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Macsun Travel Brochure BALKANS & SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE - Albania - Bosnia & Herzegowina - Bulgaria - Greece - Kosovo - Croatia - Moldova - Montenegro - North Macedonia - Romania - Slovenia - Serbia - Turkey (European Part) Dear business partners International Representation Offices: and friends of MAC-SUN Travel, Germany, Austria, Switzerland We are pleased to present you our new STR Destination Handling GmbH & Co. KG catalogue for Sit in Couch Tours 2021. www.str-destination.de Especially the Balkan countries are still among the most prosperous regions in Spain & Portugal tourism. This is only partly, because these STR Spain powered by TT Consultants countries are the last remaining spots on www.traveltradeconsultants.es the map of many group- and individual travelers, but also because many other Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, countries in the world are not to be visited Romania at the moment, due to internal conflicts. STR CEE The MAC-SUN team will be happy to advise www.str-cee.com you about the different trips and arrangements. Scandinavia STR Nordic For the sake of the environment, we have decided from this year on to publish only www.str-nordic.com one catalogue with all country information Italy and SIC tours. H.T.M.S. International You will find many more travel ideas on our www.htmsinternational.eu website: Middle East www.macsun.travel STR Middle East On this note, I would like to express my www.str-middleeast.com sincere gratitude for the good cooperation over the last 10 years and look forward to Brazil many new guests in the coming years. CW Brazil www.cwbrazil.com.br Cordially Yours, Mexico Ewald Koenig & Team Alt.ROOM Destination Services www.altroom.com.mx Travel conditions for SIC Tours: Cancellation policy: From booking until 31 days before departure 10%. 30-15 days before departure 25% 15-7 days prior to departure 50%. 6-1 days prior to departure 80%. No show 100% Terms of payment: When booking 20% of the order amount, balance payment 10 days prior to arrival when sending the travel documents. We create holidays Minimum number of participants: The minimum number of participants is 2 persons, max. 30 guests. The organizer reserves the right to cancel the trip if the minimum number of booked guests is not reached at least 60 days before the start of the trip. Montenegro - The wild Beauty 1. Day: Tivat/Podgorica - Budva Flight to Montenegro. Transfer to our hotel. 2. Day: Budva - St. Stephen - Petrovac We start today’s program with a city tour of Budva. Afterwards, we take a relaxing boat trip in the bay of Budva, passing by the islands of St. Nicholas and St. Stephen and then paying a visit to the Reževići Monastery. Furthermore, we move on to the former fishing village, Petrovac, that lies on a beautiful red sand bay. In the evening, return to the hotel. 3. Day: Cetinje - Njeguši - Kotor We leave our hotel on the coast. As next, we reach the former capital of the country, Cetinje, where we visit the royal palace. Then we drive to the village of Njeguši, where we will be tasting the famous local delicacy - the raw ham. In the afternoon comes the next journey highlight, Kotor. After a short coffee break, we take a wonderful boat trip in the bay of Kotor, taking us to the monastery island Our Lady of the Rocks and back to the town of Perast. Return to the hotel. 4. Day: Bar – Scutari Lake After breakfast, we first drive south to the city of Bar. The old town lies protected by a castle enthroned on a rock of the Rumija Mountains. It was not until the 19th century that this abandoned settlement developed into a new city quarter named Novi Grad. From there we get to the Scutari Lake and national park. After arrival, we set off with the boat to the far lakeshores where we reach, among other things, the former state prison - the "Montenegrin Alcatraz", a deserted prison island. 5. Day: Dubrovnik Excursion. After breakfast, we set off to Croatia. Shortly after the border passing, we reach the Pearl of the Adriatic, the city of Dubrovnik. During our guided city tour, we see highlights like the cathedral or the Franciscan monastery with Europe's oldest pharmacy. The afternoon is at your disposal for own explorations. On the way back to our hotel in Budva we stop by Porto Montenegro, the new meeting point of the high society in Montenegro. 6. Day: Train ride to Tito's mountain railway. A unique experience is on the program today. We take the train from Bar and drive through the gorges of Montenegro to Kolašin. On the way back, we visit the monastery Morača. 7. Day: Day at one’s disposal. 