Last updated: October 2026 — access, protected-area rules, camping, mountain huts, lift operations, transport, navigation, water, and seasonal safety have been reviewed, while the original first-hand hiking experiences are preserved.
A large part of Eastern Europe is low land, spreading east to the Ural, and southeast to the Caucasus. But there are a lot of mountains in its west, especially in its most mountainous part- the Balkans. These mountains are lower than the Alps, much smaller in area, and scattered around forming a maze. Three of these mountains almost reach 3 km in height. And one of them is the highest. This is Rila Mountain in Bulgaria- a magnificent wild giant, tempting for a hike. Let’s “attack” this giant and enjoy its splendid forests, alpine grasslands, rugged peaks, deep valleys, and all the fantastic views that can be seen everywhere!
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About Rila Mountain
The Balkan Peninsula has a very diverse terrain, with a mosaic of mountains, plains, valleys, and river basins. Rila is one of its highest and most compact mountain systems. Its highest peak, Musala (2,925 m / 9,596 ft), is the highest point in Bulgaria and in the entire Balkan Peninsula. Rila is one of the core high-mountain systems of the Eastern Balkans — a compact massif where altitude, alpine zones, and deep valleys define the landscape.
So, Rila (Рила) is a small mountain, compared to the Alps or the Himalayas. It can be circumambulated by car for 3-4 hours. But if you want to cross it in the middle, this is a different story. The mountain is steep and rugged, with alpine and plateau-like formations on the summits. No paved roads are crossing the mountain, and you can do it only by several days of trekking. And if you do it, you will remain deeply impressed by the wild beauty of this mountain.
Rila division
The Rila is divided into four sub-ranges, separated by deep alpine gorges. Every sub-range has its unique features, so let’s zoom the map and look at the mountain closely.
Northwest Rila
Northwestern Rila is the most rugged and alpine sub-range, with the highest peak Golyam Kupen (2731 m). It features sharp alpine peaks, inaccessible without alpine climbing gear, and extremely steep abyss-like slopes to the valley of Rila River. One of the peaks Malyovitsa (2729 m) is the most popular place for mountaineers training before they go to attack Everest or other high mountains on the Earth.
There are also several points in this sub-range that make it a place of high interest:
- Sapareva Banya. This is a small town on the northern foot of the mountain, well-known for its extremely hot natural mineral water, with the temperature reaching 103°C.
- Skakavitsa Falls. High above Sapareva Banya, you can see the highest waterfall in the Rila, and one of the highest in the Balkans, with 70 m height.
- Seven Rila Lakes. A famous cluster of alpine lakes, attracting tourists from all over the world. In fact, there are almost 200 glacial lakes in the Rila, but these seven are some of the most beautiful and most popular.
- Rila Monastery. This is the largest and most important Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria, located deep in the valley of the Rilska River at about 1,150 m altitude. It is also one of the major religious and cultural landmarks of the Balkans.
East Rila
This is the sub-range where the highest peak Musala is located. Musala is another popular destination for hikers, and it is best accessible from one of the largest winter resorts in the Balkans- Borovets. There is a meteorological station on the peak. With its high prominence (Musala is the 6th highest peak by prominence in mainland Europe), you can enjoy breathtaking panoramic views in every direction, reaching as far as Greece, Northern Macedonia, and Serbia.
Eastern Rila is not so rugged like its Northwestern neighbor (although Musala and some other peaks present some alpine formations), and the rest of the sub-range features large tundra-type of grasslands. On the east, it gradually descends to the lower mountain system of the Rhodope– one of the largest mountain ranges in the Balkans.
Central Rila
Central Rila is the wildest and least visited sub-range. Its highest peak is Cherna Polyana (2716 m). Since it is located in the middle of the mountain, almost no paved roads are reaching it, with exception of its extreme southeast periphery. On the east, it is bordered by the alpine valley of Beli Iskar- one of the deepest valleys in the Balkans. However, this valley is closed for crossing, since it is turned into a water-supplying zone.
If you look at the map, you can see the sharp ridge west of Beli Iskar Valley. This is Skakavets Ridge, the most inaccessible area in Bulgaria. There are almost no trails, not even small paths on the ridge. Partially this is because of the neighboring restricted water-supplying zone, but also because of its remoteness from the roads and the settlements. In Central Rila, you can see one of the largest glacial lakes in the Balkans- Smradlivo Lake, with its stunningly beautiful landscape.
