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Devil's Throat and Yagodinska caves

ADULT 68 leva with VAT
CHILD (12 years) 63 leva with VAT
SENIOR 63 leva with VAT

PRICE INCLUDED
∗ Returning transport will be by coach from pick up point and drop off point.
∗ Entrance to all Attractions and Museums included.
∗ Profesional local guide included.
∗ Insurance included.

PRICE EXCLUDED
∗ Jeep trek to the Eagle’s Eye view point.

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62.39 лв.

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Check-out 19:00
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Devil’s Throat and Yagodinska caves.

The Devil’s Throat Cave is located in the western part of the Rhodope Mountains. Near the border with Greece and is a very popular tourist attraction.
As a matter of fact the Devil’s throat cave is connected to lots of mystical powers, it beholds the largest waterfall inside a cave on the Balkan Peninsula.
According to the one of the legend, the legendary thracian singer Orpheus attempted to retrieve his beloved Euridice from Hades in the Underworld. 

The Yagodinska cave is 10 kilometres long, in fact 5 stories tall, and made up of many labyrinths. Illuminating the beautiful and mysterious formations – stalactites, stalagmites, and cave pearls. Also in the natural entrance to the cave, located 10 minutes’ walk from the main visitor entrance. Hearths dating back to 4,000 B.C. have been uncovered.

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∗ Our team will be waiting to greet you  at the parking in front of the Hotel Princess (Trimoncium Hotel Plovdiv) http://!!!Green Valleys meeting point Plovdiv. google/maps!!! or you can arrange your pick up point in advance with member of our booking team.
∗ Explore the Devil’s Throat Cave – The Devil’s throat cave is connected to lots of mystical powers and it beholds the largest waterfall inside a cave on the Balkan Peninsula. According to legend, here Orpheus, the legendary Thracian singer, attempted to retrieve his beloved Euridice from Hades in the Underworld.
∗ Picnic lunch in the mountains amidst the picturesque nature of the Rhodope Mountains.
∗ Visit to the Yagodinska cave . The cave is (10 km – 6.21 ml) long, 5 stories tall, and made up of many labyrinth Visitors enter the cave through an artificial opening and follow a special path with electric lights illuminating the beautiful and mysterious formations – stalactites, stalagmites, and cave pearls. In the natural entrance to the cave, located 10 minutes’ walk from the main visitor entrance, hearths dating back to 4,000 B.C. have been uncovered. These hearths are evidence of Eneolithic people who lived in the cave.
∗ Optionaly we will visit The Eagle’s Eye – Jeep trek to the Eagle’s Eye viewpoint – a platform for observation and tourist attraction in the Western Rhodope. The platform is built on the edge of a rock, located at (1563 m – 5127 ft) above sea level. Trek duration is approx. 30 minuts.
∗ Enjoyable afternoon at the Eagle Eye view point area.
∗ Departure back to the town of Plovdiv.

Tour Itinerary

∗ 08:45: Tour starts from the parking in front of Hotel Ramada (Trimoncium Hotel Plovdiv) you will be picked up from the place, if arranged with member of our booking team in advance. The journey to the Devil’s Throat takes approximately two and a half hours through the picturesque scenery of Bulgaria.
∗ 11:00 – 12:30: Explore the Devil’s Throat Cave – Stepping over its threshold into the millennia-old twilight, one is very vividly aware of being a helpless link in the endless chain of the Universe. The legends that are told about it will make you want to turn and flee this ungodly place. They call it the Devil’s Throat and with good reason; its mouth opens up amidst the rocks of the Gorge of Trigrad, so it also goes by the name of the Abyss Cave. It is a magnet for tens of thousands, coming here to take a look into the Kingdom of Hades. But have no fear – they all resurface alive and well.
∗ 12:30 – 13:30: Picnic lunch in the mountains amidst the picturesque nature of the Rhodope Mountains.
∗ 13:30 – 14:00: Departure to the Yagodinska Cave, the trip lasts about 30 min.
∗ 14:00 – 15:00: Discover the Yagodinska Cave, the third-longest cave in the country and the longest in the Rhodope Mountains. The cave is named after the village of Yagodina, which is located nearby. With a total length of (10 km – 6.21 ml) long, the cave contains a very large number of cave formations or speleologists, including stalactites, stalagmites, flowing stone, draperies and cave pearls.
∗ 15:30 – 16:30: Optionaly we will visit The Eagle’s Eye – Jeep trek to the Eagle’s Eye viewpoint – a platform for observation built on the edge of a rock, located at (1563 m – 5127 ft) above sea level. Trek duration is approx. 30 mints.
∗ 16:45 – 17:10: Heading back to the place of departure to Plovdiv / 30 mints trek by jeep.
∗ 17:00: Departure back to Plovdiv.
∗ 19:30: Expected time of arrival in Plovdiv at the parking in front of Hotel Ramada (Trimoncium Hotel Plovdiv) or at your preferable location if requested in advance at the time of booking.

