BALKAN – 6 NEGARA
9 day tour
DETAILS ON OUR ADVENTURE
9 DAYS / 8 NIGHTS / 5 COUNTRIES
INCLUDED
➢ Accommodation
➢ HB (Breakfast + Dinner)
➢ Transportation: Sprinter (19-seater); Minibus (35-seater)
➢ Tour Escort
➢ Local Guides (Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Ohrid, Skopje)
➢ Entrance Fees (City Hall, The Spring of river Bosnia)
➢ Bottled water daily
➢ Taxes
NOT INCLUDED
- Flight Tickets
- Lunch
- Personal Expenses
DAY 01: ZAGREB ARRIVAL & TOUR - BIHAC (Lunch, Dinner)
• Arrival at Zagreb Airport, meet and greet by our tour manager.
• Proceed to City tour of Zagreb, where we will visit: the upper and lower town Kaptol and Gradec, the majestic Cathedral Archbishop's Palace, Ban Jelacic square, Lotrseak Tower, Archaeological Museum, National Museum, Dolac Market, etc..
• Lunch at local restaurant.
• Free time.
• Proceed to Bihac (160 km; +/- 3 hours). Dinner at hotel or restaurant.
• Overnight and accommodation at hotel in Bihac.
DAY 02: BIHAC - JAJCE - TRAVNIK - SARAJEVO (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
• Breakfast at hotel. Check-out..
• Proceed to royal town Jajce (221 km: +/- 3 hours) and visit magnificent Jajce waterfall in heart of the city.
• After the waterfall we’ll continue to see Pliva lakes and visit wooden watermills.
• Proceed towards Travnik (67 km: +/- 1 hour) and we stop at Malaysian mosque in Turbe village.
• Lunch at local restaurant. Travnik is a small town with mosques and fortress that dot the skyline shows the original style Bosnian architecture that gives this town a charm. We’ll see the Plava Voda springs.
• Continue towards Sarajevo.
• Dinner and overnight at hotel in Sarajevo.
DAY 03: SARAJEVO TOUR (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
• Breakfast at hotel.
• Proceed to magnificent Spring of the Bosna river with swans, ducks and untouched nature.
• After Bosna springs we are going to visit Tunnel of Hope, most important structure during the 1992 war in the Bosnia and Herzegovina. Visit the Tunnel and Musem and watch the movie about Siege in Sarajevo 1992-1995.
• Upon arrival we are going to enjoy in the Bosnian Cuisine and then free and easy walking tour of Old town Bascarsija, Latin bridge, a place where the Austro Hungarian Archduke was assassinated, what triggered the 1st World War; Brusa bezistan – covered market place; Gazi Husref Bey Mosque- built in 1530 year during the Ottoman era – and Gazi Husref Bey Madrass; Moricahan built in 1551; Vijecnica – City hall for the Austro-Hungarian era, etc...
• Rest of the day at leisure and shopping.
• Overnight and dinner at hotel in Sarajevo.
*Optional: Horse carriage ride trough Great Avenue long 3 km. Duration: cca 20 min;
DAY 04: SARAJEVO – BLAGAJ – MOSTAR (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
• Breakfast at hotel and check out hotel.
• Proceed towards Mostar (120 km : +/- 2 hours).
• Upon arrival Mostar City Tour – visit Koski Mehmed pasha mosque and walk through the old town and Old bridge, listed as UNESCO heritage site.
• Free time for shopping.
• Proceed to Blagaj (24 km; +/- 30 min). Upon arrival visit one of the oldest Dervish Tekki (outside) in Bosnia from XV century and largest river spring in Europe – Buna spring which forms the largest karst spring in Europe.
• Lunch at restaurant near river Buna.
• Rest day free and easy.
• Back to Mostar. Dinner at hotel.
• Overnight and accommodation at hotel in Mostar.
DAY 05: MOSTAR – KOTOR – SHKODER (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
• Breakfast at hotel and check-out.
• Proceed to Kotor (187 km; +/- 4 hours).
• Visit of Kotor, Medieval town on Adriatic coast which is also surrounded by stone walls. Kotor is also one of the largest beys on Adriatic which attracts many cruise ships and its on the UNESCO World heritage list.
• Free time.
• After Kotor proceed to Skhoder. Photo stop at St. Stefan Island.
• After Kotor proceed to Shkoder.
• Dinner at hotel.
• Overnight and accommodation at hotel in Shkoder.
DAY 06: SHKODER – OHRID TOUR (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
• Breakfast at hotel. Check-out.
• Proceed to Ohrid (212 km; +/- 4 hours). Upon arrival we have lunch in local restaurant.
• Have a city tour and visit: Old Bazaar, Zeynel Abidin Pasha Tekke, Ali Pasha's Mosque.
• Free time to enjoy beautiful lake which is the deepest and one of the largest lakes in Balkans, with clean water that has visibility of 20 m. Perhaps visit the recommended Ohrid Pearl's shop.
• Free time.
• Dinner at hotel. Overnight and accommodation at hotel in Ohrid.
*Optional: boat ride on crystal clear Ohrid lake with duration of 50 min
DAY 07: OHRID – TETOVO – SKOPJE TOUR (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
• Breakfast at hotel and check-out.
• Proceed to Skopje (172 km; +/- 3 hours). On the way we stop in Tetovo where we have photostop near beautiful Colorful Mosque. Continue to Skopje.
• Upon arrival proceed to walking tour and visit: Mustafa-Pasha Mosque, Stone Bridge, Old Bazaar, Daut Pashin Hamam, from the XV century.
• Lunch at local restaurant.
• Free time for shopping and leisure.
• Dinner at hotel/restaurant.
• Overnight and accommodation at hotel in Skopje.
DAY 08: SKOPJE – SOFIA TOUR (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
• Breakfast at hotel and check-out.
• Proceed to Sofia (242km; +/- 4 hours).
• Upon arrival lunch at local restaurant.
• Enjoy a richly rewarding walking tour through this fascinating city. Start with a visit inside the imposing Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the symbol of Sofia. Visit the nearby St Sofia Basilica and view the National Art Gallery building, the majestic National Theatre and its fountains, Banya Bashi mosque, The Presidential Palace and National Assembly and take a peep at the archaeological site right beneath the busy streets of Sofia.
• Free time for shopping.
• Dinner at hotel/restaurant. Overnight and accommodation at hotel in Sofia.
DAY 09: SOFIA DEPARTURE (Breakfast)
• Breakfast at hotel and check-out.
• Free time before we depart to Sofia International Airport.
• End of service.
*Due to unforeseen circumstances, the sequence of itinerary may subject to change without prior notice.
