- Plamena is KayakZone and EpicTours founder
- She graduated from the National Sports Academy in specialty canoe-kayak coach. She has over 20 years of experience as a coach
- Licensed senior canoe-kayak coach at the Ministry of Youth and Sports
- Practicing sea kayaking since 2012
- Licensed British Canoeing Sea leader, EPP level 3
- Licensed mountain guide (license number: B-00296)
- Class "A" ski instructor
- Completed water safety & rescue course
- Completed medical assistance course
- Hobbies - kayaking, sea kayaking, ski and ski mountaineering, equestrian, hiking and trekking, climbing
- Licensed mountain guide
- Certified ‘Caver’ at the ‘Cherni Vrah’ Caving Club, and recently enthusiastic about freeride.
- His love for the mountains probably took root during a half-conscious period in early childhood, when his parents used to take him hiking. He discovered an aware, genuine passion for the mountains during a mountaineering course in 2004, thanks to what he learned there and the people he met. And ever since, he’s been happy to share this joy with everyone.
- Licensed mountain guide and tour guide
- Class "A" ski instructor
- Lora grew up at the foot of the Rila mountain, above Blagoevgrad. The summers she spent in the forests around the Bodrost area were likely the key to her love for nature, high mountains, and free roaming through them.
- After years of hiking in the Bulgarian mountains as an enthusiast, she decided to turn her hobby into a profession and successfully obtained her mountain guide licence.
- Her greatest passion is multi-day, long routes with the possibility of sleeping under the open sky. She likes to joke that "if there are too many comforts, you're not really on a holiday".
- For the past few years she has been dedicating her winters predominantly to ski touring.
- Over 20 years of mountaineering
- Last 10 years — climbing and alpinism
- Beginner skier :)
- Multiple ascents in the Dolomites and Alps — Marmolada, Triglav, Mont Blanc, Matterhorn, Gran Paradiso, Breithorn
- Ararat (Turkey)
- Toubkal (Morocco)
- Co-founder of the agency and key organiser behind the scenes
- Keen mountaineer, climber, cyclist and skier
- Multiple ascents in the Alps
- Grossglockner, Austria
- Mont Blanc
- Kayak guide
- Certified kayak coach
- Certified kayak coach and outdoor instructor
- Chris is a keen photographer.
- Passionate about working with children
- I started attending Survivalschool's bushcraft and survival courses in UK, in 2015
- I completed my instructor degree in 2016
- I also took additional courses at Ray Mears and Dave Canterbury
- I've been also one-week dog sledding and canoeing adventures in Sweden
- I have a Personal Performace Award (three starts canoe) at British Canoeing
- I adore spending time in nature where I can practice and improve my knowledge and skills in bushcraft and survival
Meet our team
Passionate people with rich experience, united by love for nature and a desire to share unforgettable adventures
8
Guides
50+
Programmes
3 500+
Participants
7
Countries
Owner
Founder · Mountain guide · Kayak coach
Plamena Petrova
Plamena is the founder and driving force behind Epic Tours. Licensed mountain guide, senior canoe-kayak coach and Class ‘A’ ski instructor — with her every outing is safe and unforgettable.
Pencho
Co-founder and Mountain Guide
Tsvetalin Tsonev
Mountain Guide
Lora Karavelova
Mountain Guide and Ski Instructor
Rami
Mountain Guide
Blagovest Tsolov
Mountain Guide
Vasil Konstantinov
Kayak Guide
Kristian Iliev
Kayak Guide
Kalin Ivanov
Bushcraft Instructor
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Contact usOur values
Safety first
We follow strict safety standards and protocols on every programme
Respect for nature
We leave nature better than we found it
Honesty and transparency
Clear terms, no hidden fees — what you see is what you get
Unforgettable experiences
Every outing is special — and we strive to make it EPIC