Meet And Work With Our Amazing Guides
![Plamena Petrova](/images/guides/epic_tours_guides_plamena_petrova3.jpg)
Plamena Petrova
Owner and Founder- 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
![Kristian Iliev](/images/guides/epic_tours_guides_kristian_iliev.jpg)
Kristian Iliev
Kayak Guide- Certified kayak coach and outdoor instructor
- Chris is a keen photographer.
- Passionate about working with children
![Kalin Ivanov](/images/guides/epic_tours_guides_kalin_ivanov.jpg)
Kalin Ivanov
Bushcraft Instructor- 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
![Martin Stoimenov](/images/guides/epic_tours_guides_martin_stoimenov.jpg)
Martin Stoimenov
Ski Mountaineering Guide- Martin is construction engineer by profession and mountaineer at heart
- Mountain rescuer and guide since 2019. Ski instructor since 2015
- One of his favourite activities in the mountains are ski touring during the winter season and technical trekkings during the summer
![Вяра Лъджева](/images/guides/epic_tours_guides_viara.jpg)
Вяра Лъджева
Mountain Guide- Certified mountain guide
- She has experience with leading groups in the Alps and the Bulgarian mountains
- She turns her hobby into a profession with one single goal - to show the beauty of the montain to more people
![Elitsa Pavlova](/images/guides/epic_tours_guides_elitsa_pavlova.jpg)
Elitsa Pavlova
Climbing Instructor- Certified climbing instructor at National Sports Academy (00560/2008 г)
- National ice climbing champion 2000 and 2001
- First place at the national rock climbing championship 2012
- In 2002, together with Nikolay Petkov and Tervel Kerelov, they successfully climbed the Filippe-Flamm route along the 1,200-meter north face of Civeta
- In 2003, she participated in an expedition to Mount Lenin (7134 m). In 2004, she was the leader of a trekking group to the front base camp of Mount Everest from Tibet
- През 2008 г. в свръзка с Николай Петков изкачва връх Мисис Тау (4300 m) в Безенгийския район, Кавказ
- През 2008 г. в свръзка с Николай Петков изкатерват северната 1300-метрова стена на връх Пиц Бадиле в Швейцария по тура на Касин