Southwest Rila
This is the lowest sub-range of Rila. But it doesn’t mean that it is not beautiful and interesting. Yes, there are almost no alpine formations, but there you can find one of the oldest and wildest alpine forests in Southeast Europe- Parangalitsa. Parangalitsa is a strict nature reserve, so it is not an area for free off-trail exploration. Visitors may pass only along designated routes, and leaving those trails, camping, lighting fires, collecting plants, or disturbing wildlife is prohibited. Rila National Park — routes through Parangalitsa Reserve.
Southwest Rila descends to Predela, a saddle serving as the Rila’s southern border. On the other side of Predela begins another high mountain range- Pirin, with its highest peak Vihren (2914 m), the third-highest peak in the Balkans. The Pirin is more alpine and more rugged than the Rila, and while you walk on the trails of Southwest Rila, you can enjoy breathtaking views to the neighboring Pirin.
The nature of Rila
The Rila has clear altitude zones. The lowest zone is from 300 to around 1000 m altitude. This is the foot of the mountain, covered by deciduous forests and some agricultural areas, and this is where most of the settlements (towns and villages) are located.
Above the lower broad-leaved forests, coniferous forests of spruce, fir, pine, and Balkan pine become increasingly dominant. The transition is gradual rather than fixed at one altitude and varies with slope exposure and local conditions.
The alpine zones
Higher up, the closed forest gradually gives way to mountain pine (Pinus mugo), grassland, rocky slopes, and alpine vegetation. Dense mountain-pine belts are especially common around roughly 1,900-2,300 m, although the exact limits vary strongly across the massif.
Then, above 2200 m the dwarf pines begin to mix with grasslands. The higher the altitude, the rare and lower the dwarf pines become. And around 2600 m altitude they disappear. Only grass and rocks remain until the highest peaks of the mountain.
All of this creates a very interesting image of Rila’s nature. Yes, it is exciting to watch how nature changes while you ascend and descend from the mountain. So, let’s stop talking geographical facts, let’s go hiking in the Rila!
Our Rila hike stories
Our first attack on Rila Mountain was many years ago. And our target was Mt. Musala. No wonder since it is the highest peak of the mountain and in the Balkans.
Hiking Mt. Musala
Musala was (and always is) easily reachable from Borovets, so we could do it for one day. We arrived by car in Borovets and took the gondola lift to the high zones of the mountain. The gondola, starting at 1315 altitude brought us to 2369 m at Yastrebets Lodge for 25 min. Then we started hiking on the classical trail to the highest peak of Rila.
The trail passed by the glacial Musala lakes. They are seven in number, and the highest one, called Ledeno Lake (“Ice Lake”) is the highest lake in the Balkans, covered by ice most of the time of the year. Due to its popularity, the trail was crowded with people, and although the views around were breathtaking, the feeling was not so adventurous. Finally, after a 3,5 hours hike, we arrived at the peak, enjoying the whole fantastic panorama around us. But we didn’t want to back on the same crowded trail, so we chose a different route.
The alternative route back
Our alternative route had to pass on the eastern summit of Irechek, and then to descend to the valley of Maritsa River. It was much more difficult, and soon the crowds disappeared. We were alone, following a narrow path that climbed upward and downward on rugged terrain. Soon we reached another glacial lake — Sarigol Lake. At the time, we drank some of its crystal-clear water, but I would not treat this as a general recommendation today: even clear high-mountain water can be contaminated, so uncertain natural sources should be filtered or treated.
From the lake, we had to descend to the Maritsa River. But there was no path anymore, so we had to perform “kleking”- a slang term, used by Rila and Pirin hikers, which means getting through the thick “jungle” of dwarf pines (in Bulgarian, dwarf pine is called “клек”, pronounced like “klek”). Believe me, this is a nervous test for everybody who is stuck in the middle of such a “jungle”, unless you feel excitingly challenged by such an adventure. Finally, we reached Maritsa River and walked 4 hours (of which the last hour was in the dark) back to the car, watching how the dwarf pines gradually mixed with high coniferous forest and disappeared.