8. Day: Transfer to the airport. Guaranteed Departures – 2021 Services: - Accommodation in a 4* hotel on a half board basis; - Bus service from/to the airport as well as an English-speaking guide for the whole trip; - City tax. Included entrance fees: - Boat trip in the bay of Budva; - Reževiči monastery; - Cetinje: visitor's tax and entrance ticket to the King Nicholas’ Museum; - Ham tasting in Njeguši; - Kotor: visitor's tax and entrance ticket to the church of St. Tryphon; - Boat trip in the Kotor fjord (Kotor – Our Lady of the Rocks - Perast); - Entrance ticket to the Old Town Bar (Stari Bar); - National Park Lake Scutari + Boat trip with snacks; - Dubrovnik: Old pharmacy in the Franciscan Monastery; - Train ride: Tito’s mountain railway and entrance to Morača monastery. Dates and prices 2021 25.04. – 02.05.2021 09.05. – 16.05.2021 03.10. – 10.10.2021 30.05. – 06.06.2021 Price p.p. in DBL 765,00 € 845,00 € Single Room Supplement 136,00 € 160,00 € Sea view p.p. 65,00 € 86,00 € Our new department in Montenegro Tanja Perović General Manager E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +382 33 402 600 Guaranteed Departures – 2021 Montenegro – North Macedonia- Albania 1. Day: Arrival Tivat/Podgorica - Kolašin Arrival and transfer to our hotel in Kolašin through the Morača Canyon. 2. Day: Kolašin – Peć – Priština – Skopje After breakfast we depart to Kosovo. We visit the Patriarchate Church in Pec. Then we drive to Priština, where we organize a short panoramic bus tour of the capital of Kosovo. We continue to North Macedonia, cross the border and reach the capital Skopje. In the evening, we are welcomed with traditional Macedonian dinner and music in a restaurant in Skopje. 3. Day: Skopje – Mavrovo – Ohrid City tour of Skopje: We see, among other things, the old town with the Kale fortress, the church of the Holy Ascension (Sv. Spas) and the large bazaar, as well as the new town with the Alexander Monument and the Mother Theresa House. Afterwards drive via Tetovo to the Mavrovo National Park. Fascinating landscapes and the highest mountains of Macedonia come in sight. We pay a visit to the monastery of St. John Bigorski, before continuing the breathtaking route past large lakes all the way to Ohrid. 4. Day: Ohrid We drive to the center of the UNESCO city and collect our first impressions during a boat ride along the promenade to the church Kaneo, which is probably the most famous photo spot in Macedonia. From here we explore the city on foot. Afterwards, free time for strolling around the city. Transfer back to the hotel. 5. Day: Ohrid – Berat – Durres After breakfast, we drive from Ohrid to the Albanian border. Our next destination will be the UNESCO city of Berat, also called the city of 1000 windows. We explore the architectural highlights accompanied by our guide. Then we drive to the port city of Durres, where we do the sightseeing and eventually reach our hotel in Durres. 6. Day: Durres – Tirana – Shkoder – Scutari Lake After breakfast, we continue towards Tirana and do the city sightseeing. After the sightseeing tour we are heading north to the city of Shkoder, the largest city in northern Albania. Then we cross the border with Montenegro and we reach Lake Scutari. Here we take a boat trip and see, besides enchanting nature, also the "Alcatraz" of Montenegro, an abandoned prison island. Transfer to the hotel in Budva. 7. Day: Budva – Cetinje – Njeguši – Perast – Kotor We set off to Cetinje, the old capital of Montenegro. Old embassy buildings still tell the story of the metropolis of a state once considered the poorest kingdom in Europe. We pay a visit to the royal palace. Afterwards, we drive to the village Njeguši, where we’ll taste the famous local raw ham, watching the women baking bread and preparing the delicacies. In the afternoon comes the next highlight of the trip: breathtaking descent down one of the most spectacular roads of the country, reaching Perast and having a boat ride in the bay of Kotor to the monastery monastery island Our Lady of the Rocks. City tour of Kotor with the cathedral of GuaranteedSt. Trifun, then Departures we return to Budva. - 2021 8. Day: Transfer to the airport monastery island of Our Lady of the Rocks. Then we return to Kotor city and do the sightseeing, together with the St. Tryphon cathedral. Transfer back to Budva. 8. Day: Transfer to the airport Services: - Accommodation in selected 4* hotels on half board basis; - Bus service from/to the airport and an English-speaking guide for the whole trip; - City tax. Included entrance fees: - Peć: Patriarchate Church; - Skopje: Church of the Holy Ascension (St. Spas); - Tetovo: Colored Mosque; - Monastery of St. John Bigorski; - Boat trip in Ohrid (around 25 minutes); - Ohrid: St. Perivlepta church; - Berat city fortress; - National Park Scutari Lake + boat trip with snacks; - Cetinje: city tax fee + entrance to the Royal Palace; - Njeguši, ham tasting (snack); - Kotor: city tax fee + entrance ticket to St.
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