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Bulgarian Black Sea Coast

The Black Sea coast of Bulgaria forms the eastern edge of the country. The destination of most of its summer tourists, it boasts both sandy beaches and windswept cliffs, modern hotels and quaint traditional architecture, ancient ruins and mineral springs, and salty lagoons that attract waterfowl. At the same time, wood-covered heights are often also close at hand, in either the Balkan Mountains or Strandzha.

The coast runs approximately north-south, from Northern Dobruja in Romania to Eastern Thrace in Turkey. It is often subdivided into a northern and southern half, each anchored around a major port city. The dividing point is Cape Emine, where the low eastern end of the Balkan Mountains meets the sea.

Cities
There are two major cities and a number of smaller towns and resorts.

Northern coast

 * (Варна) – Dubbed "the sea capital" of Bulgaria, it's the nation's third most populous city and one of its two main ports. In addition to being the gateway to the northern resorts, the city itself boasts Roman ruins, hot springs, and a large seaside park. It's the administrative centre of Varna Province.
 * (Балчик) – A resort town notable for the palace-villa of the Romanian Queen (long story) with its pretty green park, and the adjacent botanical garden. Nearby are also the mud baths at Tuzlata, the Albena resort, and three large golf resorts sprawl on the cliffs overlooking the sea between Balchik and Kavarna.
 * (Каварна) – A coastal town close to Cape Kaliakra and its fortress ruins. Between 2006 and 2016, Kavarna hosted an annual international rock music festival that earned it the nickname "the rock capital of Bulgaria". Various traces still remain, such as rock-inspired murals and the monument of rock legend Ronnie James Dio, erected in 2010 after his death.

Resorts, smaller towns and villages:
 * (Албена) – An old-style resort, with an architecture from the Communist times. Peaceful area though. Close to Balchik, not far from Dobrich and Varna. Since the whole resort is owned by a single private company, it is one of the very few places on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast that does not suffer from overbuilding.
 * (Златни пясъци, Zlatni Pyasatsi) – The largest and most famous of the resorts forming a continuous built-up area just outside of Varna (Sts. Constantine and Helena, Chayka, Golden Sands). The northern counterpart of Sunny Beach on the southern coast.
 * (Камен бряг, literally: Stone Coast) – A small village between Kavarna and Shabla. The high rocky coast has been popular among Bulgarian hippies.
 * (Обзор) – A seaside resort town at the edge of the northern slopes of the Balkan Mountains. It shares with nearby Byala one of the longest uninterrupted beach strips on the Bulgarian coasts.
 * (Шабла) – Another small town a few miles inland, close to the Romanian border. The 19th-century Shabla Lighthouse is the tallest and oldest navigational light still in use on the Bulgarian coast. Nearby are also the small resort village of Krapets and the Durankulak Lake with its per-historic remains.

Administratively, the northern coast is in the provinces of Varna and Dobrich, even though the latter is not actually on the coast.

Southern coast

 * (Бургас) – The forth most populous city in Bulgaria and the other of its two main ports. Popular with tourists, it's the gateway to the southern resorts, with its international airport by the outlying neighborhood (suburb) Sarafovo. The city also hosts the popular music festival "Spirit of Burgas".
 * (Несебър) – A resort town, the anchor of the resort area in the Bay of Nesebar. Its picturesque Old Town is built on a barely connected peninsula and a due to its traditional architecture and its ancient churches.
 * (Приморско) – A resort town on a cape jutting out into the Black Sea, mostly frequented by Eastern Europeans, Primorsko has two of the best natural beaches in Bulgaria with a pleasant long fine-sand coastline to the north and to the south of the cape. The town is a popular destination for the young generation because of the abundance of accommodation offers and night clubs and bars.
 * (Поморие) – Another resort town with an ancient origin built on a peninsula. Notable for its salt works, its pools of mineral-rich mud, the brine lagoon attracting water birds, and the nearby ancient "Bee-Hive Tomb" with its unique (for Bulgaria) architecture.
 * (Созопол) – Together with Nesebar these are two archaeological towns with traditional houses and ancient dig sites. Sozopol is another perfect mix of ancient history and contemporary beach resort.

Resorts, smaller towns and villages:
 * (Лозенец) – A resort village, preferred by famous Bulgarians for spending their holidays with the nearby Lalov Egrek watersports centre which has one of the largest diving centres in Europe.
 * (Китен) – A small town with a nice beach and lots of hotels, if you are in search for a bargain. But probably not much else.
 * (Резово) – A border village in Strandzha Nature Park, lying at the mouth of Rezovska River. It's the southernmost point of the Bulgarian sea coast, which makes it the most south-eastern settlement in Bulgaria and the European Union mainland. Rezovo directly overlooks the Turkish bank of the river and the Turkish village of Beğendik.
 * (Слънчев бряг, Slanchev Bryag) – The largest beach resort in Bulgaria, in the central part of the semi-circular Bay of Nesebar and the almost uninterrupted resort area that surrounds it (Aheloy, Ravda, Nesebar, Sunny Beach, Sveti Vlas).
 * (Свети Влас, Saint Blaise) – A town at the foot of the southern slopes of the Balkan Mountains, on the northern side of the Bay of Nesebar. Even though heavily developed in the 2000s, it's still relatively calmer and quieter than nearby Nesebar and Sunny Beach.
 * (Синеморец) – A resort village at the picturesque mouth of the river Veleka with its distinctive sand bar.
 * (Царево) – A coastal town on the edge of the Strandzha mountain a few hours south of Burgas, combing the freshness of the mountain with the beach opportunities of the coast.
 * (Варвара) – A small resort village. The beach is small and peaceful. Nearby is the Dolhpin camping site (kamping Delfin) and a nude beach with the same name.

Get in
Borth Varna and Burgas have international airports, and many European airlines offer flights catering to the summer tourists. Alternatively, or in the off-season, you can take a flight to the capital Sofia and then take another form of transportation to the coast. Both Varna and Burgas are the end points of major railway lines that run the length of the country from the capital. In the summer, there are convenient expedited intercity trains that skip some of the minor stations, shortening the multi-hour journey. You can also take a bus - in the summer, some companies run buses from Sofia to specific resorts, not only to Varna and Burgas.

By train
There is a railway line connecting Varna and Burgas via Karnobat, but it runs inland due to the Varna Lake and the Balkan Mountains, so it's only meaningful for moving between the end points. As of 2024, there are no direct trains, you have to change at Karnobat.

By bus
The best way to get around the entire coast area is by bus. To avoid being ripped off by ticket cashiers, which is common although illegal, either try speaking to them in Bulgarian or let your Bulgarian friends, if you have any, buy your tickets. Or just find out the price ahead and pay the correct fare. Starting from a bus station, for tickets at the counter you will receive a slip. Also, often prices are advertised inside the bus.

By thumb
Hitchhiking is always an option and was well practised in Communist times.

See

 * – Nature reserve at the mouth of the river Ropotamo, protecting the river's liman (lagoon with a sand bar), sand dunes, a few rock formations, the Arkutino marsh, the "wet forest" along the river, and St. Thomas Island, the only place in Bulgaria where cacti grow in the wild (introduced in the 1930s). You can take a boat trip up or down the river. Getting there is easiest by car; alternatively you can try to get public transport or a guided tour from Primorsko.
 * – 54 km south of Burgas. It divides geographically the Bulgarian Black Sea coast to South and North. The cape is the most eastern point of the Balkan Mountains and the end of the European long-distance hiking path E3, the Bulgarian part of which is the Kom—Emine Trail. The cape is a vertical cliff, surrounded by hundreds of underwater rocks. North of the cape is the Irakli Protected Area.

Eat
You can easily find restaurants and taverns serving traditional Bulgarian dishes such as tarator (yoghurt and cucumber soup), shkembe chorba (tripe soup), or various grilled or skewered meats. The coast's unique addition to the menu is fresh seafood.

 * Fish soup – The traditional fish soup in Shabla for example features some 12 kinds of fish.
 * Bira i tsatsa – "Beer and [fried] sprats" is a customary combination for the small restaurants by the beach. Tsatsa (European sprat) is a small white fish, often dipped in flour before being fried whole. Usually, the heads are not removed when the fish is cleaned, but if you don't want to eat them you can bite them off. Another popular fried fish is the slightly larger safrid (Mediterranean horse mackerel, common scad).
 * Mussels – Prepared in various ways, usually of the species Mediterranean mussels, blue mussels, or some hybrid of the two (the species are very close). Good restaurants get their mussels from floating mussel farms off-shore, where the water is cleaner. Don't eat mussels that you've found on the beach, you are going to get a dose of heavy metals, petrochemicals, the excretions of tourists, and who knows what else.

Other Bulgarian names for popular Black Sea fish include hamsiya ('хамсия', European anchovy), karagyoz ('карагьоз', Pontic shad), (Ruska) esetra ('есетра', (Russian) sturgeon), kalkan ('калкан', turbot), kefal ('кефал', flathead grey mullet, common mullet), palamud ('паламуд', Atlantic bonito), and zargan (garfish, garpike, sea needle).

Camping
The Southern Black Sea coastal line has suffered heavily from the construction boom of holiday resorts and complexes from 2000–2008. As alternative to the traditional summer vacation there are a few campsites situated on picturesque beaches in the Burgas region. For travelers without cars, most of them are accessible by public transport to the main village and then by walk or hitchhike.

From north to south:
 * Zora (near the town of Obzor)
 * Nesebar bungalows (near Nesebar)
 * Bolyarski stan (near Ravda)
 * Aheloy campsite (near the village Aheloy)
 * Villas Mariana (near Pomorie)
 * VTEPS Chernomorets (Chernomorets)

The following two are very famous among windsurfers and other water and wind sport fans. A few surf schools are open there from May–October. Equipment is available for rent.
 * Gradina (Chernomorets)
 * Zlatna ribka ("Golden Fish") (Sozopol)
 * Kavatsi (Sozopol)
 * Kiten campsite (Kiten)
 * Camping Yug (Kiten)
 * Camping Koral (Lozentez)
 * Pipilota (Lozenetz)
 * Oasis (Lozenetz)
 * Arapya campsite (Tzarevo)
 * Morski briz (Tzarevo)
 * Nestinarka (Tzarevo)
 * Zelenika (Ahtopol)
 * Slunchev den/Sunny Day (Ahtopol)
 * Siniya laguna/Blue lagoon (Ahtopol)
 * Zafo bungalows (Sinemoretz)
 * Silistar (also a town, less than 1 km from the Bulgarian-Turkish border)

Cope

 * You should be wary as there are some premises on the coastline that are restricted but, as in normal Bulgarian fashion lack the necessary signs stating that trespassers will be penalized.
 * If you are doing any kind of sea voyage on the Black Sea, on the Bulgarian side, have in mind that while its littered with small villages, many of the locals are not well acquainted with English or any international languages.

Go next

 * Strandzha mountains – The region around the mountains Strandzha and Sakar to the south of the Black Sea Coast region. A world-famous attraction are the authentic fire dancers, called nestinari (нестинари). The mountains are good for biking and hiking.

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Bulgarian mountains

The Bulgarian mountains take up most of the southern and western parts of Bulgaria. The Bulgarian mountains are beautiful with their nature and their peacefulness. Many believe that the true spirit of the Bulgarian people can be felt only in the mountains.

Understand
Though the flora and the fauna between the different mountains are similar, each of them has its own unique beauty.

There are thirty seven distinct mountains in Bulgaria, thirty six of which are in the south grouped in several mountain chains/massifs, and one - the Balkan - divides the country in southern and northern parts. The heights belong to five distinct cultural regions and eight of them are notable because of their size, historical, cultural and geographical importance.

Cultural regions

The Balkan
 * The Balkan mountains (officially called Stara planina, Bulgarian: Стара планина, meaning The Old Mountain) is the border between North and South Bulgaria as they stretch from mount Kom near Bulgaria's border with Serbia to the cape of Emine at Black Sea. It is the largest and longest mountain in Bulgaria. There are a lot of historical sights in and near the towns of Stara Planina as well as a number of lodges, glades and hunting parks. The national park " Centralen Balkan" is in Stara Planina and near its highest mount (Botev - 2376 m) is located the 124.5 meters high waterfall of Raiskoto praskalo (Paradise's shower).
 * Sredna Gora (Bulgarian: Средна гора, meaning The Middle Woods) is a mountain to the south of the Balkan parallel to it and stretches only along the central part of the mighty heights. It is neither as high nor as large as the Balkan but still it is the second longest mountain in Bulgaria. Sredna Gora is famous for its historical sights, hunting areas and wine.

