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Bungy Jumps
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  • Updated By zlatiq on March 23, 2005
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    • Viaduct Bebresha(www.moststroy.com) - Bulgaria
    Viaduct
    Bebresha(www.moststroy.com)
    by zlatiq
    1. Asparouhov Bridge in the city of Varna
    - height 52m
    - to get there use the Varna city bus that goes to Asparuhovo (i'll check the line number and i'll let you know)
    -if coming from downtown head for the the exit to Bourgas (bridges downtown Varna with Asparuhovo suburb)
    - price 30$ /1 person; 35$ /night jump; 55$/tandem jump (offered by USIT colors travel agency)

    2.Viaduct Bebresh @ Vitinia
    - height 120m (the heighest on the Balkans)
    - to get there from Sofia take a bus that serves the HEMUS highway; oneway bus ticket is about 3 leva
    - 40km south from Sofia on highwayA2
    -from 25$ ( club Adrenalin&Vertical World) to 55$/person (USIT colors)

    3. Klisura
    - there are 5 viaducts: 30m.40m.50m,70m and 90m
    -in Stara Planina mountain-105km east from Sofia towards Bourgas
    -to get there get a "minibus" from Sofia. It's a regular bus Sofia-Pirdop_sofia,but ask the driver to drop you off @ Klisura; oneway s about 8 leva
    - also can get on the train Sofia-Bourgas;it's cheaper
    - 30$/person(USIT colors,these guys seem to be very pricy), but Vertical world price is 30BGN

    ADRENALIN EXTREME SPORTS CLUB @VARNA
    (02) 943 47 30, (052) 606 605
    GSM: 0888 954 923, 0887 317 280
    www.clubadrenalin.com
    --Viaduct Vitinia the meeting place is Pametnik Levski 10am
    Price: 50 BGN, 40 BGN - discount for students
    --Stambolov Bridge (28m) – Veliko Tarnovo – Price: 10 BGN, 6 BGN - discount for students

    VERTICAL WORLD SPORTS CLUB
    (088) 848 47 00, (088) 747 41 88
    vertical_world_bg@yahoo.com (Doichin Boianov's email-he's the club president)
    www.verticalworldbg.com - in bulgarian sorry, but in a nutshell:
    ---jumps are every week
    --Bunovo (30m)- 20BGN
    -- Klisura (62m)- 30BGN
    --Vitinia (120m)-50BGN
    --Rosino (24m)- 20 BGN
    -- Dolno Kamarci (24m)- 20 BGN
    -- Koprivshtica (27m)- 20 BGN
    --They also offer cave bungee jumping (40m), price not listed
    --Team jumping - 25% off the base price
    --- they also have 50% discount for the second jump hehehe

    SOFIAN BUNGI CLUB
    (02) 945 62 29, (088) 861 19 05, (088) 897 97 54
    ---Klisura (80m) / Bunovo (30m) / Sofia (25m) / Vitinia (120m)
    ---15-30 BGN, discount for group students
    ---Meeting place: Universiada Hall 09:30
    Preliminary registration and transport on request

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    Hiking in Rila Mountain
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  • By hekate on March 9, 2005
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    • The 6th lake and Haramiata peak - Bulgaria
    The 6th lake and Haramiata
    peak
    by hekate
    If you are into hiking you will love Rila Mountain. The nature there impresses with its magnificent beauty and the remarkable landscapes. You will find there wide variety of plants and animals, some of them rear and threatened species.

    The whole Rila mountain is studded with tourist chalets and shelters.

    Places of interest
    - the Seven Rila lakes
    - the highest peak on the Balkan Peninsula - Musala peak (2925m.)
    - Rila monastery

    If you want to read more for Rila:
    Check the link below or have a look at my Rila page

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  • Theme: Hiking
  • Address: South-West Bulgaria
  • Website: http://www.rilanationalpark.org/en/index.phtml?context=category&ctg_id=77
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    Soccer
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  • Updated By zlatiq on March 23, 2005
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    • hristo stoichkov (official site) - Bulgaria
    hristo stoichkov
    (official site)
    by zlatiq
    For a soccer fan like me,who always asks for staduims and games,here is some info on some of the big stadiums in Bugaria.

