Top 4 Activities in Bansko This Summer (repost)
Bansko in Bulgaria has often been referred to as the best kept secret of the Balkan Peninsula. Outside of the ski season there is a huge range of in and outdoor summer adventures, Comfortable leisure, fine Food and Drinks and cool Nightlife. The Bansko summer resort is located at the edge of the picturesque Pirin National Park in the upper part of the Mesta River Valley. Once in Bulgaria, there is nothing easier as getting there, as the resort is transport wise very well interconnected with the rest of the country.
The top 4 activities for summer fun in Bansko are…
Mountain Biking
Bansko offers hundreds of kilometers of superb mountain bike riding. Whether YOU are looking for relaxing forest or valley trails, to get you away from it all or the adrenalin rush of the technically and physically demanding alpine rides – YOU will find it all in Bansko
The place encompasses the Mesta Valley dividing three of the most picturesque mountains in Bulgaria – Pirin, Rila and the Rhodopi. This provides the scenery of Bansko summer resort with an amazing variety of biking terrains. There YOU have the beautiful Mesta Valley surrounded by towering peaks reaching up to 3 000 meters, the century-old pine forests, the sharp slopes with racing torrents and the high alpine places with their regally-rising peaks and deep-blue, ace aged lakes.
Small, hidden villages that managed to preserve old crafts and habits with high ethnographical value, shape a landscape unchanged for centuries. The stunning remains of medieval and prehistoric artifacts speak for a place that has been in the heart of the Hellenic Civilization, has seen the greatness of the Roman Empire, the Old Bulgarian Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire.
Take this amazing quest to discover a place made up of rich cultures, habits and senses, so different of what we all know.
Rafting
For the fans of outdoor adventures and adrenaline specialists Bansko offers several rafting packages, for a truly exciting and memorable summer vacation. The Rivers Struma and Mesta, bracketing Pirin National Park respectively on the left and the right, side are the two major rafting locations in the area.
The rafting trip on the Struma River kicks off over peaceful waters at first and heads toward the exhilarating rapids of the Kresna Canyon providing the thrills and adventure of white water rafting. The trip ends up in the memorable Valley around the sunniest town in Bulgaria - Sandanski.
The rafting trip on the calmer Mesta River stretches over quiet water and allows YOU ample time to practice paddling and navigation techniques, to look at the picturesque surroundings while heading deeper into the saddle between the Pirin and the Rhodopi mountains.
The rafting clubs associated with the Bansko hoteliers are fully licensed and are carefully chosen on the basis of their skill and experience, their ability to make sound decisions and their knowledge of foreign languages.
Rafting in Bansko will be one of the emotional and physical highlights of your summer vacation or company outbound event. Regardless of age and technical ability YOU will have your outdoor fun in Bansko.
Horse Riding
The horse riding trip is a perfect complement to your summer fun at Bansko. Being situated on the left shore of River Mesta in the upper part of the beautiful southwards opened valley, Bansko offers great opportunity to explore an untouched piece of nature by horse.
The valley itself is nestled amid three of the prettiest Bulgarian Mountains – the Pirin, Rila and the Rhodopi. A horse ride will lead you through a wide diversity of environments including lush green meadows, open pasture clearings, amazing rock formations and through tall stands of century-old pine forests.
The Bansko hoteliers will provide YOU with happy, healthy horses for a safe enjoyable riding, regardless of age and levels of ability. YOU really don’t have to bother about riding gear – YOU will find it all there.
Apart from guided riding and free range riding YOU’ll be offered also lead ponies, private and group lessons, BBQ food rides and village cart trips.
Bansko will please YOUR summer vacation in a very positive and unexpected way.
Mountaineering
Pirin, 2914 m. is the most rugged of all mountain ranges on the Balkans. This provides the scenery of Bansko summer resort with an amazing variety of mountaineering terrains. The craggy skylines have inspired generations of alpinists to challenge themselves.
The Pirin peaks, ridges, and valleys will provide even the most demanding tourists with an unforgettable mountaineering experience. The Rock Sites of peak Vihren (2914 m) , Sinanitsa (2516 m), Georgiytsa (2589 m), Glavnishki Choukar (2670 m) and around peak Okaden (2475 m) offer various courses of different difficulty for all mountaineers.
Adept instructors will introduce the beginners into the techniques of and enjoyable rock climbing and safe alpine behaviour.
More than 100 km of marked alpine routes situated in the Pirin National Park will please event the most demanding mountain fans.
The caves around Bansko with its beauty, underground rivers, stalactites and stalagmites are an opportunity not to miss.
Other Summer activities
Spa wellness
Every five and four stars hotel in Bansko and in the area maintains its own spa wellness establishments where YOU will find best body, beauty and health care that will alleviate your muscles, open up the energy flow throughout your body and provide the feeling of a complete beauty, well-being and revitalizing satisfaction.
Mineral Baths and Swimming
The Valley of the Mesta River is well known with the mineral water springs. YOU can enjoy a relaxing mineral bath in the Villages Banya and Dobrinishte. Every five and four stars hotel is equipped with a swimming pool - the best refreshment for the sun basking guests.
Cross-country carting
The fans of outdoor adventures can discover the surroundings riding a specially designed mountain carting. It’s a safari like attraction that adrenaline specialists will not want to miss.