BEST OF BALKAN
16 Days 15 Nights
Tour Code: TRU 16D15N BBP
itinerary
DAY 01 MANILA - VENICE
Depart Manila, aboard Qatar airways, enjoy inflight amenities, meals and entertainment.
DAY 02 ARRIVE in VENICE
Upon arrival, you will be met by an English Speaking Guide and transfer you to your hotel to freshen up.
DAY 03 VENICE LJUBLJANA
After breakfast, transfer to Tronchetto Pier for a half-day sightseeing tour of Venice Island, take a Vaporetto ride to San Marco. city sightseeing on foot of Venice Island visiting Basilica de San Marco, the Saint Mark's Square, Bridge of Sighs, followed by Murano glass blowing demonstration. Afternoon, you have free time in the island, then transfer to the hotel. Proceed to Ljubljana Slovenia. Upon arrival, your guide will meet you to explore the city on foot, so start your trip with a walking tour of the city. Admire the Art Nouveau architecture in the central Preseren Square, before crossing Jože Plečnik's famous Triple Bridge into the Old Town. Stroll the riverside markets, take a peek at the city's oldest building in Ribji trg Square, highlights like the Dragon Bridge and the Cathedral of St Nicholas, and the rest of the day is free to explore the city before you transfer to the hotel for check in.
DAY 04 JUBLJANA BLED - POSTOJNA CAVE
LJUBLJANA
Today's activity is an excursion to Lake Bled. This alpine lake is set in the beautiful scenery of the Alps. With its emerald-green lake, picture postcard island church, cliff topping medieval castle and its mountain backdrop, then city of Bled is one of the famous Slovenian resorts. Visit the small island in the middle of the lake is home to the Assumption of Mary Pilgrimage Church. Visitors frequently rings its bell for good luck. Then travel to the Karst Region. Visit Postojna Cave, one of the largest in Europe. Tour this unique subterranean world by miniature electric train. A fantastic web of tunnels, passages, galleries and halls, astonishing diversity of karst features, as well as easy access are certainly the main reasons for such popularity of the cave and a large number of visitors. Then dinner.
DAY 05 LJUBLJANA PLITVICE
After breakfast Visit the Old Town to view the Opera House, Cathedral, National Museum and visit the Castle, which offers a breathtaking panorama of the city together with the bird's eye view of the old town. The tour continues with Zmajski Most (Dragon Bridge) Triple Bridge (Tromostovje), Square of the Republic and Roman Ruins. After lunch drive to Plitvice.
DAY 06 PLITVICE SPLIT
After breakfast visit Plitvice Lakes National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Enjoy the breathtaking scenery of this natural wonder with its 16 terraced lakes surrounded by forested mountains and lush vegetation. The park harbours a collection of waterfalls, gallery of lakes, forest and diversity of animal life. Then transfer to Split.
DAY 07 SPLIT -HVAR-SPLIT
After breakfast, head to HVAR, one of the nicest island from Split. a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, is best known as a summer resort. Highlights of the port town Hvar include its 13th-century walls, a hilltop fortress and a main square anchored by the Renaissance-era Hvar Cathedral. The island also features beaches such as Dubovica and inland lavender fields. Boat excursions serve the nearby Pakleni Islands, which have secluded beaches and coves. Then in the afternoon you will have a city tour of Split.
DAY 08 SPLIT- MEDJUGORJE
MOSTAR
After breakfast, enjoy your guided walking tour of Split - that show off the historic inner city, built around the Roman Emperor Diocletian's Palace, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site. See the remnants of Split's Roman Heritage, its Renaissance and Gothic structures, Jupiter's Temple, the Peristyle, and the St. Dominus Cathedral, Gold and Silver Gate, see St. Duje Cathedral and later, proceed to Medjugorje. Our Lady of Medjugorje (also called Queen of Peace) is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary by those who believe that she appeared in 1981 to six Herzegovinian children in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Claimed they had seen visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Medjugorje has become an unapproved destination of Catholic pilgrimage. Visit St. James Church for meditation. Then transfer to Mostar and dinner
DAY 09 MOSTAR DUBROVNIK
After breakfast guided sightseeing tour of Mostar - Mostar is a city in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina, straddling the Neretva River. It's known for the iconic Stari Most (Old Bridge), a reconstructed medieval arched bridge. The nearby alleys are full of shops and market stalls, and the Old Bridge Museum explores the bridge's long history. A narrow staircase leads up to the Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque's minaret for panoramic city views. Then drive to Dubrovnik, check in and dinner.
Upon breakfast, you will be headings to Tirana en route, stop at Shkoder for lunch, Shkoder is one of the municipality in northwestern Albania. It is one of the oldest and most historic places in the Balkan Peninsula. Then proceed to Tirana. Upon arrival, you will meet your guide for short sightseeing tour of the capital city. Take a walk, enjoy the look of the colorful buildings, fancy coffees and green parks, visit also Et'hem Bey Mosque (entrance included) and view the Skanderbeg Square, the Clock Tower and the Tabak Bridge. The dinner and check in.
DAY 13 TIRANA OHRIDSKOPJE
After breakfast, transfer to Ohrid, then walking tour with your guide, start from Town harbor,, Lower Gate, Museum of Robevi Family, Church of Sophia with entrance, the church of Sveta Bogorodica Perivleptos or St. Clement Church. The later transfer to Skopje for overnight.
DAY 14 SKOPJE BELGRADE
After breakfast, have a sightseeing tour of the city, visiting the Old Train Station, Monuments of Mother Teresa, the stone bridge and the Fortress Kale (entrance included) the most visited tourist attraction in the city. Then transfer to Belgrade.
DAY 10 DUBROVNIK
This morning, a walking tour shows you Old Dubrovnik. See Onofrio's Fountain and the Rector's Palace, as well as the Bell Tower Clock, Orlando's Column, Sponza Palace, Dominican Monasteryand Franciscan Monastery with its Pharmacy, one of the oldest in the world & a UNESCO World Heritage site. Visit Dubrovnik Synagogue and more. The rest of the day is at leisure to enjoy the city your way, browse through the shops, stroll along the ancient city walls or simply relax.
Dinner
DAY 11 DUBROVNIK - KOTOR - BUDVA (BLD)
After breakfast, proceed to Perast where you will be travelling to Kotor and visit the Cathedral of St. Tryphon Cathedral, Square of Arms, Pillar of shame and Napoleon Theater, then later headings south towards Budva. Upon arrival, you will have sightseeing tour of Budva, visiting St. Trinity church of Monastery of St. Peter and Parliament. Dinner and check in.
DAY 12 BUDVA - SHKODER - TIRANA
After breakfast time is free until your transfer to airport for your flight back to Manila.
DAY 15 BELGRADE
After breakfast you will have a city tour of Belgrade. Feel the beating heart of Belgrade as you discover the highlights of the center of the city. See notable landmarks such as the remarkable Belgrade Fortress, Kalemegdan Park, and the Victory Monument.
Drive through New Belgrade, a part of the city built in the communist era. Pass by the Palace of Serbia, its construction and facade reflect the aspiration for architectural grandiose in the second part of the 20th century.
DAY 16 BELGRADE-MANILA