DAY 1 - Arrival – BUCHAREST

Upon arrival at Bucharest airport, you will be met by our representative and transferred to the Hotel.

Check-in to your hotel and the rest of the day is at leisure. 

Dinner at hotel and overnight, Bucharest.

DAY 2 – BUCHAREST – VELIKO TARNOVO

After breakfast, head for sightseeing of Bucharest with local guide. Bucharest is a booming city with many large infrastructure projects changing the old face of the city. Known in the past as "The Little Paris," Bucharest has changed a lot lately, and today it has become a very interesting mix of old and new that has little to do with its initial reputation. Finding a 300 year old church, a steel-and-glass office building and Communist-era apartment blocks next to one another is a common sight. Bucharest offers some excellent attractions, and has, in recent years, cultivated a sophisticated, trendy, and modern sensibility that many have come to expect from a European capital. Bucharest has been undergoing major construction and modernization works in recent years, such as the Basarab Overpass and the National Arena. You will visit Parlament, The Arch of triumph, Revolution square.

After lunch, transfer to Veliko Tarnovo.

On reaching, Head out for sightseeing of Veliko Trnovo with a local guide. After the Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman dominion in 1878 Veliko Tarnovo was the temporary capital of the country. In architectural terms, the appearance of the old part of the town takes the visitors in the past. Walking along Gurko street or Samovodskata Charshia (the crafts streets), the town guests have the possibility to see houses built over 200 years ago, as well as to sense a completely different atmosphere. The market street is a kind of an ethnographic complex with crafts workshops, souvenir shops and galleries.

Dinner and accommodation at hotel. Overnight, Veliko Tarnovo.

DAY 3 – VELIKO TARNOVO – KAZANLAK – PLOVDIV – SOFIA

After breakfast, deapart for Sofia. En route visit Kazanlak.

On reaching Kazanlak, sightseeing with a local guide. An original Thracian tomb from 4th – 3rd century BC is situated in the Tyulbeto park. It is known as the Kazanlak Tomb. It is under a special storage regime. This Tomb is one of the most significant monuments of the Thracian culture in the Bulgarian lands, included in the list of the global cultural inheritance of UNESCO in 1979.

Free time to enjoy the rose festival (**The rose festival takes place in June, exact dates to be advised**)

Then transfer to Plovdiv. Plovdiv sightseeing with a local guide. Plovdiv is the second largest city in Bulgaria, situated on the Maritsa River. Plovdiv is a picturesque town, with many parks and gardens, museums and archaeological monuments. Its old part, called the Old Town, with houses from the National Revival period (18-19th century), is an imposing open-air museum situated on the three hills of the ancient Trimontium. One of the most remarkable sights of the town, the Ancient Theater (a well-preserved Roman theater), is located there and is still used for open-air performances.

Later, transfer to Sofia. Dinner and accommodation at hotel. Overnight, Sofia.

DAY 4 – SOFIA – RILA MONASTERY - SKOPJE

Today morning, head for sightseeing of Sofia with a local guide. You can enjoy a complete tour of the city of Sofia and see the highlights of the capital. Among the most impressive sites are the Alexander Nevski Cathedral that dominates the city, the round church of St. George, which is the best preserved Byzantine building and  the church St Russian. Nikolas.

Then depart for Skopje. En route visit to Rila. Rila monastery sightseeing with a local guide.

Continue your journey to Skopje. Accommodation at hotel in Skopje.

DAY 5 – SKOPJE – KOSOVO – PRIŠTINA

Today you will depart for Pristina but before that haed for Skopje sightseeing with a local guide. Skopje, capital of Macedonia, lays on the river Vardar. Sightseeing of Skopje, old stone bridge (symbol of Skopje), Clock tower (Saat kula), famous and oldest market in Skopje Bitpazar, Skopje Bazaar.

Then transfer to Prizren, Kosovo.

After lunch, sightseeing of Prizren with local guide. Prizren is a historic city located in Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the eponymous municipality and district. Prizren is located on the slopes of the Šar Mountains in the southern part of Republic of Kosovo. It was a historic capital of the Serbian Empire.

Transfer to Gra?anica monastery and visit the monastery with a local guide.

Continue your journey to Priština. Accommodation and overnight, Priština.

DAY 6 – PRIŠTINA – TETOVO – OHRID

In the morning, go for Priština sightseeing with a local guide. To see the city from street-level is best: start off in the Dardania neighborhood, in front of the three-storey portrait of Bill Clinton, and stroll past the university to the Grand Hotel and UNMIK. Follow Nena Tereze street towards the Skenderbeg monument and the new Government Building, then point yourself toward the historic mosques and meander through the tight lanes of the old quarter.

