Balkan Tour
Dubrovnik-Budva-Tirana-Ohrid-Skopje-Kolasin-Cetinje-Kotor
8days/7nights, Dubrovnik/Dubrovnik
2020 depart Sun: May 10, 31. Jun 21. Jul 12. Aug 02, 23. Sep 13, 20.
Cost from: $1370 pp twin share (s/supp $475) May-Jun
Cost from: $1450 pp twin share (s/supp $475) Jun -Sep
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day 01 sun Dubrovnik Arrival
Upon arrival at Dubrovnik Airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Meet with your tour director and the rest of your group for dinner. D
day 02 mon Dubrovnik-Budva-Shkodra-Tirana
Morning sightseeing tour of Dubrovnik, included in the UNESCO’s List of World Cultural Heritage. You will visit the Franciscan Monastery with Europe’s third oldest pharmacy, the Rector’s Palace and the Cathedral. Departure for Tirana; we drive inland via Budva, crossing the Albanian border at Shkodra, once the capital of the Illyrian Kingdom (3rd century B.C.). Dinner and overnight in Tirana. BD
day 03 tue Tirana-Ohrid-(Macedonia)
Morning sightseeing tour of Tirana, the capital of Albania, including Skender Bey Square, the Mosque of Ethem Bey and a visit to the National Museum representing the flow of Albanian history and housing the finds from archeological sites across the country. Afternoon departure for Ohrid, driving via Elbasan and crossing the Macedonian border at Cafasan. Dinner and overnight in Ohrid. BD
day 04 wed Ohrid
Full day in the lakeside resort of Ohrid, classified as UNESCO’s World Cultural Heritage site. Through the activity of St. Clement and St. Naum of Ohrid, the first pan-Slavic University in Europe, the famous Ohrid Literary School was founded here. Morning sightseeing tour includes the church of St. Sofia, the most eminent medieval monument in Macedonia with magnificent Byzantine fresco paintings and St. Clement Church with its icon of Annunciation. In the afternoon a short drive to visit St. Naum Monastery built on the shores of Ohrid Lake in 900 A.D. and dedicated to the Slavic missionary and educator St. Naum of Ohrid. Return to hotel for overnight. BD
day 05 thu Ohrid-Skopje
Morning departure for Skopje. Sightseeing tour of Skopje, including the Kale Fortress, the Church of the Holy Savior with its iconostas, one of the finest samples of traditional walnut woodcarving, Old Bazaar and stone Bridge. We drive to the slopes of the Vodno Mountain where we visit the Monastery of St. Panteleimon with its 12th century iconostas and frescoes ranking among the highest achievements of Byzantine art of this period. Dinner and overnight in Skopje. BD
day 06 fri Skopje-Kolašin (Montenegro)
Morning departure for Kolasin, driving via Pec and Berane and along the impressive Moraca River Canyon. Afternoon arrival at Kolasin, spreading on the left bank of the river Tara, situated at the altitude of 954m. The whole area is surrounded by the thick pine forest of the Bjelasica Mountain and is a popular skiing and air spa resort. Dinner and overnight in Kolasin. BD
day 07 sat Kolašin-Cetinje-Kotor-Dubrovnik
Morning departure for Cetinje to visit the King Nikola Museum, once the residence of the Montenegrin King Nikola I. We continue on to the UNESCO-protected Kotor, where we visit its Romanesque Cathedral dedicated to St Triphun the city’s patron saint. Then we drive along the picturesque Bay of Kotor to Dubrovnik, where we have dinner. BD
day 08 sun Dubrovnik Departure
After breakfast, your tour ends with a transfer to Dubrovnik Airport. B
Inclusions: twin share in 3* & 4* hotels, breakfast and dinner daily, arrival and departure transfers, English speaking tour director, deluxe coach, local tour guides in Dubrovnik, Tirana, Ohrid and Skopje, service charges, taxes.
please note: Bilingual Tour -English & Spanish
Sightseeing: Entrance fees to Franciscan Monastery and Rector’s Palace in Dubrovnik; National Museum in Tirana, St. Sofi a, St. Clement and St. Naum in Ohrid; Church of Holy Savior and Monastery of St. Panteleimon in Skopje; Residence of King Nikola I Petrović in Cetinje; St. Triphun Cathedral in Kotor.
Hotels: Dubrovnik-Ivka 3*, Tirana-Sky Tower 4*, Ohrid-Metropol 4*, Skopje- Karpoš 4*, Kolašin-Bianca 4* (or similar).