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19 days Balkans Tour with Transylvania

Bucharest, Romania
  • 19 days (approx.)
  • Pickup offered
  • Group discounts
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

    What's Included

    • 18 nights accommodation in 3/4* hotels
    • Transport by air-conditioned minivan for the entire tour
    • Professional tour leader that will be also the driver
    • Local tour guide for the entire tour in Romania
    • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
    • Breakfast (18)
      Breakfast
    • Entrance fees at museums
    • Tips for the tour guide / driver
    • Meals other than breakfast

    Meeting and Pickup

    Pickup points

    Select a pickup point

    Pickup details

    Departure at 09.00 a.m. from your hotel or indicated address

    Start time
    .8:30 am

    Itinerary

    Day 1

    Day 1 – Saturday – Bucharest – Arbanassi – Veliko – Sofia (400 km) ROMANIA + BULGARIA

    4 Stops

    Guided Europe Tours (Pass By)

    1

    Arbanasi

    30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    2

    Tsarevets

    2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

    3

    Sofia

    3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

    Accommodation: Overnight in a 4* hotel in Sofia

    Meals: Not included

    Day 2

    Day 2 – Sunday – Sofia – Rila – Skopje (350 km) BULGARIA + MACEDONIA

    2 Stops

    1

    Rila Monastery

    1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

    2

    Skopje

    2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

    Accommodation: Overnight in a 4* hotel in Skopje.

    Meals: Breakfast

    Day 3

    Day 3 – Monday – Skopje – Ohrid (190 km) MACEDONIA

    1 Stop

    1

    Old Bazaar - Skopje

    2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

    Accommodation: Overnight in a 3* hotel in Ohrid.

    Meals: Breakfast

    Day 4

    Day 4 – Tuesday – Ohrid – Bay of Bones – St Naum – Tirana – Kruja (210 km) MACEDONIA + ALBANIA

    4 Stops

    1

    Bay of the Bones Museum

    1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

    2

    Monastery of Saint Naum

    2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

    3

    Skanderbeg Square

    2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

    4

    Kruja Castle

    2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

    Accommodation: Overnight in a 4* hotel in Kruja.

    Meals: Breakfast

    Day 5

    Day 5 – Wednesday – Kruja – Budva – Kotor (190 km) ALBANIA+MONTENEGRO

    3 Stops

    1

    Kruja Castle

    2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

    2

    Budva City Walls

    2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

    3

    Kotor Old Town

    2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

    Accommodation: Overnight in a 3* hotel in Kotor.

    Meals: Breakfast

    Day 6

    Day 6 – Thursday – Kotor Bay Tour – Dubrovnik (150 km) MONTENEGRO + CROATIA

    2 Stops

    1

    Bay of Kotor

    2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

    2

    Dubrovnik

    3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

    Accommodation: Overnight in a 3* hotel in Lapad - Dubrovnik

    Meals: Breakfast

    Day 7

    Day 7 – Friday – Dubrovnik

    1 Stop

    1

    Dubrovnik

    12 hours • Admission Ticket Free

    Accommodation: Overnight in a 3* hotel in Lapad - Dubrovnik

    Meals: Breakfast

    Day 8

    Day 8 – Saturday – Dubrovnik – Mostar – Split (300 km) CROATIA + BOSNIA&HERZEGOVINA

    2 Stops

    1

    Mostar Old Bridge

    2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

    2

    The Peristyle of Diocletian's Palace

    2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

    Accommodation: Overnight in a 3* hotel in Split.

    Meals: Breakfast

    Day 9

    Day 9 – Sunday – Split - Plitvice Lakes (260 km)

    1 Stop

    1

    Plitvice Lakes National Park

    5 hours • Admission Ticket Free

    Accommodation: Overnight in a 3* hotel in Korenica close to Plitvice National Park.

    Meals: Breakfast

    Day 10

    Day 10 – Monday – Plitvice – Postojna – Ljubljana (290 km) CROATIA + SLOVENIA

    2 Stops

    1

    Postojna Cave

    2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

    2

    Ljubljana Old Town

    2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

    Accommodation: Overnight in a 3* hotel in Ljubljana.

