Meet And Work With Our Amazing Guides

Plamena Petrova

• 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

Viliyan Blazhev

• Licensed mountain guide
• His passion since childhood has been the mountains. He manages to turn his hobby into a profession

Tsvetalin Tsonev

• 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.

Vasil Konstantinov

• Kayak guide
• Certified kayak coach

Kristian Iliev

• Certified kayak coach and outdoor instructor
• Chris is a keen photographer.
• Passionate about working with children

Kalin Ivanov

• 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