    SOFIA
    National Stadium Vassil Levski
    #38, Evlogi Georgiev Blvd., Sofia 1142
    Tel: (+359 2) 988 50 30 , 865 425;
    e-mail: nsb_stadion@abv.bg

    Stadium Georgi Asparoukhov -it belongs to FC LEVSKI SOFIA
    http://www.levski.bg/

    Stadium Bulgarska Armiya Sofia- FC CSKA SOFIA
    Dragan Tzankov blvd

    Stadium Lokomotiv- FC LOKOMOTIV SOFIA
    Rozhen Boulevard 23
    Tel.: +359 2 378479

    BOURGAS
    Stadium Neftohimik Bourgass - FC NAFTEX BOURGASS
    Tel.: +359 56 800320 / 800325
    email: mailto:pfc-nafta@naftex.bg

    for more info on schedules go to http://novini.dir.bg/news/dir.php?d=20; unfortunately does not give an exact program for coming games,but it rather has many weblinks and is in english

    when i find something usefull in english i'll post it

    this one has great program but it's in bulgaria
    http://sportni.bg/?tid=20&oid=2564

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    Borovets - skiing and hiking
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  • By hekate on June 17, 2005
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    • Pine trees - Bulgaria
    Pine trees
    by hekate
    Borovets, formerly known as Cham Koria (meaning pine forest in Turkish) is the oldest Bulgarian mountain resort, which dates back to 1896.

    Besides being a fabulous place for skiing it also a great starting point for hiking in Rila. Contrary to most of the people who would recommend you to go there during the winter I would advise you to pay a visit during summer time. For me there is nothing better than walk around there and feel the sun shining and the fresh air :)

    If you would like to learn more about Borovets you may have a look at my Borovets page :)))

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  • Theme: Hiking
  • Address: South west Bulgaria
  • Directions: 73 km from Sofia 126 km from Plovdiv. 10 km down the road from Samokov.
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    Birdwatching
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  • Updated By zlatiq on October 3, 2005
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    • Birdwatching at Kaliakra - Bulgaria
    Birdwatching at Kaliakra
    by zlatiq
    Bulgaria has many good places for birdwatching. Among them are
    1.Srebarna near the city of Silistra in NE Bullgaria (Srebarna is an UNESCO heritage)
    2. The steppe reserve at cape Kaliakra, also in NE Bulgaria, close to the city of Kavarna.
    I've seen lots of shags down at the cape and they're so interseting! Also the reserve is inhabitated by Short-toed Lark,Pied Wheatear, Stone Curlew and Calandra Lark, raptors like Long-legged Buzzard, Saker Falkon and Red-footed Falcon.
    3. Atanasovsko ezero/lake near Bourgas

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  • Other Contact: http://www.birdwatchingbulgaria.
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    swimming
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  • By ettenaj on October 23, 2004
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    • One of many pools - Bulgaria
    One of many pools
    by ettenaj
    All along the front in Golden Sands are swimming pools for the use of anyone who wants to use them. I think you may have to buy a drink from the bar but it is a great idea for if you have a hotel with no pool you could use anyone of these. Really geared up for families, congratulations for that!!

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  • Theme: Other
  • Address: Golden Sands Beach area
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    Biking
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  • By ger4444 on November 27, 2003
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    • Bulgaria Sports Travel
    by ger4444
    In Bulgaria I did some biking in the countryside and it was just great! Itýs a pleasant way of getting around or explore little village in the neighboarhood of the town you are staying. However, since there are many mountains in the county it also can be very though. If you are interested in a mountainbike trip, I can recommend the area around Gabrovo. You can rent mountain bikes via tourist offices that cooperate with Stara Planina. The main office of Stara Planina is in Gabrovo; the other branches can be found in Troyan and Teteven. Other places where you can rent bikes are: the Odysseia-In Travel in Sofia (take a mountainbike to the mt. Vitosha, to Aleko!) Biking in Bulgaria is really in some way a bit challenging: the roads are often ij a bad condition, so that you often are bumping over the bumps and holes in the road so that you are getting very tired in your arms. Also traffic can be very rude and unfriendly for bikers. But on roads between village you wont find traffic crowds. You often can also get your bike in the luggage room of busses, so that you can make a long trip from the town you are staying and then go back by bus; so that you donýt have to do the same road twice! You will however have to pay some extra money for the bike when you want to carry it with you in the bus.

