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12D9N TREASURE OF BALKANS TOUR CODE: EESKPA

In this incredible tour you will see the beautiful bountiful and bewildering Balkans. Discover the best of , , Macedonia, and Kosovo.

EXTENSIVE

COVERAGE ST. JOVAN KANEO OVER OHRID LAKE, MACEDONIA

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MACEDONIA Flight path SKOPJE Traverse by coach BULGARIA Featured destinations • House of Mother of 2 ROMANIA Theresa VELIKO TARNOVO Overnight stays 1 2 Brasov • The Church of St. • The Tsarevets 1 Spas Fortress Bran • Mustafa Pasha • Asen’s Monument Sinaia Mosque • Fortress Kale • Alexander Nevsky 1 Bucharest OHRID Cathedral SERBIA • Old Town • The Church MONTENEGRO • Cathedral of St. RILA Sophia • Monastery Sofia 1 Prishtina 1 Veliko Tarnovo ALBANIA ROMANIA Prizren 1 TIRANA SINAIA BULGARIA • Et’hem Bey Mosque • Peles Castle KOSOVO 1 Rila • The Clock Tower BRAN Skopje • Skanderbeg Square • Dracula’s Castle Ohrid Tirana 1 • Skanderbeg Statue BRASOV ALBANIA 1 BERAT • Black Church • Council Square MACEDONIA • Gorica Bridge 1 • Gorica Quarter BUCHAREST Berat • King Mosque • Parliament Palace • The Victory Square KOSOVO • The Roman Square DAY 1 PRIZREN • The Unification HOME → SKOPJE DAY 4 • City Tour Square Meals on Board OHRID → BERAT PRISHTINA Assemble at the airport for your flight to Breakfast, Onufri’s Traditional Lunch, Dinner • City Tour Skopje - The Capital of Macedonia. Hotel breakfast. Heading to the historic city Berat - also known as “the city of a thousand DAY 2 windows”, made the UNESCO World Heritage SKOPJE list in 2008. Explore Berat city tour - the ancient DELICACIES Lunch , Dinner history of Albania from Roman period to modern Meal Plan Explore Skopje with a walking tour of the times. We will visit the Gorica Bridge and Gorica 9 Breakfasts, 10 Lunches, 9 Dinners old part of the town Charshi, where you can quarter. Next, by walking we will reach the view the Stone Bridge. Not to be missed Medieval Centre including the Helveti Teke, Specialities are some of the marvels which include the King Mosque and Dervish’s Konak. • Historic and Gorgeous Romanian Palace Church St. Spas, famous for its marvelous Restaurant iconostas from 17th century, the Old Bazaar, DAY 5 • Folk Show in Traditional Bulgarian Restaurant Fortress Kale, Mustapha Pasha Mosque. BERAT TIRANA • Ohrid Special Trout Meal → During the tour we will visit also the Birth Breakfast, Lamb Lunch, Chinese Dinner • Caru’cu Bere house of Mother Teresa. After breakfast, head to Tirana, the capital of Albania. Follow by a sightseeing of the city and DAY 3 visit of the biggest attractions, like Skanderbeg 4-5★ HOTELS SKOPJE → OHRID Square, Skanderbeg Statue, Et’hem Bey Breakfast, Orchid Trout Lunch, Dinner Mosque, The Clock Tower. You may wish SKOPJE Holiday Inn Continue to the lakeside resort of Ohrid, to make an excursion to Kruja Castle. Enjoy OHRID Inex Gorica Church of St. John, a Macedonian the panoramic views and visit Skanderbeg BERAT Grand White City Orthodox church situated on the cliff over Museum inside the castle with beautiful mural TIRANA Sheraton Kaneo Beach overlooking Lake Ohrid. paintings and sculptures from renowned PRISTINA Parliament Walking sightseeing tour with a walk Albanian artists among other artifacts. SOFIA Radisson Blu through the cobblestone streets of the old VELIKO TARNOVO Yantra town. A visit to Ohrid port. May consider DAY 6 BUCHAREST Hilton to join an excursion to enjoy a Boat Ride TIRANA → PRIZREN → PRISHTINA BRASOV Ambient on the lake to St. Naum Monastery - is an Breakfast, Pork Lunch, Dinner imposing sight on a bluff and the Church After breakfast, head towards Prizren is a *Note: Hotels subject to final confirmation. Should of St. Naum was rebuilt between the 16th historic city located in Kosovo. City tour will there be changes, customers will be offered similar and 17th century as a multi-doomed, go through the Albanian league of prizren accommodations as stated in this list. Byzantine-style structure on this cliff. House, stone bridge, Sinan Pasha Mosque,

