Picking Roses Workshop & Extracting Rose Oil in the Rose Valley
Overview
Truly authentic, local and bespoke. The activity happens in the Rose Valley and it's spectacular, totally worth experiencing it!
What's Included
- Making soaps
- Visit to a Rose oil factory - depending the time of the year
- Picking rose ritual (during the rose picking season)
- If your booking is for 30.05.2026 the activity automatically includes the Karlovo Rose festival
- Workshop-demonstration of extraction of rose oil from mini distillery
- Tasting of rose sweet, gulovitsa and rose liqueur
- On the spots guide services
- Transportation
Meeting Location
Karlovo
Bulgaria
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
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 during the rose picking season, 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/or Damascena near Kazanlak as the order is reconfirmed with the customers.
For 30.05.2026, the tour features the Rose Festival in Karlovo with extra activities and linked locations.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
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Activity code: C-118846P24
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EET).
- Making soaps.
- Visit to a Rose oil factory - depending the time of the year.
- Picking rose ritual (during the rose picking season).
- If your booking is for 30.05.2026 the activity automatically includes the Karlovo Rose festival.
- Workshop-demonstration of extraction of rose oil from mini distillery.
- Tasting of rose sweet, gulovitsa and rose liqueur.
- On the spots guide services.
- Transportation.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Picking Roses Workshop & Extracting Rose Oil in the Rose Valley is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Picking Roses Workshop & Extracting Rose Oil in the Rose Valley will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Making soaps
- Visit to a Rose oil factory - depending the time of the year
- Picking rose ritual (during the rose picking season)
- If your booking is for 30.05.2026 the activity automatically includes the Karlovo Rose festival
- Workshop-demonstration of extraction of rose oil from mini distillery
- Tasting of rose sweet, gulovitsa and rose liqueur
- On the spots guide services
- Transportation
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