Hiking Seven Rila Lakes and Rila Monastery
There was another exciting route, this time in Northwest Rila. The mountain is linked with the neighboring Verila (a much lower and smaller mountain, but with significant importance, because the main watershed between the Black and Mediterranean seas passes on it, as on the main ranges of Rila) at Klisura Saddle. This time I was alone and started hiking from Klisura. My main goal was Seven Rila Lakes Lodge, and I hiked the whole trail to the lodge for about 7 hours, ascending from 1025 to 2191 m altitude.
I spent one night in the lodge and met several new friends, some of them foreigners (I still have good contact with some of them, many years later). On the second day, we proceeded together to the summit of Northwest Rila at 2650 m, passing by all of the Seven Lakes, and descend steeply to the Rila Monastery (1147 m altitude). I would never forget the fantastic views of the mountain valleys and peaks, as well as the appealing beauty of the natural zones, from the lowest to the highest.
But the most exciting and extreme route we performed was just recently. It was a route crossing the whole Rila Mountain, from Sapareva Banya to the town of Yakoruda, on the boundary between Rila and Rhodope mountains.
Crossing Rila hike
It was our longest hiking trip- a 3-days journey crossing the mountain. We arrived by car to Panichishte- a mountain resort near Sapareva Banya. From there, we took the seat lift to Rilski Ezera (Rila Lakes) Lodge and started hiking. Soon we reached the summit of Northwest Rila and proceeded on the trail to Mt. Malyovitsa.
On the dangerous alpine area
From here, we entered a fantastic area with some of the sharpest and most rugged alpine peaks in the Balkans. We tried to follow the summit, but it was impossible without climbing gear, it was extremely dangerous, so we back to the normal trail, and the only point we could reach for the first day was a small shelter, called “BAK”, used mainly by the climbers attacking the peaks nearby.
We were alone in “BAK”, only with the wild goats which came to visit us late at night and early morning. On the next day, we passed another extremely difficult section of the route, visiting Strashnoto Lake (Fearful Lake), located under a Matterhorn-shaped peak, and several other inaccessible by normal hikers peaks, including Mt. Golyam Kupen. Then we descent from Northwest Rila to the saddle, separating it from Central Rila, called Kobilino Branishte.
Through the Central Rila
Kobilino Branishte is a wild, desolate, and remote place. There are only two small wooden buildings on it, one of which is a shelter for passing hikers. From here, we ascent on the Central Rila, reaching Mt. Vodnia Chal, then gradually descent to Ribni Ezera (Fish Lakes) Lodge, located deep in the heart of Rila. It was a difficult hike, more than 10 hours long. Finally, we had a nice dinner at the lodge, meeting some new friends there.
On the third day, we left Ribni Ezera- the lodge and the lakes, and ascent to the main summit of Central Rila. This time our trail was easier, passing through relatively plain mountain tundra, and after 6 hours hike we reached Granchar Lodge, on the boundary between Central and East Rila, and from there we descended to the forest zone, and the paved road at Treshtenik resort, where a car was waiting for us.
Besides these trips, we have made many other shorter hikes, some of which quite extreme, including a heavy “kleking” in Central Rila, where we passed 2 km for more than 4 hours. And we still plan to “conquer” the mountain, getting the best and the most beautiful of what it can offer to us.
Now, let’s see some useful hiking tips and information about Rila Mountain, to be better prepared for hike and adventures. And first- how to reach the Rila.
How to reach the Rila
As I mentioned above, Rila is easily reachable. If you come from Sofia, you have plenty of options to reach the starting points of your hiking routes. There are a lot of buses traveling from Sofia to Dupnitsa and Blagoevgrad, on the western side of the mountain, as well as to Klisura, Samokov, Borovets, and Kostenets, on the northern side.
By bus from Sofia
Public transport can still be used to reach many of the main towns around Rila — including Samokov, Dupnitsa, Blagoevgrad, Kostenets, and Sapareva Banya — but operators, departure points, and frequencies change over time. For mountain access, check the current connection for the exact trailhead shortly before travel rather than relying on the old bus stations and timetables quoted in this article.
Rila Monastery requires particular attention: as of 2026, old direct-bus schedules from Sofia should no longer be treated as current. Private transfers, shared local transport, or a car are currently more reliable options.
