
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Martine

August 2026
From France
Traveled as Alone - 57 years old

Great

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phil

August 2026
From France
Traveled as As a couple - 56 years old

Excellent

Šárka P.

August 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With family - 51 years old

Excellent

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Jonathan Jewkes

August 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 78 years old

Great

The castle was certainly different to anything we have been to before! The boat trip was not very interesting - basically a trip around the bay! The guide was excellent - very informative and good English. Sorry that I can’t remember his name. The meal in the Windmill restaurant was not very good quality. Interested to see the relics of St John the Baptist. Also good displays in the archeological museum.
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Magda

August 2026
From Poland
Traveled as With family - 43 years old

Excellent

Rejs statkiem
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Marcin

August 2026
From Germany
Traveled as With family - 52 years old

Excellent

Super guide Vlad. Sehr viele Infos werden weiter gegeben
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Joanna

August 2026
From Poland
Traveled as With family

Excellent

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Tomasz

August 2026
From Poland
Traveled as With family - 42 years old

Excellent

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Maryon

August 2026
From France
Traveled as With family - 33 years old

Poor

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Carlo

August 2026
From France
Traveled as With family - 49 years old

Excellent

On a aimés les animations cela donne une ********** ambiance à l hotel le moins bon le prix des transats sur la plage malgré la réduction du prix ( 15€ négociè à 7€ )
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Bułgaria jest ok

August 2026
From Poland
Traveled as As a couple - 68 years old

Excellent

Wspaniała przewodniczka, rzeczowa, miła, kulturalna, o dużej wiedzy historycznej. Wycieczka spełniła nasze oczekiwania.
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Adrien

August 2026
From France
Traveled as With family - 34 years old

Poor

Pas de visite du château mais juste des jardins… quelle arnaque. Tour en bateau correct mais pas de boissons comprises et n’acceptent pas la carte. Pas de possibilité de se baigner. Guide très moyen, restaurant pas aimable. La nourriture était cependant correcte mais imposée… lunaire. Bref, très déçu, à ce rythme autant louer une voiture et faire les activités soit même aucune plus value
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Wycieczka

August 2026
From Poland
Traveled as With friends - 33 years old

Great

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Ionique

August 2026
From France
Traveled as With friends - 47 years old

Average

On a pas apprécié la visite du château. Sans intérêt sur le plan historique et du patrimoine, de plus les animaux s’y trouvant semblent maltraités. Promenade dans Sozopol correcte, guide sympathique restauration correcte mais accueille glacial !
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No name

August 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With friends - 40 years old

Great

Sozopol and the castle were both great but it took 2hrs to get there and 2hrs bk due to the amount of pick ups and drop offs. We felt we spent too much of the day traveling. Guide was ok but very slow
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Mark A

August 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 64 years old

Great

Pickup was very prompt. Guide was informative and knowledgeable. The meal was substantial but choice limited. The restaurant was picturesque. The boat trip was nothing special but the castle visit was delightful. Although there wasn’t a lot of walking involved, for persons with limited mobility the incline and cobbled streets along with stops made the walk difficult.
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Ela

August 2026
From Poland
Traveled as With family - 41 years old

Excellent

Pani Boyana ( nasza przewodniczka) jest bardzo inteligentną osobą z ogromną wiedzą o Bułgarii. Bardzo ciekawie opowiada.
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G.F.

August 2026
From Germany
Traveled as With family - 54 years old

Excellent

Der Ausflug wurde sowohl in Deutsch als auch in Englisch geführt - beide Guides haben perfekt Englisch bzw. Deutsch gesprochen. Man hat sehr viel über Bulgarien generell und Sozopol im Speziellen erfahren. Generell war der Ausflug sehr abwechslungsreich.
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Sozopol

August 2026
From Poland
Traveled as With family - 45 years old

Average

Wycieczka dość ciekawa, malutkie stare miasto, płyniecie łodzią ok, zamek piękny. W zamku podobno mogły być żółwie, ale obsługa nic o tym nie słyszała. Wycieczka godna polecenia.
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Beti

August 2026
From Poland
Traveled as As a couple - 50 years old

Great

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Héloïse D.

August 2026
From France
Traveled as With friends - 22 years old

Great

La visite de Sozopol est très agréable, le restaurant est bon avec une belle vue sur mer. En revanche, j’ai un peu moins apprécié le tour en bateau, je n’ai pas vu grand intérêt à cette activité.
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Emimilie

August 2026
From France
Traveled as With friends - 22 years old

Great

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Jaca

August 2026
From Poland
Traveled as With family - 43 years old

Excellent

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.