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Ethnographic museum, Prizren old town. drive to Veliko Tarnovo. Visit the Tsaravets Continue to Prishtina or Priština, is the Fortress, once past the main gate, it is DAY 11 capital and largest city of Kosovo. The fairly easy to navigate the fortress on foot. BRASOV → BRAN → BUCHAREST → city has a majority Albanian population, The statue, Asen’s Monument which was HOME alongside other smaller communities. City erected exactly 800 years after the city was Breakfast, Lunch, Meals on Board tour will go through New born Monument, appointed capital of the Second Bulgarian Drive to Bran - a visit in Bran at the famous Skanderberg monument and Pedestrian Empire, commemorates the Tsars for their Bran Castle - commonly known as Dracula’s Street of Prishtina. contributions to the city. castle. Be ready to tracing Dracula’s footsteps and you’re invited to explore the eerie corridors DAY 7 DAY 9 and deathly cold rooms at your peril. After PRISHTINA → RILA → SOFIA VELIKO TARNOVO → BUCHAREST visit, you’ll find a souvenir and local crafts Breakfast, Trout Lunch, Traditional Dinner with Breakfast, Lunch, Historic Restaurant-Caru’ cu Bere market. This is the place to go for your Dracula Folklore Show 1879 Dinner souvenirs. Drive to Bucharest then we head to This morning you will travel to the Rila After breakfast, we head to the sixth the airport, where you will get ready to check- Mountains where you will visit the famous largest capital city of the European Union in for your flight back to Singapore. . The beautiful orthodox - Bucharest. The city tour will take you to monastery was built in the 14th century the most important sites such as the Arch DAY 11 and houses valuable paintings, thousands of Triumph, the Victory Square, the Roman HOME SWEET HOME of manuscripts, old printed books and Square and the Unification Square. At We hope you enjoyed your trip with EU masterworks of wood carvings. Head the Constitution Square outside viewing holidays and we look forward to seeing you towards Sofia the capital of Bulgaria. the Palace of the Parliament which is the again for your next trip. In the evening enjoy the dinner at a second largest building in the world. local restaurant complete with folklore Suggested Excursions: Additional activities that complement your holidays performances and the traditional fire DAY 10 will be at your own discretion and is entirely optional. dances. BUCHAREST → SINAIA → BRASOV *minimum group size may apply Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner • Lake Ohrid Boat ride & St. Naum Monastery: €50 DAY 8 Today towards Sinaia. Here is where you • Kruja Castle: €50 will visit the Peles Castle, built in German RILA → SOFIA → VELIKO TARNOVO Tipping Guideline: (based on 12D9N) Breakfast, Lunch, Lamb Dinner Renaissance style, the Peles Castle is • €84 per person Embark on a city tour of the Bulgarian probably the most beautiful castle in capital city. In the heart of Sofia, visit the St. Eastern Europe. Transfer to Brasov, also Note: Alexander Nevski Cathedral and The Boyana called the Crown of Transylvania. Discover • A minimum group size of 15 passengers is required for a confirmed departure. Church which is a medieval Bulgarian the beautiful colorful Old Town with the • The sequence of the itinerary, flight schedules and Orthodox church situated on the outskirts Council Square and outview the Black hotels are subject to change without prior notice in of Sofia. In 1979, the building was added to Church, Romania’s largest Gothic church the event of unforeseen circumstances. the UNESCO World Heritage List. After lunch, rises triumphantly over Braşov’s old town.

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