Tour

Picking Roses Workshop & Extracting Rose Oil in the Rose Valley

2 hours

Easy

A great experience presenting you the pink gold of Bulgaria

One of the most authentic, old and most respected customs and crafts in Bulgaria - picking roses and producing rose oil! In this tour, you can not only personally get to know the flower of the gods - the oil-bearing Kazanlak Rose, which is grown only in these latitudes, but also take part in the ancient ritual on picking roses with the local rose-pickers dressed in folk traditional costumes, with the tasting rose sweet, gulovitsa and rose liqueur. And then you will visit an old house where you will learn to brew the rose oil and extract the rose water. You will see local mode of life and centuries-old Bulgarian customs and traditions, which local residents will share with you. A visit to the Bulgarian Rose factory will take you to a demonstration of rose soap making.

The operator reserves the right to make amendments in the programme/itinerary because of the different time of rose maturing in the region. The activity happens in 2 destinations - Karlovo and Damascena near Kazanlak as the order is reconfirmed with the customers.

What's included?
    • Picking rose ritual (during the picking season)
    • Tasting of rose sweet, gulovitsa and rose liqueur
    • Making soaps
    • Workshop-demonstration of extraction of rose oil from mini distillery
    • Visit to the largest private Bulgarian Rose oil factory
    • On the spots guide services
    Exclusions

      Transport from / to the meeting point (by request & extra charge) and in between the sights

      Meals

      Insurance

      Personal expenses

      Entrance fees not mentioned explicitly

      Please note
        • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
        • Not wheelchair accessible
        • Service animals allowed
        • Near public transportation
        • Most travelers can participate
        • You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
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