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30 PLANNED MEALS SARAJEVO / BELGRADE / TIMISOARA 10 BREAKFASTS / SIBIU / SIGHISOARA / PIATRA NEAMT 10 LUNCHES / BRASOV / SINAIA / BUCHAREST MEAL PLAN 10 DINNERS

2 PIATRA NEAMT ROMANIA

1 SIGHISOARA 1 TIMISOARA THE BALKANS

1 SIBIU BRASOV 1 Bran

BOSNIA AND DAY 1 wooden fountain, Sebilj. Walk through the old bazaar to the HERZEGOVINA BELGRADE 2 1 BUCHAREST SINGAPORE SARAJEVO (BOSNIA) Latin bridge where the assassination of Franz Ferdinand Welcome to a unique experience! sparked World War 1. 1 SARAJEVO Lunch / Dinner • Assemble at Changi Airport for our flight toSarajevo , the capital of Bosnia. DAY 3

DAY 2 SARAJEVO MOKRA GORA BELGRADE SARAJEVO (SERBIA) • Drive towards the small eastern Bosnian town, Visegrad. Make • Depart the airport to the Tunnel of Hope and Museum, an a photo stop at the famous Mehmed Pasa Sokolovic Bridge N underground tunnel constructed under a local house during START/END spanning 180 metres over the River Drina. the Siege of Sarajevo in the midst of the . • Cross the border into Serbia and the village of Mokra Gora NIGHT STAY • Drive to the old town after the visit. which became popular after a reconstruction of a narrow gauge BY FLIGHT • Sarajevo walking tour: Start from Coopersmith’s Street railway called Sargan Eight as its route viewed from the sky into the old town to see the famous pseudo-Ottoman style looks like the number 8. BY COACH EUROPE by Dynasty Travel 116 117 www.dynastytravel.com.sg | Book Online. Anytime, Anywhere! DAY 8 • Travel to Sinaia, a little town which has always been linked to the SIGHISOARA PIATRA NEAMT Romanian royal family. • Travel towards the Eastern Carpathians to the spectacular Bicaz • Visit the Peles Castle, an impressive royal residence built by Gorge famous for its limestone rocks towering over narrow Carol I, Romania’s first king. During 19th century, the castle was roads and passes. The road that slices through the Bicaz Gorge is one of the most modern buildings in Europe with its own central among Romania’s most stunning. Make a stop by the Red Lake, heating and electricity. created after a major landslide in 1837. • Continue to the capital of Romania, Bucharest. • Enjoy a short orientation tour of Piatra Neamt, one of Moldavia’ Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner oldest cities surrounded by mountains. This city is our gateway to Romania’s most picturesque treasure, the unique painted DAY 12 monasteries (UNESCO World Heritage Site) of Bucovina, deemed BUCHAREST SINGAPORE masterpieces of Byzantine art. These churches are one-of-a- kind architectural site in Europe. • Bucharest city tour: Visit the Parliament Palace, the world’s Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner second largest administrative building after the Pentagon and is constructed entirely of Romanian materials. In front of the palace is Revolution Square. Drive down Calea Victory, DAY 9 Bucharest’s oldest and most charming street; see the Arch of PIATRA NEAMT: BUCOVINA’S UNIQUE PAINTED Triumph built in honor of men who fought in World War 1, the MONASTERIES Romanian Athenaeum and lots more. • Among the most precious treasures of Romania are the Painted • Enjoy some free time before we bid farewell to The Balkans and Monasteries of Bucovina. Their painted exterior walls are transfer to the airport for our flight back to Singapore. th th Sarajevo decorated with elaborated 15 & 16 century frescoes. Breakfast / Lunch • Perhaps the most famous and stunning of the painted monasteries is Voronet founded in 1487. To celebrate a victory DAY 13 DAY 5 over the Turks. Widely known as ‘Sistine Chapel of the East’ due ARRIVE SINGAPORE BELGRADE TIMISOARA (ROMANIA) to its interior and exterior wall paintings. The frescoes feature an We hope that you have had an enjoyable vacation with Dynasty • Make our way to Romania and the city of Timisoara. intense shade of blue commonly known as Voronet blue. Travel and look forward to bring you to your next holiday • Timisoara walking tour: Admire Art Nouveau and baroque • Continue to Suceava, the once capital of Moldova. destination. architecture in the old town. See the Opera, Orthodox Cathedral • Visit the Sucevita monastery featuring high walls and heavily and the old city hall in Victory Square. buttressed defensive towers around it, giving it the appearance Breakfast / Dinner of a fortress. The monastery boasts a magnificent depiction of Note: The sequence of the itinerary is subject to change without prior notice. the Ladder to Paradise. During major conferences, fairs & festivals, accommodation may be located DAY 6 Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner outside the city or in an alternate city without prior notice. Please refer to the TIMISOARA SIBIU main Europe brochure for booking terms & conditions. • Depart for Sibiu, the wealthiest of the seven walled citadels DAY 10 build in the 12th century by German settlers. PIATRA NEAMT BRASOV THE BALKANS Belgrade • Sibiu city tour: Stroll in the magnificent old center with the • Drive to Brasov, fringed by the peaks of the Southern Carpathian Large & Small Squares, Catholic Church and Liar’s Bridge. Mountains and resplendent with gothic, baroque and renaissance Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner architecture. • Next, visit the ethno village (Timber Town) built for the • Brasov city tour: Visit the Black Church, the largest gothic Serbian movie ‘Life is a miracle’. DAY 7 church in Romania. Admire the ornately trimmed baroque Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner SIBIU SIGHISOARA buildings fringing the Town Hall Square. Walk to Council Square, said to be the spot to which the legendary Pied Piper led the • Proceed to the birthplace of Vlad Tepes and inspiration to Bram DAY 4 children of Hamelin. Stoker’s ‘Dracula’, Sighisoara. BELGRADE Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner and Folklore Show • The Citadel which was built to defend the city against Turk • Belgrade city tour: Visit the St Sava Church, the world’s biggest invasion has survived the test of time. Vlad Dracul’s House is, Eastern Orthodox Church. Continue to Kalemegdam Fortress, today, a restaurant. Admire the quaint old town and the 800 DAY 11 which now serves as the central park of Belgrade. If the weather year old Clock Tower. BRASOV BRAN SINAIA BUCHAREST permits, we may even see the confluence of the Sava and Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner • Travel south to Bran Castle, also known as Dracula’s Castle built Danube River. Next stop is Republic Square with its statue of in the 14th century by Transylvanian merchants as a military Mihailo Obrenovic, a main meeting point in the city. fortress against the frequent attacks from Turks. • After lunch, enjoy some free time for some shopping. Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner EUROPE by Dynasty Travel Voronet Monastery 118 119 www.dynastytravel.com.sg | Book Online. Anytime, Anywhere!