By bus from Plovdiv
From Plovdiv, there are still direct bus connections that are very useful for reaching different sides of Rila. Buses toward Blagoevgrad pass through places such as Kostenets, Borovets, Samokov, Klisura, Sapareva Banya, and Dupnitsa, giving access to several important hiking starting points. Another useful route reaches the southern side of Rila through Velingrad, Yundola, Yakoruda, Razlog, and Predela. These connections were still operating in 2026, but check the current departure times before travel because schedules can change.
By train
This is another way to reach the Rila, although more limited. From Sofia, you can travel to Dupnitsa and Blagoevgrad by train, and to Kostenets in Plovdiv direction. From Plovdiv, you can take the train to Sofia and stop in Kostenets too.
But there is a much more attractive train reaching the Rila. It starts from Septemvri (a train station on the railway between Sofia and Plovdiv), and travels to Bansko and Dobrinishte, on the foot of Pirin Mountain. This train is smaller and slower than normal trains. It is a narrow-gauge train (“tesnolineika” in Bulgarian), and it passes the highest railway station in the Balkans- Avramovo Station, on the boundary between Rila and Rhodope, at 1267 m altitude.
By car
You can easily reach the Rila by car, and you can even penetrate a bit inside the mountain- to Rila Monastery or even beyond it- to Kirilova Polyana, where the paved road becomes a dirt road. You can also reach places like Parangalitsa, Panichishte, Malyovitsa Alpine School, Treshtenik, Belmeken Sport Base, and Semkovo Resort. The only problem is that you can only do circle routes (starting from your car and back again to your car), and it is inconvenient to cross the mountain unless someone else helps you with another car on the other side.
Lifts
Lifts can save substantial elevation gain on some Rila routes, especially around Borovets, the Seven Rila Lakes, and Kartala. However, operating days, maintenance periods, seasonal schedules, and prices change frequently, so always check the operator shortly before travel. For example, the Rila Lakes chairlift continues to operate in 2026, but it has regular maintenance periods and temporary closures. Rila Lakes lift — current hours and prices.
The Yastrebets gondola also remains a major access route toward Musala, but its summer operation should likewise be checked directly with Borovets before planning a one-day summit hike.
The other two places are Pionerska-Rilski Ezera, leading to the Seven Rila Lakes from a point above Sapareva Banya, and the gondola lift Kartala-Ravnets, in Southwest Rila. Prices are between 10 and 15 BGN, and the working time is longer during the high season (winter).
Traveling inside the mountain
If you want to penetrate further deep in the Rila, you can use SUV 4×4 vehicle, and you can approach places like Tiha Rila (about 1 hour walking before Ribni Ezera), Mechit Lodge in Northwest Rila, and Granchar Lodge, from Belmeken, as well as some other points on some dirt roads. Large parts of the high massif lie inside Rila National Park, while the Rila Monastery side belongs to the separate Rila Monastery Nature Park and other surrounding territories have different management regimes. Inside Rila National Park, motor vehicles are restricted to designated routes, and driving or parking outside the permitted road network is prohibited. Rila National Park — rules and prohibitions.
But you can cycle on some of the trails, mainly in Southwest and East Rila. It is exciting to ride a mountain bike on the grasslands. However, many trails are inaccessible even by bike- they are too steep, rocky, bumpy, and even dangerous. So, for mountain bikers, the options in the Rila are limited. Everything else is accessible only on foot, or some trails- only with alpine climbing gear and skills.
The water-supply forbidden area
The valleys of Beli Iskar and Levi Iskar include strategically important water-supply infrastructure for Sofia, and access to parts of this area is restricted. A road shown on a map does not mean that it is open as a through mountain route. Do not plan a crossing from Beli Iskar toward Treshtenik or Granchar unless you have confirmed that the specific section is legally open. Checkpoints, controlled infrastructure, and water-protection restrictions can block access even where a road is clearly visible on maps.
And if you try to do it from the other side, from Granchar Lodge, you will see nobody in the area, but there are cameras installed in various places. Then the next thing you can expect is a band of strong boys with guns and uniforms. In the best case, you can exit from the situation just by them letting you back, and in the worst case you will be in jail (or, who knows, they have guns anyway…).
Summer and winter trails, trail markers
As it is in most of the high mountains in the world, the main trails in the Rila are marked. You can see their markers- a sign with a white, a color (green, red, blue, sometimes yellow), and again a white line. The sign can be seen all along the trail, so you would not get lost.
