Balkan Tour Best of Yugoslavia Tour - 16 days

DAY 01
BELGRADE

Arrival to Nikola Tesla Airport in Belgrade, capital of Serbia. Transfer to the hotel. Welcome dinner in Skadarlija bohemian street, with live Balkan national music. Overnight in Belgrade.

DAY 02
BELGRADE

Breakfast. Belgrade City tour, panoramic and walking sightseeing: Belgrade Fortress on the confluence of Sava and Danube River, with tennis courts where Belgrade-born tennis player Novak Djokovic used to train as a youngster. Visit to Saint Sava's Temple, biggest Orthodox Christian church in the world by volume. Visit to Yugoslavia History Museum and Mausoleum of Tito, president of Yugoslavia and leader of Movement of Non-Aligned Countries during Cold War. Lunch in national restaurant in downtown. Visit to Nikola Tesla Museum, that keeps more than 160.000 original documents, devices and other personal items as original legacy of this Serbian - American inventor. Cruise on Sava and Danube River. Overnight in Belgrade.

DAY 03
BELGRADE - SREMSKI KARLOVCI - NOVI SAD - BELGRADE

Breakfast. Short drive to Sremski Karlovci, small baroque town in Vojvodina province, with sightseeing of Sremski Karlovci downtown, with visit to Bee-keeping Museum and wine testing in one of wine cellars, very common on this area. After fatastic vine testing, we will continue our trip to the Petrovaradin Fortress, second biggest fortress in Europe, known as "Gibraltar on Danube", built in early 17th century. As we arrive, we will enter the tunnel network beneath Petrovaradin Fortress, some 1.000 meters of more than 20 kilometers of tunnels. Lunch in restaurant on Danube River bank. What follows is sightseeing of Novi Sad City, the second biggest city in Serbia. After short free time, there will be transfer back to Belgrade. Overnight in Belgrade.

DAY 04
BELGRADE - SVILAJNAC - MANASIJA - NIS

Breakfast and hotel check-out. Drive to Svilajnac City and visit to Natural History Center of Serbia with exhibition dedicated to dinosaurs, Ice Age animals, world wildlife and geology. Follows visit to Manasija, fortified medieval monastery and one of the most important monuments of Serbian medieval art from the beginning of the 15th century. After visits, we will have lunch in local tavern. Drive to Nis City, one of 3 biggest cities in Serbia, with Mediana, Roman archeological site that keeps the remains of the palace built for Roman Emperor Constantine The Great, in his home town. Sightseeing of Nis Fortress, symbol of the city with visit to Skull Tower that is a unique monument in the world, constructed of skulls of Serbian freedom fighters that Turkish Vizier walled in stone in 1809. Overnight in Nis.

DAY 05
NIS - SKOPJE - OHRID

Breakfast and hotel check-out. Transfer to Skopje, capital of Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia. Skopje City tour with visit to all most important sites and squares, Kale Fortress, St. Spas Church, Old Bazaar (Market), and Mustafa Pasha Mosque. Adfter tour, Lunch in Macedonian Village, on our way to the Millenium Cross that is overlooking Skopje panorama. Drive to Ohrid Lake, with sightseeing of Ohrid Town: monument of St. Cyril and St. Methodius, church of St. Sofia, Antic Theater, Samoils Fortress and a walk through market-place. Overnight in Ohrid.

DAY 06
OHRID - DURRES - TIRANA

Breakfast and hotel check-out. After check-out, we will visit Ohrid lake and have a Ohrid Lake Cruise with view to Ohrid Old Town, Tito’s Villa, the fisherman village of Peshtani and sightseeing of Saint Naum Monastery, established more than 11 centuries ago, on the Ohrid lake coast. Depart to Albania and it’s capital Tirana, where we will have Tirana city tour with lunch in local tavern. Follows visit to Durres, second biggest city and most important harbour in Albania, located on Adriatic Sea. Overnight in Tirana.

DAY 07
TIRANA - SKADAR LAKE - PODGORICA

Breakfast and hotel check-out. Sightseeing of Kruja City and Kruja Castle that was the center of Skanderbeg's (Albania national hero) battles against the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Departure to Skadar Lake, the largest lake on Balkan Peninsula, that we will explore from Albanian side. Sightseeing of Shkodra Town located on Skadar Lake, with sightseeing and lunch. Transfer to Podgorica capital of Montenegro. Overnight in Podgorica.

DAY 08
PODGORICA - SKADAR LAKE - OSTROG - PODGORICA

Breakfast. Sightseeing of Podgorica, capital of Montenegro. Follows visit to "13th of July" winery, with one of the largest and most beautiful vineyards in Europe, spread on more than 2000 acres. Wine testing in underground wine cellar, biggest on Balkan Peninsula. Visit to Skadar Lake, the largest lake on Balkan Peninsula, also a National Park on the border of Montenegro and Albania. Cruise on beautiful Skadar Lake. Lunch at the lake coast. Sightseeing of Ostrog Monastery from 17th century, placed on the cliff high up in the rocky mountain in vertical background, with superb view to plain down below. Overnight in Podgorica.

