Beach day trips around Varna
Beach Day Trips
Pasha Dere (10 km from Varna)
This small piece of paradise is the perfect spot to relax if you prefer something quieter, away from the crowded city beaches. Pasha Dere is considered one of the most beautiful places on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. It’s famous for its wild nature, clean beaches and lack of urbanization. The beaches in Pasha Dere are mostly visited by young people who camp and lodge there during the summer. The whole area is a protected natural landmark. The sea is extremely clean, rich in marine species, the beach is wide and without any construction sites. The forest behind the beach has nice shade and people often set up their tents there and spend a few days just relaxing by the sea and enjoying nature.
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Pasha Dere (10 km from Varna)
This small piece of paradise is the perfect spot to relax if you prefer something quieter, away from the crowded city beaches. Pasha Dere is considered one of the most beautiful places on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. It’s famous for its wild nature, clean beaches and lack of urbanization. The beaches in Pasha Dere are mostly visited by young people who camp and lodge there during the summer. The whole area is a protected natural landmark. The sea is extremely clean, rich in marine species, the beach is wide and without any construction sites. The forest behind the beach has nice shade and people often set up their tents there and spend a few days just relaxing by the sea and enjoying nature.
Kamchya (30 km from Varna)
The wide sandy beaches of Kamchya are a quiet, peaceful place with untouched nature. The sea here is shallow for more than 3 meters in, so you can relax in the crystal clear waters all day long. The Kamchia reserve is famous for its unique nature and the calm river which is a popular canoeing/kayaking spot. It’s the perfect place for those who prefer to spend their summer vacation around wild beaches and thick forests. Many protected species of plants and animals live here and it’s also an interesting place where you can see how the Kamchya river flows into the sea.
Kamchiya
Kamchya (30 km from Varna)
The wide sandy beaches of Kamchya are a quiet, peaceful place with untouched nature. The sea here is shallow for more than 3 meters in, so you can relax in the crystal clear waters all day long. The Kamchia reserve is famous for its unique nature and the calm river which is a popular canoeing/kayaking spot. It’s the perfect place for those who prefer to spend their summer vacation around wild beaches and thick forests. Many protected species of plants and animals live here and it’s also an interesting place where you can see how the Kamchya river flows into the sea.
Shkorpilovtsi (45 km from Varna)
Shkorpilovtsi has the longest and widest beach on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. The beach is 13 km long and in places 100 meters wide. The long, pure sand strip is equally attractive to the guest of the hotels as well as camping fans.
Even though it’s not largely developed yet, its close proximity to Varna makes it a popular destination for tourists. The whole area of Shkorpilovtsi is an excellent example of an ecologically clean region which blends with wild beaches and woods.
Shkorpilovtsi
Shkorpilovtsi (45 km from Varna)
Shkorpilovtsi has the longest and widest beach on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. The beach is 13 km long and in places 100 meters wide. The long, pure sand strip is equally attractive to the guest of the hotels as well as camping fans.
Even though it’s not largely developed yet, its close proximity to Varna makes it a popular destination for tourists. The whole area of Shkorpilovtsi is an excellent example of an ecologically clean region which blends with wild beaches and woods.
Karadere (55 km from Varna)
Karadere is a favourite place for camping fans, nature lovers and adventurers. The beach is long and wide, free of development and away from civilization. It’s mostly used for camping. In summer people gather here and spend long summer nights in front of campfires just playing the guitar, socializing and sleeping under the stars.
Karadere is located north of the town Byala (8 km away), which is the closest “civilized” place in the area. There are no facilities, shops or restaurants near the beach (no 5-star hotels either). There is no phone service or electricity, too!
Bring plenty of food and drinking water, preferably a cooling bag you can plug into your car, some snacks, a mosquito spray and a long sleeve shirt (it can get a little chilly and windy in the night).
