Vores team

Dimiter Popov
Dimiter Popov - Trekking & Cycling

A geographer and former mountain guide and ski-instructor Dimo founded Penguin Travel in Copenhagen in 1989. Having visited over 140 countries he is a member of the Danish Travellers Club (De Berejstes Klub). Dimo still leads most of the groups to new destinations. He takes care of all equestrian and cycling programmes in Bulgaria.

Lyuben Sinadinski
Lyuben Sinadinski - Trekking, cycling & horseriding

Trekking, cycling & horseriding Lyuben was born in 1990 and began climbing at the age of 13. Since then nature and adventure have been his passion. Graduated with Bachelor's degree in Entrepreneurship and Master's Degree in Financial control and Auditing, he became part of Penguin's team at the beginning of 2011. He considers himself lucky to have a job that largely involves communication with highly motivated and experienced people in travelling. He finds inspiration in undiscovered destinations and customers' desires.

Lubomir Gatev
Lyubomir Gatev - Horseriding

Super Lubo - born in November 1988, worked for the company three and a half years. Studied tourism in New Bulgarian University. Lives in a small village in the Rhodope Mountains, near Plovdiv. Join the firm as a guide-horseback riding and biking.

Pencho Penchev
Pencho Penchev – Birdwatching

A naturalist by nature, Pencho is a member of the Bulgarian Society for Protection of Birds. As a researcher in animal breeding he implements the initiatives of the Society for preservation and restoration of habitats into farming on regional scale. He is a birder with good insight into bird behavior and identification, well acquainted with the Bulgarian open country and ornithologically interesting spots. Pencho joined Penguin Travel in 2010 and he loves touring – being in touch with nature and meeting people of the ilk. An enthusiastic bird picker and a nice company – your guiding bird and fellow.

Vladimira Petrova
Vladimira Petrova - Visa Department

Vladimira is graduated with an international tourism qualification from the Institute of Postgraduate Studies at the University of National and World Economy – Sofia. She wants to learn more about the culture, customs and traditions of people. Her favourite destinations are Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine and the mountains of Bulgaria (Rhodope, Rila and Stara Planina). In Penguin Travel she is responsible for collection and submission of documents for issuing visa and for responding to the enquiries of Russian clients.

Kalina
Kalina Dimitrova - Scandinavian Department

Kalina Dimitrova-Kristiansen has spent 18 years in the northern countries-Denmark and Norway-living,studying and working as a musician there,obtaining a Master Degree from the Norwegian Music Academy in Oslo.Her greatest interest are music,foreign languages,history and traveling.She considers working in Penguin travel as a great opportunity for using scandinavian languages in dynamic and interesting environment.

Vesislava
Vesislava Atanasova - Cultural, trekking, cycling & horseriding

Vesislava was born in 1996 and she is our young dragon in the Penguin team. She graduated her bachelor degree in Tourism in University Prof. Asen Zlatarov, Burgas. Her passion is to travel and rather dive into the different culture, traditions and everyday life of the local people. She started job in the company in the inbound department, making sure that every traveler will have the best experience based on their personal interests. Over the time she started developing her tour leading skills as well and now she is one of our guides who are more than happy to share all their knowledge with you on our cultural tours.

Vladi
Vladimir Sestrimski - Cultural, trekking, cycling & horseriding

Vlad is a difficult one. He is colour blind but likes photography. Dyslexic but wrote for a newspaper. (and surprise, surprise...) Has a terrible sense of direction and is now a guide! Born in BG, studied to be an actor, but worked mostly as a social worker, abroad. Now he is back in the homeland, "To finally get to know the place", he says. Dude smiles a lot, has a lot of stories, but is not too sociable, unless you bring a cat.

Til hest gennem Bulgariens landsbyer 6100 DKK, 8 Dage

Til hest gennem Bulgariens landsbyer

Bjergene i Bulgarien er mange og forskellige, men Teteven Balkan kombinerer det bedste af dem alle...
Bianou Festivalen - fejring af kultur og mangfoldighed i Agadez, Niger 13250 DKK, 9 Dage

Bianou Festivalen - fejring af kultur og mangfoldighed i Agadez, Niger

Agadez-regionen i det nordlige Niger, beliggende mellem Sahara og Sahel, fejrer årligt...
Vandreferie i Rila- og Pirinbjergene - Bulgarien 4390 DKK, 8 Dage

Vandreferie i Rila- og Pirinbjergene - Bulgarien

En unik bjergvandretur over skyerne i Balkan-halvøens højeste bjerge. På denne tur vil vi bestige...
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