Bansko Outdoor Summer Activities - Mountain Biking

If you visit Bansko, you will be offered hundreds of kilometers of superb mountain bike riding. In the case, you look 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, then Bansko is the best option for you. This place encompasses the Mesta Valley, dividing three of the most picturesque mountains in Bulgaria - Pirin, Rila and the Rhodopi which provides the scenery of Bansko summer resort with an amazing variety of biking terrains. Here you will find the beautiful Mesta Valley, surrounded by towering peaks, reaching up to 3 000 meters. Also, Bansko offers century-old pine forests, sharp slopes with racing torrents and lots of high alpine places with their regally-rising peaks and deep-blue, ice-aged lakes.

Bansko Mountaineering

Pirin, is one of the most rugged of all mountain ranges on the Balkans, which provides the scenery of Bansko summer resort with an amazing variety of mountaineering terrains. This mountain, with its craggy skylines have inspired generations of alpinists to challenge themselves. 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. There will be instructors who could introduce the beginners into the techniques of and enjoyable rock climbing and safe alpine behaviour. Here you will find more than 100 km of marked alpine routes, situated in the Pirin National Park which will please even the most demanding mountain fans.

Bansko Horse Riding

Your summer fun at Bansko will be completed perfectly with a horse riding trip. 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, because the valley itself is nestled amid three of the prettiest Bulgarian Mountains - the Pirin, Rila and the Rhodopi. The horse ride will lead you through a wide diversity of environments. This will include 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 your age and level of ability, so you really do not have to bother about riding gear - you will be provided with everything here!

Bansko Outdoor Summer Activities - Rafting

All fans of outdoor adventures and adrenaline specialists will be offered several rafting packages in Bansko. This will give you a truly exciting and memorable summer vacation. The two major rafting locations in the area are the rivers Struma and Mesta. They bracket Pirin National Park, respectively on the left and the right. If you choose the rafting trip on the Struma River, start over peaceful waters at first and heads toward the exhilarating rapids of the Kresna Canyon, providing the thrills and adventure of white water rafting, which ends up in the memorable Valley around the sunniest town in Bulgaria - Sandanski. If you prefer rafting trip on the calmer Mesta River, then you will be provided with quiet water, which will allow you to 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. Rafting in Bansko will be one of the emotional and physical highlights of your summer vacation or company outbound event, so regardless of age and technical ability, you will have your outdoor fun in Bansko.