 The Rhodopes

 * The Rhodope mountains (Bulgarian: Родопите) occupy a big part of South Bulgaria. While the mountain is not very high, it presents a challenge to the travellers due to the limited number of roads and the steep hills and the deep forests. The people living in the Rhodopes are very interesting to communicate with as they keep the traditions and rituals of the Bulgarian people. Pamporovo near the town of Smolyan in the middle of the Rhodopes is one of the most famous winter resorts in South-eastern Europe.

Shopluka

 * Rila (Bulgarian: Рила) is the home of some of the most beautiful monasteries and lakes. The mountain in the south-west of Bulgaria is the highest one in Eastern Europe with a top peak Musala (2925 m). The most famous monastery in the mountain and a must see is the Rila Monastery. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Another very beautiful site to visit is the region of "The Seven Rila Lakes", which is considered holy to the White Brotherhood and attracts pilgrims in summer and on their "Days of the New Year" in August. The famous winter resort Borovets is located just below mount Musala.
 * Vithosha(Bulgarian: Витоша) is located just south of the capital Sofia and is a favourite destination for the citizens of the city in the hot summer days. The mountain has a number of tourist routes and picnic openings with a wonderful panoramic view of the city. Its highest peak Cherni vrah ( "The Black peak"  - 2290 m) is where the Bulgarian tourist society was found more than a hundred years ago and cabin lift leading from one of the outer neighbourhoods of Sofia to just below the mount makes it a joyful ride to go to "the top of the capital".

Pirin Macedonia

 * Pirin (Bulgarian: Пирин) is the second highest (peak Vihren - 2914m) in Bulgaria. It is just to the south of Rila. Pirin is often considered the most beautiful mountain in the country, as it features beautiful landscapes and many lakes. It is the home of the sand pyramids near the town of Melnik. There are several tourist lodges in the mountain and a number of meadows suitable for picnics. As the mountain is in South-West Bulgaria it has relatively warm summers and mild winters. Its weather makes Pirin perfect for hiking in the summer days and sleep in the open at night. In the winter one can visit the popular resort Bansko.
 * Belasitsa (Bulgarian: Беласица) is one of the small but interesting mountains situated on the furthest south-west end of Bulgaria. The mountain is in the territory of three countries: Bulgaria, Greece and North Macedonia; and its highest peak (Tumba - 1881 m) is the knot of the three borders. Belasitsa is the home of one of Bulgaria's still-standing medieval fortresses where one of the fiercest battles between the First Bulgarian State and the Byzantine was held.

Strandzha

 * Strandzha (also spelled Stranja, Strandza, Strandja, Bulgarian: Странджа) is a mountain in southeastern Bulgaria and the European part of Turkey. While not a high mountain (highest peak Mahyada in Turkey - 1031 m), Strandzha is an area with a large concentration of ruins of Thracian sanctuaries and sacrificial altars, dolmens and other archaeological objects. As a part of the Bulgarian culture and history, the mountain has a number of things worth seeing including the ritual known as nestinarstvo - barefoot dancing on live embers.

See

 * The Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila, better known as the Rila Monastery (Bulgarian: Рилски манастир, Rilski manastir) is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. It is situated in the southwestern Rila Mountains, 117 km (73 mi) south of the capital Sofia in the deep valley of the Rilska River at an elevation of 1,147 m (3,763 ft) above sea level. The monastery is named after its founder, the hermit Ivan of Rila (876 - 946 AD).Founded in the 10th century, the Rila Monastery is regarded as one of Bulgaria's most important cultural, historical and architectural monuments and is a key tourist attraction for both Bulgaria and Southern Europe.

Go next
Nature Park Bulgarka, in the Stara Planina, provides many outdoor activities opportunities for people who enjoy nature and hiking.

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Bulgarian phrasebook

Bulgarian (български) is a South Slavic language, thus closer to Serbo-Croatian and Slovenian than to Russian or Polish but still retaining similarities to all. Its native speakers number over 9.5 million people, as it is the national language of Republic of Bulgaria and it's spoken by the historical Bulgarian minorities in the Western Balkans, Romania, Moldova and Ukraine, and the language is still in use by many immigrants of Bulgarian origin in Argentina, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.

Linguists do not agree as to whether Macedonian is a dialect of Bulgarian. Generally people from former Yugoslavia (and above all most Macedonians) disagree, while Bulgarians say that it is. In any case, the spoken languages are mutually intelligible for the most part, but their Cyrillic alphabets have diverged somewhat, with Macedonian's writing system resembling Serbo-Croatian's.

Most Bulgarian verbs carry inflection suffixes while some modal verbs use different words (typical example, the verb "съм" / "to be"). There are fewer verb tenses than in English with present, past, past continuous and future being the most commonly used, but the Slavic imperfective and perfective 'aspects' are present.

Nouns have three genders, and pronouns have genders. Adjectives must agree with the noun they modify and the first adjective takes the definite article if present. Those familiar with other Balto-Slavic languages will be surprised to discover that the noun cases are missing (except for a few vocatives) and replaced by prepositions and definite articles as post-positions like Romanian and Turkish. Unlike other Slavic languages, the infinitive has fallen out of use (which always ended in -ти). You may say "искам говорити" (I want to speak) over "искам да говоря" and be understood, but the locals may think you sound archaic or speak another Slavic language.

There are separate pronouns for "you": singular '"ти'" ("tee") and the plural "'вие'" (vee-eh). The formal 'you' is the plural form with first letter capitalized ("Вие"). Like all other Slavic languages (as well as the Romance ones), the pronoun is usually omitted due to context.

Grammar
Bulgarian grammar is very challenging and very demanding for an English speaker. Speakers of Russian and other Slavic languages may find it easier, as they are already instinctively familiar with grammatical gender and other common concepts. Nevertheless, there are some fundamental differences in grammar - Bulgarian is a more analytic language than Russian or Polish, i.e. it relies more on prepositions rather than on a complex system of noun declensions.

Gender
Bulgarian has three genders: masculine, feminine and neuter. Identifying gender is easier than in Russian or Ukrainian. As a general rule (with a number of exceptions), masculine nouns end in a consonant, feminine nouns end in a or я, and neuter nouns end in o or e. There are no soft signs in Bulgarian, so gender is pretty simple.

Stress
Stress in Bulgarian is irregular, just like Russian. The stress can fall anywhere within a word, and all vowels suffer 'vowel reduction'. The best way to learn new words is to learn them word for word, memorizing the position of the stress. Fortunately, in every dictionary or learning material, the stress is always indicated.

Verb system
The verb system is perhaps the most complicated feature in modern Bulgarian, especially compared to other Slavic languages.

There are many rules to remember and since it's too complex of a subject, the most basic ideas are listed below.

This may attract the typical language lover, and if you want to become proficient in Bulgarian, you have been officially warned about how difficult its verb system is.

Verb tenses

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 * style="background: #faf5ff; color: black;" | I work, I am working
 * style="background: #faf5ff; color: black;" | работех
 * style="background: #faf5ff; color: black;" | I was working
 * style="background: #faf5ff; color: black;" | работих
 * style="background: #faf5ff; color: black;" | I worked
 * style="background: #faf5ff; color: black;" | ще работя
 * style="background: #faf5ff; color: black;" | I will work
 * style="background: #faf5ff; color: black;" | няма да работя
 * style="background: #faf5ff; color: black;" | I will not work
 * style="background: #faf5ff; color: black;" | щях да работя
 * style="background: #faf5ff; color: black;" | I was going to work
 * style="background: #faf5ff; color: black;" | нямаше да работя
 * style="background: #faf5ff; color: black;" | I was not going to work
 * style="background: #faf5ff; color: black;" | работил съм
 * style="background: #faf5ff; color: black;" | I have worked
 * style="background: #faf5ff; color: black;" | бях работил
 * style="background: #faf5ff; color: black;" | I had worked
 * style="background: #faf5ff; color: black;" | ще съм работил
 * style="background: #faf5ff; color: black;" | I will have worked
 * style="background: #faf5ff; color: black;" | щях да съм работил
 * style="background: #faf5ff; color: black;" | I would have worked
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Evidentials
Bulgarian has four evidentials: indicative, renarrative, dubitative, and conclusive. In Bulgarian, you must clearly distinguish between what you have experienced and what you know from other people.

 * Indicative: чета (I am reading)
 * Rough meaning: I know from my observation that I am reading something.

 * Renarrative: четял съм (I was reading, I read)
 * Rough meaning: Someone (apparently) witnessed me reading.

 * Dubitative: бил съм четял (I was reading, I read)
 * Rough meaning: Someone (apparently) witnessed me reading, and I doubt their claim.
 * Note: This evidential is seldom used. In addition, it can imply or suggest that someone is lying to you.

 * Conclusive: четял съм (I was reading, I read)
 * Rough meaning: I can confidently conclude that I read something.

Pronunciation guide
Bulgarian uses the Cyrillic alphabet, and the language is famous for introducing this writing system which Russian, the other East Slavic languages and Serbo-Croatian (and other non-Slavic languages as well) would adopt later, the latter with considerable differences. The language is usually phonetic though there are few sounds denoted by digraphs and few combinations denoted by a single letter.

Stress is generally unpredictable. Fortunately, most Bulgarian dictionaries and language-books put the accent on the stressed syllable.

Vowels
Unstressed "а" and "ъ", "о" and "у", "е" and "и" tend to be shorter and weaker compared to their stressed counterparts, approaching each other, though without merging completely, presenting a challenge for Bulgarian learners. You shall hear the 'ти' as a 'tchee' sound. Because the 't' becomes palatal and not said behind the teeth like in "ten"

 * a ah [a]: like in father or car (when stressed); when at the end of the word sounds like stub. Sounds like "uh" as in the Bulgarian letter 'ъ' when unstressed.
 * e eh [e]: like in pen or attend (when stressed); Sounds like a weak 'ee' when unstressed.
 * и ee [i]: like in machine or to be (when stressed); Sounds like a weak 'eh' as in the Bulgarian letter 'e' when unstressed.
 * o oh [כ]: like in more or score (when stressed); Sounds like a weak 'oo' when unstressed.
 * у oo [u]: like in rule or moon (when stressed); Sounds like a weak 'oh' when unstressed.
 * ъ uh [ə]: like in about (unstressed) or stub (when stressed). Sounds like a strong 'ah' when unstressed. This letter never appears at the start of a word, other than for the word "ъгъл", the Bulgarian word for "corner".

Semivowels:
 * й y (i-kratko/short i): like in yes or play

Before a vowel (after another vowel or at the beginning of a word) denotes a diphthong like in "crayon" or "yes". After a vowel at the end of the word similar to English 'y' as in "play" or "fly". Can be used only next to vowels and not before or after a consonant.

Consonants
Voiced consonants at the end of a word are pronounced as voiceless.
 * б bə : like in boy or rubbish, on the end of a word pronounced "p"
 * в və : like in ever or vineyard, on the end of a word pronounced "f"
 * г gə : like in gull or legacy, on the end of a word pronounced "k"
 * д də : like in deal or madness, on the end of a word pronounced "t"
 * ж zhə : like in pleasure or conclusion, on the end of a word pronounced "sh"
 * з zə : like in zoo or freezing, on the end of a word pronounced "s"
 * к kə : like in kite or rock
 * л lə : like in leak or look. Becoming (younger generations in some areas) closer to weak "w" as in saw (cf. Polish ł).
 * м mə : like in mine or ham
 * н nə : like in note or monkey
 * п pə : like in pork or comply
 * р rə : slightly to moderately rolled "r" as in Spanish, etc. Like in Spanish pero or otro
 * с sə : like in spit or cast
 * т tə : like in time or lightning [ at times becoming palatal with 'ти' and 'тя' ]
 * ф fə : like in feed or left
 * х hə : like in hotel or coherent [ usually aspirated similar to 'ck' in "lick"]
 * ц tsə : like in tsunami
 * ч chə : like in cheap or kitchen
 * ш shə : like in sheep or mishmash
 * щ shtə : "Sht", as in German "Still" or "Stettin" NOT shch like in Russian.
 * ь ['] : not a sound itself, denotes softening (palatization) of preceding consonant; unlike Russian and other Slavic languages, this is very rarely used and the softening is less dramatic in Bulgarian than in other Slavic languages;
 * дж dzhə : like in join or edge. Mainly used for foreign loan words.

