🇧🇬 Bansko Ski & Spa

Fly to Sofia, two-hour transfer

Overland option: Rail and long-distance bus links exist — worth comparing against the fare

From Switzerland: CHF 60–200 return, per person.

Check flights ↗

Once you're there: Free ski bus around the town

Trains, coaches & ferries ↗

Hotel Kempinski-style spa hotel

Bansko centre

Pool, hammam and a gondola shuttle

1. Day 1 · Sun 7 Feb

   Arrive · Onsen day

   Land in Bansko, Bulgaria · check in · Snowy walk

2. Day 2 · Mon 8 Feb

   Sled & forest

   Snowshoe or husky trail · fire and soup · early stars

3. Day 3 · Tue 9 Feb

   Ice & lights

   Frozen lake walk · night chase for the aurora · warm drink

4. Day 4 · Wed 10 Feb

   Mountain day

   First lifts · long lunch on the terrace · sauna after

5. Day 5 · Thu 11 Feb

   Town day

   Market · bathhouse · gallery · mulled something at dusk

6. Day 6 · Fri 12 Feb

   Onsen day

   Snowy walk · thermal baths all afternoon · hot pot dinner

7. Day 7 · Sat 13 Feb

   Departure

   Slow morning · last coffee · travel home

• 6-day lift pass

  Bansko gondola and the full area

  Tickets ↗

  CHF 240

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• Ski lesson block

  Group school, five mornings

  Tickets ↗

  CHF 120

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• Banya thermal pools

  Twenty minutes down the valley

  Tickets ↗

  CHF 10

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• Mehana Dedo PeneGrilled meats, rakia, live musicFind & book ↗
• VictoriaTrout and shopska after skiingFind & book ↗

• ✈️Flights / main transportIndicative band CHF 60–200 per personCHF 260Estimated
• 🏨Accommodation · Good value6 nights · 1 room · about CHF 81/nightCHF 485Estimated
• 🍜Food & drinkCHF 645Estimated
• 🚆Local transportCHF 210Estimated
• 🎟️Activities3 booked experiences plus everyday spending — prices need confirming with the operatorCHF 1,050Needs confirming

These are WUZZR estimates, not live fares. Live flight, hotel and activity pricing plugs in here as soon as it is connected — nothing above is a confirmed booking price.

• ✦ Lift queues appear on weekends — ski Monday to Friday
• 🗺️ Bansko, Bulgaria on the map

WUZZR recommends

• 🐾 Wide empty pistes above the treeline
• 🐾 Mineral spa in Banya
• 🐾 Mehana dinners