In the Rila, you can also often see metal pillars. They mark the winter versions of the trails. If there is no snow, you don’t need to follow them, since sometimes they are installed on grass, or among dwarf pines. However, in some cases even in summer, they are safer.
Dangerous trails and paths
There are also trails without markers. Be careful with them! They can lead you to dangerous places, like abysses, precipices or they can just mislead you in the middle of nowhere. You can often see small cairns beside them, but it still doesn’t mean safety. Some of these dangerous trails are even shown in the maps.
An example is the summit trail in Northwest Rila between Malyovitsa and Golyam Kupen. If you are not a professional climber, don’t go on this trail! It will lead you to the top of a kilometer deep abyss, or on rock edges or walls, impassable by normal hiking. Probably the main danger is that you can be tempted to try a little further, a bit more, to cross a risky passage successfully, finally to reach a place where you can’t proceed further. Then you try to turn back and cross the same risky passage from the other side, but this time it could be more difficult, if not impossible…
Protected-area access note: Inside Rila National Park, visitors are required to follow the designated and marked tourist routes. Going off the marked route is prohibited, and reserve zones have even stricter rules: transit is allowed only on specifically designated trails. This matters particularly for old route ideas involving ridge shortcuts, dwarf-pine crossings, or direct movement through remote terrain. Rila National Park — visitor rules.
Emergency note: For accidents in the Bulgarian mountains, call 112 and ask for Mountain Rescue when appropriate. The Bulgarian Mountain Rescue Service also operates a 24-hour central emergency post. Mobile coverage is uneven in some valleys and remote parts of Rila, so carry an offline map, enough battery reserve, and do not rely on having signal exactly where an accident happens. Bulgarian Mountain
“Kleking”
Dwarf pine can become a serious trap if you accidentally lose a marked trail. Do not treat “kleking” — forcing a route through dense mountain pine — as a normal navigation technique. It is extremely slow, physically exhausting, can damage vegetation, and inside Rila National Park leaving the designated tourist routes is prohibited. If you lose the route, the safer response is usually to stop, relocate yourself with an offline map or GPS, and return to the last known point on the marked trail rather than continuing straight through the dwarf pine.
Navigation update: Marked summer and winter routes are not interchangeable. Winter poles often follow terrain chosen for snow conditions and may differ substantially from the normal summer path. In summer, follow the marked summer trail unless you have a specific reason and the alternative is legally open. Carry an offline topographic map because fog can make even a well-marked ridge surprisingly difficult to follow.
Staying at night
Of course, everybody would like to spend the night better, not stuck in dwarf pines. So, let’s see what options you have. This can be important, because if you want to make a longer hike, especially if you want to cross Rila Mountain, you will need to spend at least one night there, probably more. So, here are the options:
Hotels and guesthouses
This is the most comfortable, and the most expensive option. But it is not available everywhere. You can sleep in a hotel in the towns and resorts on the foot of Rila. There are some hotels inside the mountain too- on the road to Rila Monastery, to Kirilova Polyana, in the resorts of Semkovo and Treshtenik, on the way to Parangalitsa, around Panichishte, and Belmeken.
Prices can vary throughout the year, depending on the season. You can find splurge, expensive hotels, especially in the resorts, as well as small budget guesthouses. Again, if you are going to hike the Rila on the summits, these places for the night staying can be only starting and ending points- there are no hotels and guesthouses above 2000 m altitude. However, there are lodges.
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Lodges
The lodges („хижи” in Bulgarian) are quite popular in Bulgaria, not only in the Rila but in all other major mountains in the country. And there are many lodges in the Rila, built in good strategic locations. Among the most strategic lodges are Ribni Ezera (Fish Lakes), Granchar, Zavrachitsa, and Makedonia.
Mountain huts remain the backbone of multi-day hiking in Rila, but their conditions vary greatly. Some are renovated and relatively comfortable, while others remain very basic. Dormitory rooms, shared facilities, food service, water availability, electricity, and reservation systems differ from hut to hut. Do not rely on the old prices or assume that every hut serves meals — check the specific hut before building your route around it.
Shelters (shelter huts)
Shelters are smaller emergency or basic overnight structures located on some strategic routes. Their condition varies enormously: some have sleeping platforms, tables or a stove, while others provide little more than protection from wind and precipitation. Never assume that a shelter will contain food, water, bedding, fuel, or a usable first-aid kit.
