Portfolio Category: Kayaking

  Tundja river

  Church St. Ivan Rilski

  Zhrebchevo dam lake

Day 1

10 00 h – Meeting in the village of Bania. https://goo.gl/maps/TjdhkPAU2a7qii9SA
10 30 h – Arrival at the entry point and unload the boats.
10 30 h – 11 00 h - Instuctions and short training course.
11 00 h – 14 00 h – Paddling in the lake, enjoing the views, the beauty of nature.
14 00 h – Have a lunch at the lakeside.
14 00 h – 16 00 h - Jump back to the kayaks and paddling to the exit point near the Church St. Ivan Rilski.
16 30 h - Departure

  Rositsa river

  Ancient castle “Hotalich“

  Fishermans villages

  Traditional Bulgarian foods

Day 1

Our meeting is between 9 and 10 am in Veliko Tarnovo. We will meet and together we will go to the starting point on the bank of the Alexander Stamboliyski dam. As usual, we will prepare the equipment and do training for beginners. We will spread out among the boats and load everything we need for the next few hours. Then we "jump" into the kayaks and set sail on the clear waters of the dam. After only fifteen minutes we are already in the widest part to enjoy the peace and quiet. Just below us is the land of the former village of Bara, whose inhabitants were evicted in 1952. for the dam to be built. We go to the narrower part, where the dam passes through a rocky gorge. There we will stop and take pictures under the exposed rocks. After a few more bends, the dam narrows, and our rowing continues upstream of the Rositsa River, where all around the dam is overgrown with lush deciduous forest. We will find a suitable place to hang out for a rest and an afternoon snack. When we have rested well and are recharged with new forces, we will take back to the beginning, where the transport is waiting for us.
In the area of the Mladen village, Sevlievo Municipality, on the right bank of the lake, you can find facilities for recreation and water sports.“Alexander Stamboliyski” allows for short or long stays and provides excellent opportunities for fishing. Keen fishers can expect to find carp, perch, catfish, and pike. And if you’re into water sports, here you can enjoy some paddling and sailing, windsurfing, and water skiing.
All facilities and guest homes have water and electricity supplies, but you should bring your own food or dine in the nearest villages or towns. In the distance you can see the cranes of the harbor, the shore is covered with a rush and hundreds of seagulls hover over the boats. This accessible and wild place gives us the chance to escape from the dynamics and enter the water serenity, within 10 minutes away from the city.

  Kolyu Ficheto’s Bridge

  Beautiful nature

  Fishing

  Bulgarian villages

Day 1

10 00 h – Meeting at the bri dge of Nikola Ficheto near Byala town, north from Veliko Tarnovo.
10 30 h – Organise the eqipment and take an instuctions and short kayaking training course.
11 00 – 15 00 h. – Paddling with the kayaks downstream, enjoing the peace and the beauty of the nature around the river.
16 00 – Exiting near village of Beltsov and departure.
A special feature of the river are the many gorges it forms by crossing the Forebalkan area, the largest one being close to Veliko Tarnovo, 7 km in length, albeit actually two times longer due to the river’s many turns.