 Tzarevo : Profile
Tzarevo is just 15nm north of the border with Turkey. It is an attractive seaside resort with all the facilities that go with that. Take care entering the bay, there are reefs to the south and to the north. The reef to the south is marked, but it extends beyond the marker. The end of the breakwater is marked with a white tower.
Position 42°10.21N, 27° 51.56'E
Port of Entry See Bulgaria Formalities for details.
Tzarevo is a convenient place to clear into Bulgaria when coming from Turkey, or to clear out when leaving Bulgaria.
Immigration officials are available around the clock, or “non-stop” as they say in Bulgaria. Customs officials work from 8 AM till 8 PM, making it difficult to clear out early enough to make the mouth of the Bosporus in daylight hours, an 82 nm trip. In some cases they will make special arrangements to clear out around 7 PM with the promise that everyone stays aboard until departure.
Last updated August 2011.
The harbour is largely open to the south, but shelter can be found in winds from other directions. The breakwater, behind which the customs dock is located, provides good protection from northerly and westerly winds.
On arrival, friendly port authority and customs/immigration officials are waiting to direct you to a berth with lazy lines, if not call on VHF channel 16. Water, electricity and Wi-Fi are available at very reasonable prices but mooring charges are extremely high for Bulgarian standards, around 3.30 Euro per metre at time of writing.
You have the option to clear in or out and then anchor in the bay, or take one of the free mooring buoys. The anchorage is exposed to any Easterly winds and subject to swell; it might be untenable in very strong easterly and southerly winds.
The town has a fuel station, bank, ATM, internet cafe etc.
Last updated August 2011.
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