    Meals: Breakfast

    Day 11

    Day 11 – Tuesday – Ljubljana – Zagreb (140 km) SLOVENIA + CROATIA

    2 Stops

    1

    Ljubljana Old Town

    3 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

    2

    Zagreb

    3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

    Accommodation: Overnight in a 4* hotel in Zagreb.

    Meals: Breakfast

    Day 12

    Day 12 – Wednesday – Zagreb – Belgrad (400 km) CROATIA + SERBIA

    1 Stop

    1

    Belgrade

    3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

    Accommodation: Overnight in a 4* hotel in Belgrad.

    Meals: Breakfast

    Day 13

    Day 13 – Thursday – Belgrad – Novi Sad – Budapest (400 km) SERBIA + HUNGARY

    2 Stops

    1

    Novi Sad

    1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

    2

    Budapest

    3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

    Accommodation: Overnight in a 3* hotel in Budapest.

    Meals: Breakfast

    Day 14

    Day 14 – Friday – Budapest HUNGARY

    1 Stop

    1

    Budapest

    12 hours • Admission Ticket Free

    Accommodation: Overnight in a 3* hotel in Budapest.

    Meals: Breakfast

    Day 15

    Day 15 - Saturday - Budapest - Timisoara (320km) HUNGARY+ROMANIA

    2 Stops

    1

    Arad

    1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

    2

    Timisoara Historical Center

    3 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

    Accommodation: Overnight in a 4* hotel in Timisoara.

    Meals: Breakfast

    Day 16

    Day 16 - Sunday - Timisoara – The Corvini Castle – Alba Iulia – Sibiu (320 km)

    3 Stops

    1

    Castelul Corvinilor

    2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

    2

    Cetatea Alba Iulia

    2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

    3

    Sibiu

    3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

    Accommodation: Overnight in a 3* hotel in Sibiu.

    Meals: Breakfast

    Day 17

    Day 17 - Monday - Sibiu – Sighisoara – Brasov (210km)

    2 Stops

    1

    Centrul Istoric Sighisoara

    2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

    2

    Brasov Historical Center

    2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

    Accommodation: Overnight in a 3* hotel in Brasov.

    Meals: Breakfast

    Day 18

    Day 18 - Tuesday - Brasov – Bran – Sinaia – Bucharest (180 km)

    2 Stops

    1

    Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle)

    2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

    2

    Peles Castle

    2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

    Accommodation: Overnight in a 4* hotel in Bucharest.

    Meals: Breakfast

    Day 19

    Day 19 - Wednesday - Bucharest

    3 Stops

    1

    Muzeul National al Satului "Dimitrie Gusti"

    1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

    2

    Palace of Parliament

    2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

    3

    Biserica Sfantul Anton - Curtea Veche

    2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

    Accommodation: Not included

    Meals: Breakfast

    Additional Info

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • A minimum of 4 participants is required to organise the tour. If the tour it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
    • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
    • Near public transportation
    • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
    • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
    • • The order can be changed based on multiple factors like weather, traffic conditions and restrictions, national holidays, ecc but all the visits will be done as indicated in the itinerary, changing just the order keeping in mind that all this is done for your safety or to make more enjoyable your tour.
    • !! In case you will need a transfer to the airport or any other extra services please ask the tour manager in advance if it is possible to organize it and let you know also the price.
    • !! This tour is a easy walking tour (moderate peace) for persons with a good general fit condition. It requires some small effort like: carrying your own bag on just some steps to get into the hotel (mostly of the hotels have also an elevator), and also some average effort like: walking tours from 2 hours to 4/5 hours (from 1 km to 7 km) depending on the sites visited. To have a better idea: Sofia walking tour: 1,5 hours = 4 km, Skopje Walking Tour: 1,5 hours = 3 km ; Plitvice Lakes: 3 hours = 6 km
    • • In case that all the members of the tour have a special request to see something else that it is not in the itinerary and it requests also extra miles the tour manager after a discussion with our sales department will let you know the extra cost or if we can make it complimentary.
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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    Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 6 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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