Common diphthongs

 * NOTE : In the middle or end of words, they are я-ia, йе-ie, йо/ьo-io and ю-iu
 * я yah : like in yacht or German Ja (when stressed); Sounds like 'yuh' when unstressed.
 * йе yeh : like in yes or yellow
 * йо/ьo yoh : like in yogurt or coyote. The latter is usually stressed
 * ю yoo : like in you or cute

Note that 'ю' and 'я' denote diphthongs [yoo] and [yah] after a vowel and at the beginning of a word, and tend to be pronounced 'ia' or 'io' in the middle or end of the word. The soft sign will not be included here as it is very rarely used since 1945.

Basics

 * Hello. : Здравейте. (zdrah-VEY-teh) [zdra´veite]
 * Hello. (informal, to close friend) : Здравей. (zdrah-VEY) [zdra´vei]
 * Hi. (informal, to close friend) : Здрасти. (ZDRAHS-tee) [´zdrasti]
 * How are you? : Как сте? (KAHK steh?)
 * How are you? (informal) : Как си? (KAHK see?)
 * Fine, thank you. : Добре, благодаря. (doh-BREH, blah-goh-dah-RYUH)
 * How do they call you? (informal) : Как се казваш? (kahk seh KAHZ-vash?)
 * My name is ______ . : Казвам се ______ . (kahz-VUHM seh _____ .)
 * Nice to meet you. : Приятно ми е да се запознаем. (pryaht-NOH mee eh dah seh zah-POHZ-naem)
 * Please. : Моля. (moh-LYAH)
 * Thank you. : Благодаря. (blah-goh-DAH-ryah)
 * You're welcome. : Моля. (moh-LYAH)
 * Yes. : Да. (dah)
 * No. : Не. (neh)
 * Excuse me. (getting attention) : Извинете. (eez-vee-NEH-teh)
 * Excuse me. (begging pardon or formal) : Моля да ме извините. (MOH-lyah dah meh eez-vee-NEE-teh)
 * I'm sorry. : Съжалявам. (suh-zhah-LYAH-vahm)
 * Goodbye : Довиждане. (doh-VEEZH-dah-neh)
 * Goodbye (informal) : Чао / Ciao (Italian). (chao)
 * I can't speak Bulgarian [well]. : Аз не говоря български [добре]. (az ne govorya balgarski [dobre])
 * Do you speak English? (polite) : Говорите ли английски? (govorite li angliiski?)
 * Do you speak English? (informal) : Говориш ли английски? (govorish li angliiski?)
 * Is there someone here who speaks English? : Има ли някой, който говори английски? (ima li niakoi, koyto govori angliiski?)
 * Help! : Помощ! (pomosht!)
 * Look out! : Внимавай! (vnimavai!)
 * Watch out! : Пази се! (pazi se!)
 * Good morning. : Добро утро. (dobro utro or dobroutro)
 * Good evening. : Добър вечер. (dobar vecher)
 * Good night (to sleep) : Лека нощ. (leka nosh)
 * I don't understand. : Не разбирам. (ne razbiram)
 * Where is the toilet? : Къде е тоалетната? (kade e toaletnatuh?)

Problems

 * Go away! : Махай се! (makhay se!). Remember the 'kh' in Bulgarian is not rough, more like English 'ck' in 'brick'.
 * Don't touch me! : Не ме пипай! (ne me pipay)
 * I'll call the police. : Ще извикам полиция. (shte izvikam politsia)
 * Police! : Полиция! (politsia!)
 * Stop! Thief! : Спри! Крадец! (spri kradets!)
 * I need your help. : Имам нужда от помощ. (imam nuzhda ot pomosh)
 * It's an emergency! : Спешен случай! (speshen sluchay!)
 * I'm lost. : Загубих се. (zagubikh se)
 * I lost my bag. : Изгубих си чантата. (izgubikh si chantata)
 * I lost my wallet. : Изгубих си портфейла. (izgubikh si portfeyla)
 * I'm sick. : Аз съм болен/болна. (az some bolen/ bolna) [male/female speaker]
 * I've been injured. [bleeding or other externally visible] : Ранен/а съм. (ranen/ a some) [male/female]
 * I've been injured. [broken bone or less visible, internal] : Контузен/а съм (kotuzen/ a some) [male/female]
 * I need a doctor. : Имам нужда от лекар. (imam nuzhda ot lekar)
 * Can I use your phone, please? : Извинете, мога ли да ползвам телефона ви? (izvinete, moga li da polzvam telefona vi?/). alternate: Мога ли да ползвам вашия телефон? (Moga li da polzvam vashiya telefon?).

Numbers
There are longer 'formal' versions of the numbers after 10, but they are not normally used in spoken Bulgarian, even on television or by highly educated people such as university professors and literary people. Interestingly, 'thousand' is imported from Greek 'hilyades', not the Slavic 'tisushta' (Russian tysyacha).

The 'people' versions of numbers are used for instance in a restaurant. ''How many people? Three.'' Колко души ще бъде? Трима. (KOHL-koh DOO-shee shteh BUH-de? TREE-mah)

 * 0 : нула (NOO-lah)
 * 1 : един (eh-DEEN) [m.] една/едно [fem./neut.] (ehd-NAH/ehd-NOH)
 * 2 : два (dvah) [m.] две (dveh) [fem. & neut.]. Referring to people: двама (DVAH-mah)
 * 3 : три (“tree”) (but remember to roll the "r"!) [m./f./n. all same]. Referring to people: трима (TREE-mah)
 * 4 : четири (CHEH-tee-ree) Referring to people: четирима (cheh-TEE-ree-mah)
 * 5 : пет (peht)
 * 6 : шест (shehs)
 * 7 : седем (SEH-dehm)
 * 8 : осем (OH-sehm)
 * 9 : девет (DEH-veht)
 * 10 : десет (DEH-seht)
 * 11 : единайсет (formal 'единадесет') (eh-dee-NIGH-seht)
 * 12 : дванайсет (formal 'дванадесет') (dvah-NIGH-seht or dvah-NIGH-seh)
 * 13 : тринайсет (etc.) (tree-NIGH-seh(t)) etc.
 * 14 : четиринайсет (che-tee-ree-NIGH-seh)
 * 15 : петнайсет (peht-NIGH-seh)
 * 16 : шестнайсет (shehs-NIGH-seht)
 * 17 : седемнадесет (seh-dehm-NAH-deh-seht)
 * 18 : осемнадесет (oh-sehm-NAH-deh-seht)
 * 19 : деветнадесет (deh-veht-NAH-deh-seht)
 * 20 : двайсет (DVIGH-seht)
 * 21 : двайсет и едно (DVIGH-s(eh) ee ehd-NOH)
 * 22 : двайсет и два (DVIGHS ee DVAH)
 * 23 : двайсет и три (DVIGHS ee TREE)
 * 30 : трийсет (TREE-seh(t))
 * 40 : четирийсет (cheh-TEE-ree-seh)
 * 50 : петдесет (peh-deh-SEH(Y))
 * 60 : шестдесет (shehss-SEH(Y))
 * 70 : седемдесет (seh-dehm-deh-SEH(Y))
 * 80 : осемдесет (oh-sehm-deh-SEH(Y))
 * 90 : деветдесет (deh-veh-deh-SEH(Y))
 * 100 : сто (stoh)
 * 157 : сто петдесет и седем (STOH PEH-deh-seh i SEH-dehm)
 * 200 : двеста (DVEH-stah)
 * 231 : двеста трийсет и едно (DVEH-stah TREEY-seh i ehd-NOH)
 * 300 : триста (TREE-stah)
 * 400 : четиристотин (CHEH-tee-ree STOH-teen)
 * 500 : петстотин (PEHT-stoh-tin)
 * 600 : шестстотин (SHEST-stoh-tin)
 * 700 : седемстотин (SEH-dehm-stoh-tin)
 * 800 : осемстотин (OH-sehm-stoh-tin)
 * 900 : деветстотин (DEH-veht-stoh-tin)
 * 1000 : хиляда (heel-YAH-dah)
 * 2000 : две хиляди (DVEH HEEL-yah-dee)
 * 1,000,000 : един милион (eh-DEEN mee-lee-OHN)
 * 1,000,000,000 : един милиард (eh-DEEN mee-lee-AHRD) [one billion (USA)]
 * 1,000,000,000,000 : един билион (eh-DEEN bee-lee-OHN) [one trillion (USA)]
 * number _____ (of train, bus, etc.) : номер _____ (за влакът, аутобусат, и т.н.) (NOH-mehr) (almost sounds like “nowhere”)
 * the number _____ : номерът _____ (NOH-mehr-uht)
 * half : половин (poh-loh-VEEN)
 * less : помалко (POH-mahl-koh) secondary stress on 'mal'
 * more : повече (POH-veh-cheh) other syllables unstressed

Time

 * now : сега (seh-GUH)
 * earlier: по-рано (PO RAH-no)
 * later : по-късно (PO KUHS-no)
 * before : преди (preh-DEE)
 * after : след

 * morning : сутрин (SOO-treen)
 * [in] the morning : сутринта (soo-treen-TAH)
 * mid-day/noon : обед (O-behd) more vague than in English; approximately noon to 2PM
 * at mid-day/noon : на обед (nah O-behd)
 * afternoon / in the afternoon : следобед (sleh-DOH-beht) after 2PM
 * evening : вечер (VEH-chehr) starting around 5PM
 * [in] the evening : вечерта (veh-chehr-TAH)
 * night : нощ (nohsht) after 10PM, until around sunrise; when talking about hours, both "4 at night" and "4 in the morning" are possible.
 * at night : през нощта (prehz nohsht-TAH)

Clock time
The 24-hour clock is always used in writing or when speaking of official times, such as concerts, plays or transportation; both the 24-hour and the 12-hour clock are used in informal speech. Bulgarian does not use "AM" and "PM" - instead, ambiguous hour numbers are followed by the time of day, e.g. '12 [часа] през нощта' ("12 [o'clock] at night"), '3 [часа] следобед' ("3 [o'clock] in the afternoon"), etc.

Exact clock times such as "9:31" are read as "nine [o'clock] and 31 [minutes]" - 'девет [часа] и тридесет и една [минути]', with the first numeral in masculine form, and the second - in feminine. The words for "o'clock" and "minutes" can be dropped when the context makes it clear that the numbers are a time.

When using the 12-hour clock, the minutes can also be referred to in half-hours or specific minutes before or after the hour (usually at 5 minute intervals) - e.g. 'осем и половина' (literally "eight and a half", i.e. "half past eight"), '6 без 15' (literally "6 without 15", i.e. "a quarter to six"), etc.

The standard preposition meaning "in [time]" or "at [o'clock]" is 'в / във' (v / vuhv, "in"); the longer form is used when the following word also starts with 'v', to make sure it's been heard. This can be seen in the examples below.

 * What time is it? : Колко е часът? (KOHL-koh eh chah-SUH?)
 * The time is ... : Часът е ... (chah-SUH eh ...)
 * ... 3:22 : ... три [часа] и двадесет и две [минути].
 * ... 3:30 (half past three): ... три и половина.
 * ... 3:45 (quarter to four): ... четири без петнайсет.
 * ... 3:50 (ten to four): ... четири без десет.
 * The train departs at ... : : Влакът заминава в ... (VLAH-kuht zah-mee-NAH-vah vuh)
 * ... 8 AM / PM (informal): ... осем [часа] сутринта / вечерта (OH-sehm [chah-SUH] soo-treen-TAH / veh-chehr-TAH)
 * ... 7:45 (AM, formal): ... седем часа и четиридесет и пет минути (SEH-dehm chah-SUH ee cheh-tee-ree-deh-seht ee peht mi-noo-tee)

Days
Days of the week are not capitalized. The week begins on Monday.

 * Monday : понеделник (poh-neh-DEHL-neek)
 * Tuesday : вторник (VTOHR-neek)
 * Wednesday : сряда (SRYAH-dah)
 * Thursday : четвъртък (cheht-VUHR-tuhk)
 * Friday : петък (PEH-tuhk)
 * Saturday : събота (SUH-boh-tah)
 * Sunday : неделя (neh-DEH-lyah)

 * Today : днес (dnehs)
 * Tomorrow : утре (OO-treh)
 * Yesterday : вчера (FCHEH-rah)

Months

 * January : януари (yah-noo-AH-ree)
 * February : февруари (feh-vroo-AH-ree)
 * March : март (mahrt)
 * April : април (ah-PREEL)
 * May : май (mai)
 * June : юни (YOO-nee)
 * July : юли (YOO-lee)
 * August : август (AHV-goost)
 * September : септември (sehp-TEHM-vree)
 * October : октомври (ohk-TOHM-vree)
 * November : ноември (noh-EHM-vree)
 * December : декември (deh-KEHM-vree)

Writing time and date
Times are written in 24-hour format. Hours and minutes are usually separated with a colon; the older format uses a period instead of a colon, necessitating the use of 'ч.' after the numbers to make it clear it's a time (for 'часа/часът', chah-SAH/chah-SUHT - "o'clock"). For example, "1 p.m." can be written as '13 ч.', '13:00 ч.', or just '13:00'; "9:47 a.m." can be written as '9.47 ч.', '9:47 ч.' or '09:47'. The leading zero is often dropped.