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    Hiking
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  • By ger4444 on November 27, 2003
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    • boundary marker at Pirin park - Bulgaria
    boundary marker at Pirin park
    by ger4444
    There are numerous of hiking trails in Bulgaria. There are trails for short hikes and for long-distance hikes. The tracks start at the village or town situated next to the mountain area (mostly this area is a national park). In these towns and villages however, the exact place, where the track starts can be difficult to find. Best ask at the local tourist information. Or, at the office, that is responsible for the national park in which the tracks are situated. These offices can provide you a lot of ý free ý information, like maps etc. I was at the Pirin National Park office and these guys where really helpful to give me all the necessary info. That is, because not many tourist come to these offices, so that they like a little distraction I guess! The trail on the maps and on the signposts are yellow, red, green and blue. These signs mostly show also the names of the mountainhuts the track is leading to, so it is necessary that you can read Cyrillic. When you decide to go hiking, it is not necessary to have a tent with you. Along the trails there are enough mountainhuts. Its easy to reach the next hut in one day. But if you want to bypass the trail, then of course bring the tent with you. However, it is not recommended to do so, because it could be dangerous. (falling rocks etc) Camping in the wild is officially forbidden, but accepted if you behave (donýt make a fire or leave all your garbage on the ground) If you want to buy maps, and you are planning a long-distance hike, you can find maps at bookshops in Sofia. But the Odysseia-In Travel has also maps.

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    Water sports
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  • By ger4444 on November 27, 2003
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    • some of the few watersports availlable - Bulgaria
    some of the few watersports
    availlable
    by ger4444
    Water sports are poor in Bulgaria. I was at the Black sea coast and found out that the facilities where not quite overwhelming. I haven?t seen surfers, bodyboarders or jetskiers at all. However, in Albena ? the ?sportscapital of Bulgaria? ? there ought to be facilities I heard. What about swimming then? The beaches of Zlatni Pyasatsi (Golden Sands) are famous for being sandy, long and clean. The water is ? in summer ? warm and pleasnt to swim in, although the prominently present jellyfish in the water may not be so attractive. The lakes in the mountains are, in case the weather is good, also a fantastic place to swim. They are clear, small and calm and are in situated in a beautiful scenery. Especially the Ribno lake was appealing. It was however so frustrating that there were no jet skiing- and speedboatfacilities on the lake?

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    Mountaineering
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  • Updated By ger4444 on November 27, 2003
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    • do the mountain! - Bulgaria
    do the mountain!
    by ger4444
    If you are interested in mountaineering but do not have the equipment for it and don?t want to hire this equipment (I do not know if hiring is possible at all) you wont have a problem in Bulgaria. Of course its, as it comes to mountaineering, more excited to choose the highest mountains. Well, in the Pirin mountains you can find the second highest mountain of Bulgaria; that is the mt. Vihren (over 2900 meters). To climb this mountain you don?t need equipment. You can climb the path, although sometimes its though for the path is steep. It can be helpful to have a stick with you. At the mt. Vihren I saw seniors easily climbing up and down the mountain while wearing sandals on their feeds. However, I really commend to wear at least hiking-boots. For, the weather in the mountains can suddenly change abrupt and then you find yourself in the pouring rain, trying to get down from the mountain top on slippery rocks. If you are wearing sandals then, you might have a problem. So, in relation to this, before you go leave the mountainhut, check at the staff what the weather conditions are. If you really want to buy mountaineering gear, you can buy it in Sofia at Stenata.

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