Walking Trails
Tourist route №1
The walking trip starts from the Perelik hotel and ends at the mountain peak Chala. The mountain top Chala is one of the highest mountain peaks in the Rhodopi mountain ridge-“Chernatitsa”. There is a chapel at this mountain top.
The way back to Pamporovo resort passes through the town of Chepelare-an important historical, architectural and cultural center. You may visit here the only Museum of Speleology and Rhodopi karst in the Balkans. There are also a ski factory and a ski museum in this town.
The duration of the trip along this route is 4 hours.
Tourist route №2
Our trip starts by bus from Pamporovo resort to the locality “Momina vida”. After that, there will be a walking tour through “Yorutsko graveyard” to the monument of Momchil hero, which monument is a symbol of great respect for all people, who have died in the struggle against Ottoman rule.
The duration of the trip along this route is 3 hours. We shall go back to Pamporovo by bus.
Tourist route №3
Our trip starts from the Perelik hotel-mountain peak “Svetitsa”- Rojen meadows-Progled village. Rojen meadows are a well-known locality at the mountain peak Rojen, where traditional folklore festivals are held. The Orthodox monastery “Saint Panteleimon” is located there. The National Astronomical Observatory is located nearby. Progled is a small traditional Rhodopi village, whose old rural church is well-preserved. This is the birth-place of Dicho Petrov-a commander from the anti-fascist Resistance Movement.
The duration of the trip along this route is 5 hours.
Tourist route №4
Our trip starts from Pamporovo resort (1520 meters above sea level) in the direction of the mountain hut “Studenets” (1735 meters above sea level). We shall walk along the path for long-distance running up to the locality “Slunchev bair” (Sunny hill) and we shall go through the forest to the old mountain path Stoikite-Pamporovo.
On our way back we shall move downwards to the locality “Malina” (1420 meters above sea level). We may stop here for a short rest at will. From “Malina” locality we shall go through the locality “Dunyuvski livadi” and we shall go back to Pamporovo.
The duration of the trip along this route is 3.30 hours.
Tourist route №5
Our trip will start from the Perelik hotel-mountain hut “Studenets”-mountain peak “Snejanka”-locality “Orpheus rocks”-“Yazovira”. There is a 156-meter high television tower at the mountain top “Snejanka” and from its terrace you can see a beautiful panoramic view of the Middle Rhodopi mountain and of a part of neighboring Greece.
South-east of the mountain peak “Snejanka” you can see a chain of rocks and the famous Smolian lakes are located at their foot. These are “Orpheus rocks”-a unique end of a big valley, as Smolian town is located at the valley bottom.
The duration of the trip along this route is 4 hours.
Tourist route №6
Our trip starts from the Perelik hotel by bus-mountain hut “Perelik”-mountain peak “Karluk”-a lunch at the mountain top/dry food package/, a descent to Gela village and return by bus. The mountain top Perelik is situated 2 191 meters above sea level. This is the highest peak in the Rhodopi mountain. The mountain hut “Perelik” is located at its foot. We shall also climb to the mountain peak “Karluk”-2 188 meters above sea level.
On our way back we shall move downwards across the villages Gela and Shiroka luka, where you can enjoy the magnificent view of typical Rhodopi houses. There are a music school and an ethnographic museum in Shiroka luka village. The village is famous for its traditional Bulgarian mummers’ holidays celebrated in the beginning of the spring.
The duration of the trip along this route is 6 hours.
Tourist route №7
Our trip starts from the Perelik hotel-mountain hut “Studenets”-“Yazovira”- “Orpheus rocks”-mountain peak “Snejanka”.
We shall go down 400 meters by chair-lift from the mountain top. During our descent, we shall also reach Smolian lakes, which are 7 in number and where you can enjoy Rhodopi flora and fauna.
The duration of the trip along this route is 5 hours.
Horse riding
The horse base Trigrad offers different programs and horseback riding journeys, as here you can choose between hourly riding, training by horse riding instructor, one-day, two-day and three-day horseback riding journeys and eight-day horseback riding journeys along eight routes in Bulgaria.
These holiday trip offers will make your stay in the Rhodopi mountain much more pleasant and unforgettable.