Later transfer to Tetovo. Upon arrival, Tetovo sightseeing with a local guide. Although there may have been inhabitants in Tetovo's area as early as the Bronze Age, Tetovo was officially mentioned for a first time in the beginning of 13th century as a small medieval Orthodox settlement around the Sveta Bogorodica church in the upper part of town. At the end of the 14th century, Tetovo, along with all of Macedonia, fell under the rule of the Ottoman Empire.Today, Tetovo is prosperous city with many private companies, stores, two universities and lots a things to see.

Then transfer to Ohrid.

Accommodation and overnight, Ohrid.

DAY 7 – OHRID – BERAT – TIRANA

After breakfast, go for Ohrid sightseeing with a local guide, town protected by UNESCO, cultural and spiritual center of Republic Macedonia located on a beautiful Ohrid lake. Visit of old town Ohrid, houses made in old traditional architecture, narrow streets, Church of St. Sophia, St. Clement (protector of Ohrid) Monastery. Visit The Gallery of Ohrid Icons, located within the complex of the church of St. Clement, with impressive collection of icons; masterworks created in a longer period that lasted from 11th to 19th century.

Post lunch transfer to Berat. On arrival at Berat, go for sightseeing with a local guide. It lies along the Osum River, just west of Tomorr Peak .The town is situated among steep hills cut through by the Osum. The town is still renowned for its historic architecture and scenic beauty and is known as the "Town of a Thousand Windows", due to the many large windows of the old decorated houses overlooking the town.

Continue your journey to Tirana. Accommodation and overnight, Tirana.

DAY 8 – TIRANA 

In the morning after breakfast, head for Tirana sightseeing with local guide. Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. It is the administrative, cultural, economic, and industrial center of the Republic of Albania. There you will visit Ethem Beg Mosque.

Then transfer to Shkoder - photo stop at Shkoder castle.

Continue to Budva - on the way, photo stop at Sveti Stefan.

Accommodation and overnight, Budva.

DAY 9 – BUDVA – KOTOR – DUBROVNIK

After breakfast transfer to Kotor. Kotor sightseeing with a local guide Kotor, Located along one of Montenegro’s most beautiful bays is Kotor, a city of traders and famous sailors, with many stories to tell. The Old City of Kotor is a well preserved urbanisation typical of the Middle Ages, built between the 12th and 14th century. Medieval architecture and numerous monuments of cultural heritage have made Kotor an UNESCO listed "World Natural and Historical Heritage Site".

Continue your journey to Dubrovnik. Drive through the beautiful Bay of Kotor, the deepest fjord in the Mediterranean sea.

On arrival, head for Dubrovnik sightseeing with a local guide. Dubrovnik is rich in cultural and historical monuments and is included in UNESCO World Heritage List. Dubrovnik Summer Festival is held annually here. You may take a ride on the cable car to mountain Sr? and enjoy the spectacular panoramic view of Dubrovnik Old city.

Dinner and accommodation at hotel, Dubrovnik.

DAY 10 – DUBROVNIK – MOSTAR – SARAJEVO

Today morning transfer to Mostar - On the way, photo stop at Po?itelj.

On reaching Mostar, head out for sightseeing with a local guide. Mostar, one of the most important cities of Ottoman Empire. Visiting old town of Mostar with famous “Stone Bridge” on the river Neretva, recently rebuilt.

After lunch, transfer to Sarajevo - photo stop at Jablanica to see the famous destroyed bridge on the Neretva river.

On reaching Sarajevo, proceed for sightseeing with a local guide. Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the city of Olymic games in 1984, city on the river Miljacka. You will see famous Bascarsija, with souvenir and shops, Gazi Huserbegova Mosque, Old Orthodox Church, Catholic Cathedrale, Latin Cuprija (bridge) so called Princip's bridge, where Prince Ferdinand and his wife were killed.

 Accommodation and overnight, Sarajevo.

DAY 11 – SARAJEVO – BELGRADE

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Belgrade. On reaching Belgrade, proceed for sightseeing of Belgrade, capital of Serbia with a local guide. You will visit Kalemegdan - Belgrade fortress where you will see the most important monuments of the city.

Later have dinner and enjoy the performance of a traditional Serbian music ensemble ('Starogradska' music). Accommodation and overnight, Belgrade.

DAY 12 – BELGRADE

Today after Breakfast, you will be transferred to the Airport for your flight back home.