Discover the Balkans: A-10 Day, 5- Country Adventure (From Bosnia to Bulgaria)

City tour of Sarajevo.

Visit the Bascarsija (The historical Turkish market); Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque (Ottoman mosque from 16^th century); The Latin Bridge/ The Assassination Bridge (Ottoman-era stone bridge near the site of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s 1914 assassination); The Sebilj Monument (Famous 18th century wooden fountain); the“Sacred Heart” Cathedral (Gothic cathedral from the 19th century); The Sarajevo city hall, The Abandoned Bobsleigh Track (Built in 1984 for the Winter Olympic games in Former Yugoslavia The country opened its doors to the international community to celebrate sport, after the breakup of Yugoslavia, during the long Sarajevo siege the bobsleigh track been used as a base for the artillery); The Tunnel of Hope (Military-history museum at the site of a storied Bosnian War–era underground tunnel). Free time in the afternoon

During your free time in Sarajevo you can enter the Museum of Sarajevo 1878–1918 (Compact museum dedicated to historical events in Sarajevo during the Austro-Hungarian period.); The War Childhood Museum (Prominent museum featuring exhibits & videos on the children who lived through the Bosnian War.); The Museum of Crimes against Humanity and Genocide.

Overnight in Sarajevo.

Transfer to Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Short city tour of the old town. Visit the Strati Most/ The most bridge (A rebuilt 16th-century Ottoman bridge in the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina that crosses the river Neretva and connects the two parts of the city. The Old Bridge stood for 427 years, until it was destroyed on 9 November 1993 by Croat military forces during the Croat–Bosniak War.); The Old turkish bazar “Kujundziluk”, The Old turkish quarter, “Koskin – Mehmed pasha’s” mosque,(Small mosque dating to the 17th century).

Transfer to Budva Montenegro. Overnight in Budva.

Transfer to Kotor, Montenegro. City tour of Kotor Old Town. Visit the Kotor old city, Kotor harbor, city walls, St Tryphon cathedral, St Nikola church, Piazza of the arms, Church of St Luke, Gurdich gate, Clock tower, Grubonja palace, Karampana well, Drago palace, Pima

palace, Beskuca’s Palace, Grgurina Palace, Bizanti Palace, Prince’s Palace, Sea gate, Old Kotor prison building

Transfer to Budva. Free time in Budva. Overnight in Budva.

Transfer to the Njegusi village in the morning.

 Transfer to the Ostrog Monastery.

 Explore the rock monastery.
 Transfer to Cetinje.

 City tour of Cetinje old center.

 Transfer back to Budva.

 Overnight in Budva.

Transfer to Skadar lake (The biggest lake on the Balkan peninsula).

Boat trip to explore the lake.

Transfer to Kruje, Albania.

Explore the Birthplace of Skanderberg.

Visit the fortress and the old part of town.

Transfer to Tirana, Albania.

Overnight in Tirana.

Tirana city tour.

Visit the “Skanderberg square” (The main square in Tirana) with the Skanderberg Statue; the “Ethem bey” mosque (the Only historical mosque in Tirana) the “Enver Hoxha” pyramid, the Peace bell, the Building of the historical museum of Tirana, a Preserved bunker (In one of the bunkers there is a museum about the victims of the Albanian Communist regime) Maria Theresa boulevard, the University of Tirana, the Old government square; The Clock tower (19th Century)

Free time in Tirana at the afternoon.

Overnight in Tirana.

Transfer to Ohrid, North Macedonia

 Walking tour of Ohrid old town

Visit the Ohrid lake, the Monument of St. Naum of Ohrid, the Monument of St Kliment Ohridski, Catcher of a cross monument, the Church of St Sofia, “St Kiril and Metodius” monument, the Ancient theatre of Ohrid; the St John at Kaneo.

Free time in Ohrid.

Overnight in Ohrid.

Transfer to Skopje, North Macedonia

Walking city tour of Skopje

Visit the Old muslim quarter, the Stone bridge, the Macedonia square, the Memorial house of Mother Teresa, the “Warrior on a horse” monument, the “Mustafa Pasha” mosque, the Skopje art bridge, the “Daut Pasha” Hamam, the “Mothers of Macedonia” fontain, The Divers statue, Kapan Han, the King Samuil monument, the Archeological museum building.

 Free time in the afternoon.

Overnight in Skopje.

Transfer to Rila monastery, Bulgaria.

Explore the biggest monastery in the Balkans.

Transfer to Sofia, Bulgaria.

Free time in Sofia.

Overnight in Sofia.

Walking city tour of Sofia. Visit the Historical center of Sofia and the most interesting sights in the area. Visit the St. Nedelya square; Nedelya church; St Sofia Monument; St. Petka Church; The old Serdika Ruins; The mineral springs; The council of ministers; The Rotunda “Saint George”; The Presidency; The mosque “Banya Bashi”; The National archaeology museum (not going inside); The National Bank of Bulgaria; Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Square; The King’s palace; The Russian church; St. Sofia Church; The National Theater; The Monument of the “unknown soldier”; The Alexander Nevski Memorial Church; The city garden; The museum of Sofia.

Free time in Sofia.

Overnight in Sofia.

After Breakfast transfer from Htl to Sofia APT
End of the tour.