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The Best of Rila- The 7 Rila Lakes & Mussala Peak

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Enjoy the best of Rila mountain with a hike to the highest peak on the Balkan Peninsula-  Mussala (2,925m) and to the spectacular Seven Rila Lakes, located at an altitude of 2,095 m to 2,535 m.
This trip is suitable from Sofia and Plovdiv.

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Day 1

Locations: Sofia Borovets (65km, 1Hr) Plovdiv Borovets (125km, 1Hr30min)

Depart for Borovets. After a pleasant drive around the Iskur Damp, arrive at Borovets, the oldest and the biggest mountain resort in Bulgaria.
The gondola takes us to the Yastrebets summit, and from there we follow the path via Musala Hut and the Ledeno Ezero (The Icy Lake) to the Musala summit. Along the way breath the fresh mountain air and marvel the magnificent alpine peaks, deep valleys and pristine glacier lakes. Once on the summit, at all the mighty 2,925m height, in your distant sight will be all major mountain ranges of Bulgaria – the Balkan, Sredna Gora, Vitosha, Rhodopes and Pirin. And that makes Rila the majestic one.
Roundtrip walking time: 6-7 hours.

Overnight at Borovets.

Day 2

Locations: Borovets Govedartsi (20km, 20min)

Depart to the town of Govedartsi, the starting point of the hike to the Seven Lakes. The first one on our ascend is Dolnoto Ezero (The Lower Lake) at 2100m, followed by the the shallowest lake, Ribnoto Ezero (The Fish Lake). The next one up is Trilistnika (the Trefoil), which has an irregular shape and then comes the largest one of them all- Bliznaka (the Twin). Babreka (The Kidney) is the lake with the steepest shores and above it is Okoto (The Eye). The highest one at 2500m is called Salzata (the Tear) and from there in your view are all the lakes, as well as the surrounding, vast beauty of Rila.
Roundtrip walking time is about 6-7 hrs.

Overnight at Borovets.

Day 3

Locations: Borovets Sofia (65km, 1Hr) Borovets Plovdiv(125km, 1Hr30min)

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