Walking tour - route to Rai hut part2 - Central Balkan National Park, Bulgaria - пътека до хижа Рай

#bulgaria #hiking #walking #walkingtour #jordansptravel This is part 2 of the beautiful walking tour following the route to “Rai” hut and „Raisko praskalo” waterfall in Central Balkan National Park, Bulgaria. Recorded on 22.08.2022. Instagram:   / jordansptravel   Facebook:   / jordansptravel   Driving videos playlist:    • Driving Videos   Black Sea playlist:    • Black Sea   Walking videos playlist:    • Walking Videos   Balkans videos playlist:    • Balkans   Rhodope videos playlist:    • Rhodope mountains   Greece videos playlist:    • Greece   Тourist hut “Rai” is located at 1430 m above sea level, within the Central Balkan National Park, at the southern foot of “Botev” peak and the “Raisko Praskalo” waterfall, the highest waterfall on the Balkan range - 124.5 m. There is no road transport and access is only possible on foot along the indicated tourist routes. It has 120 sleeping places, a tourist canteen with 90 places and a buffet, where food and drinks are offered, external sanitary facilities and bathrooms. The starting point for reaching "Rayi hut is the town of Kalofer. There is a 6-7 km paved road from the town to the "Panitsite" area along the Tundzha river. From there, a marked path leads to the hut. The route starts with a steep climb of about 10 minutes to get to the entrance of the Central Balkan National Park. After it, there is another steep climb for about 15-20 minutes through the forest. For inexperienced people, it can be quite challenging. After leaving the forest, there is a long section along a sloping dirt road, from where you can see beautiful views of the southern slopes of “Botev” peak. There is a kiosk with drinks and snacks halfway along the route. The route then leads into a trail that with several descents and ascents, crosses the Bazovitsa River. Shortly after that, the most difficult part of the route begins - about 40 minutes of continuous steep ascent through an old beech forest. The ascent ends with the exit from the forest, from where a beautiful view of the nearby hut with the background of the “Raisko Praskalo” waterfall and the steep, rocky slopes of the “Botev” peak occurs. There are numerous rest areas throughout the route built by the Park Directorate, benches as well as several water fountains along the way. The entire route with breaks takes about 4 – 4 and a half hours. Туристическа хижа „Рай“ се намира на 1430 м надморска височина, в рамките на Национален парк „Централен Балкан“, в южното подножие на връх Ботев и водопадът „Райско пръскало“, най-високият водопад на Балканския полуостров - 124,5 м. До хижата няма път за автомобилен транспорт, като достъпът е възможен само пеша по указаните туристически маршрути. Разполага със 120 места за спане, туристическа столова с 90 места и бюфет, където се предлагат храни и напитки, външен санитарен възел и бани. Provided to YouTube by YouTube Audio Library Moonrise • Reed Mathis Moonrise ℗ YouTube Audio Library Released on: 2020-11-30 Auto-generated by YouTube.