If you're in the Sofia area, and looking for something different to do, why not add another country to your bucket list. Niš is a wonderful and vibrant city with lots of interesting sites to see, as well as delicious foods and lots of friendly faces. The company that picked us up (in a very nice vehicle might I add) directly from our hotel was Vtravel.bg, and their driver Ivan who was also our personal tour guide was phenomenal. In fact, it was Ivan who made the tour so memorable; from his smooth driving skills on the rough roads along the way, to his knowledge of everything and most importantly the attentiveness of our frequent coffee and rest stop needs...lol. All in all it was a day to remember, and a most definite thought about booking another tour with Vtravel.bg when I return again to the Sofia Bulgaria area.

I didn't know until I planned this trip to Bulgaria, but I came to know that there are birthplaces of Emperor Constantine, other historical sights and cheap and delicious restaurants. It takes about 3 hours each way, but I'm glad I went. It was nice that I didn't take much time at the border than I heard.

This tour did not take the time to find enough interesting things in Nis. And one of the advertised activities, the Roman ruins where the Emperor Constantine was born and raised, have been closed for a couple of years and the Serbian government has not announced when it will be reopened. That was the major attraction and we had to look through from a distance and could see nothing. Our guide, Georgi, was very good. But we realized later that having a Serbian guide would have been more enlightening as to Serbia’s view of the world, which was one of the reasons we were visiting Serbia. Also, the border crossing in the day we took the tour took 1 hour and 45 minutes. The tour company has no control of that but it was a long wait and took the momentum out of the experience.