12D9N / 16D13N* MEAL PLAN GRAND TOUR OF 09 BREAKFASTS 09 LUNCHES THE BALKANS 08 DINNERS 26 TOTAL MEALS BTP12 / BTB16* ALBANIA – MACEDONIA & KOSOVO – MONTENEGRO – BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA* – SERBIA* www.dynastytravel.com.sg | Book Online. Anytime, Anywhere! 23 DAY 3 N TIRANA BERAT FIER • After breakfast, visit the Albanian National Historical Museum. (Closed on Monday) • Depart for Berat (UNESCO Heritage) - “The Town of BELGRADE 2 BOSNIA & Thousand Windows”. HERZEGOVINA • Lunch at a local restaurant with typical Albanian cuisine. SERBIA SARAJEVO 1 • Enjoy city tour of Berat, visiting the lower quarters, Mangalemi and Gorica as well as the upper fortress passing by Ottoman laic 1 MOSTAR 1 KOLASIN PEJA PRISHTINA architectures and Byzantine Churches. Within the inhabited Castle, visit the famous Onufri Iconographic Museum located PODGORICA 1 PRIZREN in one the many Byzantine Churches. 2 BUDVA SKOPJE 1 • Enjoy wine tasting and dinner in one of Albania’s most famous winery. TIRANA 1 • Continue to the city of Fier for the night. MACEDONIA Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner 2 FIER BERAT OHRID 1 NIGHT STAY DAY 4 BY FLIGHT ALBANIA FIER GJIROKASTER FIER BTB16 • Head south to Gjirokastra (UNESCO Heritage) – the “City GJIROKASTER BY COACH of Stones”. The town has hundreds of Ottoman-style tower houses with distinctive stone roofs, wooden balconies and whitewashed stone walls. • Visit the historical Old Town, the Fortress and the Museum of Weapons. (Moderate walking. Walking stick recommended for DAY 1 elderly). SINGAPORE TIRANA (ALBANIA) • After lunch, return to Fier. Welcome to a unique experience! Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner • Assemble at airport for departure. DAY 5 DAY 2 FIER OHRID (MACEDONIA) TIRANA KRUJA TIRANA • Drive through the fertile plain of Fier to Elbasan County • Welcome to Albania! (winding road) through town of Peqin (famous for Turkey • Meet-and-greet at Tirana airport and transfer to the town of farms). Continue (mild winding road) to Progradec, the last Kruja for a panoramic city tour. Kruja is a touristic attraction town of Albania before the border with Macedonia. alongside a panoramic mountainside location, all clustered • Cross the border to Macedonia and arrive at the city of Ohrid, around its Bazaar. enjoying some spectacular views over the Ohrid Lake. • Lunch will be served inside the Kruja Castle. • Enjoy fish lunch in a lovely restaurant by the lake withfolklore • Visit the old Bazaar, a typical Ottoman Market, the Citadel show. includes the restored house of the Pasha of Kruja. • Proceed to visit St Naum Monastery after lunch. • Return to Tirana and embark on a walking tour to see the • Take a short trek through the wood for a panorama view of the main attractions of the capital city including the Scanderbeg Church of St Jovan at Kaneo, one of the most magnificent Square, the Clock Tower, Et’hem Beg’s Mosque, Government churches in all of Macedonia, standing right above a small Buildings, Tirana’s main boulevard, the Pyramid and check out fishing settlement, on the cliff rising up fromLake Ohrid. some cold war bunkers and a piece of the famous Berlin wall. (Walking stick recommended for elderly) • After dinner, check in hotel for the night. • Continue walking tour to the historical city center and visit St Lunch | Dinner Sophia Church. 24 Exotics by Dynasty Travel The City of Stones The City of Stones Church of St Jovan • Some free time at leisure by the lake. • Enjoy a walking tour to see New Born Monument, Ethnographic • Check in to hotel for dinner and the night. Museum, Skanderbeg’s Monument, Pedestrian Street, Fatih Mosque and Mother Teresa Statue. Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner • Enjoy a seafood lunch in the city centre Recommended Optional Tour: 1. Panoramic boat trip on lake Ohrid • Continue to Prizren, a city with vast and rich history since antiquity. DAY 6 • Embark on a walking tour of the town through the main OHRID SKOPJE square; see Sinan Pasha Mosque, Our Lady of Ljeviska, a • Depart for Skopje, the capital of Macedonia, a city with 14th-century Serbian Orthodox church, Central Fountain abundance ancient and modern amenities and attractions. (Shadervan) and League of Prizren House. (Winding roads) • Check in hotel for Dinner and the night. • Visit Kale Fortress which is situated on the highest point in the Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner city overlooking the Vardar River. DAY 8 • Visit St Spass Church and walk down the sloping narrow streets to the old town - Stara Charshija, which is filled with the spirit PRIZREN PEJA KOLASIN (MONTENEGRO) of the old ottoman city with a typical old bazaar with lots of • Visit the Monastery of Decani, the biggest medieval church in small shops, restaurants and mosques. the Balkans and a UNESCO protected site. • Continue across The Stone Bridge on the river Vardar which • After lunch, continue towards the border with Montenegro connects the old and new town with many opportunities to along panoramic mountain road and enter the small town of take pictures of the beautiful monuments, sculptures and Kolasin. (approximately 4.5 hours’ drive with scenic winding road) fountains. • En route, visit “Biogradska Gora” National Park. Enjoy • Enjoy lunch in Macedonia Square by the high fountain and spectacular views of the Biogradsko Lake located within the statue of Alexander the Great. national park which is one of the three preserved virgin forests of Europe. (Scenic winding roads) • Continue to explore the city centre and visit the birth house of Mother Theresa. • Check in hotel for dinner and the night • Some free time at leisure. Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner • Check in hotel for the night. DAY 9 Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner BUDVA KOTOR PERAST BUDVA DAY 7 • Depart for the capital of Montenegro, Podgorica. SKOPJE PRISHTINA (KOSOVO) • After an orientation tour of Podgorica, continue towards PRIZREN Cetinje, the medieval capital of the Montenegrin Kingdom. • After lunch, embark on an orientation tour of the town and • Farewell to Macedonia and proceed through the border to the visit the King Nikola Museum. (Closed on Sunday) Republic of Kosovo, the newest country in Europe. • Continue via winding mountain road of Mt. Lovce to the • Visit Gracanica Monastery, one of the most beautiful monasteries in the Balkans. medieval village of Njegushi. • Visit the famous Njegushi Mausoleum which sits atop Mt • Continue to Prishtina, the capital city. Lovce. (Approximately 460 steps to the summit, walking stick recommended for elderly) www.dynastytravel.com.sg | Book Online. Anytime, Anywhere! 25 Statues in Marcedonia Square, Skopje NEW BORN monument, Prishtina Biogradska Gora • Enjoy marvelous views of Kotor Bay as we drive to Budva DAY 12 (UNESCO World heritage) . ARRIVE SINGAPORE • Check in to hotel for dinner and the night. We hope that you have had an enjoyable vacation with Dynasty Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner Travel and look forward to bring you to your next holiday destination. DAY10 BUDVA KOTOR PERAST BUDVA BTB16 • After breakfast, drive along the Adriatic coast line and make a 16D13N GRAND TOUR photo stop to view the panoramic town – island of Sveti Stefan (currently 5 star resort). OF THE BALKANS • Drive towards scenic Kotor Bay to the picturesque village of Perast, famous for its proximity to 2 small islets. 13 BREAKFASTS 13 LUNCHES 12 DINNERS • Take a boat trip (weather permitting) to visit one of the island which sits Our Lady of the Rocks Church. DAY 11 • Head back to Kotor (UNESCO World Heritage) for a seafood BUDVA BLAGAJ lunch. (BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA) MOSTAR • Embark on an interesting walking tour of this charming old • Head to the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina and town. Kotor is the most historical city on the Montenegrin enter the small village of Blagaj. coast and attracts tourists all over the world. Every building, • Visit the Spring of Buna River. The spring is the finest every square, every inch of the streets has long history example of an underground karsts river. dating from 1000 years BC. Visit Saint Tryphoon Cathedral, • Visit Blagaj Tekija (The Dervish House). Maritime Museum, Weapons Square, Gossip Square, Pillar of Shame and some free time for shopping. • After a fish lunch by the river, depart forMostar. • Embark on a city tour the (UNESCO World • Return to Budva for night. old town Heritage). See the Neretva River Ruins, Crooked Bridge Breakfast | Seafood Lunch and particularly the famous and iconic Stari Most (Old DAY 11 Bridge). Look out for the brave bridge jump divers who would demonstrate a jump in exchange for a small fee. BUDVA PODGORICA ISTANBUL • Some for leisure and shopping in the old bazaar. SINGAPORE free time • After dinner, check in hotel for the night. • Free at your own leisure in the morning. Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner • Late afternoon, meet and transfer to the airport for your homebound flight. DAY 12 Breakfast MOSTAR SARAJEVO Recommended Optional Tour : • Head toward the capital city, Sarajevo. 1. Boat ride on Skadar Lake (Vir Pazar) & Ostrog Monastery. • On arrival, visit the Tunnel of Hope and Museum. An underground tunnel constructed under a local house between March and June 1993 during the Siege of Sarajevo in the midst of the Bosnian War. • Proceed to city center for lunch. 26 Exotics by Dynasty Travel Village Perast, Kotor Bay Mt Lovce Spring of Buna River • Embark on a city tour, walking from Coppersmith’s Street DAY 14 to the Old Town (Baščaršija), see the famous pseudo- BELGRADE Ottoman style wooden fountain - Sebilj, walk through • Embark on a city tour of Belgrade including visit to St. the old bazaar – visit the Gazi Husrev-bey Mosque and Sava Church, the Republic Square, Bohemian Quarter the Latin Bridge, the site where the assassination of Franz (Skadarlija), the oldest part of Belgrade with Ottoman Ferdinand took place and sparked World War 1. heritage, Kalemegdan Park, and Belgrade fortress. View • Some free time for leisure and shopping in the old town.