August 2026
From France
Traveled as As a couple - 64 years old

Poor

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Anna

August 2026
From Poland
Traveled as With family - 45 years old

Excellent

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Helen from Ireland

August 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 56 years old

Excellent

Great Ravadinova castle adventure , boat trip in sozopol , and lots of interesting historical information provided by our guide . Lunch was delicious and a welcome treat , lovely experience overall . I Would recommend as an intriguing day out!
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Gg

August 2026
From Poland
Traveled as With friends - 46 years old

Poor

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Sabine

August 2026
From Germany
Traveled as As a couple - 27 years old

Great

Sehr guter Guide und tolles Mittagessen. Die Zeiten für die einzelnen Programmpunkte passten sehr gut. Der Bus war sehr eng und etwas heruntergekommen. Die Bootsfahrt war ein bisschen unnötig weil man nur im Kreis durch die Bucht gefahren ist. In der Beschreibung klang es so als würde man zu der Insel fahren oder zumindest darum herum.
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12345

August 2026
From Poland
Traveled as With family

Average

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Jules

August 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 62 years old

Excellent

Our guide was extremely knowledgeable, professional and helpful. The tour was very enjoyable with a good balance between being shown around and free time to explore. A worthwhile trip.
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Virginie35

August 2026
From France
Traveled as With family - 49 years old

Excellent

Tout était très bien. Néanmoins, les animaux du château sont dans 1 état déplorable de saleté et de dénutrition. Ça a été très douloureux de les voir dans cet état.
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Lisa23

August 2026
From Germany
Traveled as Alone - 26 years old

Great

Relativ wenig Informationen über die Stadt und wenn, dann immer nur das selbe
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:-)

August 2026
From Germany
Traveled as With family - 37 years old

Excellent

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Marie

August 2026
From France
Traveled as With family - 47 years old

Excellent

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Doriane Prévost

July 2026
From France
Traveled as With family - 33 years old

Great

Les jardins du château sont superbes mais ce n’est pas la visite d’un château à proprement parlé. Aussi, la ville de Sozopol est très jolie mais le déjeuner ne contenait aucune option et nous n’avons pas pu profiter de la vue du restaurant. Le guide connaît très bien son pays et est passionné. La balade en bateau est superbe.
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François Dufossé

July 2026
From France
Traveled as As a couple - 61 years old

Excellent

Superbe journée, visite intéressante grâce à Peter excellent guide. Merci pour tout. Belle continuation
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Nigel Dyer

July 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With family - 58 years old

Excellent

It was well organised and went very smoothly
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Krystian

July 2026
From Poland
Traveled as With friends - 28 years old

Great

Nie odpył się rejs,który był jedną z głównych atrakcji wyprawy i na który tak liczyli najmłodsi, a rekompensaty do tej pory nie otrzymaliśmy po zgłoszeniu reklamacji. Część turystów rekompensate uzyskała błyskawicznie już na miejscu załatwiając sprawe z innym przedstawicielem TUi
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Tilly

July 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 63 years old

Great

Enjoyed the overall experience but unfortunately we won't able to do the boat trip as the sea was too rough.
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Natnat

July 2026
From France
Traveled as With friends - 61 years old

Excellent

J'ai adoré la visite du château ! Pour le bateau moins bien. Le restaurant nickel mais il faudrait préciser que les boissons ne sont pas comprises!!
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.

July 2026
From Poland
Traveled as With family - 45 years old

Poor

Przde wszystkim nie odbyła sie cześć atrakcji tzn. został.odwolany rejs. Uważam, ze pogodę można sprawdzić odpowiednio wcześniej i poinformowac. Nie pojechałabym na tą wycieczkę gdybym wiedziała, ze rejsu nie bedzie. Poza tym przewodnik był bez mikrofonu. Słabo było go słychać.
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Sandrine

July 2026
From France
Traveled as With friends - 61 years old

Average

Le service restauration est vraiment léger,l'eau en bouteille très chaude et quand tu demandes de la glace,on te la ramène quinze minutes plus tard ,le personnel très désagréable
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Coco

July 2026
From France
Traveled as Alone - 51 years old

Excellent

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Noelle

July 2026
From France
Traveled as With family - 59 years old

Great

Heureusement qu il y avait le château car le reste pas interessant et trop long une demi journée suffirait
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Audrey ballenghien

July 2026
From France
Traveled as With family - 23 years old

Excellent

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Cazier

July 2026
From France
Traveled as With family - 40 years old

Average

Château génial, bateau génial, visite guidée de la ville bien aussi. Mais trop de temps libre dans la ville. Nous ne savions pas vraiment quoi voir, quoi faire...Le guide très gentil mais parfois compliqué de le comprendre
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Chantal

July 2026
From France
Traveled as With family - 55 years old

Excellent

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Stéphanie

July 2026
From France
Traveled as As a couple - 50 years old

Great

Très ********** journée château très verdoyant balade en bateau sympa guide très bien et restaurant avec une très belle vue on aurait voulu un peu plus de temps libre
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Pablo & Julie