Karadere
Karadere (55 km from Varna)
Karadere is a favourite place for camping fans, nature lovers and adventurers. The beach is long and wide, free of development and away from civilization. It’s mostly used for camping. In summer people gather here and spend long summer nights in front of campfires just playing the guitar, socializing and sleeping under the stars.
Karadere is located north of the town Byala (8 km away), which is the closest “civilized” place in the area. There are no facilities, shops or restaurants near the beach (no 5-star hotels either). There is no phone service or electricity, too!
Bring plenty of food and drinking water, preferably a cooling bag you can plug into your car, some snacks, a mosquito spray and a long sleeve shirt (it can get a little chilly and windy in the night).
Irakli (71 km from Varna)
The beach is situated 4 km from the village of Banya and is mostly visited by young people who prefer wild nature over the overcrowded resorts. There are many tents along the beach and in the woods as entire families live at Irakli throughout the summer.
Irakli pludmale
Irakli (71 km from Varna)
The beach is situated 4 km from the village of Banya and is mostly visited by young people who prefer wild nature over the overcrowded resorts. There are many tents along the beach and in the woods as entire families live at Irakli throughout the summer.
The Pink Lake
1 h 53 m (121 км) from Varna
The Lake Atanasovsko, or "The pink lake" is particularly known with the diversity of flora and fauna and is surrounded by swamps and canals that drain the whole local basin into the sea. The lake is home to over 230 species of plants, of which 7 endangered in Bulgaria.
This is one of the most ornithologically rich places in Bulgaria. More than 300 bird species have been identified, 12 of which are declared threatened by extinction on a planetary scale.
The lake's location also makes it part of Via Pontica bird migration, so during the autumn migration the number if birds is the largest.
The lake's north part is a nature reserve since 1980, while the smaller south part is mostly used for salt production and buffer zone to the reserve. The salt is produced in the traditional, environmentally friendly manner and has no negative effects on the inhabitants of the reserve.
A few of the pools located in southern section of the lake, full with mud and lye, are known as the biggest free outside “SPA center” in the country. The black mud has been proved to relieve and cure various diseases, such almost entire range of skin diseases, arthritis, disc hernia, gynecological problems, plexitis, neurological diseases and etc.
The use of the the pools with medicinal mud, salt and lye is free of charge and for that reason people covered in mud can often be seen on the Burgas beach.
The easiest way to get to the pools with medicinal mud and lye on foot or by bike is to passes through Primorski park (The Sea Garden) of Burgas and following northwards.
https://sofiaadventures.com/pink-lake-burgas/
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Lake Atanasovsko
The Pink Lake
1 h 53 m (121 км) from Varna
The Lake Atanasovsko, or "The pink lake" is particularly known with the diversity of flora and fauna and is surrounded by swamps and canals that drain the whole local basin into the sea. The lake is home to over 230 species of plants, of which 7 endangered in Bulgaria.
This is one of the most ornithologically rich places in Bulgaria. More than 300 bird species have been identified, 12 of which are declared threatened by extinction on a planetary scale.
The lake's location also makes it part of Via Pontica bird migration, so during the autumn migration the number if birds is the largest.
The lake's north part is a nature reserve since 1980, while the smaller south part is mostly used for salt production and buffer zone to the reserve. The salt is produced in the traditional, environmentally friendly manner and has no negative effects on the inhabitants of the reserve.
A few of the pools located in southern section of the lake, full with mud and lye, are known as the biggest free outside “SPA center” in the country. The black mud has been proved to relieve and cure various diseases, such almost entire range of skin diseases, arthritis, disc hernia, gynecological problems, plexitis, neurological diseases and etc.
The use of the the pools with medicinal mud, salt and lye is free of charge and for that reason people covered in mud can often be seen on the Burgas beach.
The easiest way to get to the pools with medicinal mud and lye on foot or by bike is to passes through Primorski park (The Sea Garden) of Burgas and following northwards.
https://sofiaadventures.com/pink-lake-burgas/