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Treasure of the Balkans Tour Code: Eeskpa PREMIUM 12D9N TREASURE OF THE BALKANS TOUR CODE: EESKPA In this incredible tour youy will see the beautiful bountiful and bewilderingg Balkans. Discover the best of Romania,, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo. Whisper System LAKE OHRID, MACEDONIA HIGHLIGHTS MACEDONIA SOFIA Flight path SKOPJE • Aleksander Nevski Traverse by coach Featured destinations • House of Mother of Cathedral 2 ROMANIA Theresa • Boyana Church Overnight stays 1 2 Brasov • 1 • Church of St. Spas Bran • Mustafa Pasha • Sinaia Mosque RILA • Monastery • Fortress Kale Bucharest • Ohrid 1 • Ohrid Port ROMANIA MONTENEGRO SERBIA • SINAIA • Peles Castle ALBANIA BRAN Sofia 1 Prishtina 1 Veliko Tarnovo TIRANA • Dracula Castle 1 • Et’hem Bey Mosque BRASOV Prizren • Black Church BULGARIA • Clock Tower Rila • Skanderbeg Square • Council Square KOSOVO 1 & Statue BUCHAREST Skopje Ohrid BERAT • Parliament Palace Tirana 1 • Gorica Bridge • Village Museum ALBANIA 1 • Gorica Quarter • Victory Square MACEDONIA • King Mosque • Roman Square 1 • Berat BULGARIA VELIKO TARNOVO • Tsarevets Fortress DAY 1 DAY 4 • Asen’s Monument HOME SKOPJE OHRID BERAT Meals on board Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner Assemble at the airport for your flight to After a hearty breakfast in the hotel, spend the Skopje – the capital of Macedonia. day at your leisure at lake Ohrid. After that, head to the historic city of Berat - also known DAY 2 as “the city of a thousand windows”, which SKOPJE made the UNESCO World Heritage list in DELICACIES Meals on board/Lunch/Dinner 2008. Explore Skopje with a walking tour of the Meal Plan old part of the town Charshi, where you DAY 5 9 Breakfasts, 10 Lunches, 9 Dinners can view the Stone Bridge. Not to be BERAT TIRANA missed are some of the marvels which Breakfast/Lamb Lunch/Chinese Dinner • Historic and gorgeous Romanian Palace include the Church St. Spas, famous for its Embark on a Berat city tour - the ancient Restaurant marvelous iconostas from 17th century, the history of Albania from Roman period to • Old Bazaar, Fortress Kale, Mustapha Pasha modern times. We will visit the Gorica Bridge • Ohrid Special Trout Meal Mosque. During the tour we will also visit and Gorica quarter. Next, we will reach Mother Teresa’s birth house. the Medieval Centre on foot, and see the Helveti Teke, King Mosque and Dervish’s DAY 3 Konak. After that head to Tirana, the capital 4-5★ HOTELS SKOPJE OHRID of Albania. Afterwards, explore the city and Breakfast/ Ohrid Trout Lunch/Dinner visit of the biggest attractions, like Skanderbeg SKOPJE Stone Bridge Continue to the lakeside resort of Ohrid, Square, Skanderbeg Statue, Et’hem Bey OHRID Inex Gorica Church of St. John, a Macedonian Mosque, the Clock Tower. You may wish to BERAT Grand White City make an excursion to Kruja Castle. Enjoy the TIRANA Hilton Garden over Kaneo Beach overlooking Lake panoramic views and visit the Skanderbeg PRISTINA Parliament Ohrid. Join a sightseeing tour walk along Museum inside the castle with beautiful mural SOFIA Radisson Blu the cobblestone streets of the old town, paintings and sculptures from renowned VELIKO TARNOVO Yantra afterwards visit the Ohrid port. Consider Albanian artists among other artifacts. BUCHAREST Hilton joining an excursion to enjoy a Boat Ride BRASOV Ambient on the lake or embark on an excursion to DAY 6 St. Naum Monastery, which was rebuilt TIRANA PRIZREN PRISHTINA between the 16th and 17th century as a Breakfast/Pork Lunch/Dinner multi-doomed, Byzantine-style structure After breakfast, head towards Prizren, a historic city located in Kosovo. The city tour will take EU Holidays | Southern & Eastern Europe 23 12D9N TREASURE OF THE BALKANS PELES CASTLE, ROMANIA you through the Albanian league of Prizren UNESCO World Heritage List. After lunch, DAY 11 House, stone bridge, Sinan Pasha Mosque, drive to Veliko Tarnovo. BRASOV BRAN BUCHAREST Ethnographic museum, Prizren old town. HOME Continue to Prishtina or Priština, is the DAY 9 Breakfast/Ribs Lunch/Meals on Board capital and largest city of Kosovo. The city VELIKO TARNOVO BUCHAREST Drive to Bran and visit the famous Bran has a majority Albanian population, alongside Breakfast/Chicken Lunch/Historic Restaurant- Castle - commonly known as Dracula’s other smaller communities. The tour will Caru’ Cu Bere 1879 Dinner castle. Trace Dracula’s footsteps and explore then continue to take you through Newborn Visit the Tsarevets Fortress, once past the the eerie corridors and deathly cold rooms Monument, Skanderbeg Monument and main gate, it is easy to navigate through at your peril. After your visit, you’ll find Pedestrian Street of Prishtina. the fortress on foot. The statue, Asen’s a souvenir and local crafts market – the Monument, which was erected exactly perfect place to buy and bring home some DAY 7 800 years after the city was appointed souvenirs. Drive to Bucharest then head PRISHTINA RILA SOFIA capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire, to the airport, where you will get ready to Breakfast/Trout Lunch/Traditional Dinner with commemorates the Tsars for their check-in for your flight back home. Folklore Show contributions to the city. After that, head to This morning you will travel to the Rila the sixth largest capital city of the European DAY 12 Mountains where you will visit the famous Union - Bucharest. The city tour will take HOME SWEET HOME Rila Monastery. The beautiful orthodox you to the most important sites such as the We hope you enjoyed your trip with our monastery was built in the 14th century Arch of Triumph, Victory Square, Roman company and we look forward to seeing you and houses valuable paintings, thousands Square and the Unification Square. Drop by again for your next trip. of manuscripts, old printed books and the Constitution Square and see the façade masterworks of wood carvings. Head of the Palace of the Parliament, which is Suggested Excursions: towards Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. In the the second largest building in the world. evening enjoy a dinner at a local restaurant *minimum group size may apply complete with folklore performances and DAY 10 • St. Naum Monastery & Panorama Tour: €50 • Kruja Castle & City Tour: €50 the traditional fire dances. BUCHAREST SINAIA BRASOV • Lake Ohrid Boat ride: €20 Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner DAY 8 Today make your way towards Sinaia. Here is Tipping Guideline: (based on 12D9N) • €84 per person SOFIA VELIKO TARNOVO where you will visit the Peles Castle, built in Breakfast/Chinese Lunch/Lamb Dinner German Renaissance style, the Peles Castle is Note: Embark on a city tour of the Bulgarian probably the most beautiful castle in Eastern • capital city. In the heart of Sofia, visit the St. Europe. Transfer to Brasov, also called the the event of unforeseen circumstances. Alexander Nevski Cathedral and the Boyana Crown of Transylvania. Discover the beautiful • Church which is a medieval Bulgarian colorful Old Town with the Council Square • may be re-located outside of the city or in another Orthodox church situated on the outskirts of and see the exterior of the Black Church, Sofia. In 1979, the building was added to the Romania’s largest Gothic church. 24 Southern & Eastern Europe | EU Holidays.
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