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  • Mountain:Stara Planina

    Pod Kamiko watefall

    Google4.7 382 reviews
    • Waterfalls
    • Rivers
    • Gorges / Canyons

    Pod Kamiko is a 40-meter waterfall in the Iskar Gorge. It is located along the Bovska River, near the village of Gara Bov.

  • Mountain:Vitosha

    Alekovi Waterfalls

    Google4.7 282 reviews
    • Rivers
    • Waterfalls
    • Mountains

    Alekovi Waterfalls are a small cascade on the Skakavitsa River in Vitosha Mountain, between Simeonovo and Dragalevtsi just above Sofia.

  • Google4.8 345 reviews
    • Rivers
    • Waterfalls
    • Rapids
    • Mountains

    Bistrishki Waterfall is a 35 m cascading waterfall in north-western Rila, above Bistritsa village near Dupnitsa.

  • Mountain:Stara Planina

    Bovska Skaklq Watefall

    Google4.8 1,430 reviews
    • Waterfalls
    • Rapids
    • Rivers
    • Viewpoints

    Bovska Skaklya is a ~85 m seasonal waterfall in the Iskar Gorge, Western Balkan Mountains, near Gara Bov and Zasele.

  • Mountain:Vitosha

    Boyana Waterfall

    Google4.8 3,592 reviews
    • Waterfalls
    • Rivers
    • Gorges / Canyons
    • Forests

    Boyana Waterfall is a 25-m waterfall on the northern slopes of Vitosha Mountain, above Sofia’s Boyana district.

  • Mountain:Belasitsa

    Chatala Waterfall

    Google4.4 15 reviews
    • Waterfalls
    • Rivers

    Chatala Waterfall is a small forked waterfall in Belasitsa, above Kamena, near Samuilovo and the Kameshnitsa River.

  • Mountain:Stara Planina

    Chiprovski Waterfall

    Google4.8 153 reviews
    • Waterfalls
    • Rivers
    • Rapids

    Chiprovski Waterfall is an 18 m cascade in Western Stara Planina above Chiprovtsi, at over 1200 m in a beech forest near the Serbian border.

  • Mountain:Rhodopes

    Chukovski Waterfall

    Google4.6 146 reviews
    • Waterfalls
    • Rivers
    • Gorges / Canyons

    Chukovski Waterfall is a small fall in a rocky canyon of the Chukovska River near Chukovo village, 6 km from Momchilgrad, Eastern Rhodopes.

  • Mountain:Belasitsa

    Dabitsata Waterfall

    Google4.7 38 reviews
    • Waterfalls
    • Rivers
    • Mountains

    Dabitsata Waterfall is a cascade waterfall in Belasitsa, above Skrat village, near Petrich.

  • Mountain:Stara Planina

    Diavolskoto pruskalo

    Google5.0 2 reviews
    • Waterfalls
    • Rivers
    • Mountains
    • Cliffs

    The Devil's Sprayer is Bulgaria's highest waterfall, 202.5 meters. It is in the Stara Planina mountains, within the "Severen Dzhendem" reserve below Botev Peak.

  • Mountain:Stara Planina

    Golyam Skok Waterfall

    Google4.7 131 reviews
    • Waterfalls
    • Rivers
    • Gorges / Canyons

    Golyam Skok is a roughly 15 m waterfall in the Maglizh Gorge above Maglizh, in the Central Balkan range, near Barite.

  • Mountain:Rila

    Goritsa Waterfall

    Google4.7 1,268 reviews
    • Waterfalls
    • Rivers

    Goritsa Waterfall is a 39-meter waterfall in Rila Mountain, located near Ovchartsi village and close to the town of Sapareva Banya.

  • Mountain:Stara Planina

    Hotnitsa Waterfall

    Google4.7 6,803 reviews
    • Waterfalls
    • Rivers
    • Gorges / Canyons

    Hotnitsa Waterfall (Kaya Bunar) is a beautiful 30-meter waterfall on the Bohot river. It is located near Hotnitsa village and Veliko Tarnovo.

  • Mountain:Belasitsa

    Kameshnishki Waterfall

    Google4.9 287 reviews
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    • Rivers
    • Forests
    • Rapids

    Kameshnishki Waterfall “Sramezhlivetsa” is a 21 m waterfall in Belasitsa near Kamena—the highest on the Bulgarian side of the mountain.

  • Google4.9 287 reviews
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    • Rivers
    • Mountains

    Kameshnishki Waterfall “Sramezhlivetsa” is a 21 m waterfall on the Kameshnitsa River in Belasitsa, near Kamena.

  • Mountain:Stara Planina

    Koprenski Waterfalls

    Google4.8 57 reviews
    • Waterfalls
    • Rivers
    • Rapids
    • Forests

    Koprenski Waterfalls are three mountain falls in Western Stara Planina near Kopilovtsi village and Mount Kopren, close to the town of Chiprovtsi.

  • Mountain:Stara Planina

    Krushuna Falls

    Google4.7 6,925 reviews
    • Rivers
    • Waterfalls
    • Rapids

    The Krushuna Waterfalls are a picturesque travertine cascade near Krushuna village, Lovech region, located in the Devetashka Plateau.

  • Mountain:Belasitsa

    Mangaro Waterfall

    Google4.9 39 reviews
    • Waterfalls
    • Rivers
    • Mountains

    Mangaro Waterfall is a waterfall in Belasitsa above Skrat, near Klyuch and Petrich.

