THE MAGNIFICENCE OF THE BALKANS
Indicative itinerary subject to change until the date of departure
Day 1 Zagreb
Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Depending on the flight schedule, time at leisure. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 2 Zagreb
Breakfast. In the morning, a panoramic tour of Zagreb. Rest of the day free to explore this wonderful city on your own. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 3 Zagreb / Plitvice Lakes / Zadar
Breakfast. Departure for Plitvice. On the way, stop at a wonderful place called Rastoke, which will enchant you with its waterfalls. Continuation to the Plitvice Lakes National Park, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This immense park is criss-crossed by 16 lakes, large and small, united by 92 waterfalls. Continuation to Zadar. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 4 Zadar / Trogir / Split
Breakfast. Guided tour of Zadar. Continuation to the village of Pakovo, in the Dalmatian countryside, where you can see how people lived in other times and learn about the preparation of Dalmatian ham, one of the symbols of the region, with a tasting of wine and this special Dalmatian ham. Lunch. In the afternoon, departure for Split with a stop in Trogir. This small medieval town is on the UNESCO World Heritage List and you will have some free time to visit it at your leisure. Continuation of the journey to Split. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 5 Split / Korčula
Breakfast. Guided tour of Split to Diocletian's Palace, built by Emperor Diocletian in the IV century. Visit the palace cellars, the peristyle, the cathedral and the temple of Jupiter. Afterwards, time at leisure for a little more sightseeing in this fascinating city and, in the afternoon, departure for the island of Korčula. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 6 Korčula / Ston / Dubrovnik
Breakfast. Visit to the medieval town of Korčula with a local guide, one of the best preserved and a real hidden gem on the Adriatic Sea. According to legend, this is where the famous explorer Marco Polo was born. After the visit and some time at leisure, continuation to Ston, built in the 15th century and surrounded by a 5.5-kilometer stone wall, the second longest in the world. Lunch and on to Dubrovnik. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 7 Dubrovnik
Breakfast. Panoramic tour of Dubrovnik, the Pearl of the Adriatic. Rest of the day at leisure. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 8 Dubrovnik / Kotor / Budva / Dubrovnik
Breakfast. Departure for Montenegro. Drive along the coast of the wonderful Bay of Kotor. Visit to the beautiful walled city. Time at leisure and departure for Budva. Rest of the day at leisure until return to Dubrovnik, dinner and accommodation.
Day 9 Dubrovnik / Mostar
Breakfast. Departure for Mostar. Visit to the symbol of the city, “The Old Bridge”, built in stone in the XVI century, and the Turkish House. Lunch at a local restaurant and the rest of the afternoon at leisure. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 10 Mostar / Sarajevo
Breakfast. Departure for Sarajevo. Arrival in the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina. The city tour includes the picturesque “Bas Carsija” bazaar and the Husref Beg Mosque. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 11 Sarajevo / Belgrade
Breakfast. Departure for the Serbian capital, Belgrade. Lunch at a local restaurant along the way. Arrival in Belgrade. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 12 Belgrade
Breakfast. City tour of Belgrade with a local guide. During the walking tour, you will stroll along the famous Knez Mihailova shopping street and through the historic city center. After the visit, rest of the day at leisure. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 13 Belgrade / Sremski Karlovci / Novi Sad / Zagreb
Breakfast. In the morning, departure for Sremski Karlovci, the museum town that was the center of culture and religion in Serbia during the XVIII and XIX centuries. Wine tasting included. After the visit, departure for Novi Sad, the capital of Vojvodina. In the afternoon, departure for Zagreb. Arrival in Zagreb, dinner and accommodation.
Day 14 Zagreb
Breakfast. Day at leisure to continue visiting the city. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 15 Zagreb
Breakfast. Time at leisure until transfer to the airport.
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Remarks
Depending on the number of participants, transfers between cities will be organized with a driver who speaks the local language/English, without an accompanying guide.
