Pilgrimage to , & Tour 195 12 Days www.206tours.com/tour195

Dubrovnik · · Split · · Plitvice · · Postojna · Bled · · Venice

YOUR TRIP INCLUDES NOT INCLUDED: • Round-trip airfare from your desired Airport Lunches, Tips to your guide & driver. • Book without airfare (land only option) OPTIONAL • All airport taxes & fuel surcharges Travel Insurance • Centrally located hotels: (or similar) Providing you coverage for both pre-existing • 3 nights: Lapad Hotel, conditions and those that may arise during your trip, • 1 night: Atrium Hotel , Split including medical and dental emergencies, loss of • 2 nights: Hotel Jezero, Plitvice luggage, trip delay, and so much more. • 2 nights: Park Hotel, Bled SUPPLEMENTAL CANCELLATION PROTECTION • 2 nights: Bauer Palladio Hotel & , Venice A Cancellation Waiver - allowing you to cancel your • Transfers as per itinerary trip and receive a refund anytime - up until 24 hours • Daily prior to departure. The “Waiver” expires once you are • 6 Dinners within 24 hours of departure. • Transportation by air-conditioned motor coach • Assistance of a professional local guide(s) • Sightseeing and admissions fees as per itinerary ABOUT YOUR TRIP • Catholic Priest available for Spiritual Direction This magnificent tour of Croatia, Slovenia, and Venice • Mass daily & Spiritual activities will offer countless breathtaking views of ; • Luggage handling (1 piece per person) , mountains, lakes, caves, and even the Adriatic • Flight bag & portfolio of all travel documents Sea. Experience traditions like Venetian Glass blowing and gondola rides in these timeless cities and historic hubs of culture. About Croatia, Solvenia & Venice: Cultural Heritage site. See the remnants of In the “Pearl of the Adriatic” explore Dubrovnik’s Split’s Roman heritage, its Renaissance and Gothic , take an excursion to the of structures, Jupiter’s Temple, the Peristyle and the Montenegro, witness the breathtaking beauty of the . Dinner and overnight. deepest in Southern , tour Lady of the Rocks and the charming coastal town of . Head Day 6: Split -Trogir - Plitvice Lakes north towards Split to discover the town of Trogir After breakfast, we head north along the to where many artists come to study and paint before Trogir, the center of artistic activities where scholars continuing to the beautiful Plitvice Lakes National from around the world gather to study and paint. Park. In Slovenia tour one of Europe’s largest caves, Our journey continues towards the beautiful Plitvice the Postojna Caves via an underground electric train, Lakes . Dinner and overnight in Plitvice. take in gorgeous Bled, and experience the city of Ljubljana, Slovenia’s capital. In Venice visit St. Day 7: Plitvice Lakes Mark’s Basilica, observe the art of glass blowing and Today we enjoy Plitvice National Park listed in tour landmarks like the Doge’s Palace, the Bell , UNESCO’s World Heritage list, with breathtaking and the Bridge of Sights. scenery of this natural wonder of 16 terraced lakes, surrounded by thickly wooded mountains and lush vegetation. The rest of the day is at leisure. Dinner ITINERARY and overnight. Day 1: Depart USA Board your overnight transatlantic flights from your Day 8: Plitvice Lakes, Opatija, Postojna to Bled hometown. Meals are served on board. Return to the coast to the beautiful bay of Kvarner and its popular resort, Opatia. An orientation tour Day 2: Arrive Dubrovnik of Opatia will present the highlights of this former Arrival today at the where you Imperial resort city. After your visit here, drive across will be met and transferred to your hotel. Afternoon the border into Slovenia to Postojna Caves, home to at leisure to relax and become acclimated to a new one of the largest caves in Europe. Tour the fantastic . Before meeting your fellow travelers and subterranean world by miniature electric train. tour director for dinner, you can take a walk to Old Afterwards, continue to Bled for dinner and overnight. Town called the “Pearl of the Adriatic.” Dinner and overnight. Day 9: Bled - Ljubljana Excursion An Alpine lake surrounded by high peaks, Bled was Day 3: Dubrovnik “ discovered: by travelers in the middle of the 19th This morning enjoy a walking tour of “Old Dubrovnik”; century. A sightseeing tour features the charming town starting with; the ’s Palace, Bell Tower Clock, and the lakeshore, and visits imposing Bled Castle, Orlando’s Column and the Sponza Palace. You will perched on the cliff high above the lake. Afternoon also see the Dominican Monastery and Franciscan excursion to Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. Here, Monastery with its Pharmacy, one of the oldest in the view the Central open-air Market, Town world. The rest of the day is at leisure. Overnight. Hall, Robba’s Fountain, the Three Bridges and the Parliament. Followed by the sightseeing tour of Lake Day 4: Dubrovnik, excursion to Montenegro Bled features the charming town with the lakeshore, After breakfast, we depart for the Republic of and imposing Bled Castle, perched on a cliff high Montenegro. Head towards the mouth of the above the lake. Return to Ljubljana in the evening. beautiful Bay of , the longest and deepest fjord in . Enjoy a boat ride to Our Lady of Day 10: Bled, Trieste to Venice the Rocks, one of two off the coast of Perast. Leave Bled, driving south to Trieste, for The Roman is the largest building on orientation tour and visit to Miramare Castle and its the , with a museum attached to it. Upon return park. Castel was built by Hapsburg Monarchy on the to the coast, we will stop in Perast, an old charming cliff overlooking . Then, continue on to coastal town. Visit city of Kotor before returning to the marvelous city of Venice. Dubrovnik Day 11: Venice Day 5: Dubrovnik - Split Today begins with a walking tour of Venice featuring After breakfast, depart Dubrovnik and travel north the highlights: St. Mark’s Square, St. Mark’s along the spectacular Adriatic coast, past old fishing Basilica, the Doge’s Palace, the Bell Tower and the and new resorts, to Split. Enjoy a city tour Bridge of Sighs. The tour ends with a visit to a glass featuring the historic inner city, built around the blowing factory where you may see the demonstration Roman Emperor ’s Palace, a UNESCO of a traditional Venetian glass blowing. Balance of the day is at leisure. In the afternoon, enjoy Venice at your own pace, shop or join an optional gondola ride. Farewell dinner at local restaurant.

Day 12: Venice - USA After breakfast we drive to Venice airport for your flight home.

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