LAVENDER STUDY TOUR

Arrival at Sofia Airport
Check-in at a 4* hotel in Sofia
Welcome Dinner

Breakfast and check-out
Transport to the Rose Valley
FIELD ACTIVITIES - FILED LECTURES ON HARVESTING, YIELDS & QUALITY, SPECIFICS OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL AGRICULTURE, STATISTICS, LAVENDER PICKING CONTEST, ETC.
Departure to a local village
Lunch in a traditional Bulgarian restaurant
Transport to the hotel and check-in
Free time
Departure to a nearby lake
Dinner at the lake
Transport back to the hotel

Breakfast
Transport to the new distillery
ACTIVITIES IN THE NEW DISTILLERY - MANUFACTURING AND SPECIFICS OF THE DISTILLING PROCESSES (WATER AND STEAM DISTILLATION), PETALS DELIVERIES, LOADING, TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT, AUTOMATIC CONTROLS, COLLECTING, FILTRATION, AND PACKAGING.
Transport to the old distillery
TOUR AND ACTIVITIES IN THE OLD DISTILLERY (SINCE 1909) - HISTORICAL FACTS, OLD TECHNOLOGY, AND EQUIPMENT, FAMILLY MUSEUM
Lunch and a SMELLING SESSION
WORKSHOP - HANDMADE BEAUTY WITH LAVENDER ESSENTIAL OIL
​Introduction and safety instructions when crafting natural cosmetics.
PART 1
Learn how to make herb infusions and healing salves. Create your own healing butter and use it to make the best Lavender Body Balm. Learn the properties of every ingredient while crafting!

Tea time - Short break to share thoughts and ideas and enjoy a cup of aromatic lavender tea.

PART 2
Learn how to create a soothing Lavender Lipbalm and Revitalizing Face Tonic.

Transport to the hotel
Free time
Dinner at the hotel

Breakfast
Transport to Kazanlak
Visit of the biggest Thracian king's tumb
Transport to the Shipka Memorial Church
Visit the church
Transport to a mountain village
Lunch in a traditional Bulgarian restaurant
Transport to the Rose Museum
Visit the museum
WORKSHOP - HANDMADE BEAUTY WITH LAVENDER ESSENTIAL OIL
Introduction and safety instructions when crafting natural cosmetics.
​​PART 1

Create your own Calendula oil and learn how to craft with it all-natural Lavender Deodorant.

Lavender break - enjoy a cup of summer lavender drink.

PART 2
Go beyond crafting - create Lavender Lotion Bar and Ageless Face Serum by learning the basics of the ingredients used in them.

Departure for the picker's village
MEETING FAMILIES FROM THE LOCAL MINORITY GROUPS (PICKERS) AND LEARN ABOUT THEIR LIFESTYLE
Departure to a local village nearby
Dinner at a small local restaurant
Transport back to the hotel

Breakfast and check-out
Transport to Plovdiv
Sightseeing tour of Plovdiv
Lunch
Transport to a local Monastery
VISIT OF A SMALL MARKET WITH HERBS AND THE MONASTERY
Transport to the hotel in Plovdiv
Check-in and free time
Dinner at the hotel

Breakfast and check-out
Transport to the airport