Dates are written in European order (day, month, year). If numbers are used for the month, periods are used as separators; in the older format, the month is expressed in Roman numerals. The abbreviation 'г.' (for 'година', "year") is usually used after the year number. For example, "March the 3rd, 2023" can be written as:
 * 3.3.2023
 * 3.III.2023 г.
 * 03.03.2023 г. (in official documents, it's a good idea to avoid dropping the leading zeros)
 * 3 март 2023 г.
 * 3-ти март 2023 г. (explicit ordinal suffix, "3rd")

This is read using ordinal numerals: "(masculine ordinal) (month name) (feminine ordinal) [година]" (go-DIH-nah); the "year" word can be omitted. In informal contexts, it's common to abbreviate year numbers to just the last two digits, still ordinal - 'двадесет и трета' ("twenty-third", feminine).

 * date : дата (DAH-tah)
 * day [of the week] : ден (dehn)
 * What date is it today? : Коя дата е днес? (koh-YAH DAH-tah eh dnehs?)
 * What day is today? : Кой ден е днес? (koy DEHN eh dnehs?)

Duration

 * second/s : секунда/и (seh-KOOND-ah/ee)
 * minute/s : минута/минути (mee-NOO-tah/mee-NOO-tee)
 * hour/s : час/часа (chahss/CHAH-suh)
 * o'clock : часът (chah-SUH[T])
 * day/s : ден/дена (dehn/deh-nuh)
 * week/s : седмица/седмици (SEHD-mee-tsah/SEHD-mee-tsee)
 * month/s : месец/а (MEH-sets/ah)
 * year/s : година/години (goh-DEE-nah/goh-DEE-nee)

Seasons

 * season/seasons : сезон/и (seh-ZOHN/ee)
 * the seasons of the year : годишни времена (goh-DEESH-nee vreh-meh-NAH)
 * summer : лято (LYAH-toh)
 * in the summertime : през лятото (prehs LYAH-toh-toh)
 * autumn : есен (EH-sehn)
 * in autumn : през есента (prehs eh-sehn-TAH)
 * winter : зима (ZEE-mah)
 * in winter : през зимата (prehs ZEE-mah-tah)
 * spring : пролет (PROH-leht)
 * in springtime : през пролетта (prehs proh-leht-TAH)

Colors
Like all adjectives in Bulgarian, color adjectives come in masculine, feminine and neuter forms, changing the ending of the word; the neuter forms are also used as color names. So 'черно' (CHEHR-no) is the color black, 'черна котка' (CHEHR-nah KOT-kah) is "a black cat" (as the noun "cat" is feminine), and 'черен панталон' (CHEHR-ehn pahn-tah-LON) is "a black pair of trousers" (masculine singular). Plural forms are the same for all genders - they are formed with the '-и' (-ih) suffix, e.g. 'черни обувки' (CHEHR-ni o-BOOV-ki) are "black shoes".

 * black : черен / черна / черно (CHEH-rehn / CHEHR-nah / CHEHR-no)
 * white : бял / бяла / бяло (byahl / BYAH-lah / BYAH-lo, most of the rest are formed analogically)
 * gray : сив / -а / -о (sihv / -ah / -o)
 * red : червен / -а / -о (chehr-VEHN / -ah / -o)
 * blue : син / синя / синьо (sihn / SIH-nyah / SIH-nyo)
 * yellow : жълт / -а / -о (ZH·UHLT / -ah / -o)
 * green : зелен / -а / -о (zeh-LEHN / -ah / -o)
 * orange : оранжев / -а / -о (oh-RAHN-zhehv / -ah / -o)
 * purple : лилав / -а / -о (lih-LAHV / -ah / -o)
 * pink : розов / -а / -о (RO-zov / -ah / -o)
 * brown : кафяв / -а / -о (kah-FYAHV / -ah / -o)

Transportation

 * airplane/ airline : самолет (sah-moh-LEHT)
 * taxi : такси (tahk-SEE)
 * train : влак (vlahk)
 * truck : камион (kah-mee-OHN)
 * tram : трамвай (trahm-vah-EE)
 * trolley bus (electric bus with overhead wires) : тролейбус (troh-lay-BOOS)
 * bus : автобус (ahf-toh-BOOS)
 * minibus : малък автобус (MAH-luhk ahf-toh-BOOS)
 * car : кола (koh-LAH)
 * van : фургон (FOOR-gohn)
 * ferry : ферибот (feh-ree-BOHT)
 * ship : кораб (KOH-rahb)
 * boat : лодка (LOHD-kah)
 * helicopter : хеликоптер (kheh-lee-kohp-TEHR)
 * bicycle : велосипед (veh-loh-see-PEHD)
 * motorcycle : мотоциклет (moh-toh-tsee-KLEHT)

Bus and train

 * Where's the bus/trolley stop? : Къде е спирката на автобуса/трамвая? (kuh-DEH eh SPEER-kah-tah nah ahf-toh-BOOS-uh/trahm-VIGH-uh?)
 * Which bus/trolley goes to ...? : Кой автобус/трамвай отива до ...? (KOY ahf-toh-BOOS/trahm-VIGH oh-TEE-vah doh ...?)
 * Does this bus/trolley go to ...? : Този автобус/трамвай отива ли до ...? (TO-zi ahf-toh-BOOS/trahm-VIGH oh-TEE-vah lee doh ...?)
 * Which line takes me to ...? : С коя линия ще стигна до ...? (skoh-YAH LEE-nee-yah shteh STEEG-nuh doh ...?)
 * What's the next station? : Коя е следващата станция (koh-YAH eh SLEHD-vah-shtah-tah STAHN-tsee-yah?)
 * Is this the right platform for ...? : Това ли е перонът за ...? (toh-VAH lee eh peh-ROH-nuh zah ...?)

Directions

 * How do I/we get to _____ by bus/subway/train? : Как да стигна/стигнем до _____ с автобус/метро/влак? (kahk dah STEEG-nuh/STEEG-nehm doh _____ sahf-toh-BOOS/meh-TROH/vlahk?)
 * ...the main train station? : ...централна гара? (tsehn-TRAHL-nah GAH-rah?)
 * ...the bus station? : ...автогара? (...AHF-toh-gah-rah?)
 * ...the airport? : ...летището? (leh-TEE-shteh-toh?)
 * ...the center? : ...центъра? (TSEHN-tuh-ruh?)
 * ...the _____ hostel? : хостел ______? (hoh-stel ______?)
 * ...the _____ hotel? : ...хотел _____? (hoh-TEHL _____?)
 * ...the university? : ...университета? (oo-nee-vehr-see-TEH-tuh)
 * ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British embassy? : ...Американското/Канадското/Австралийското/Британското посолство? (ah-meh-ree-KAHN-skoh-toh/kah-NAHD-skoh-to/ahf-strah-LEEY-skoh-toh/bree-TAHN-skoh-toh poh-SOHLST-voh)
 * Where are there a lot of... : Къде има много... (kuh-DEH EE-mah MNOH-goh...)
 * ...hotels? : ...хотели? (...hoh-TEH-lee?)
 * ...restaurants? : ...ресторанти? (...reh-stoh-RAHN-tee)
 * ...bars? : ...барове/кръчми? (...BAH-roh-veh/KRUHCH-mee) A bar is typical international-style while a 'kruchma' is more like a pub.
 * ...the sights to see? : ...забележителности? (...zah-beh-leh-ZHEE-tehl-nohs-tee?)
 * Can you show me on the map? : Можете ли да ми покажете на картата? (MOH-zheh-teh lee dah mee poh-KAH-zhe-teh nah KAHR-tah-tah?)
 * street : улица (OO-leet-sah)
 * boulevard : булевард (boo-leh-VAHRD)
 * highway (major road) : шосе (shoh-SEH)
 * square : площад (plohsh-TAHD)
 * park : парк (pahrk)
 * Turn left. : Завийте наляво. (zah-VEEY-teh nah-LYAH-voh)
 * Turn right. : Завийте надясно. (zah-VEEY-teh nah-DYAHS-noh)
 * on the left : вляво (VLYAH-voh)
 * on the right : вдясно (VDYAHS-noh)
 * straight ahead : направо (nah-PRA-voh)
 * towards _____ : към _____ (kuhm)
 * past _____ : след _____ (slehd)
 * before _____ : пред _____ (prehd)
 * across (from)/opposite : срещу (sreh-SHTOO)
 * Look for _____. : Търсете _____. (tuhr-SEH-teh)
 * the traffic-light : светофара (sveh-toh-FAH-ruh)
 * detour : отклонение (oht-kloh-NEH-nee-eh)
 * intersection : кръстовище/пресечка (kruh-STOH-veesh-teh/preh-SEHCH-kah)
 * to the north : на север (nah SEH-vehr)
 * to the south : на юг (nah YOOK)
 * to the east : на изток (nah EES-tohk)
 * to the west : на запад (nah ZAH-paht)
 * uphill : на горе (nah GOH-reh)
 * downhill : на долу (nah DOH-loo)

Taxi
In Bulgaria, the customer is not always right. At a taxi stand, you must first ask the driver if he/she will take you where you want to go. If the window is closed, open the front passenger door to ask. You also do not need to take the first taxi in the stand. If there is a company you prefer, walk to that taxi or check the prices on the windows. If there is no one in any of the taxis but you see people standing (talking, waiting, smoking) nearby, you can ask them to be taken the same way (second phrase) and one will accept.

 * Taxi! : Такси! (tahk-SEE)
 * Can you take me/us to _____? : Ще може ли до _____? (shte MOH-zhe lee doh _____?)
 * How much does it cost to get to _____? : Колко струва до _____? (KOHL-koh STROO-vah doh _____?)
 * Is there a driver here? : Има ли някой да кара такси? (EE-mah lee NYAH-koy dah KAH-rah tahk-SEE?)

Lodging

 * Where's a_____? : Къде има_____? (KUH-deh EE-mah)
 * cheap hotel : евтин хотел (EHF-teen KHOH-tehl)
 * good hotel : хубав хотел (KHOO-bahf KHOH-tehl)
 * nearby hotel : хотел наблизо (KHOH-tehl nah-BLEE-zoh)
 * clean hotel : чист хотел (cheest KHOH-tehl)
 * Do you have any rooms available? : Имате ли свободни стаи? (EE-mah-teh lee svoh-BOHD-nee STAI)
 * How much is a room for one person/two people? : Колко струва една стая за един човек/двама души? (KOHL-koh STROO-vah EHD-nah STAH-ya zah EH-deen CHOH-vehk/DVAH-mah DOO-shih?)
 * Does the room come with... : Има ли в стаята ... (ee-MAH lee vuh STAH-ia-tuh ...)
 * ...bedsheets? : ...чаршафи? (tchar-SHAH-fi?)
 * ...a bathroom? : ...баня? (bah-NYAH)
 * ...a telephone? : ...телефон? (teh-leh-FOHN)
 * ...a TV? : ...телевизия? (teh-leh-vee-ZYIAH)
 * May I see the room first? : Мога ли да видя стаята първо? (MOH-guh lee duh vee-DYAH sta-IA-tah pur-VOH?)
 * Do you have anything quieter? : Имате ли нещо по-тихо? (EE-mah-teh lee NEHSH-toh poh-TEE-khoh?)
 * ...bigger? : ...по-голямо? (POH-goh-lyahm?)
 * ...cleaner? : ...чисто? (cheest?)
 * ...cheaper? : ...по-евтино? (POH-ehv-tee-noh?)
 * OK, I'll take it. : Добре, аз ще я наема. (doh-BREH, ahz shteh ia nah-EH-mah)
 * I will stay for _____ night(s). : Аз ще остана за _____ нощ/нощувки (ahz shteh ohs-tah-NAH zah...nohsht/noh-SHOOF-kee)
 * Can you suggest another hotel? : Можете ли да предложите друг хотел? (moh-ZHEH-teh lee duh prehd-LOH-zhite droog khoh-TEHL?)
 * Do you have a safe? : Имате ли сейф? (EE-mah-teh lee safe)
 * ...lockers? : ...шкафчета? (shkahf-CHEH-tah?)
 * Is breakfast/supper included? : Има закуска/вечеря включена? (ee-MAH zah-KOOS-kuh/veh-CHEH-ryah vklyoo-CHEH-nah?)
 * What time is breakfast/supper? : По кое време е закуската/вечерята? (poh koh-EH vreh-MEH eh zah-KOOS-kuh-tah/veh-CHEH-ryah-tah?)
 * Please clean my room. : Моля, почистете стаята ми. (moh-LYAH, poh-chees-TE-teh stah-IA-tuh mee)
 * Can you wake me at _____? : Можете ли да ме събудите в _____? (moh-ZHEH-teh lee dah meh suh-BOO-dee-teh vuh...?)
 * I want to check out. : Искам да освободя стаята. (ees-KAHM dah os-vo-bo-DYAH STAH-yah-tah.)
 * Literally: "I want to release the room."