DAY 09
PODGORICA - LOVCEN - NJEGUSI - KOTOR - BUDVA

Breakfast and hotel check-out. Drive to breathtaking Lovcen Mountain, a symbol of Montenegro, with mausoleum of Petar Petrovic Njegos on the top, overlooking Boka Kotorska Bay. Follows visit to Njegusi village, hometown of Montenegro Petrovic - Njegos Royal Dinasty and origin of famous Montenegro Njegus cheese and Njegus prosciutto, that we will try of course. Follows sightseeing of Kotor City with fortified old town, that trace it's origin 2 millennium ago, with beautiful fortress, now on UNESCO list. Lunch at Boka Kotorska Bay. Cruise along Boka Kotorska Bay, with view to fortresses, nature, beaches, islands and caves. Overnight in Budva.

DAY 10
BUDVA - DUBROVNIK - TREBINJE

Breakfast and hotel check-out. Sightseeing of Budva City, well known for its fortified old town, sandy beaches on Adriatic Sea and diverse nightlife. Walking sightseeing of fortified Budva old town with tradition of 2500 years. View to Sveti Stefan Peninsula, that use to be island with pirate fortress in 15th century, now premium place to be in Montenegro. Sightseeing of Dubrovnik Town, dated from 7th century. Dubrovnik Fortress with massive stone walls and old town on the UNESCO list, with Franciscan monastery with Europe’s third oldest pharmacy, the Rector’s Palace and other sites. Lunch in Dubrovnik old town. Sightseeing of beautiful small Town of Trebinje in Bosnia and Herzegovina with small fortified old town. Overnight in Trebinje.

DAY 11
TREBINJE - POCITELJ - SARAJEVO - MOSTAR

Breakfast and hotel check-out. Sightseeing of Pocitelj Town, small fortified medieval town from 16th century, with elements of Ottoman and Mediterranean architecture, located on Neretva River. Sightseeing of Mostar City, named after the bridge built on Neretva River by the Turkish Ottomans in the 16th century, on UNESCO list. Lunch in Mostar old town, with view to the bridge. Sightseeing of Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, founded in 15th century. Because of its cultural and religious diversity, with Islam, Orthodoxy, Catholicism and Judaism coexisting there for centuries, called the "Jerusalem of the Balkans". Overnight in Mostar.

DAY 12
MOSTAR - SPLIT - TROGIR - ZADAR

Breakfast and hotel check-out. Transfer to Split City with pass over Neretva River delta. Sightseeing of Split City, that is second largest city in Croatia, with one of the best preserved Roman imperial palaces in the world (Diocletian’s Palace) from 4th century, on UNESCO list, also used as scenery in Game of Thrones. After this overwhelming tour, we continue with Sightseeing of Trogir Town, beautiful medieval town on UNESCO list, located on a small island on Adriatic Sea Coast. Sightseeing of Zadar City that is oldest continously inhabited city in Croatia, situated on Adriatic Sea coast, with world famous Sea Organs, Cathedral of St. Anastasia, Forum Romanum, Five Wells Square... Overnight in Zadar.

DAY 13
ZADAR - PLITVICE - ZAGREB

Breakfast and hotel check-out. Sightseeing of Plitvice national park, with 16 lakes bound together by magic waterfalls. Lunch on the lake side. Transfer to Zagreb, capital of Croatia, and Zagreb city tour with visit to the old Upper town and downtown: St. Mark Church, Stone Gate, St. Stephen’s Cathedral and down town. Overnight in Zagreb.

DAY 14
ZAGREB - LJUBLJANA - BLED - POSTOJNA - ZAGREB

Breakfast and swift transfer towards Slovenia and Ljubljana, with Ljubljana City Tour. After short tour, what follows is magnificant Bled Lake tour with lunch on the lake. Next stop is Postojna Cave with sightseeing and cave train ride. Transfer back to Zagreb. Overnight in Zagreb.

DAY 15
ZAGREB - PODGARIC - ZASAVICA - SIRMIUM - BELGRADE

Breakfast and hotel check-out. Visit to stunning mega concrete Podgaric Monument, that commemorates WW2 Serbian communist’s uprising against occupying Nazi German soldiers and Croatian Ustase fascist forces. Visit to Zasavica nature reserve, with picturesque biodiversity mosaic of forests, meadows, river banks, rare plants and animals. Photo-safari cruise in Zasavica waterflow, the pasture, the flooded forests. Special lunch, stew made of old type of pork called Mangulitza, or beef called Podolsko Govece that were common in Serbia in 19th century. Sightseeing of Sirmium archaeological site with preserved Roman imperial palace. Sirmium City was one of 4 capitals of Roman Empire during period of tetrarchy in 3rd century. Drive to Belgrade. Overnight in Belgrade.

DAY 16
BELGRADE

Airport transfer. Departure from Belgrade.

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