19 Day Europe Balkan Countries Tour

(Dinner included)

Welcome to Turkey Istanbul Airport.

Meet with TravelShop Booking staff and transfer to your hotel.

Transfer from the airport & check in to your hotel.

Overnight in Istanbul.

(Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included)

Pick up at 08:30 am from your hotel for the daily tour of old Istanbul city.

Visit TOPKAPI PALACE The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed. SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles.

HIPPODROME Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column, and the Column of Constantine.

Murtis Tour will then take you to the GRAND SPICE BAZAAR for Shopping.

After the tour, transfer back to your hotel.

Free Evening and optional Istanbul Evening Shows or Bosphorus Dinner Cruise including traditional Turkish entertainment and dinner.

Overnight in Istanbul.

(Breakfast included)

After breakfast check out from the hotel and Depart for Bulgaria.

Arrive in Plovdiv around noon.in Bulgaria.

Check in to the hotel and the rest of the day is yours.

Explore Plovdiv city, shop in the local markets, or enjoy many big parties or games in Casinos.

Overnight in Plovdiv.

(Breakfast included)

Departure for Sofia.

Guided sightseeing tour of the city center, including a visit to Alexander Nevski Cathedral - one of the largest Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in Europe, as well as one of Sofia’s symbols and a primary tourist attraction; St. George Rotunda, St. Sophia Church, built by the Roman Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, National Theatre, former Royal Palace, today housing the National Revival Art Gallery and the Ethnographic Museum, Presidency, etc. Upon request – dinner at a traditional restaurant with folklore music and dances. Overnight in Sofia.

(Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included)

Departure for Rila Monastery - the most exquisite example of the monastery art and architecture in Bulgaria.

Guided tour of the monastery complex.

Visit Nativity of the Virgin Church with its miraculous icon of the Virgin and splendid gilded iconostasis, the old kitchen, the monastery museum where you can learn about the long and heroic history of the monastery, the wood-carved cross made for a period of twelve years by a monk called Rafael, Hrelyo’s Tower and many spectacular views from the mountain and the surrounding nature.

Drive to Sandanski in the afternoon.

Dinner at the hotel and overnight in Sandanski.

(Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included)

Drive to Melnik - the smallest town in Bulgaria famous for its excellent wines and sandstone rocky pyramids.

Visit Kordopulova museum-house. Around noon departure for Greece.

It is your free day to explore and enjoy Thessaloniki on your own.

Depending on the time of arrival, you can spend the day walking around, doing the shopping, or relaxing in one of many cafeterias or Taverns in Thessaloniki downtown.

Dinner in Thessaloniki

(Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included)

Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast, drive to Vergina, the most important remains of the monumental palace of the Kingdom of Macedonia, lavishly decorated with mosaics and painted stuccoes, and the burial ground with more than 300 tombs some of which date from the 11th century B.C.

One of the royal tombs is identified as that of Philip II, who conquered all the Greek cities, paving the way for his son Alexander and the expansion of the Hellenistic world.

Lunch will be offered at a local restaurant in Vergina.

After lunch, drive back to Athens.

On the way, make a short stop at Thermopylae where a fierce battle took place between the Persians and Greeks during the Persian invasion of 480-479 BC.

The Greek force (300 strong) was very small but was determined to make a stand against the huge Persian army.

Overnight in Athens.

(Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included)

After Breakfast Athens's full-day city tour starts with a visit to Acropolis, Parthenon, Olympic Stadium, Olympian Zeus Temple, Lycabettus Hill, and Greek Ancient Market. Lunch and Shopping afterward at Syntagma Square, Monastiraki.

Back to hotel, Dinner and overnight at hotel

(Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included)

Proceed to Kalambaka.

Lunch at arrival.

Half-day city tour with a visit to Meteora, Theopetra Cave.

Check-in hotel.

Dinner and overnight at hotel in Kalambaka

(Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included) Breakfast.

Proceed to Ohrid.

Arrival, lunch.

Half-day city tour with a visit to Hadzi Turgut Mosque, Old Bazaar, Zeynel Abidin Pasha Tekke, Krst Dazmija.

Check-in and have dinner at the hotel

(Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included)

Proceed to Tirana.

Half-day city tour: Mosque of Ethem Bay, Clock Tower, National Museum. Lunch. Proceed to Budva.

Arrival, check-in hotel.

Dinner at the hotel.

Overnight in Budva

(Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included)

Half-day city tour of Old town Budva.

Lunch at arrival.

Proceed to Dubrovnik.

Arrival, check-in at the hotel.

Dinner and Overnight in Dubrovnik.

(Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included)

Breakfast at hotel, city tour of this UNESCO protected pearl of the Adriatic and its Cathedral, Rector’s Palace, Franciscan Monastery (included Old Pharmacy), Clock Tower, Orlando’s Columns, Sponze Plaza, Dubrovnik City.

Lunch in the old city.

Free time, Dinner, and Overnight at hotel in Dubrovnik.

(Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included)

Breakfast, Check out hotel.

Transfer to Mostar, Proceed for city tour – visit Karadjoz Bey mosque and Muslibegovic house – walk through the old town and old bridge listed as UNESCO heritage site. Continue to drive to Sarajevo.

Lunch at Local Restaurant on the Way at Jablanica, arrive at Sarajevo, Free time at Old City and check-in the hotel, Dinner, and Overnight in Sarajevo

(Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included)

Breakfast at the hotel.

Proceed for tour to visit Vrelo Bosne – spring of river Bosnia, Tunnel museum – the only means of going in and out during the siege of Sarajevo in last war.

On Foot Tour of old town Bascarsija, Latin bridge, a place where the Austro Hungarian Archduke was assassinated, what triggered the 1st World War; Brusa resistant – covered market place; Gazi Husref Bey Mosque- built-in 1530 year during the Ottoman era – and Gazi Husref Bey Madras; Monica Han built-in 1551; Vijecnica – town hall for the Austro-Hungarian era.

Lunch at the local restaurant. Afternoon, free for shopping.

Back to hotel, Dinner, and Overnight in Sarajevo

(Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included)

Breakfast at hotel, check-out the hotel to Bihac on the way visit of the Pyramids of Bosnia.

Continue driving to Travnik, visit the mosque in Travnik including Suleiman.

Travnik has located 90 km to the west of the city of Sarajevo, the Bosnian governor from 1697 to 1850, Lunch at Local Restaurant in Travnik, continue to drive to Bihac, Check-in the hotel, Leisure time enjoying the waterfalls and Una river which is best for Rafting, Dinner, and Overnight in Bihac.

(Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included)

Breakfast at hotel, Check-Out and proceed to Ljubljana, towards Plitvice National Park, a well-known UNESCO World Heritage Site. Tour of the 16 crystal-blue lakes cascading into 92 spectacular waterfalls.

Walk on the wooden promenades with magnificent views on the waters where every turn leads to breathtaking scenery and yet another waterfall.

Surrounded by dense woods, Plitvice Lake is a natural phenomenon of rare and unique beauty.

Continue drive to Ljubljana, view the Central open-air Market, Baroque Town Hall, Robba's Fountain, the Three Bridges, and Lunch at Local Restaurant, Check-in the hotel, Dinner, and Overnight at the Hotel.

(Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included) Proceed to city visit of the highlights after the breakfast including the upper and lower town, the majestic Cathedral, Archbishop's Palace, Lunch at Local Restaurant, free time exploring the winding streets of the old town, free at leisure for the rest of the day, Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel.