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DAY 1 - Arrival to Sofia – transfer to Kresna Motel

Arrival in Sofia. Bus transport to Kresna located along the Struma River. Accommodation at the Kresna Motel. This motel will be used for the accommodation during the whole week.

Transfer time: 2 hours

DAY 2 - Bicycling to the Rila Monastery

After breakfast, at around 9:00 h, there will be an information meeting about the multi-sport week adventures. We will go trough the program day by day. You will be informed about the rules we have to follow during the week - in addition to the activities. After the meeting we will be transported to the exit turn leading to the Rila Monastery from where we will bike to the famous Monastery. Here we will take a closer look at the enormous and very fascinating building lying well hidden in the beautiful Rila Mountains. We will be transported back to Kresna.

Daily activities: 5 hours

DAY 3 - Kayaking/Rafting along the Struma River

After brekfast, at around 9:00 h in the morning we will meet to be equipped with kayak equipment (neoprene, jacket, helmet and lifejacket) and then go kayaking in the Kresna Gorge for about 20-25 km. The river's difficulty level is a reaching category 3 at places (on a scale of 1 to 6).

Daily activities: 4 to 5 hours

DAY 4 - Hiking the Sinanica Peak

After breakfast, at around 8:00 h in the morning, we will meet to go on a hike to Sinanitsa (2200 m). We will be hiking in the Pirin Mountains and from the top we will be able to see the highest point in the Pirin Mountains - Vihren Peak (2915 m). Hiking time - about 6 hours

Daily activities: 6 hours

DAY 5 - Biking to the village of Stara Kresna

After breakfast, at around 9:00 h we will start the day on bike from the village Old Kresna to the village Vlahi (about 1.5 - 2 hours). Here we will enter the kayaks again and move on to Kresna (about 2 hours) where we will be picked up to go rapelling (about 1 hour).

Daily activities: 5 to 6 hours

DAY 6 - Multi-sport - climbing, kayaking & biking

After breakfast, at around 9:00 h we will start a day where we will be doing different kinds of activities. First we will be equipped and go climbing at the Kresna Gorge (about 1 - 1.5 hours), then we will go kayaking to the village Rupite (about 2 hours kayaking) and finally we will reach the Rozhen Monastery by bike (about 1 - 1.5 hours) here we will have the opportunity to visit and take a closer look at the monastery.

Daily activities: 5 hours

DAY 7 - The competition - the climax of the week

After breakfast, at around 9:00 h we will start the days' competitions among the participants. You can compete with every one in the group if you wish. You will compete in kayak, biking, climbing and rapelling. In the evening we will have a party and everyone will get a participation diploma.

Daily activities: 4 hours

DAY 8 - Departure

Bus transfer to Sofia International Airport for the departure flight.

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GOING ON A MULTI-SPORT HOLIDAY IN BULGARIA

The multi-sport holiday we offer can be changed, rearranged, specialized or in other words customized according to your preferences. You can choose what kind of activities you would like to try during your active holiday. You can choose among kayaking, climbing, rappelling, hiking and biking.

We can arrange the multi-sport activities along the Black Sea coastline as well or in one of the 4 major mountains in Bulgaria - the choice is yours! Whether you choose the coast or the mountains as destination for you multi-sport holiday you will be able to go biking, climbing / rappelling and kayaking. If you wish to include hiking in the program we recommend that you choose the mountains.

Feel free to suggest any activity, challenge or just something you have always wanted to try - we'll do our best to make your wish come true!

GUIDES and INSTRUCTORS

Our guides and instructors are highly experienced and certified for this type of adventure programs. The routes, tracks and areas of operation have been carefully selected and tested many times to ensure the safest sport practices without, of coarse, sacrificing the thrill and adventure of it.

Our English and Danish speaking instructors have a good experience in tutoring the main issues and hints for each sport activity, so that we don't spend too much time in talking and have more time for the real thing.

REQUIREMENTS

Level: All activities in this program are designed for the average active traveller. The carefully selected routes, terrains, tracks and areas of operation guaranty an easy-to-average difficulty level of physical effort. After all it is a Multi SPORT program.

Abilities & Skills: To participate we require as a minimum that you are in a reasonable physical shape and that you can swim. It is not a requirement that you have previous experiences with any of the activities. All important information will be lectured by the professional instructors /guides.

Gear & Equipment: All the necessary equipment will be supplied and transported form one place to another for each day’s activities by the guides/instructors. Safety is very important and we have included all necessary safety gear in the equipment we provide – helmets, lifejackets, neoprene costumes, first aid kits, etc.

Your outfit: For each of the activities it is required that you are dressed appropriately for the sport we will practice. Generally you will need casual sport shoes (sneakers), sweat suit and sweater. Don’t forget a swimming costume, a towel and an extra pair of clothes for changing after the water activity days and mountain boots, rucksack and jacket, if you prefer, for the hiking in DAY 4.

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TESTIMONIALS:

"Many thanks for the organisation of the trip George.
Hope that Chachi got the form to you okay.
We had a great time!"

Dr. Tim Gabriel

Academic-Industrial Lecturer in Chemistry
Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences
University of Huddersfield
Queensgate
Huddersfield, UK