Money

 * money : пари (paRI)
 * coins : монети (moNEti)
 * credit card : кредитна карта (KREditna KARti)
 * bankdraft : баиков превод запис (BANkov PREvoDZApis)
 * banknotes : банкноти (bankNOti)
 * exchange : валутна обмяна (vaLUtna OBMIAna)
 * loose change : пари на дребно (paRI na DREbno)
 * signature : подпис (PODpis)
 * I want to exchange some : Искам да обменя (ISkam da obmeNIA)
 * ...money. : ...пари. (...paRI)
 * ...travellers cheques. : ...пътнически чекове. (...PUHtnicheski CHEkove)
 * What's the exchange rate? : какъв e обменният курс? (kaKUHF e oBMEHnia kurs?)

Eating

 * A table for one person/two people, please. : Маса за един човек/двама души, моля. (MA-sa' zuh eh-DEEN choh-VEHK/dvah-MUH doo-SHEE, moh-LYUH)
 * Can I look at the menu, please? : Мога ли да видя менюто, моля? (moh-GUH lee duh vee-DYAH meh-NYOO-toh, moh-LYAH)
 * Can I look in the kitchen? : Мога ли да погледна в кухнята? (moh-GUH lee duh poh-GLEHD-nuh vuh koo-KHNYAH-tuh?)
 * Note: In most establishments, the staff will be puzzled by such a request.

 * Is there a house specialty? : Има ли специалитет на заведението? (ee-MAH lee speh-TSEE-ah-lee-teht nah za-veh-deh-nee-eh-toh?)
 * Is there a local specialty? : Има ли местен специалитет? (ee-MAH lee MEHS-tehn speh-TSEE-ah-lee-teht?)
 * I'm a vegetarian. : Аз съм вегетарианец. (ahz suhm veh-geh-tah-RYAH-nehts) [masculine]
 * I don't eat pork. : Аз не ям свинско. (ahz neh yahm sveens-KOH)
 * I don't eat beef. : Аз не ям говеждо месо. (ahz neh yahm goh-VEZH-doh MEH-soh)
 * I only eat kosher food. : Аз ям само кашерна храна. (ahz yahm sah-MOH KAH-shehr-nah khrah-NAH)
 * Note: There are very few Jews in Bulgaria and in many establishments the staff will not understand what you mean.

 * a la carte : а ла карт (ah lah kahrt)
 * breakfast : закуска (zah-KOOS-kah)
 * lunch : обяд (OH-byahd)
 * (afternoon) tea (meal) : следобедна закуска (sleh-do-behd-nah zah-koos-kah)
 * Note: It literally means "afternoon breakfast" - Bulgarians have no tradition of afternoon tea-drinking.

 * dinner/supper : вечеря (veh-CHEH-ryah)
 * I want _____. : Искам _____. (EES-kahm)
 * I want a dish containing _____. : Искам ястие, съдържащо_____. (EES-kahm YAHS-tyeh, suh-duhr-ZHAH-shtoh)
 * chicken [meat] : пилешко месо (pee-LEHSH-koh MEH-soh)
 * beef : говеждо месо (goh-VEHZH-doh MEH-soh)
 * fish : риба (REE-buh)
 * ham : шунка (SHOON-kah)
 * sausage : наденица (NAH-deh-nee-tsah)
 * cheese : сирене (SEE-reh-neh)
 * eggs : яйца (yai-TSAH)
 * salad : салата (sah-LAH-tah)
 * (fresh) vegetables : (пресни) зеленчуци ((PREHS-nee) zeh-lehn-CHOO-tsee)
 * (fresh) fruit : (пресни) плодове ((PREHS-nee) PLOH-doh-veh)
 * bread : хляб (khlyahb)
 * toast : тост (tohst)

 * rice : ориз (OH-reez)
 * beans : боб (bohb)
 * May I have a glass/cup of _____? : Може ли една чаша _____? (MOH-zheh lee ehd-NAH CHAH-shah....?)
 * Note: In Bulgarian, the same word is used for "glass" and "cup" in this context.

 * May I have a bottle of _____? : Може ли една бутилка _____? (MOH-zheh lee ehd-NAH boo-TEEL-kah...?)
 * coffee : кафе (kah-FEH)
 * tea (drink) : чай (chai)
 * juice : сок (sohk)
 * (bubbly) water (carbonated water, soda water, etc.): газирана вода (gah-zee-rah-nah voh-DAH)
 * water : вода (voh-DAH)
 * beer : бира (BEE-rah)
 * red/white wine : червено/бяло вино (chehr-VEH-noh/BYAH-loh VEE-noh)
 * May I have some _____? : Може ли малко _____? (moh-ZHEH lee MAHL-koh....?)
 * salt : сол (sohl)
 * black pepper : пипер (PEE-pehr)
 * butter : масло (mahs-LOH)
 * Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server): Извинете? (eez-vee-NEH-teh?)
 * Note: It means just "excuse me" - look and wave at the waiter when saying it.

 * I'm finished. : Аз свърших. (ahz svuhr-SHEEKH)
 * It was delicious. : Беше вкусно. (veh-SHEH vkoos-NOH)
 * Please clear the plates. : Моля, приберете чиниите. (moh-LYAH, pri-beh-reh-teh chi-nee-teh)
 * The check, please. : Сметката, моля. (smet-kah-tah, MOH-lyuh)

Shopping

 * Do you have this in my size? : Имате ли това в моя размер? (EE-mah-teh lee toh-VAH vuh moh-ia rahz-MEHR?)
 * How much is this? : Колко е това? (kohl-KOH eh toh-VUH?)
 * That's too expensive. : Това е твърде скъпо. (toh-VUH eh tvuhr-DEH skuh-LOH)
 * Would you take _____? : Бихте ли приели_____? (beekh-TEH lee pryeh-LEE...?)
 * expensive : скъп (skuhp)
 * cheap : евтин (ehf-TEEN)
 * I can't afford it. : Не мога да си го позволя. (neh MOH-gah dah see goh pohz-VOH-lyah)
 * I don't want it. : Аз не го искам. (ahz neh goh EES-kahm)
 * You're cheating me. : Вие ме мамите. (VEE-eh MEH MAH-mee-teh) [plural or formal "you"]
 * I'm not interested. : Аз не се интересувам. (ahz neh seh een-teh-reh-SOO-vahm)
 * OK, I'll take it. : Добре, аз ще го взема. (doh-BROH, ahz meh goh VZEH-muh)
 * Can I have a bag? : Може ли една чанта? (MOH-zheh lee ehd-NAH CHAHN-tah?)
 * Do you ship (overseas)? : Имате ли кораба (чужбина)? (EE-mah-teh lee koh-RAH-buh(choozh-BEE-nuh)?)
 * I need... : Имам нужда... (EE-mahm NUZH-duh...)
 * ...toothpaste. : ...паста за зъби (PAHS-tah zah ZUH-bee)
 * ...a toothbrush. : ...четка за зъби (CHEHT-kah zah ZUH-bee)
 * ...tampons. : ...тампони (tahm-POH-nee)
 * ...feminine napkins. : ...дамски превръзки. (DAMS-kee pre-VRUHZ-kee)
 * ...soap. : ...сапун. (sah-POON)
 * ...deodorant. : ...дезодорант. (deh-zoh-DOH-rahnt)
 * ...shampoo. : ...шампоан. (shahm-poh-AHN)
 * ...perfume. : ...парфюм. (pahr-FYOOM)
 * ...pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen) : ...облекчаване на болката. (oh-blehk-chah-VAH-neh nah bohl-KAH-tah)
 * ...cold medicine. : ...лекарство за простуда. (leh-KAHRST-voh zah proh-STUH-dah)
 * ...stomach medicine. : ...лекарство за стомах. (leh-KAHRST-voh zah stoh-MAKH)
 * ...a razor. : ...бръснач (BRUHS-nahch)
 * ...shaving cream. : ...Крем за бръснене. (krehm zah bruhs-NEH-neh)
 * ...an umbrella. : ...чадър. (chah-DUHR)
 * ...sunscreen. : ...слънцезащитен крем (sluhn-tseh-zahsh-TEE-tehn krehm)
 * ...a postcard. : ...пощенска картичка. (pohsh-TEHNS-kah kahr-TEESH-kah)
 * ...postage stamps. : ...пощенски марки. (poh-SHTEHNS-kee MAHR-kee)
 * ...batteries. : ...батерии. (bah-TEH-rii)
 * ...writing paper. : ...хартия за писане. (khahrt-NYAH zah pee-SAH-neh)
 * ...a pen. : ...писалка (pee-sahl-KAH)
 * ...a pencil. : ...молив. (MOH-leef)
 * ...English-language books. : ...книги на английски език. (KNEE-gee nah ahn-GLIYS-kee eh-ZEEK)
 * ...English-language magazines. : ...Английски език списания. (spee-SAH-nyah nah ahn-GLIYS-kee eh-ZEEK)
 * ...an English-language newspaper. : ...на английски език вестник. (nah ahn-GLIYS-kee eh-ZEEK VEHST-neek)
 * ...an English-Bulgarian dictionary. : ... английско-български речник. (ahn-GLIYS-koh-buhl-GAHRS-kee rehch-NEEK)

Driving
Note that Bulgarian traffic signs are based on the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, and this means that traffic signs use abstract symbols rather than text. Except for the international octagonal red STOP sign and a handful of other examples, the only words one usually sees on traffic signs are the place names on direction signs. Text-only signs exist, but they are used only when there's no other way to convey that information (e.g. parking fees and/or restrictions, or truly abnormal road conditions), which is outside the scope of this phrasebook. Note also that speed limits are in kilometers per hour; distances are in kilometers unless otherwise indicated; distances and sizes in meters are indicated with an M (e.g. "500 m" to a level crossing, or a bridge height of "2.5 m"); weights are in metric tons and indicated with a T (e.g. a bridge limit of "30 t").

 * Where can I hire a car? : Къде мога да наема кола? (kuh-DEH MOH-ghah dah nah-EH-mah koh-LAH)
 * I want to hire a car. : Искам да наема кола. (EES-kahm dah nah-EH-mah koh-LAH)
 * ...with a manual transmission / automatic transmission. : ...със ръчни скорости / автоматични скорости . (suhs RUHCH-nee SKO-ro-stee / ahv-to-mah-TEECH-nee SKO-ro-stee )
 * How much is it daily/weekly? : Колко струва на ден / на седмица ? (KOHL-koh STROO-vah nah dehn / nah SEHD-mee-tsah ?)
 * Does that include also the mileage? : В това влиза ли също пробег / изминати километри ? (vuhv to-VAH VLEE-zah lee SUH-shto PRO-beg / eez-MEE-nah-tee kee-lo-MET-ree?)
 * Can I get insurance? : Мога ли да получа застраховка? (MOH-guh lee dah poh-LOO-chuh zahs-trah-KHOV-kuh?)
 * no parking : Паркирането забранено (pahr-kee-rah-NEH-toh zah-brah-NEH-noh), or
 * Не паркирай! (neh pahr-KEE-rye!) (literally "Do not park [here]!")
 * Note: Usually written in front of private parking spots and parking garage exits. Otherwise, the official sign forbidding parking uses abstract symbols (a blue circle with a red edge and a red diagonal).

 * speed limit : ограничение на скоростта (ohg-rah-nee-CHEH-nyeh nah skoh-ROHST-tah)
 * Note: Again, the official speed limit sign is abstract - a large black number inside a white circle with a red edge.