July 2026
From France
Traveled as As a couple - 27 years old

Great

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Tara

July 2026
From Poland

Great

Wycieczka ciekawa że względu na walory miasta i rejs statkiem. Zamiast ostatniego punktu jakim byl zamek zamienilibyśmy go jednak na dłuższy pobyt w mieście na klifach, Starówce lub plaży, która jest piękna. Stad wartość pieniężna wycieczki jest wygórowana. Sama część stara Sozopola imponująca. Rejs nie za długi i to na plus ze względu na dzieci, był ciekawym urozmaiceniem oferty (mijane krajobrazy urokliwe)
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Belo

July 2026
From Poland
Traveled as With family - 60 years old

Great

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S

July 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 48 years old

Excellent

The guide was brilliant! Great knowledge and advice. The castle was just very odd. Boat trip was lovely. Food was good.
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Jarosław

July 2026
From Poland
Traveled as With family - 59 years old

Great

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Mik59112

July 2026
From France
Traveled as With family - 48 years old

Great

Dommage qu on pisse pas visite l interieur du chateau a 30 euro l entree
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Jo

July 2026
From France
Traveled as With friends - 55 years old

Great

Nous avons payé les boissons au restaurant alors que ce n’était pas indiqué dans la description. Nous sommes rentrés de nessbar à plus de minuit alors qu’il était noté 23 h !
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Patrick02

July 2026
From France
Traveled as As a couple - 56 years old

Great

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Maciej

July 2026
From Poland
Traveled as With family - 52 years old

Excellent

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Johannes

July 2026
From Germany
Traveled as Alone - 56 years old

Great

Gebuchte Sprache war nicht verfügbar, englisch ging gerade noch so. Erklärungen auf dem Voucher zur Abholung vom Hotel waren komplett missverständlich. Ansonsten war die Tour gut konzipiert und hat auch Spaß gemacht. Das Mittagessen war qualitativ und quantitativ ok, ohne besonders toll gewesen zu sein.
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Becca

July 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as With family - 42 years old

Poor

It's not as advertised, after arriving at the castle we only got 40 minutes to look around before leaving for a boat trip, no where near long enough. The boat trip was mid, no excitement, nothing to see no explanation. After that we had a tour, our English tour guide was the only positive about the trip, very knowledgeable and interesting. Onto lunch, which was okay, lovely location but four of us were provided one bottle of water, with what I paid I expected more. Absolute rip off all of it
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Kiki45520

July 2026
From France
Traveled as As a couple

Excellent

Très belle expérience, le château est surprenant. À chaque recoin une découverte inattendue, c est une très belle surprise
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Maxine Baugh

July 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 55 years old

Great

Amazing trip , fantastic knowledgeable guide . Good food . Our only one small negative is maybe there should be more time around the castle and less in town .. many people on our trip also resonated this ..
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Alice Ouzká

July 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 31 years old

Excellent

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lolo

July 2026
From France
Traveled as As a couple - 52 years old

Great

Promenade en bateau sympa Visite de la ville très bien avec une guide attentionnée Restaurant sympa au midi avec une magnifique vue sur la mer Visite du château agréable ********** sortie en générale
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Iw

July 2026
From Poland
Traveled as With friends - 60 years old

Excellent

Zamek Ravadinovo raczej nie jest wart specjalnej uwagi — dla mnie to dość kiczowata atrakcja. Zamiast tego lepiej byłoby przeznaczyć więcej czasu na zwiedzanie Sozopola, który ma znacznie więcej uroku i klimatu. Sozopol, Beglik Tash i Ropotamo będą znacznie ciekawszym wyborem niż Ravadinovo.
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Jola

July 2026
From Poland
Traveled as With family - 62 years old

Excellent

Przewodniczka rewelacyjna. Wnuczek zachwycony wycieczką.
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Dan

July 2026
From Poland
Traveled as With friends - 62 years old

Great

Zamek super. Obiad smaczny. Piekne widoki.
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Fox

July 2026
From Netherlands
Traveled as As a couple - 47 years old

Average

Zeer goede gids, vriendelijke mens die veel uitleg gaf en aandacht mooi verdeelde. Maar wat me vooral stoorde was bij het kasteel van Ravadinovo, ze nemen een foto geheel "vrijblijvend" maar als je vriendelijk zegt dat je deze niet wilt kopen, waren deze duidelijk op hun tenen getrapt en redelijk uitdagend. Het kasteel is dus wat mij betreft overbodig.
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Mrs T

July 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 60 years old

Great

A very good trip would have preferred not to have had nearly 2 hrs free time at the end we'd already had a guided tour and it was such a hot day we just found some shade and sat during free time
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Bienvenue

