ESCORTED TOURS 2021 Guaranteed Departures TABLE OF CONTENTS WHY KOMPAS? WHY BOOK AND TRAVEL WITH KOMPAS 3 GUIDED JOURNEYS Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia, Italy ONCE UPON A TIME IN YUGOSLAVIA (SMALL GROUP) 6 14 days from Tirana to Ohrid, Kotor, Dubrovnik, Mostar, Sarajevo, Uzice, Belgrade, Visegrad, Drvengrad, Zagreb and Ljubljana JEWELS OF CROATIA 10 8 days from Dubrovnik to Split, Hvar, Plitvice and Zagreb DISCOVERY OF 3 ADRIATIC GEMS: CROATIA, SLOVENIA AND ITALY 12 8 days from Zagreb to Ljubljana, Postojna, Rovinj, Groznjan, Motovun, Pazin, Trieste and Venice QUINTET OF COUNTRIES: FAMED QUARTERS AND STUNNING LAKES 14 14 days from Zagreb to Sarajevo, Dubrovnik, Kotor, Split, Trogir, Plitvice Lakes, Opatija, Postojna, Bled, Trieste and Venice QUINTESSENTIAL ITALIAN TRIO: VENICE, FLORENCE, ROME 18 8 Days from Venice to Ferrera, Pisa, Florence, Assisi and Rome QUINTESSENTIAL ITALIAN TRIO PLUS SORRENTO TREASURES 20 11 days from Venice to Ferrera, Pisa, Florence, Assisi, Rome, Pompeii, Capri and Sorrento Russia, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania ALLURING RUSSIA WITH HELSINKI 22 9 days from Moscow to St. Petersburg and Helsinki HELSINKI AND THE BALTIC DOMINIONS 24 8 days from Helsinki to Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius Poland GRANDEUR AND HISTORY OF POLAND 26 8 days from Warsaw to Czestochowa, Krakow, Wroclaw, Poznan and Gdansk Germany BYGONE AND PRESENT DAY DISCOVERY OF GERMANY 28 8 days from Berlin to Potsdam, Nuremberg, Dresden, Oberammergau, Regensburg and Munich The Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary CAPITALS OF THE HABSBURG EMPIRE 30 8 days from Prague to Vienna and Budapest Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania THE ANCIENT LANDS OF RUMELIA, A JOURNEY THROUGH THE BALKANS 32 8 days from Belgrade to Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna and Bucharest Spain, Portugal ELEGANCE, CULTURE AND RECONQUISTA IN SPAIN 34 13 days from Madrid to Santiago de Compostela, Oviedo, Bilbao, Pamplona, and Barcelona MARITIME DISCOVERIES, VITICULTURE AND FAITH IN PORTUGAL 36 8 days from Lisbon to Sintra, Cascais, Estoril, Obidos, Nazara, Fatima, Tomar, Buçaco, Coimbra, Aveiro, Costa Nova and Porto TERMS & CONDITIONS TERMS AND CONDITIONS 38 WHY KOMPAS? Dear Connoisseur of Travel: We are delighted that you’ve chosen Kompas as your travel companion. And we are grateful and excited to embark on this amazing journey with you. The year was 1951, and the motive was to create wholesome travel experiences in erstwhile Yugoslavia. That task fell on the ‘Putnik Transport Agency’ which, in 1959, was renamed as ‘Kompas’. By the 1980’s, and to the delight of its innumerable guests, Kompas’ 4000 employees steered hundreds of motor-coaches, cars, ships and yachts, and they managed several ski centers, hotels and restaurants. After Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, Kompas expanded internationally and became the largest travel company in the region. It’s head-office is in Europe’s greenest capital Ljubljana. The company has sales and operations offices in 19 cities, most of them in Eastern and Central Europe. Kompas associates, tour directors, drivers and guides are passionate about their country. They want nothing more than for you to discover and love Europe the way they do. Their unique insights, combined with your own travel aspirations, led Kompas to create this wondrous collection of Escorted Tours. Most itineraries depart on Sundays (Saturday transatlantic flights from the USA) and are leisurely paced to finish on the next Sunday. For longer journeys, you can extend your vacation by adding on a Kompas tour in another country which will afford you a discount of 10%. Or consider boarding one of Kompas Small ships for an amazing cruise in the Adriatic Sea. Also, all of Kompas’ tours and cruises are guaranteed to depart, even if there are only a small number of guests booked. In addition, Kompas offers a substantial discount for early bookers, and flexibility for when plans change. Thank you for letting us guide your travels. Escorted Tours Adriatic Small Ship Cruises Independent Journeys Custom Groups Wholesome Affordable Travel Packages Since 1951 ESCORTED TOURS 2021 FINLAND Helsinki St. Petersburg NORWAY Tallinn SWEDEN RUSSIA ESTONIA Moscow Riga LATVIA DENMARK LITHUANIA BALTIC SEA Vilnius Gdansk BELARUS IRELAND UNITED KINGDOM Berlin Poznan Warsaw NETHERLANDS GERMANY POLAND UKRAINE BELGIUM Prague CZECH Krakow Nuremberg REPUBLIC SLOVAKIA MOLDOVA Munich Bratislava Salzburg Vienna Budapest FRANCE AUSTRIA SWITZERLAND HUNGARY ROMANIA Ljubljana Venice Zagreb BLACK SEA SLOVENIA CROATIA Bucharest ITALY Rovinj BOSNIA & Belgrade Santiago Oviedo HERZEGOVINA Bilbao Sarajevo SERBIA De Compostela Pisa Zadar Soa Varna Florence Split Pamplona Assisi MONTENEGRO Porto Kotor BULGARIA Dubrovnik NORTH