 * gas (petrol) station : бензиностанция (behn-zee-noh-STAHN-tsyah)
 * petrol : бензин (BEHN-zeen)
 * diesel : дизел (DEE-zehl)
 * vignette (road tax sticker for the road network outside of settlements) : винетка (vee-NET-kah)

Authority

 * I haven't done anything wrong. (masculine/feminine): [Аз] Не съм направил/-а нищо лошо. ([ahz] neh suhm nah-prah-veel/-ah NEE-shtoh LOH-shoh)
 * It was a misunderstanding. : Това е някакво недоразумение. (toh-VUH eh nyah-KAHK-voh neh-doh-rah-ZOO-meh-nyeh)
 * Where are you taking me? : Къде ме водите? (KUH-deh meh vo-DEE-teh?) [polite/plural]
 * Am I under arrest? (masculine/feminine): Арестуван/-а ли съм? (ah-rehs-TOO-vahn/-ah lee suhm?)
 * I am a citizen of Australia / Canada / the United Kingdom / the USA. : Аз съм гражданин на Австралия / Канада / Великобритания / САЩ. (ahz suhm grahzh-DAH-neen nah ahv-STRAH-lee-yah / kah-NAH-dah / veh-lee-ko-bree-TAH-nee-yah / SAH-sht)
 * I am an American / British citizen. : Аз съм американски / британски гражданин. (ahz suhm ah-meh-ree-kahn-skee / bree-tahn-skee grahzh-DAH-neen)
 * Note: the 'zh' in grazhdanin is pronounced as the s in treasure and leisure.

 * I want to talk to the embassy/consulate of Australia / Canada / the United Kingdom / the USA. : Искам да говоря със посолството / консулството на Австралия / Канада / Великобритания / САЩ. (EES-kahm dah goh-VOH-ryah suhs poh-SOHLS-tvoh-to/kohn-SOOLS-tvoh-to nah ahv-STRAH-lee-yah / kah-NAH-dah / veh-lee-ko-bree-TAH-nee-yah / SAH'sht)
 * I want to talk to the American / British embassy/consulate. : Искам да говоря със американското / британското посолство/консулство. (EES-kahm dah go-VO-ryah suhs ah-meh-ree-kahn-sko-to / bree-tahn-sko-to po-SOL-stvo/kon-SOOL-stvo)
 * I want to talk to a lawyer. : Искам да говоря с адвокат. (ees-KAHM duh goh-VOH-ryah suh ad-voh-KAHT)
 * Can I just pay a fine now? : Може ли само да платя глоба сега? (MOH-zheh lee SAH-mo dah PLAH-tyah GLOH-bah SEH-gah?)
 * Note: Relatively few infractions in Bulgaria result in fines that are paid directly to the official who registered the infraction (e.g. riding public transport without a ticket). To avoid corruption, police officers only issue tickets for fineable offenses - the fine itself can be paid only at the appropriate office (e.g. the local police station, or the impound lot to which your car was taken, etc.)

Asking about language

 * How do you say _____ in Bulgarian? : Как се казва _____ на български? (KAHK seh KAHZ-vah _____ nah BUHL-gahr-skee?)
 * What is this/that called? : Как се казва това? (KAHK seh KAHZ-vah toh-VAH?)
 * What is that? : Какво е това? (kahk-VOH eh toh-VAH?)

Learning more

 * The Bulgarian language, a pop-linguistic video overview of the language by Langfocus.
 * Bulgarian Textbook on Wikibooks - as of 2023, it's mostly an extremely basic phrasebook, and it's likely to remain that way.
 * The Internet Archive has a few Bulgarian textbooks for English speakers; some require registration to be borrowed:
 * Teach Yourself Bulgarian (2003) (requires registration)
 * Intensive Bulgarian : a textbook and reference grammar (2000) (requires registration; unfortunately, this is only Volume 1 and the supplementary audio CD doesn't seem to be available)
 * Bulgarian: A Guide to the Spoken Language (1943) - an amusingly illustrated but dated textbook/phrasebook created for the US armed forces in World War II. In addition to using pre-reform spelling in the only place where it deals with the written language (public signs), it also has some archaic vocabulary - please don't call the toilet nuzhnik ('place of necessity'). Nevertheless, most of the vocabulary has remained relevant.
 * Bulgarian-English and English-Bulgarian dictionary (just enter a word in either language in the search field and hit the obvious search button). Slovored.com also provides a number of other automatic Bulgarian reference features, such as verb conjugations.
 * (Online) Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language, published by the Institute For The Bulgarian Language of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (i.e. that's the Bulgarian analog to the OED). It's mostly useless to people who don't already know Bulgarian, unless you are trying to seriously study the language, or to look up a word that is not in any other online dictionary. As of 2024, the online dictionary has very detailed entries for the words up to halfway through the letter С (S), where the printed edition ends; for the rest of the alphabet the entries are more concise.

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Bull Shoals

Bull Shoals is in the Ozarks region of Arkansas. Located on the shore of Bull Shoals Lake, it's a resort town with a lot to offer.

By air
The closest commercial airport to Bull Shoals is Missouri's

By car
Arkansas State Route 178 is the only highway leading into Bull Shoals. AR-178 feeds into US Route 412, a key east-west artery in northern Arkansas, at the town of Flippin about 8 miles south.

From Springfield, take US Route 65 south to get to the Arkansas border; you will pass through Branson en route. Across the border, US-65 will become Arkansas State Route 65. AR-65 intersects US-412 about 35 minutes south of the border; from the intersection it will be another 35 minutes to Flippin.

Get around
AR-178 is the only main road in Bull Shoals.

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Bulolo

Bulolo is a city in Morobe province in Papua New Guinea.

Understand
Bulolo was once an important gold dredging centre. Eight large dredges were built and used in the Bulolo River, and several of these dredges can still be seen abandoned today, slowly being reclaimed by the jungle. The major industry is now forestry and there are large plantings of Klinki pine (Norfolk Island pine) trees. It is in an area with a vast number of butterflies and other insects.

Get in
Bulolo is connected by road to Papua New Guinea's second largest city, Lae. PMVs (Public Motor Vehicles) ply the route.

There are three flights a week from the capital Port Moresby to Bulolo on '''PNG Air.

See

 * The Gold Dredges. Every part of the eight 2000-tonne dredges was airlifted into the Bulolo area using a German-made Junkers aircraft. They stopped being used in June 1965, after having turned over a total of 7.4mn cubic metres. One of the dredges was cut up to make bridges, two were shipped to South America. The others, in various conditions, can still be seen.

Do

 * Play Golf. Bulolo's nine-hole course is Papua New Guinea's oldest, first opened in 1947.

Sleep

Apart from Pine Lodge, the nearest accommodation options can be found in Lae.

Go next

 * Aseki and Watama. Close to 100km from Bulolo, heading southwest, are the villages of Aseki and Watama. These are famous for their "smoked" bodies. The burial ritual of the Anga people involved, and occasionally still involves, smoking the dead and leaving the bodies in a wood or bamboo cage in burial caves or on a mountain ridge. On the banks of the Snake River, closer to Lae, are limestone caves that were used as open-air burial grounds. Skeletal remains can still be seen.
 * Wau (Papua New Guinea)

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Bumi Hills

Bumi Hills is in Mashonaland, Zimbabwe.

Regions
Bumi Hills is the name of a group of hills and luxury hotel in Mashonaland West province Zimbabwe. The hotel is situated on hilly ground overlooking the southern shore of Lake Kariba. The area is noted for its fantastic wildlife and magnificent views, especially the view out across Lake Kariba from the main Bumi Hills ridge

Talk
Tonga is the most widely spoken language in this area, but most people, especially staff at the numerous lodges/hotels in the area speak Shona and English

Get in
Bumi Marine operate a 16-seater transfer boat between Kariba and the lodges/camps along the Kariba shoreline. Note that fuel is only available in Harare, Chinhoyi, Karoi and Chalala and the road between Siakobvu and Bumi Hills requires a good 4 wheel drive vehicle.

See
The Bumi Hills Wildlife Area has 4 of the Big Five and boasts fantastic populations of smaller creatures and abundant birdlife. This totally natural, unfenced wildlife area also offers a huge variety of scenic pleasures to feed the soul of the naturalist at heart!

Do

 * Game drives in open vehicles.
 * Game and Nature walks with an armed professional guide.
 * Boat based game viewing, Boat cruises.
 * Fishing Trips.

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Bumthangkha phrasebook

Bumthangkha is a regional language of in the Bumthang area of Bhutan.

Basics

 * Hello. : . (Kuzuzangpo la )
 * Hello. (informal) : . (Kuzu )
 * How are you? : ? (ah dar nak ke)
 * Fine, thank you. : . (laso kadinchey la )
 * What is your name? : ? ( weth key meng sha yo?)
 * My name is ___Nga gey ___ . :  meng . (  tzha yo.)
 * Nice to meet you. : . (domzay gasth )
 * Please. : . (kuje  )
 * Thank you. : . ( kadin chay)
 * You're welcome. : . ( tsoro bu si ma sung la )
 * Yes. : . (phath )
 * No. : . ( mengo)
 * Excuse me. (getting attention) : . ( gom ma thay la)
 * Excuse me. (begging pardon) : . ( gom ma thay la)
 * I'm sorry. : . ( gom ma thay la)
 * Goodbye : . (lok sey jay gey )
 * Goodbye (informal) : . (kachin bu sey gala )
 * I can't speak Bumthangkha [well]. : [ ]. ( [ ])
 * Do you speak English? : ? ( philingpa kha khan ya?)
 * Is there someone here who speaks English? : ? ( philingba kha khan kan na ya?)
 * Help! : ! ( !)
 * Look out! : ! (wai !)
 * Good morning. : . (kuzuzangpo )
 * Good evening. : . ( kuzuzangpo)
 * Good night. : . (chiru delek )
 * Good night (to sleep) : . (ka chin bu si sim la )
 * I don't understand. : . ( mabran)
 * Where is the toilet? : ? ( chabsang ao na?)

Numbers
1 : Thaek 2 ; tson 3 : tsum 4 : blay 5 ;ya nga 6 :rok 7 ; nyith 8 ; jath 9 ; dokgo 10; chey

Clock time
"chu tsud"

Duration
"dutsed"

Days
"ngyan"

Months
"la"

Writing time and date
Date : Date/Month/Year Time : Hour(day or night) and Minutes

Taxi
Taxi = "gyerkhor" Fare = "lha " How much =" ak pa thek yo"

Eating
I am Hungry : Bru nas

can i have some : chi gath tzu gi

Meal           : shay go / zama

Rice           : zama

Curry          : ruk

Soup           : cho tsa

Water          ; kway

Hot            : kep kep

Cold           : nagk sim sim

eggs           ; kha wa tey

Meat           : sha

cheese         : phrum

butter         ; mar

delicious      ; ngam da

not delicious  ; mey ngam da

sweet          ; ngok tom ma

sour           ; thun ma

I am full      : joma rangs

It was prepared very well : ka chin bu si kher na

oil            : nom

salt           ; tsa

sugar          ; guram

chilly         ; bangala

cilantro       ; yotsey

tea            ; ja

orange juice   : tsa lum khway

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Bunaken

Bunaken National Marine Park is off the coast of Northern Sulawesi, Indonesia.Bunaken is one of Indonesia's most famous diving and snorkeling areas and it draws visitors from all over the world.

Understand
Bunaken is close to a big city, making it easy to visit. In addition to banana-shaped Bunaken Island itself, the 890 km² of marine national park includes the neighboring islands of Manado Tua (a distinctive cone-shaped extinct volcano), Siladen, Mantehage, Nain, and Nain Kecil.

Some 20,000 local inhabitants make their living from the waters in the Bunaken National Marine Park, and this has inevitably led to some conflicts. By and large though, the co-operation between national and local government authorities, conservation groups, business owners and local communities has been very successful here. This has led many to cite Bunaken as a model example of how Indonesia should be preserving its natural marine treasures.

History
Bunaken was established as a national marine park in 1991.

Landscape

The park is famed for the clarity of its water (35-m visibility is common in the summer dry season), the abundance of coral and fish, and for the precipitous "walls" at some sites. Bunaken Timur, right off the east coast of the island and featuring all of the above, is rated by many as the single best dive site in all Indonesia.

In places the water is extremely deep: over 1,500 m.

