BALCHIK – KALIAKRA – PETRIFIED FOREST

08:00 Departure from pick up points close to your hotel in Sunny Beach and the surrounding area.

On the way - visit to the school of ceramic masters.

10:30 Visit the palace, the Botanic garden of the Romanian queen Maria.

The Balchik Botanical Garden is a protected area in Bulgaria. This unique garden is home to over 3,000 plant species from all over the world.

Maria's palace is known today as the "Quiet Nest" villa. The residence of the Romanian queen was designed with great aesthetic sense and with an emphasis on the relationship between man and nature. The style of the house is simple but impressive - a mixture of Italian and Turkish elements. Interestingly, each terrace is named after a member of the Romanian royal family.

Wine tasting at the Royal Wine Hut.

12:30 Lunch in the town of Balchik.

14:00 We reach Cape Kaliakra. The Kaliakra Archaeological Reserve is a remarkable place located on steep cliffs above the Black Sea.

15:00 Visit of the natural phenomenon Petrified Forest - in Bulgarian language - "The Pobiti Kamani". It is the first officially declared natural landmark and protected area in Bulgaria, back in 1937. At that time, the area was also called Dikili Tash and was a favorite place of Tsar Boris III, who admired the beauty and mystery of the rock pillars reaching into the sky. The Pobiti Kamani are actually limestone columns of varying heights - from 5 to 7 m, thickness - from 0.3 to 3 m and different cross-sections. They look as if they are buried in fine sand, hence their name.

17:00 Departure for Sunny Beach.