ADRIATIC SEA MACEDONIA Coimbra Rome Ohrid Fatima Barcelona Tirana Madrid ALBANIA Lisbon Naples TURKEY Sorrento GREECE PORTUGAL SPAIN FINLAND Helsinki St. Petersburg NORWAY Tallinn SWEDEN RUSSIA ESTONIA Moscow Riga LATVIA DENMARK LITHUANIA BALTIC SEA Vilnius Gdansk BELARUS IRELAND UNITED KINGDOM Berlin Poznan Warsaw NETHERLANDS GERMANY POLAND UKRAINE BELGIUM Prague CZECH Krakow Nuremberg REPUBLIC SLOVAKIA MOLDOVA Munich Bratislava Salzburg Vienna Budapest FRANCE AUSTRIA SWITZERLAND HUNGARY ROMANIA Ljubljana Venice Zagreb BLACK SEA SLOVENIA CROATIA Bucharest ITALY Rovinj BOSNIA & Belgrade Santiago Oviedo HERZEGOVINA Bilbao Sarajevo SERBIA De Compostela Pisa Zadar Soa Varna Florence Split Pamplona Assisi MONTENEGRO Porto Kotor BULGARIA Dubrovnik NORTH ADRIATIC SEA MACEDONIA Coimbra Rome Ohrid Fatima Barcelona Tirana Madrid ALBANIA Lisbon Naples TURKEY Sorrento GREECE PORTUGAL SPAIN ESCORTED TOURS 2021 ONCE UPON A TIME IN YUGOSLAVIA (Small Group) 14 days from Tirana to Ohrid, Kotor, Dubrovnik, Mostar, Sarajevo, Uzice, Belgrade, Visegrad, Drvengrad, Zagreb, Bled and Ljubljana VACATION HIGHLIGHTS: SLOVENIA HUNGARY Arrival transfer from Tirana airport to the hotel Bled ROMANIA 2 Zagreb 14-day/13-night guided tour featuring: Ljubljana 2 Belgrade Centrally located first class hotels: CROATIA 2 3 nights in Tirana BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA SERBIA 2 nights in Dubrovnik Sarajevo 2 2 nights in Sarajevo ADRIATIC SEA 2 nights in Belgrade Mostar 2 nights in Zagreb MONTENEGRO ITALY KOSOVO 2 nights in Ljubljana Dubrovnik 2 Kotor NORTH Breakfast daily MACEDONIA A welcome reception in Tirana (heavy hors d’oeuvres, Tirana 3 Ohrid a glass of wine, beer or soft drink) ALBANIA A dinner in Dubrovnik (coffee or tea included) GREECE A lunch in Sarajevo (coffee or tea included) A dinner in Belgrade (coffee or tea included) A farewell dinner in Ljubljana (coffee or tea included) Hotel taxes and service charges HOTELS: Touring by modern air-conditioned motor-coach Tirana: Colosseo (F) or similar Professional English-speaking tour director Dubrovnik: Lapad / Lacroma / Argosy (F) or similar Sightseeing tours with licensed local guides Sarajevo: Europe (F) or similar Admission included where indicated in bold letters Belgrade: Moskva (F) or similar Luggage handling at the hotels Zagreb: Sheraton / Westin / Dubrovnik (F) or similar Whisper technology enhanced touring Ljubljana: Radisson Blu (F) or similar Departure transfer from Ljubljana to Ljubljana airport TOUR SPOTLIGHTS: ITINERARY: Lake Ohrid, one of Europe’s oldest and deepest lakes with Day 1, arrive in Tirana, Sunday over 200 endemic species (North Macedonia) Welcome to Tirana! You will be met and transferred to your The Old bridge in Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) hotel. The day is at leisure until you gather with your fellow The fortified town of Kotor (Montenegro) travelers and your tour director for an orientation of your Dubrovnik, Croatia’s “Pearl of the Adriatic” tour, and a welcome reception. (WR) Sarajevo, a city steeped in history (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Belgrade (Serbia): Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and Austrian influence at the confluence of 2 rivers Zagreb, Croatia’s cultural center with a rich history and 18th and 19th century Austro-Hungarian architecture Ljubljana (Slovenia), Europe’s greenest capital Bled, a striking lake and an imposing castle SPECIAL FEATURES: 6 countries, that were once known as Yugoslavia Albania, a country mostly unexplored Visit of a local artisan in Dubrovnik Learn how Bosnian coffee is made in Sarajevo Traditional lunch in Sarajevo Dinner with live music in the old Bohemian quarter of Skadarlija in Belgrade | 6 | ESCORTED TOURS 2021 ONCE UPON A TIME IN YUGOSLAVIA (Small Group) 14 days from Tirana to Ohrid, Kotor, Dubrovnik, Mostar, Sarajevo, Uzice, Belgrade, Visegrad, Drvengrad, Zagreb, Bled and Ljubljana Day 3, in Tirana: Excursion to Lake Ohrid, Tuesday We travel to Macedonia and visit the lakeside resort of Ohrid, Day 2, in Tirana, Monday a UNESCO World Heritage site. Our sightseeing tour starts On our morning sightseeing tour, we see the Skanderbeg with a walk through the cobblestone streets of the old town. Square with the statue of G.K. Skanderbeg, Albania’s national Afterward, we visit the magnificent Monastery of Saint hero, the Mosque of Et’hem Bey, the Clock Tower, the Palace Naum. In the early afternoon, we return to our hotel. The of Culture, built in Socialist-Realist style; and the National evening is at leisure. (B) History Museum. The afternoon is free. (B) Optional tour: Visit of the Archeological museum in Durres and Day 4, to Dubrovnik, Wednesday Skanderberg distillery with cognac and wine tasting After breakfast, we leave Albania and travel to Montenegro where we visit Kotor’s Old Town. There is time for lunch