Flora and fauna
Bunaken has a quite stunning biodiversity including:

 * at least 70 genera of coral
 * five species of sea turtle
 * an extraordinary range of fish: 70% of all fish species that exist in the Indo-Western Pacific Ocean are found here
 * white tip and black tip reef-sharks are common
 * wonderful resident dugongs
 * barracuda and tuna make regular appearances from more pelagic waters
 * occasionally saltwater crocodiles

Climate
Bunaken is barely a degree above the equator and tropical. The wet season, is from November to mid-April. Storms sometimes last for several days, which can reduce marine visibility. The dry season is from May to October, when temperatures climb to a roasting 35°C and visibility reaches a maximum.

Bunaken receives less rain than the north Sulawesi mainland and is well served by sea breezes.

Get in
Bunaken is about 30 to 60 minutes by boat from Manado.

Most resorts will arrange transfers from the airport for their guests.

Alternatively, 4 public boats (Stella Maris, Opo Lao, Sumber and Karunia) leave daily except Sundays around 14:00-15:00 from the harbor "Kalimas", behind the Celebes Hotel. The boats are often delayed. The cost is Rp 50,000 one way for tourists (June 2024) and Rp 20,000 for locals living on the island. It returns to Manado from the jetty in Bunaken village (in front of Arto Moro Bunaken) or from the beach in front of the church around 08:30-09:30 every morning except on Sundays. Location of departure is depending on the tide.

You also can charter a private boat to Bunaken Island at the Manado harbor (Kalimas, behind the Celebes Hotel. Prices vary depending on the number of passengers and type of boat (Rp 400,000- 1 million.)

Alternative options from Rap-Rap Ekowisata Tongkaina or Bahowo, Rp 50,000, possibly more frequent than from Manado. Confirm with your hotel.

Fees and permits
As of September 2008, entry to the park costs Rp 50,000 per day or Rp 150,000 per calendar year. Children below 10 years are exempt.

Even though the fee is not automatically levied upon entrance to the park, it is the responsibility of all visitors to pay it. As proof of payment, you will receive a waterproof plastic tag that must be carried at all times. Spot checks are not uncommon by the patrol boats.

The park is managed by a multi-stakeholder board comprising of government and non-government members to include representatives of the 30,000 people who live within the boundaries of the park. Though deemed by some as not being transparent and lacking in effectiveness, the management board together with the water police have, over the years, been able to stop cyanide fishing, dynamite fishing and more recently participated in the release of 700 Napoleon wrasse that had been illegally caught in and around the park. Though not perfect and certainly having room for improvement, the management board does have an important role in the conservation of the area and this could not happen without the support of all visitors in adhering to the purchase of the entrance tag.

Get around
Pathways connect the various settlements around Bunaken. Many are effectively impassable after rain.

Ojeks are the motorised form of transport around the island, but visitors are encouraged to walk.

Watch out if ypu're walking along the coastline, as the beach may disappear when the high tide rolls in.

You can book a motorbike in advance. Useful if you stay further in the island and want to explore. Some paths are still dirt paths and after rain are very slippery.

See
Tourism on Bunaken has been very much geared towards serious divers over the years but the trend seems to be changing. More and more casual snorkelers are visiting the area as are those who wish to just relax immersed in nature. Possible activities for landlubbers include:

 * Beachcombing, especially at low tide when the reef top is accessible.
 * Hiking to some of the secluded coves on the eastern and northern part of the island. Trails are poorly marked.
 * Fishing, but only outside of the park boundaries. Hire a boat or join one of the local fishermen.
 * Dolphin & whale watching, either on diveboat trips or by hiring a boat privately.

Do
The thing to do in Bunaken is diving and snorkeling. However, the steep walls and occasionally strong, rapidly changing currents mean that many sites cater more to the intermediate or advanced diver. There are beginner-friendly sites too and all dive shops can arrange introduction dives and Open Water Dive courses.

Dives cost approximately €30-40 each equipment not included. There are around 20 dive spots around the island so there is enough space for all the dive schools on the island and the mainland. You might see some other divers under water but it never gets crowded.

The North Sulawesi Watersports Association offers oodles of detail on diving in the park.

The island has a lot of dive shops. A couple of independent locally operated dive shops are situated within Bunaken Village. Most resort run their own dive operations and shops which are open for non-resident guests as well. The resort operated dive operations pay better attention to safety regulations and have fully licensed staff.

Snorkelling is fantastic in front of many of the resorts around the island especially in front of the Village, with an incredible amount of marine life inhabiting the shallows. Remember not to snorkel without fins as the currents can sometimes be strong and change quickly even when they are not. Pick a reference point on the island and do not stray too far unless you are a very confident swimmer. The reef is about 40 m from the shore, so swim out past the mangroves. Be mindful of tides when swimming from beach mangrove as if coming low tide, you may have a harder time to come back without making a detour to avoid walking on corals and/or where not enough water to swim. The safest and cheapest way to access all snorkeling spots is by kayak. When the current changes or gets too strong you climb back on the kayak and paddle elsewhere. The kayak always gives a place to rest with and the boats can see you. There are two kayak rental places in the village, roughly in front of the church.

Buy
The Visitors Centre on Liang Beach sells handicrafts, T-shirts and general souvenirs.

Eat
As of 2019, the village has quite a few places where you can get a meal, ranging from simple street food like nasi campur, fried chicken and bakso to restaurant food, with Indonesian and western-style meals.

Dive resorts usually serve buffet style meals, mainly fish & rice.

Drink
There is no natural potable water on Bunaken. Insist on bottled water at all times and ensure that coffee and tea is also made with bottled water.

The local spirit Cap Tikus (literally rat brand) is a distilled palm wine and is actually quite nice on the rocks with a slice of lemon.

Bintang is the number 1 beer in Indonesia and is widely available cold at beach bars, restaurants.

Sleep
Bunaken Island has a wide range of different accommodations. From very simple and low-budget home-stays to top of the range luxurious resorts. Most resorts offer full board packages. Most places are present online for direct bookings and inquiries.

Those resorts on the south and west sides of Bunaken Island are on a strip of coarse yellow sand beach whilst the frontage of those on the east side is a mixture of mangroves and small beaches. The main village of Bunaken features a nice sandy beach and most of the best snorkel- and dive locations.

Stay safe
There are no unusual health risks in the park, aside from the standard set of easily avoided venomous marine critters. Stinging jellyfish or stinging plankton are found only occasionally, primarily during the change of the seasons in spring and autumn. might want to have some vinegar or coke to treat. locals seem to use orange citrus and salt only which seems less efficient.

Bunaken is considered to be a malaria-free zone. Nearby areas of North Sulawesi are malarial though (but not rampantly so).

Saltwater crocodiles may be encountered close to river mouths and mangroves, although no official populations survey has been done in quite some time, making it impossible to know whether or not they still exist in the area.

If it's dark and you walk the roads outside well-lit areas, turn on a flashlight in your mobile phone. Motorbikes can seemingly appear out of nowhere and it can be difficult for them to see you.

Go next

 * Back to Manado which is well connected to all major cities in Indonesia.

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Bunbury

Bunbury is a coastal city of 74,000 people (2018) in Western Australia. It draws many tourists who come to see the dolphins.

Understand
It's a little town with a big town attitude. Aimed at tourists, this place can seem to be 'closed down' in winter.

By car
Bunbury is around 90 to 120 minutes south of Perth by car — depending on the route you decide to take, coastal or inland. The "Old Coast Road" has a lot of two lane roadway in each direction now, with multiple 'overtaking lane sections' as well.

It can be a stopping point to or from the Margaret River, very popular with the surfing community and wine lovers alike. It is also a good base for exploring the beautiful south west region — the mining community of Collie, the giant trees of Pemberton (where you can still climb to the top of one of the highest tree based fire lookouts -the Gloucester tree.)

By train
There are two trains per day in each direction between Bunbury and Perth, operated by Transwa. The train station (called Bunbury Passenger Terminal) is about from the town centre.

By bus
Both Transwa and South West Coach Lines run road coach services to Bunbury. Transwa only stops at the train station (see above), but SWCL buses go right into town. There are a number of local bus routes from the train station.

The Passenger Terminal serves as a hub for buses going to and from many destinations in the south west.

Get around
There is a bus service that runs around the city and surrounding suburbs, but do not expect regular (or even handy) transport. It's best to have a car or be prepared to shell out for a few taxis here and there if you have travelled down from Perth via the train service (which is very comfortable and reasonably priced!).

The three timetables (each covering a few routes) for the local buses can be found on the.

Do

 * There's a good diving wreck called the Lena and you can dive on it with just your basic Padi Licence.
 * Leschnault inlet is great for Kite Surfers and there are classes available.

Eat
Restaurants are concentrated along Victoria St.

Drink
3 monkeys, Barbados, Exit & Fitzgerald's are the places to be on Friday and Saturday nights.

Sleep
Accommodation is varied and can be a bit sparse in the peak times - especially around the horse racing carnival time. Plenty of the hotels and pubs offer basic accommodation - which is fine if you are only looking for a bed to sleep in and plan to explore the surrounds during the day.

The Lord Forrest Hotel is the largest commercial hotel and probably offers the higher end of the accommodation scale

Go next

 * Busselton — A seaside town with a very, very long jetty.
 * Collie — A small coal mining town surrounded by bucolic and natural beauty.

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Buncrana

Buncrana (Bun Cranncha, "foot of the river Crana") is a town on Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal, on the shores of Lough Swilly. It was a textile town, but the "Fruit of the Loom" factory closed in 2006, so Buncrana now gets by as a commuter base for both Derry (23 km) and Letterkenny (43 km). Its population in 2016 was 6785, making it the second-largest town in the county.

The main reason to come is to explore Inishowen Peninsula, the northern tip of the Irish mainland. The TIC is Go Visit Inishowen on Railway Rd, open M-F 09:30-17:30, Sa 10:00-16:30.

Get in
For long-distance routes by air, rail and road, see Derry.

From Derry, McGonagle Bus runs hourly from Guildhall via Burnfoot and Fahan to Buncrana (35 min), continuing to Cockhill. They run M-F 08:00-18:00, Sa from 10:00, with only two on Sunday.

From Letterkenny, McGonagle Bus 951 takes 40 min. It runs three times M-F and twice on Saturday.

Local Link Bus 955 runs two or three times M-Sa from Cardonagh. One run per day is along the coast via Ballyliffen and Dunree.

is the high falutin' name they give to the stop on St Mary's Rd. There isn't even a bus shelter.

Swilly Ferry crosses the lough between Rathmullen and. It carries cars and sails Jun-Sept daily every 80 min or so. In 2021 an adult foot passenger is €5 single, €7 return, and a car with up to 2 adults and three children is €17 single, €28 return.

Get around
You need wheels to get around Inishowen Peninsula.

See

 * Castle Bridge at the outlet of Crana River leads to the Keep and Swan Park.
 * is the shell of a tower built by the Normans in the 14th century. The third floor was added in 1602 to welcome the Spanish army that would surely drive out the English; but they landed altogether the wrong end of the country at Kinsale, and were besieged then sent packing. Nothing daunted, Sir Cahir O'Doherty launched his rebellion of 1608, burning Derry, but he and his men were soon beaten. It only remained for the English to burn this place in reprisal, put to death any remaining rebels, and award the land to their own supporters. The Keep passed to the Vaughan family, who in 1718 recycled much of the stone to build Buncrana Castle adjacent (a private mansion, no tours), and they laid out the town on its present pattern. The Keep is unsafe to enter but you come for the scenic riverside park.
 * half a mile beyond the Keep is a gun battery built in 1812 against Napoleonic invasion. It was re-armed in the 1890s but disarmed in 1905. The structure is derelict and you can't enter.
 * Dunree lighthouse 200 m north of the fort was first lit in 1876 and remains in use.
 * is a C of I church in Fahan with monastery ruins in its graveyard.
 * is connected by road to its east and a footpath causeway to its south. A 15th century turret stands at its southwest point, but you mostly come for the bird life in the lough channel. An 8 km loop path follows the shore.
 * is the 615 m mountain between Buncrana and Carndonagh. You might be content to admire it from afar, as it's boggy and midge-ridden by any route. Shortest but soggiest approach is from the lane to the east, 12 km return. Many prefer to ascend from R244 around Drumfrees: a track leads up towards Slieve Snaghtbeg (505 m), then pick your way to the main summit.
 * Grianan of Aileach: see Derry for this sturdy ringfort above Burt village.
 * Grianan of Aileach: see Derry for this sturdy ringfort above Burt village.

