Bulgaria Ski discussion board

A couple of years ago I took a 3 year old in Feb who was 4 in March, we had to pay to put them in (even though it was free for 4 year olds and over - it was about 150 lev for the week) and they were only allowed to ski if they were 4, my son hated it. The provision is very poor. I would suggest you take a portable dvd, games and colouring sheets etc to keep them entertained. You will get skis for you to use with your child.

They are allowed to sledge in the afternoon. When over 4 it seems worth while as they go skiing etc and make friend with each other as they younger ones are left behind. You could try blagging it and say your child is over 4 if it does not have their DoB on a voucher.

Hi just thought I would add my bit here. I am the parent of the child Michelle mentioned. This year was my son's 4th hol and he skied "the wall" and boarded and is now 7. His skiing ability has all come from having 1-1 tuition for the first 2 holidays out there. It costs around £30 per day and you will then also get to see plenty of your child during the day as they can join your group for a couple of hours with their instructor to mop up their spills. You can also meet for lunch every day and you will be able to take your child on the slopes yourself after ski school. With kindergarten you will drop them in the morning and not see them all day. I think it is a very personal choice and you need to decide what would be best for your family. Good luck

Dona

I used the kindergarten this year - my daughter is only 3 and a half and I thought she wouldn't be able to go as she was not 4. Lets just say i didn't exactly disclose how old she was and they didn't ask for evidence. She had a great time. She was not particularly bothered about skiing - we did get her 1-1 tuition for a couple of hours but it was really cold so she wasn't too keen.
The kindergarten was well run and the ladies very friendly and spoke good English. There were lots of other english children there too. At lunch they took them up to the main kindergarten at the Perelik where they had lunch and played for a while before returning to the slopes.