Bansko is considered the most budget ski resort in Europe. At worst, the city is called cheap. Cheapness and freebies attract tourists not from all over the world, as they say, but those who don’t have enough for “big” Europe, but really want to. It’s a pity, because Bansko is truly a unique place.
Freeloading tourists dream of escaping the summer heat by picking up a handful of diamonds. Bansko will entertain them! Very often - free of charge. But the trump card of the city is that it has many faces and provides an opportunity to forget about a budget holiday in favor of a real, exciting adventure! Of course, you can drink instant coffee, but you want something freshly brewed and hot. It's time to become civilized. Not in words, but in deeds.
Delicious life
Gluttonous tourists with a low aesthetic standard dedicate Facebook posts to pots of Bulgarian-Ukrainian borscht and cutlets from the Sunday market. The apotheosis of bad taste, yes. Many people do not know that food is not the most important thing in life. There are other, sharper joys. And if we talk about food, then only about the best, tasty and beautiful.
Gourmet tourists find one at the Kempinski Hotel. The chef regularly holds gastronomic performances, where he teaches how to cook charismatic sushi or dizzying pizza. Friday Summer BBQ/59 leva parties help restore protein balance. On the wave of the world-famous Whispering Angel rosé wine, you can enter the August “Night in Provence” party and enjoy classic Provençal dishes and delicacies for 119 leva.
Tourist, you don’t know what to do - turn on the kettle or go to tea ceremonies at Kempinski. Five o'clock starts at noon and costs 30 leva/person. People here know that tea and coffee make the mind sharper, and chocolate slows down the aging process. In the lobby you can sit beautifully and eat a mouth-watering, miniature cake, drink an invigorating Irish coffee for 14 leva, or have a cocktail session. With the clinking of glasses, you can compliment each other incessantly. A little happiness, concentrated and unconditional, like English tea. An ideal place for beautiful and confident people who pamper their tender selves.
Green sports
Vain tourists, tired of unbridled fun and having filled their lungs with more pathos, play golf. Well-groomed, designed by a British golfer, the course attracts with its richness and the opportunity to be an aristocrat. Beginning golfers learn the basics of the game and golf etiquette with instructors; advanced – with professional players. During training, the most modern simulators and a video analysis system are used. You can beat the crowd by taking the “Green Card” course for beginners. The received certificate gives you the right to get bored in the fields around the world. Green sports love green bills.
Activity | Time | Cost |
Private lesson with instructor | 50 min. | 40/50 lev |
Private lesson with a professional golfer |
50 min. | 60/70 lv |
Beginner course/green card: | 5 days | |
1 person | 685 BGN | |
2 people | 821 BGN | |
3 people | 923 BGN | |
4 people | 1234 BGN |
Tourist, spend your precious time and money beautifully - play golf!
Rendezvous in the clouds
Emotional natures can fly in a hot air balloon. Not diamonds, but also refreshing. A date or family holiday takes place in the vicinity of Bansko, in the morning hours from 6.30 to 9.30.
Flight cost: 220 € (adult), 150 € (child). Flight time 60 minutes. The maximum number of people in a basket is 12, the minimum is 4. The price includes: transfer from/to the hotel; light breakfast; experienced, certified pilot; medical insurance; traditional post-flight ceremony with presentation of certificates. The lazy Greek organizers pamper those who are used to enjoying sparkling wine at any time of the day or night with champagne. More details at banskoflights.com. Wasted money inevitably requires earning new, even more money. Tourist, fly and get rich!
I will deftly mount my horse
Everything in fashion is eco-friendly. A detox from the brain-burning Internet is a great way to fill your life with something new. Summer in Bansko blooms like a wild rose, and before getting wet in the autumn rain, you can safely go for a fresh dose of emotions to one of the private horse riding bases. Choose horseback riding along eco-trails, classes in the arena or walks on easier areas in the area of the base. If you want to hit your friends in the heart, buy a horse. The rider sits firmly on the horse, his head is set proudly on his neck, his chin is raised. Tourist, be on horseback! You are the master of life, riding it.
Activity | Time | Cost |
Horse riding | 40-60 min. | 25-35 lev |
Lesson in the arena/training | 20-40 min. | 30 lev |
Package: breakfast, lunch, barbecue, 5 hours riding |
All day | 200 levs/person |
Keeping a horse/stallion on a horse base |
Monthly | 600/800 BGN |
Purchase of a Bulgarian horse | up to BGN 50,000 |
Cost of horseback riding in Bansko
Zen on top
Tourists with increased enthusiasm and optimism clear their minds and train their body flexibility by choosing yoga classes in the mountains, on the lake shore. The lesson is taught by a certified trainer who speaks Russian and English. The cost is 50 leva/person and includes transfer Bansko – Vihren hut – Bansko, support in the mountains, rug. Asanas help you concentrate, increase your performance, improve your mood and... imagine your ascent to a mountain peak.
Tourist, if you haven’t been to Vihren Peak, then at least imagine that you have been!
Bansko is truly a unique place. The author of the article is sure that every tourist is unique. However, I am also sure that one must be able to express one’s uniqueness, character and individuality. The devil is in the details. The details are about how, with whom and where unique moments will be experienced and beautiful memories created. Tourist, Bansko will welcome with open arms guests who are neat in mind and soul, who will not say: “Freebie, please!”