The Black Sea coast of Bourgas district is a wonderful place for summer vacations. Cape Emine is the place where Stara planina (Balkan mountains) ends at the sea shore and this place divides the Black sea coast into north and south. A big part of the beaches are large, others are small and enclosed in picturesque sea bays. The beaches and the sea offer conditions for practicing different types of water sports (surf, water ski, diving, and archaeology) and fishing (incl. underwater). The beaches in Dyuni, Elenite, Pomorie (east beach), Harmanite (Sozopol), St. Vlas (central beach and Venid beach), and Sunny beach (north and south beach) have Blue Flag. The salinity of the Black Sea is low (the seashore waters – 16-17‰), and the tides are very small. In summer the average temperature of sea water is 22-24°С, and in the shallowest parts up to 26°С, which makes it extremely pleasant for sunbathing.
During the last years part of the elite seaside resorts and towns have built yacht ports. The opportunities for yacht tourism on the South Black Sea coast are in Burgas, St. Vlas, Nessebar, Sozopol, Dyuni.
Besides combination of sun, sand and sea, the Black sea resorts offer hiking, cycling and riding tourism, ecotourism, photo, visit of natural, cultural and archaeological sightseeing.
Some of the Bulgarian rivers flow into the Black Sea. Their mouths are surrounded by thick humid forests. Parts of the rivers are navigable (Ropotamo, Veleka) for small motor boats and offer the visitors unforgettable tours along the rivers. The unique dense forests of rivers Ropotamo and Veleka are suitable for lovers of nature as well. In the South Black Sea Coast you may touch the coolness of Strandzha Mountains and observe the ancient traditions in villages, tucked away in the mountains. Tourists may admire the wonderful lakes along the Black sea coast: Alepu, Arkutino, Atanasovsko, Bourgas Lake, Pomorie Lake and seaside lagoons and firths. You can see plenty of rare flora and fauna, deposits of curative mud, on the base of which there are plenty of establishments for mud treatment – Pomorie Lake and Atanasovsko Lake.
At the seashore there are mineral waters and a combination of natural resources due to which there is successful combination of SPA, balneo and wellness tourism with sea vacation. Tourists have the possibility for visiting the islands in the Black sea – St. Anastasia, St. John (where the remains of St John are found), St. peter, St. Cyric and Julita, St. Toma.
The resorts along the Black sea coast are appropriate either for family vacations or for individual holidays and entertainments – Obzor, Elenite and Dyuni holiday villages are preferred especially by families with children. Young tourists prefer Sunny beach, Primorsko, Kiten, Lozenets due to the big number of clubs, bars and possibilities for entertainment. Sunny beach is the biggest resort in the country and very often it is a host of parties of world famous DJs and bands.
Sozopol and Nessebar (included in UNESCO list of world cultural heritage) are famous for their combination of beautiful seaside nature and heritage sightseeing. These two towns are with a centuries-old history and they attract romantic tourists.
Excellent conditions for holidays offer the resorts St. Vls, Ravda, Aheloy, Pomorie, Chernomorets, Tsarevo, Ahtopol and Sinemorets. The Bulgarian seaside resorts offer different opportunities for accommodation – from luxury 4 and 5 star hotels to small romantic family-run hotels, that respond to the world standards. Part of the hotels in the Black sea resorts work all the year round and offer facilities for congress tourism, organization of different events and incentives. The visitors on the Black sea coast have the opportunity to admire the numerous cultural events, incl. Apolonia, Spirit of Burgas, International Folk Festival in Burgas, Festival of church music – Pomorie, fire-dancing, etc.