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Good news at Snomads HQ. There has been an improvement in anti-pandemic measures as the number of vaccinated people continues to increase and travel between the UK and Bulgaria has become easier. Although the COVID-19 situation can rapidly change at the local level, you can be confident that your Snomads booking is risk-free. We’re prepared to offer full refunds if travelling to and from your country is made impossible, find our full policy below.
As things stand we’re halfway through a relatively trouble-free season full of the white stuff.
BULGARIA ENTRY REQUIREMENTS UPDATED 1st MAY 2022
From 1 May 2022 all COVID-19 entry requirements for travellers to Bulgaria end, regardless of nationality and/or where travelled from.
UK ENTRY REQUIREMENTS UPDATED 18th MARCH 2022
You do not need to take any COVID-19 tests or fill in a passenger locator form. This applies whether you are fully vaccinated or not.
BULGARIA ENTRY REQUIREMENTS UPDATED 1st FEBRUARY 2022
From 1 February, anyone, including children aged 12-18, travelling from ‘red zone’ countries, such as the UK, are allowed to enter Bulgaria if they present one of the following documents:
Further details of the document requirements are below.
Document Requirements from 1 February:
If you do not have access to the NHS app or the EU Vaccination certificate you can present a document containing the name of the person in English, date of birth, date of the last administered dose, serial number of the dose, and the total number of doses administered, trade name of vaccine, batch number of dose(s), manufacturer name, name of country and organisation who has issued the certificate and for the EU certificate, its unique identifier.
If you have received you second of vaccines more than 270 days before your arrival, you will need to show evidence that you have had an additional (booster) dose of vaccine against COVID-19. This can show via the UK NHS app or letter, or EU vaccination certificate.
UK ENTRY REQUIREMENTS UPDATED 6th JANUARY 2022
If you qualify as fully vaccinated for travel to England, and you will arrive in England after 4am, Friday 7 January, you do not need to:
If you qualify as fully vaccinated and you will arrive in England after 4am, Sunday 9 January, you can choose to take a lateral flow test instead of a PCR test after you arrive in England.
If you take a lateral flow test and test positive, you will need to self-isolate and take a free confirmatory PCR test.
You must book the test before you travel to England. You can book lateral flow tests from 4am Friday 7 January.
You cannot use a lateral flow test until after 4am, Sunday 9 January. Before 4am Sunday 9 January, you must use a PCR test after arrival.
The fully vaccinated rules also apply to children aged 17 and under, people taking part in an approved vaccine trial, and people who are unable to have a vaccination due to medical reasons.
No country is completely safe from COVID. However, Bulgaria has a relatively low number of cases. Currently, the number of cases is going down, following the third wave of infections. The wave peaked at around 5600 cases per day. Things are slowly becoming normalized. As of the 14th of November, the daily reported cases are 1600. There have been almost 3 million doses of vaccines administered. That amounts to a total of 22% of the population being vaccinated. However anti-epidemic measures are still taken very seriously. Masks are mandatory inside public buildings and transport. Schools have moved to online education and other work sectors are limited. An inspection by the RHI from Blagoevgrad, which was conducted on the 31st January 2021 at Ski Center Bansko, stated the successful implications of all anti-epidemic measures, people could peacefully enjoy winter sports and the nature of the Pirin Mountains.
Apart from travel restrictions, there is a risk you may not be able to travel due to contracting Covid, or if a member of your household falls ill. Which? has produced an in-depth guide for UK nationals to Covid insurance. And of course remember to bring your EHIC/GHIC
The safety of our guests and staff is our number one priority so our chalets and vehicles will be subject to the local Covid-19 regulations of the destination country, which may differ from that of the UK. We understand that the current situation may be unsettling and we would like to reassure and remind you of the extra measures we’ve put in place to keep you and your money safe.
In light of the Coronavirus pandemic, we want all guests to be able to book with confidence and have therefore introduced the simple policy below in addition to our usual terms and conditions, a copy of which will be provided upon request. The policy applies to all stays in Chalet Diana-Ross, Chalet Supreme, Chalet Prince, and Chalet Stardust only.
Any other reasons will not be considered a valid reason and our standard cancellation terms will apply. These cancellation terms are valid up until the day before arrival.
Guests are strongly advised to check their insurance policies prior to booking.
Our team will make sure to keep you updated through our blog & social media channels for any new covid measures for Bansko and Bulgaria. For those who’d like to be more proactive, you can check the websites of the UK government, Reuters, the Bulgarian informational portal, and the European Information Portal.
Details and information on this page are correct at time of publish but we recommend checking gov.uk regularly for the most up to date information and we will not be bound by information which is provided in this blog on a goodwill basis.
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