TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Zagreb sightseeing tour. Dinner included.

Welcome to Zagreb! Upon arrival at the airport, we shall be waiting and to transfer you to your hotel. Hotel standard check in time 2pm.

In order to participate in the panoramic tour of the city please be at the hotel reception by 1500PM.

From the hotel, panoramic tour of Zagreb with local guide, we can admire its two hills, the old quarter, the upper city and the new neighborhoods of the Croatian capital. The visit will last about two hours. You will then have free time. Dinner included.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Sightseeing tour of Sarajevo. Dinner included.

0730AM - Zagreb Departure. We travel to Bosnia. Areas of hills and forests in the center of Croatia. Border crossing procedures entering Bosnia (sometimes they can be delayed). We travel through the region where the ruined houses tell us about the war and ethnic conflict in Bosnia in the 1990s.

Bania Luka. Arrival and time for a walk through the capital of the autonomous entity of Republika Srpska and the second largest city in Bosnia, after Sarajevo, where its boulevards and gardens as well as its fortress and orthodox cathedral stand out. We continue through densely wooded regions.

Jajce- arrival in what is perhaps the most beautiful town in Bosnia, with its cultural mix, its mosque, its fortress and its impressive waterfall. Time for a walk and lunch.

Continuation to the capital of Bosnia, Sarajevo - We include a panoramic city tour with local guide. We will talk about the conflict that existed in Bosnia and Sarajevo, we will walk through the historical center with strong Turkish influence (its bazaars, its mosques). Dinner included.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Beautiful landscapes throughout the stage: mountains, rivers, waterfalls, lakes, picturesque villages en route. Dinner included.

0830AM Sarajevo - Departure. Very beautiful landscapes between mountains and valleys. Mostar - Free time to stroll and have lunch in this very picturesque city, its streets are full of commercial life and small restaurants. The high stone bridge separated the Catholic, Orthodox and Muslim communities.

Just 20 km away you will find: Medjugorge - A place where thousands of Catholic pilgrims come. They believe that the Virgin Mary continues to appear on the top of the mountain. Time to walk next to its main church and urban center.

Arrival in Bosnia to Kravice, breathtaking waterfalls 25/30 m high whose walls form vertical gardens surrounded by greenery and where people of Dubrovnik or Mostar usually go to bathe and relax for a picnic.

Dubrovnik - Accommodation in Katvat, on the coast near the city. Dinner included.

NOTE: From the end of October until the beginning of March, it is not possible to visit the Kravice waterfalls.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Panoramic tour of Dubrovnik. Boat trip to Lokrum. Dinner included.

In the morning we enjoy a panoramic tour of DUBROVNIK with a local guide. We are undoubtedly in one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, surrounded by walls, bathed by the Adriatic Sea; its intact historic center is a jewel of world architectural heritage. The tour includes tickets to the Franciscan Monastery with the oldest pharmacy in Europe, and the Cathedral.

We also include a boat trip to LOKRUM, a small island 15 minutes by boat from Dubrovnik and home to the ruins of a Benedictine monastery of the eleventh century, popular setting of the series "Game of Thrones". You can then enjoy free time, returning to the hotel at the end of the afternoon. Dinner included.

NOTE: Accommodation in Dubrovnik will be in Kavtat, a coastal town near the city. in the winter months, from November to March, there is no boat service to Lokrum and therefore we cannot visit the island.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Beautiful scenery of the Adriatic coast. Dinner included.

0730AM We set off early for Montenegro. The coastal scenery and the Bay of Kotor are beautiful. We enjoy a ferry to cross the bay. Arrive in Kotor to enjoy some time strolling in this beautiful walled town with its strong Venetian influence.

After this we stop in Budva, a marvellous walled village surrounded by the sea to enjoy lunch (optional).

Then we travel to Albania. Arrival at the frontier and border procedures (which may sometimes be long). Time at the frontier too to have a coffee and change money. We carry on along small roads. We arrive in the capital of the Albania, Tirana, and enjoy some free time. Dinner included.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Panoramic tour of Tirana. Slow mountains roads through rural areas. Dinner included.

After breakfast, we include a panoramic tour of Tirana: The capital of Albania, with its mosques, the clock tower, the ministries. Our local guide will tell us about this small country. Free time before going on our way. (this visit may also be made in the evening on arrival in Tirana, depending on the sunlight and on the decision of the guide).

Enjoy the beautiful countryside around Lake Ohrid which forms the border with Macedonia. We continue to the Republic of Macedonia, and onto Struga, a picturesque town on the shores of the lake, time for lunch!

We continue to Ohrid, a city with a strong Ottoman influence, you can stroll and see the Plaosnik Monastery, or the ancient university founded in the ninth century. The city is declared World Heritage. Dinner included.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Beautiful Balkan landscapes. Spectacular in the Meteora. Dinner included.

0745AM We travel to the border through regions of pleasant agricultural plains. We pass through Bitola, a historic town that was called the “city of consuls”. Stop at the frontier where we have a chance for a coffee and to change money if we need to. The north of Greece has a strong Slav and Ottoman influence and a very broken geography.

At Kastoria - The city of the 100 churches, with its mediaeval streets and pleasant restaurants beside its pretty lake. Time for a stroll and lunch. 

Continuing to Kalabaka, we will arrive Meteoras. We start our route amidst the fantastic scenery of the Meteoras which houses monasteries literally “hanging” from the rocks. We stop and visit the Mega Meteoras monastery while observing the remaining monasteries “hanging” on the rocks.    

Dinner included and accommodation in Kalabaka, a small town at the centre of the Meteoras region.

NOTE: We enter Greece (Schengen zone). Comfortable footwear to climb up to the Monastery.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Delphi and Thessaly region.

0800AM Journey through Thessaly towards central Greece

We will arrive in Delphi after enjoying the view of wonderful landscapes. Visit and lunch (optional) at the beautiful archeological complex looking over the Gulf of Corinth offering amazing vistas.

We will resume our journey through the mountains, Mount Parnassus dominates the landscape to Athens.

TODAY´S HIGHLIGHTS: City tour in Athens. Evening transfer.

We will enjoy a panoramic tour of the city with a local guide which includes the Presidential Palace, the Panathinaikos stadium where the first modern Olympic games were held, the national library, the bustling squares of the center; the new neighborhoods that emerged after the 2004 Olympic games. The tour will end at the Acropolis site (entry not included).

In the evening we include a transfer to the Plaka quarter, a place full of small Greek taverns where you can also enjoy this country's folklore.

After breakfast, end of our services. Hotel standard check out time before 11am.

Self arrangement to airport or may add in additional service (optional) for hotel-airport transfer.