July 2026
From France
Traveled as With friends - 60 years old

Poor

Nous n'avons pas eu beaucoup d'explication. Le repas au restaurant était du conserve réchauffé, soit disant kebab... Mais c'était du porc à la sauce tomate et carottes... Ça se voyais que c'était du conserve. Deux cuillère de riz dans plein de sauce... Je n'ai même pas fini. Le vin rouge, rallongé à l'eau avait le goût du vinaigre.. le château vraiment bidon, un vrai pèle mêle...pour une entrée à 30 euros! Même louvre paris n'est pas à ce prix...
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Corinne

July 2026
From France
Traveled as As a couple - 65 years old

Excellent

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Hug

July 2026
From France
Traveled as As a couple - 71 years old

Excellent

Activités intéressantes mais à un tarif un peu élevé
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Eddie cantwell

July 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 64 years old

Great

Trip sold as 12+ which we assumed meant no young children. Part of group included 1 baby in push chair and 6 other children under 7. A little disruptive as not really a trip to interest young children. Guides were friendly but commentary in coach were very rambling and more Polish commentary than English. Felt somewhat excluded. No description of Ravadino Castle until arriving to explain that it was not "Castle" but a "theme" park based on one person's tastes. Lunch was very nice.
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D&G

July 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 61 years old

Great

The guide had broken English hard to keep up with, but a nice guy, the boat trip was pointless, you could cut that out to give more time at the castle, the town was nice, very much like Nesserbar
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Ewa

July 2026
From Poland
Traveled as As a couple - 54 years old

Excellent

Wrażenia bardzo dobre
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Re

July 2026
From Poland

Excellent

Woda do picia powinna być tańsza i pasuje powiedzieć że płatność kartą nie wchodzi w rachubę
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Kazza

July 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as Alone - 47 years old

Great

Enjoyed all but felt timings were not right. Not too sure if boat trip worth it as no info given whilst going round, also would be good to have an example menu of lunch. Also was not English only trip which had been told it was which was fine but the German guests seemed to get more info etc from their guide than the English did
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Tomasz K

July 2026
From Poland
Traveled as With family - 41 years old

Poor

Bardzo droga wycieczka w stosunku do oferty
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Chantal

June 2026
From Netherlands
Traveled as With family - 53 years old

Great

De boottocht vond ik het minste. De gids ivo was top.
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Dee

June 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 67 years old

Excellent

Would of been nicer to have more time at castle
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MB

June 2026
From France
Traveled as Alone - 39 years old

Average

Beaucoup de mal à comprendre le guide : ne parle pas assez fort, accent trop prononcé, ne sais pas forcément répondre aux questions. Pas grand chose à visiter à Sozopol. Seule excursion vraiment culturelle proposée, elle reflète bien les alentours du club : rien à visiter, rien à voir. Dommage
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Martine

June 2026
From France
Traveled as As a couple - 65 years old

Excellent

Très belle visite.
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Sissi59

June 2026
From France
Traveled as With family - 53 years old

Great

Le château était en travaux, seuls les extérieurs étaient visibles. Les jardins son magnifiques. A sozopol, le temps libre pourrait être écourté à 1h au lieu de 2h. Le tour de la ville est rapide.
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Sonia

June 2026
From France
Traveled as As a couple - 59 years old

Great

Le tour en bateau super J’aurai aimé un peu plus de temps au château un peu moins de quartier libre Le repas correct mais le plat n’était pas chaud Pour le château nous n’avons pas pu visiter l’intérieur Trop d’attrape touristes en faisant payer un supplément pour les photos ou pour visiter l’intérieur du château
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British

June 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 66 years old

Great

The castle was not a castle but a wedding venture. Calling it a visit to a castle is misleading.
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Jaje

June 2026
From France
Traveled as With friends - 64 years old

Excellent

Superbe excursion guide au top
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SM

June 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as Alone - 65 years old

Excellent

Didn't quite expect what Ravadinovo Castle was, its a bit Disney! Still nice for photos. Sozopol was charming and the Boat trip very pleasant. I think the restaurant choice was beautiful, lovely views, however I think it needs to be pointed out that it is uphill, so that people with mobility issues are aware as some struggled.
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Edyta

June 2026
From Poland
Traveled as With family - 44 years old

Poor

Miasteczko ładne jednak po za tym nic ciekawego...nue warte pieniędzy...za długa przerwa postojowe na zwiedzanie...zamek ładny jednak wrażenie nijakie...ogólnie jak bym miała ponownie wybrać to niestety na Nie...
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Mike

June 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as As a couple - 74 years old

Excellent

Overall I enjoyed the trip very much, the food at the restaurant wasn't to my taste, but apart from that it was a great day.

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