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Fully Escorted Tour
Balkan Tour 8 days
Croatia, Montenegro, Albania and Macedonia |
| Day 1 Sunday DUBROVNIK – Arrival |
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| Arrive at Dubrovnik airport and transfer to your hotel. |
| Day 2 Monday DUBROVNIK, PODGORICA, Montenegro, SHKODRA /Albania , TIRANA |
| Morning sightseeing tour of Dubrovnik listed in UNESCO`s World Cultural Heritage. Visit the Franciscan Monastery with Europe’s third oldest pharmacy, Rector’s Palace and the Cathedral. Depart for Tirana; drive inland via Podgorica, capital of Montenegro crossing the Albanian border at Shkodra, once the capital of Illyrian Kingdom (3rd century B.C.). Dinner and overnight in Tirana. |
| Day 3 Tuesday TIRANA – OHRID Macedonia |
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| Morning sightseeing tour of Tirana , capital of Albania, including Skenderbey square, Mosque of Ethem Bey and visit to the National Museum representing the flow of Albanian History and housing discoveries from archeological sites across the country. Continue to the slopes of the Dajti Mountain for a panoramic view of Tirana. Afternoon departure to Ohrid driving via Elbasan and crossing the Macedonian border at Cafasan. Dinner and overnight in Ohrid. |
| Day 4 Wednesday OHRID |
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| Full day in the lakeside resort of Ohrid on UNESCO`s World Cultural Heritage list. 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 (11th century), the most famous medieval monument in Macedonia with magnificent Byzantine fresco paintings and St Clement Church with its icon of the Annunciation. Short afternoon drive to visit to St Naum Monastery built on the shores of Lake Ohrid in 900 AD and dedicated to the Slavic missionary and educator St. Naum of Ohrid. Return to hotel, overnight. |
| Day 5 Thursday OHRID - SKOPJE |
| Morning departure for Skopje. Sightseeing tour of Skopje including Kale Fortress, Church of the Holy Saviour with its icons, fine examples 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 whose 12 century icons and frescoes rank among the highest achievements of Byzantine art of this period. Dinner and overnight in Skopje. |
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| Day 6 Friday SKOPJE, KOLASIN,Montenegro |
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| Morning departure to Kolasin, driving via Pec and Berane and along the impressive Moraca River canyon. Afternoon arrival at Kolasin on the left bank of the river Tara, situated at 954m altitude. 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. |
| Day 7 Saturday KOLASIN,CETINJE,KOTOR, DUBROVNIK |
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| Morning departure to Cetinje where we visit the Cetinje Monastery built in 1701 , once the spiritual and political centre of Montenegro and King Nicholas Museum, once residence of the Montenegran King Nicholas I Petrovic. Continue to Budva and Kotor, classified on UNESCO`s World Cultural Heritage list where we visit the Romanesque Cathedral dedicated to St Triphun, the city’s patron saint. We continue to Dubrovnik driving along the picturesque Bay of Kotor. Overnight in Dubrovnik. |
Day 8 Sunday DUBROVNIK – Departure |
| Breakfast and departure transferto Dubrovnik airport. |
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| PRICES & DEPARTURE DATES |
Price per person double occupancy |
May 11 |
$ 1599 |
June 8 |
$ 1599 |
July 20 |
$ 1676 |
Aug 10 |
$ 1676 |
Sept 7, 14 |
$ 1676 |
Single supl. |
$ 344 |
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