Many shelters can be used without a formal overnight fee, but they should be treated as basic mountain infrastructure rather than guaranteed accommodation. Leave them clean, do not consume emergency supplies unless genuinely necessary, and always carry enough equipment to survive if the shelter is full, damaged, or inaccessible.
Camping
A lightweight tent can still be useful on long routes, but camping in Rila must be planned according to the exact protected-area regime. Inside Rila National Park, camping is allowed only at specifically designated sites; wild camping simply because a place is remote or hidden is not permitted. Reserve zones are stricter still, and bivouacking may be prohibited entirely.
The wider Rila massif also includes territories outside the National Park and the separate Rila Monastery Nature Park, so the exact rules depend on where you are. Before a multi-day route, identify the protected-area boundary and the legal overnight options rather than assuming that one camping rule applies to the whole mountain.
If a hut allows tents beside it, confirm the current arrangement and fee directly with the hut. Do not use old informal prices as current information. Rila National Park — rules and prohibitions.
Fire restriction: During the 2026 fire-risk season, Rila National Park prohibited open fires and other fire-related activities throughout the park, including at places that would otherwise be equipped for fires. Such seasonal orders can change from year to year, so never assume that an existing fireplace means that fire is currently allowed. Rila National Park — current orders and fire restrictions.
Seasons
The Rila is a high mountain, with clearly defined altitude zones and seasons. Summer is generally the most practical season for high-mountain hiking, but conditions above 2,000 m can still change rapidly. Nights may be mild, cold, or even close to freezing depending on altitude, wind, cloud cover, and passing cold fronts. Summer thunderstorms are one of the main hazards on the exposed ridges and summits of Rila. Start high routes early, monitor the forecast and cloud development, and avoid being on a summit or exposed ridge when thunder begins. If you hear thunder, descend from exposed terrain as soon as safely possible; there is no completely safe place outdoors during an active thunderstorm.
Autumn becomes progressively colder, the grasslands turn yellow, and the first substantial snow can arrive on the higher ridges. Nights frequently drop below freezing. Thunderstorms are much less common than in midsummer, but they are not impossible, especially during unstable transitional weather.
Winter conditions in Rila can be severe, with deep snow, strong wind, whiteout, ice, cornices, and avalanche danger. Snow depth varies greatly with elevation and wind loading, and some drifts can become much deeper than the average cover. Winter route poles can help with navigation but do not make a route avalanche-safe. Anyone entering avalanche terrain should understand current snow conditions, carry appropriate equipment, and know how to use it. Check recent mountain-rescue and avalanche information before departure. Bulgarian Mountain Rescue Service.
Spring comes late to the highest parts of Rila. Snowfields often remain into June on shaded and wind-loaded slopes, and in some years isolated patches can survive much longer. These are persistent seasonal snowfields rather than permanent glaciers, and their extent varies greatly from year to year.
Rila impression
This is Rila Mountain, a wild and magnificent place. It is not vast and endless like Tibet, the Andes, or the Rocky Mountains, and it is not as high as the Alps and the Himalayas. There are no modern glaciers and no extreme-altitude zones. For most healthy visitors, altitude is much less of a problem than in the Himalayas or Andes, although some people can still feel headache, shortness of breath, or unusual fatigue near the highest parts of the mountain if they ascend rapidly. But it remains a challenging mountain offering a lot of° adventures and memorable experience.
Get more impressions from the video below:
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Hi, we are Krasen and Ying Ying. Krasen is from Bulgaria, and Ying Ying is from China. We are passionate about geography and history, and we believe that the best way to experience it is by exploring the Earth in reality, not in a school, and not virtually.
So, we created this blog Journey Beyond the Horizon, where we share geographical knowledge, travel guides and tips how to experience it when you explore our planet, and a lot of inspiration.
And we wish you a happy journey, not just virtually, but most of all- in reality.
Enjoy!
Krasen and Ying Ying
Hi, we are Krasen and Ying Ying. Krasen is from Bulgaria, and Ying Ying is from China. We are passionate about geography and history, and we believe that the best way to experience it is by exploring the Earth in reality, not in a school, and not virtually. So, we created this blog Journey Beyond the Horizon, where we share geographical knowledge, travel guides and tips how to experience it when you explore our planet, and a lot of inspiration. And we wish you a happy journey, not just virtually, but most of all- in reality. Enjoy!
