The Balkans - an incomparable combination of breathtaking natural beauties with a historically significant and fascinating cultural heritage, reinforced by the southern temperament of the people. Discover with us this wonderful region where East and West have come together for centuries.
You just have to experience the Balkans!
INCLUDED SERVICES:
- Welcome drink on the day of arrival
- Accommodation in good middle class hotels
- 1x overnight stay with half board in Ljubljana
- 1x overnight stay with half board in Zagreb
- 1x overnight stay with half board in Sarajevo
- 3x overnight stays with half board in the Dubrovnik area
- 1x overnight stay with half board in Šibenik
- 1x overnight stay with half board in the Kvarner Bay
- City tours Ljubljana, Zagreb, Sarajevo, Mostar, Dubrovnik, Split, Trogir, Zadar
- Full-day Genglish-speaking tour guide from - to the border for the excursion to Montenegro
PROGRAM SUGGESTION:
DAY 1: Arrival in Ljubljana
The capital of Slovenia is the first destination of this trip. The city is famous for its architectural monuments designed by Jože Plečnik. The architecture of the city will amaze you! Dinner and overnight at the booked hotel in Ljubljana.
DAY 2: Ljubljana - Zagreb
After an extensive city tour of Ljubljana, you will continue your journey to Zagreb. In the early afternoon you will reach the capital of Croatia. Zagreb is an attractive travel destination with its k. u. k. Time reminding charm, its historical buildings and the many green areas. Imposing baroque buildings, gems from the Wilhelminian era and wonderful parks.
Dinner and overnight in the booked hotel in Zagreb.
DAY 3: Zagreb - Sarajevo
After driving through wooded mountains, we reach the capital of Bosnia, Sarajevo. This city is delightfully located on the mountainside. Dinner and overnight at the booked hotel in Sarajevo
DAY 4: Sarajevo - Mostar - Dubrovnik
After breakfast, the journey today takes you to Mostar. East and West, Catholicism, Orthodoxy and Islam meet in the Balkans - fuel for conflict. The multi-ethnic state of Yugoslavia split up in the 1990s, but the wounds of the cruel war healed pleasantly quickly. Mostar is such a city where you can really feel it: here you will find one of the most famous testimonies of the past war: the Stari Most bridge. It has always been considered a bridge between the Occident and the Orient and a symbol of Mostar, if not all of Bosnia. Continue south to Dubrovnik.
Dinner and overnight in the Dubrovnik area.
DAY 5 :Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik, also known as the pearl of the Adriatic. The old town (UNESCO cultural heritage) is like a unique open-air museum. It awaits and a city tour through this wonderful city. Enjoy the free afternoon with a stroll on the city wall or a boat trip to the island of Lokrum (optional). Do not miss a walk on the impressive city wall and on the "Stradun" promenade. Dinner and overnight in the booked hotel in the Dubrovnik area.
DAY 6: Tour of Montenegro
After breakfast, an excursion to Montenegro awaits you. Today we visit the beautiful Bay of Kotor and UNESCO city of Kotor. City tour and free time in the old town. Afterwards you travel to Budva, where you visit the old town with the narrow, typical Mediterranean streets. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight in the Dubrovnik area.
Day 7: Dubrovnik - Šibenik (approx. 300 km)
After breakfast, leave Dubrovnik and continue north along the coast. Today the journey takes you north along the Dalmatian coast. You happen to split first. The guided tour through the city in Diocletian's palace is like a journey through time through different stylistic epochs. The place Trogir (UNESCO World Heritage Site) enchants with its narrow, winding streets that house numerous squares, old churches, palaces and monasteries.
Continue to Šibenik, dinner and overnight in the booked hotel.
DAY 8: Šibenik - Kvarner Bay (approx. 270 km)
Before you leave Dalmatia, you should pay a visit to the city of Zadar. From Zadar the journey continues along the beautiful Croatian coast. Your today's destination is the Kvaner Bay. We definitely recommend a visit to the famous Opatija seaside resort. Dinner and overnight in the booked hotel.
DAY 9: journey home
Travel time: April, May, September, October
Extension days possible
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE JOURNEY:
- UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Sarajevo, the Jerusalem of Europe
- Dubrovnik, pearl of the Adriatic
- Old bridge in Mostar