We are glad that we spent memorable moments together and we will be happy to meet you soon!

Our team will be waiting to greet you at the parking in front of Hotel Ramada (Trimoncium Hotel Plovdiv), http://!!!Green Valleys meeting point Plovdiv. google/maps!!!, or you can  arranged your Pick up point in advance with member of our booking team.

Please arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled departure time for boarding.

Devil’s Throat
Many legends are told about this cave. It is said to be the place from where the mythical singer Orpheus descended into the kingdom of Hades to save his beloved Euridyce. Another Thracian legend says that the chieftains achieved immortality by throwing themselves into the abyss.
The cave is lit by many lamps so you don’t need to take a torch with you unless you want to explore in detail all the niches in the rocks. After a long artificially dug corridor you will find yourself in an enormous gallery.

Yagodinska Cave
It is (10 km – 6.21 ml) longlong and has three levels, of which only a 1,100 m path in the lowest level was electrified in 1971–1982 and opened for tourists. The altitude of the entrance and the exit is 930 m and 937 m respectively. The temperature in the show cave is constant all year round at 6ºC; the humidity is 85%–91%.
Yagodinska contains a very large number of cave formations, or speleologists, including stalactites, stalagmites, stalagmites, flow-stone, draperies and cave pearls.
The natural entrance leads to the uppermost level, where an ancient dwelling dated to the 4th millennium BC was discovered.
Excavations have proven that the dwelling was an important center producing ceramics. The clay was extracted from the interior of the cave and from the bed of the Boynovska River. The pottery was baked in clay furnaces. The inhabitants abandoned the site as a result of a collapse caused by an earthquake.

Eagle eye
It is view platform above the mountain pick – During the travel you be impress of incredible valleys view.

Your Tour will finish at the parking in front of Hotel Ramada (Trimoncium Hotel Plovdiv), http://!!!Green Valleys meeting point Plovdiv.google/maps!!!, or you can  arranged your Drop off point in advance with member of our booking team.

What is included

Expert Storytelling Guide

Wi Fi on Board

Immersive Experiences

Comfortable Bus

Entrance all Attractions/Museums

Hotel/Apartments

(pre arrangement required)

Optionally lunch in a country restaurant

Instant confirmation

Easy cancelation

Optional Hotel pick up and Drop Off

(pre arrangement required)

What is included

Expert Storytelling Guide

Wi Fi on Board

Immersive Experiences

Comfortable Bus

Entrance all Attractions/Museums

Hotel/Apartments

(pre arrangement required)

Optionally lunch in a country restaurant

Instant confirmation

Easy cancelation

Optional Hotel pick up and Drop Off

(pre arrangement required)

Our team will be waiting to greet you at the parking in front of Hotel Ramada (Trimoncium Hotel Plovdiv), http://!!!Green Valleys meeting point Plovdiv. google/maps!!!, or you can  arranged your Pick up point in advance with member of our booking team.

Please arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled departure time for boarding.

Devil’s Throat
Many legends are told about this cave. It is said to be the place from where the mythical singer Orpheus descended into the kingdom of Hades to save his beloved Euridyce. Another Thracian legend says that the chieftains achieved immortality by throwing themselves into the abyss.
The cave is lit by many lamps so you don’t need to take a torch with you unless you want to explore in detail all the niches in the rocks. After a long artificially dug corridor you will find yourself in an enormous gallery.

Yagodinska Cave
It is (10 km – 6.21 ml) longlong and has three levels, of which only a 1,100 m path in the lowest level was electrified in 1971–1982 and opened for tourists. The altitude of the entrance and the exit is 930 m and 937 m respectively. The temperature in the show cave is constant all year round at 6ºC; the humidity is 85%–91%.
Yagodinska contains a very large number of cave formations, or speleologists, including stalactites, stalagmites, stalagmites, flow-stone, draperies and cave pearls.
The natural entrance leads to the uppermost level, where an ancient dwelling dated to the 4th millennium BC was discovered.
Excavations have proven that the dwelling was an important center producing ceramics. The clay was extracted from the interior of the cave and from the bed of the Boynovska River. The pottery was baked in clay furnaces. The inhabitants abandoned the site as a result of a collapse caused by an earthquake.

Eagle eye
It is view platform above the mountain pick – During the travel you be impress of incredible valleys view.

Your Tour will finish at the parking in front of Hotel Ramada (Trimoncium Hotel Plovdiv), http://!!!Green Valleys meeting point Plovdiv.google/maps!!!, or you can  arranged your Drop off point in advance with member of our booking team.

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