  • Google4.8 1,347 reviews
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    Popinolashki Waterfall is a two-tier waterfall in the Pirin Mountains, in the Popina Laka area above Sandanski, near Lilyanovo.

  • Mountain:Stara Planina

    Raiskoto Praskalo Waterfall

    Google4.9 876 reviews
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    Raysko Praskalo is a 124.5-metre waterfall—the highest permanent waterfall in Bulgaria. It is located in the Dzhendema Reserve of Central Balkan National Park, above the town of Kalofer and below Botev Peak.

  • Mountain:Rhodopes

    Shapran Dupka Rock Bridge

    Google4.7 175 reviews
    • Rivers
    • Rock formations

    Shapran Dupka is a natural rock bridge near Belitsa (Laki Municipality) in the Rhodopes, just off the road to Krastova Gora.

  • Google4.8 614 reviews
    • Gorges / Canyons
    • Rivers

    Sheitan Dere is a narrow gorge on the Arda River below Studen Kladenets Dam, near Rabovo village in the Eastern Rhodopes.

  • Google4.7 6,061 reviews
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    Skalovitets Waterfall is a three-tier cascade in the eastern Rila Mountains, near Kostenets village and Gurgulitsa Hut.

  • Mountain:Stara Planina

    Skoka Waterfall

    Google4.9 1,192 reviews
    • Rivers
    • Waterfalls

    Scenic waterfall at the end of the Koznitsa River gorge, next to Teteven in the Teteven Balkan.

  • Google4.8 593 reviews
    • Rivers
    • Waterfalls
    • Forests

    The highest waterfall in the Rhodopes. Slivodolsko Padalo is a 49 m waterfall in the Red Wall Reserve above Bachkovo, in the Western Rhodopes.

  • Google4.7 2,656 reviews
    • Rivers
    • Gorges / Canyons
    • Rapids
    • Cliffs

    The Erma River Gorge is a picturesque canyon formed by the river's waters. It is located just 4 km from the town of Tran in Western Bulgaria.

  • Mountain:Rhodopes

    The Fotinski Waterfalls

    Google4.7 1,062 reviews
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    • Rivers
    • Gorges / Canyons
    • Rapids
    • Forests

    The Fotinski Waterfalls are a three-tier cascade on the Fotinska River in the Western Rhodopes, near Fotinovo and Batak.

  • Mountain:Belasitsa

    The Klyuchki Waterfalls

    Google4.9 31 reviews
    • Waterfalls
    • Rivers
    • Mountains

    The Klyuchki Waterfalls are a Lipnitsa River cascade in Belasitsa, above Klyuch village near Petrich.

    • Rivers
    • River mouths

    The mouth of the Iskar River is where it flows into the Danube near Gigen and Baykal, in the low Danubian Plain.

  • Google4.7 160 reviews
    • Rivers
    • Beaches
    • River mouths
    • Lagoons

    The Kamchia River mouth is a Black Sea estuary ~25 km south of Varna, beside the longoz forests of the Kamchia reserve.

  • Google4.8 206 reviews
    • Rivers
    • Lagoons
    • River mouths

    The mouth of the Ropotamo River is a river lagoon in the Ropotamo Reserve, south of Primorsko, where it meets the Black Sea.

  • Google4.8 3,524 reviews
    • Rivers
    • Beaches
    • River mouths
    • Lagoons

    The mouth of the Veleka River is near Sinemorets in Strandzha, where a long sand spit separates the river from the Black Sea.

  • Mountain:Stara Planina

    The Negovanka River Canyon

    Google4.7 1,661 reviews
    • Rivers
    • Gorges / Canyons

    Emen Canyon is a limestone gorge of the Negovanka River near Emen village, about 20 km west of Veliko Tarnovo.

  • Mountain:Stara Planina

    The Rachene River (Chuklite)

    Google4.8 40 reviews
    • Rivers
    • Gorges / Canyons
    • Rock formations

    Rachene River canyon between Kameno Pole and Reselets, famed for the “Chuklite” limestone towers in Bulgaria’s Western Fore-Balkan.

  • Mountain:Rhodopes

    Trigrad Gorge

    Google4.9 6,437 reviews
    • Rivers
    • Gorges / Canyons
    • Cliffs

    Trigrad Gorge is a marble canyon in the Western Rhodopes near Trigrad village, close to the Devil’s Throat Cave.

  • Mountain:Rhodopes

    Ustina Waterfall

    Google4.8 87 reviews
    • Waterfalls
    • Rivers

    Ustinski Waterfall is a seasonal ~15 m cascade above Ustina village in the Northern Rhodopes, near Krichim and Perushtitsa.

  • Mountain:Stara Planina

    Vidimsko pruskalo

    Google4.7 105 reviews
    • Rivers
    • Waterfalls
    • Mountains
    • Cliffs

    Vidimsko Praskalo is an 80 m waterfall in Severen Dzhendem Reserve (Central Balkan NP), above the town of Apriltsi.

  • Mountain:Greben

    Vrabcha Waterfall

    Google4.7 538 reviews
    • Waterfalls
    • Rivers

    Vrabchanski Waterfall is a 4 m fall on the Vrabchanska River near Vrabcha village, by the road to Trun (Greben Mt.).

  • Mountain:Belasitsa

    Yavornishki Waterfall

    Google4.8 35 reviews
    • Waterfalls
    • Rivers
    • Mountains

    Yavornishki Waterfall is a small waterfall in Belasitsa, south of Yavornitsa village near Petrich.