Do

 * What's on? For local events read Inish Times, Inishowen Independent, InishowenNews.com, or the Derry Journal.
 * Cinema: Buncrana Cinema is on St Mary's Rd, north end of Main St.
 * Golf: Buncrana GC is south side of town by Amazing Grace Park. Northwest GC is on the coast at Lisfannon 3 km south.
 * Fishing: you need a permit for fishing in the river, available at several stores.
 * Art: there isn't a public gallery, but Northern Light on Main St is a commercial gallery displaying the photography of Adam Rory Porter.
 * Wains World is a children's indoor adventure play area on Milltown Business Park, 200 m east of Lidl. It could save your sanity.

Buy

 * Buncrana is the main shopping town, with Aldi, Lidl, and SuperValu.
 * There are ATMs outside Bank of Ireland, AIB and Ulsterbank.

Eat

 * Main St has a slew of budget places: Ubiquitous Restaurant, Four Lanterns, Oscar's, Abrakebabra, Sherpa and La Papa.
 * The hotels have the best dining, with Red Door getting the best reviews.
 * The hotels have the best dining, with Red Door getting the best reviews.

Sleep

 * Camping and caravans may be able to pitch at Amazing Grace Park south side of town. Lough Swilly caravan park has closed.
 * Tullyarvan Mill Hostel didn't open in 2021.
 * B&Bs mostly didn't open in 2021, but try St Columbus House or Town Clock B&B in the centre, or Caldra along Westbrook.

Connect
As of Aug 2021, Buncrana has 5G from Three, and 4G from Eir and Vodafone.

Go next

 * Carndonagh is the main settlement in the north of Inishowen Peninsula, with Malin Head the most northerly point on the Irish mainland.
 * Derry is a fascinating historic city with intact 17th century walls.
 * Letterkenny is Donegal's main transport and accommodation hub.

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Bundaberg

Bundaberg, colloquially known as Bundy, is a city of 71,000 people (2018) in Queensland, south of Rockhampton and north of Hervey Bay.

Understand

Bundaberg is closely linked to the sugar cane industry. The area is surrounded by cane fields, and the small railway lines that carry the harvested cane to the mills. The closeness to the sugar cane mills is the reason for the siting of the rum, ginger beer, and sugar industries associated with Bundaberg.

The town is 10 km from the ocean beaches, such as Bargara and Mon Repos. It is built on both sides of the Burnett River, which is crossed by two road bridges and a railway bridge. Bourbong street is the oddly named main street (originally named Bourbon Street, but historically misspelled). Parts are also known as the Isis Highway.

The town of Bargara is essentially the beachside suburb of Bundaberg. It has many modern apartments, accommodation, and resorts with ocean views. Though close to Bundaberg, it has a very different feel to the town centre. It has a small shopping and restaurant strip, and an esplanade with barbecues and picnic tables.

By car
Bundaberg is approximately 4½ hours drive by car north of Brisbane.

By bus
Buses do the journey from Brisbane in around 6 hours.

By train
Queensland Rail Travel services Bundaberg with the tilt train (4½ hours from Brisbane). The Spirit of the Outback services (6½ hours from Brisbane) also passes through the town. Adult fare $62.70 one way.

By plane
Bundaberg Airport (BDB) has four flights a day by QantasLink from Brisbane (check for specials). The airport is around 4 km west of the city centre. Car hire is available in the terminal, Avis, Budget, Hertz and Thrifty. Europcar is not in the terminal, but is at the far end of the car park. There is a cafe and an ATM in the terminal building.

Get around
Duffy's buses run mainly school buses, but there are some public routes. In particular buses run between Bargara and the Bundaberg town centre every hour or so on weekdays and every couple of hours on a Saturday.

You really need a car to get anywhere outside the city centre. A number of Backpacker hostels run shuttle minibuses for seasonal workers to local farms early in the morning and back again in the afternoon.

See

 * Turtles Return each year around December to Mon Repos to lay their eggs at night. In around February, and in December you can see the little hatchlings struggle their way into the ocean against the waves. The beach is part of a National Park, and you must be accompanied by a ranger to see the turtles. Laying and hatching is at night.
 * Turtles Return each year around December to Mon Repos to lay their eggs at night. In around February, and in December you can see the little hatchlings struggle their way into the ocean against the waves. The beach is part of a National Park, and you must be accompanied by a ranger to see the turtles. Laying and hatching is at night.
 * Turtles Return each year around December to Mon Repos to lay their eggs at night. In around February, and in December you can see the little hatchlings struggle their way into the ocean against the waves. The beach is part of a National Park, and you must be accompanied by a ranger to see the turtles. Laying and hatching is at night.
 * Turtles Return each year around December to Mon Repos to lay their eggs at night. In around February, and in December you can see the little hatchlings struggle their way into the ocean against the waves. The beach is part of a National Park, and you must be accompanied by a ranger to see the turtles. Laying and hatching is at night.
 * Turtles Return each year around December to Mon Repos to lay their eggs at night. In around February, and in December you can see the little hatchlings struggle their way into the ocean against the waves. The beach is part of a National Park, and you must be accompanied by a ranger to see the turtles. Laying and hatching is at night.
 * Turtles Return each year around December to Mon Repos to lay their eggs at night. In around February, and in December you can see the little hatchlings struggle their way into the ocean against the waves. The beach is part of a National Park, and you must be accompanied by a ranger to see the turtles. Laying and hatching is at night.

 * Tropical Fish at the Basin, Bargara. Tropical fish can be seen at the Basin, and the southern end of The Esplanade. It is possible to take bread and feed them. There is no admission charge, bring your own snorkel and mask.

Do

 * Walk along Bourbong Street and look at some of the city's old buildings.
 * Swim at Bargara beach
 * See the view from The Hummock, take the Bargara road, and follow the signs. A 100-meter-tall hill on the outskirts of Bundaberg for a good view of the city and out to the ocean. On a clear day, you can see the tip of K'gari.

Work
Seasonal work can be obtained picking tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables. Check with the backpacker hostels for more info. To work legally, you require a valid work visa (not a tourist visa) and you should provide the employer with a tax file number if you do not want them to deduct 48% tax from your wages (normal non-residential tax rate 29%). It may be possible to work without a valid visa (cash-in-hand), though occasionally inspectors do checks on farms and at hostels, which could result in severe consequences.

Buy
Bourbong Street, the main drag through town, is partly a shared pedestrian zone with a variety of shops, banks, travel agents and the main post office. There are two other major shopping centres: Hinkler Central, a few blocks to the south on the corner of Maryborough and Electra Sts, and the larger Stockland in the west (Cnr Takalvan and Heidke Sts), both of which contain most of the major Australian chains between them.

Sleep
There is a variety of accommodation styles available in Bundaberg. West of the Bundaberg Railway Station there are a number of well equipped motels. In amongst these motels is a variety of food outlets ranging from cafe style food, take away, and restaurants. There are around several backpackers hostels to choose from. One is opposite the bus depot. Two others are opposite the train station. Most of these can arrange farm work and will even provide transport to the farms in the morning and back in the afternoon. For those who wish to camp, caravan and camping parks are located throughout the city.

Bargara beach offers a choice of newer apartment style accommodation closer to the beach.

In town

Go next

 * Childers – many historic colonial buildings, on the way to Maryborough and Hervey Bay (both an hour's drive south)
 * Gin Gin – inland from Bundy, has the longest unsupported tunnel in the Southern Hemisphere
 * Lady Elliot Island – barrier reef island, direct flights from Bundaberg airport
 * Lady Musgrave Island – visit the barrier reef island and enjoy scuba diving in the atoll
 * Town of 1770 and Agnes Waters – the historic birth place of Queensland, about 2 hour's drive north, named after the year that Captain Cook first landed in Queensland

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Bundang

Bundang (분당, 盆唐) is a ward in Seongnam, a suburb of Seoul, in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Since 2010, Pangyo has emerged as Korea's Silicon Valley, attracting many IT and BT workers from Pangyo.

Understand
Bundang is located close to Pangyo (Pangyo Silicon Valley).

Bundang, also known as Bundang under Cheondang, is a neighborhood where many middle-class and wealthy Koreans live.

By subway
The Bundang Line subway connects Bundang to central Seoul. New Bunndang Line connects Gangnam to Bundang. It is faster than the old one, but more expensive.

By bus
Additionally, many buses run between Bundang to Seoul. You can take express or gwangyeok (광역) buses for Bundang at Seoul Exchange Center, taking Seoul Ring Expressway.

By taxi
The Airport Limousine can be found near Seohyeon and Ori Stations. Here you can get a ride to Incheon Airport for about ₩12,000.

By subway
The Bundang Subway Line stops in all the major areas of Bundang, and is very convenient.

By bus
Many buses run between all the different areas of Bundang. Buses are the best way to get back and forth between Bundang and Seoul, even during rush hour (20:00) a bus can get from Bundang to Insadong in 40 minutes. This trip will cost about ₩1,700.

By taxi
Taxis can be used, but they are not as ubiquitous as in Seoul. During rush hour it is near impossible to find a free taxi. At night, however, there should be no problem. Ask about your destination before you get in, as some taxis will only take you to certain areas (for example, some taxis are only for trips to Seoul, and cannot take you around Bundang) Most local taxis will not run the meter to Seoul and will ask for ₩30-40,000 for the trip.

Buy
Bundang is a place for shoppers. You can visit department stores run by Korean retail giants.

Eat
Bundang is known for its variety of restaurants. The streets west of Jeongja Station are home to a large selection of dining establishments.

Drink
A wide variety of drinking establishments can be found around every subway station. Seohyeon and Jeongja stations are good places to start, with the majority of "Western Bars" being at Seohyeon station in the shopping corridors directly outside of AK Plaza (Samsung Plaza)'s two main entrances. Popular western bars in this location include: Amuse, Monkey Beach, Dublin, Lose Control, and Traveler's Bar & Grill.

Stay safe
Like the rest of Korea, the Bundang area is very safe. As long as you use common sense, there should be no problems.

Go next

 * Everland is not too far away, and can be reached by several different buses in the area.

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Bundanoon

Bundanoon is a village in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. It has a choice of cafes, craft shops, bakeries and a historic pub. It is located adjacent to the Morton National Park which has opportunities for bushwalking, cycling, and admiring the views over the gullies.

It has a population of around 2,900 (2021) and caters well for tourists. The town centre is usually quite busy on a Sunday, with a bit of coffee and craft shop feel.

The town sells itself on having a somewhat Scottish sounding name, despite the fact that the origin of the name is likely derived from the local Aboriginal dialect. The town hosts the Brigadoon at Bundanoon festival annually, which attracts around 20,000 people to the village.

Get in

 * Trains service from Sydney with a connection at Campbelltown.  The train station is in the centre of town, and a short walk to the Youth Hostel.  Services run around every two hours, so check timetables.  Opal cards can be used on the trip, or buy single tickets.  Standard network trains all the way to Bundanoon are now rare and you usually have to take a bus from Moss Vale.  An alternative is to take the long-distance (NSW Trainlink) services to Canberra (3 daily) or Melbourne (2 daily), which both stop in Bundanoon - you can book ahead on the website (trains usually fill up) and the fare is around $30 one-way.
 * Bundanoon is clearly signposted at turns from the Hume Highway, almost half way between Sydney and Canberra. The town centre itself is around 10 km from the freeway.

Get around
The town itself is all within easy walking of the train station. The park entrance to the Morton National Park is around 1.5 km from the town. There is a picnic area and some walks located just inside the park. The walk to the lookouts if a further 4 km or so.

You can get around the town and to the National Park by bicycle. Bicycles can be brought on the train from Sydney free of charge and they can also be hired in Bundanoon. Some of the services are operated by coach services, so check that it is a train service, as buses can be awkward for bikes, although the drivers are usually obliging.

You can access the National Park, lookouts, bushwalks, and town by car. There is a daily admission fee of $7 to take cars and motorcycles into the National Park. Bicycles and pedestrians are free. Annual NSW Parks pass holders are free also.

Events
Brigadoon at Bundanoon, annually in April, is a celebration of everything Scottish. Held at the oval on the north side of the tracks, just east from the station.

Buy
Shop around the small craft, second hand clothing, and antique stores.

Bundanoon hosts the local markets on the first and third Sunday of the month. 8:30am-2:30pm in the hall opposite the station. A lot of local produce will be available.

The small supermarket is 100 m east of the main shopping strip opposite the train line.

Drink
Bundanoon was the first town in Australia to ban bottled water — they sell reusable bottles and have refilling points on the main street for your own bottles.

Other drinks and refreshments are available at the following places:

Connect
Mobile reception may be limited. Some parts of town and the Morton National Park have a signal on some networks, other parts do not. There is a payphone by the post office near the station.

Go next
See the rest of the Southern Highlands.

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