We are excited to announce the availability of ski vacations to the up and coming resorts of Borovets and Bansko, the two largest and most modern ski areas of Bulgaria.
These resorts have invested a massive amount of money over the past few years, resulting in totally new hotels, lift infrastructure and ski villages.
Flights are into the capital city of Sofia, from where it is a 70km drive to Borovets and a 160km drive to Bansko. Private transfers or a rental car are available to each destination.
BOROVETS
BANSKO
BOROVETS
The oldest Bulgarian winter resort is Borovets, with a history dating to 1896! Today Borovets is the second largest and most modern resort in Bulgaria. It is situated in the eastern part of Rila, huddled in pine forests 1390 meters above sea level (with the highest pistes at 2600 m).
The average temperature during the coldest month January is 4.8ºC. The slopes of Borovets normally have snow cover from mid December till April. Sofia (the capital of Bulgaria) is just 72 kilometers away.
Borovets has recently developed into a modern ski resort of high class with luxury hotels, restaurants, discos, shops and a good choice of pistes and lifts. The excellent skiing attracts thousands of mountain lovers from all over the world. There are 58 kilometers of ski pistes grouped in three regions: Sitnqkovo – Martinovi Baraki ; Markudjik; and Qstrebec. The pistes on Qstrebets are the best, and all of the competitions take place there! The resort has twice hosted World Cup competitions in Alpine skiing. Its biathlon track is one of the best in Europe.
14 snow cannons are installed to guarantee the snow cover if needed. The Borovets ski school has more than 200 ski instructors fluent in foreign languages and some of them are former professional skiers.
4 star hotels from $1850 (low season)
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BANSKO
Bansko is Bulgaria's # 1 ski resort, having the best and most modern ski centre of all Bulgarian ski resorts. Bansko has the best snow record and the longest ski season (15 Dec - 15 May) of all Bulgarian ski resorts. A brand new resort village with super luxury hotels and holiday apartments is being developed just opposite the Gondola, which also makes Bansko the resort with the best hotels.
The town of Bansko is situated just 160 kilometers away from Sofia and 6 kilometers from Razlog. Bansko has developed into a favourite ski & snowboard destination, thanks to the excellent ski facilities combined with the unique architecture and historical significance.
| The town of Bansko is located at 925 m. above sea level, and its skiing area is from 2000-2600 m. The ski pistes are located in two main ski centres- CHALIN VALOG (1100-1600m) and SHILIGARNIKA (1700-2500m). They are approximately 10 kilometers above the town on the northern slopes of Pirin, and are easily accessible by the new Gondola lift which starts from Bansko. The total length of the marked pistes is 65 kilometers. |
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Bansko boats excellent snow conditions with great snow cover from December untill May, with
44 snow cannons covering most of the runs. There are trails for all types of skier and will suit both beginners and experts.
The snowboard lovers can enjoy the first fun park in the Balkans. New lifts include an 8-seat Gondola cable car by Dopplemayer, five 4-seat chair lifts of the latest Doppelmayer model, one 3-seat lift by Poma, 7 drags and 10 baby drags. The total length of lifts in the resort is 26 kilometers. All ski equipment can be used by one chip-card from SkiData.
3 star hotels from $1795 (low season)
4 star hotels from $1995 (low season)
5 star hotels from $2795 (low season)
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