PREMIUM 11D8N DISCOVER BALKANS TOUR CODE: EEBEGS (Validity: Apr - Oct 2017) On the crossroads between east and west, the Balkan Peninsula is full of hidden gems waiting to be discovered. These trip is the most ideal introduction to the stunning Dalmatian coast of Croatia, the dramatic history of Bosnia and Herzegovina. EXTENSIVE COVERAGE OLD BRIDGE, BOSNIA 14 Southern & Eastern Europe | EU Holidays HIGHLIGHTS Flight path HUNGARY SERBIA ZADAR Traverse by coach 11D8N BELGRADE • Western Quay Featured destinations • Kalemegdan Park • Sea Organ Overnight stays 1 2 SLOVENIA • Belgrade Fortress • Monument to the Bled Ljubljana DISCOVER BALKANS • Victor Monument Sun • Republic Square • St. Donatus Church TOUR CODE: EEBEGS (Validity: Apr - Oct 2017) • Roman Forum 2 1 Zagreb BOSNIA AND • St. Anastasia’s SERBIA ITALY Venice 1 Postojna Cape HERZEGOVINA Cathedral SARAJEVO • St. Mary’s Church Belgrade • Sarajevo War Tunnel • Lion’sGate Plitvice Lakes National Park MOSTAR PLITVICE LAKES 1 Sarajevo • Old Bridge NATIONAL PARK 1 Zadar Split • Old Bazaar • Electric BoatRide Mostar 1 • Great Waterfall Neum CROATIA CROATIA 1 ZAGREB SLOVENIA Dubrovnik • King Tomislav LAKEBLED Square • Pletna BoatRide BOSNIA AND • Stone Gate • Bled Castle HERZEGOVINA • St. Mark’s Square POSTOJNACAVE • Church of St.Mark • Electric TrainRide • Strossmayer LJUBLJANA Promenade • Old Town • Zagreb Cathedral • Central Market • Ban JelačićSquare • Town Hall • Dolac Market • Robba’s Fountain of the Old Bazaar. Then travel to Dubrovnik, DUBROVNIK • Triple Bridge DAY 1 with its picturesque setting on the stunning • Old Town • Dragon Bridge SINGAPORE → BELGRADE Meals on Board Adriatic coast. • Bell Tower Assemble at Singapore Changi Airport for • Orlando’s Column ITALY your flight to Belgrade– the Capital and • Onofrio’s Fountain VENICE DAY 4 largest city of Serbia. • Sponza Palace • Mcarthurglen DUBROVNIK → NEUM Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner - Oyster Tasting SPLIT Designer Outlet Spend the morning getting acquainted with • Diocletian’s Palace DAY 2 the historic Old Town. Continue walking down • Peristil Square BELGRADE → SARAJEVO Meals on Board, Lunch - Grilled Meal, Dinner - the limestone-clad Stradun, one of the widest Sahan Meal and straightest streets in Old Town, until you DELICACIES Upon arrival, embark on a guided tour to reach the Renaissance-era Sponza Palace, Meal Plan Kalemegdan Park and the Belgrade Fortress, which is today the home of the state archives. 8 Breakfasts, 8 Lunches, 7 Dinners where you’ll see the ruins of the ancient city Other highlights you’ll hit along the way of Singidunum, known today as Belgrade. include the city’s Bell tower, Orlando’s Specialities The Victor Monument is the most famous Column, the Church of St. Blaise, dedicated • Mixed Grill MeatMeal symbol of Belgrade, the statue looks forward to the patron saint of Dubrovnik. One option • Traditional Bosnian Sahan Meal across the confluence of the Sava and the of the best ways to see the city is from the • Oyster Tasting Meal Danube rivers. Continue to the centre of top of the City Walls. The spectacular views • Tastes of the Mediterranean Black & the town, where you’ll take in the Republic are definitely worth the climb up. Proceed on WhiteRisotto Square. After lunch, head to Bosnia and to Neum, the only town situated along the • Traditional Roast Lamb Meal • Croatian style Roast Duck Meal Herzegovina’s capital- Sarajevo for the night. coastline of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the • Scenic lunch on cliff top castle overlooking country’s only access to the Adriatic Sea. Lake Bled DAY 3 SARAJEVO → MOSTAR → DAY 5 ★ DUBROVNIK NEUM → SPLIT → ZADAR 4-5 HOTELS Breakfast, Lunch - Kebab, Dinner BREAKFAST/ Black & White Risotto Meal/DINNER SARAJEVO Hotel ColorInn Proceed to the Sarajevo War Tunnel for a Ramble through the Croatian countryside DUBROVNIK Hotel Ariston visceral wartime experience of the Siege of to wind up in Split, a town on Croatia’s NEUM GrandNuem Sarajevo in the 1990s. Following that, head Dalmatian Coast that was founded by the ZADAR HotelKolovare out to Mostar, a picturesque city spanning a Emperor Diocletian in AD305 to construct ZAGREB Hotel Westin deep valley of the Neretva River. Follow the his retirement palace. Have a ball of a time LJUBLJANA Hotel RadissonPlaza tour guide and amble along the magnificent touring this seaside city with a guide, who will VENICE Hotel Double Tree ByHilton Old Bridge for an extraordinary panorama bring you to enter the massive Diocletian’s over the river. Bask in the lively atmosphere Palace and explore all its nooks and crannies, *Note: Hotels subject to final confirmation. Should there be changes, customers will be offered similar accommodations as stated in this list. EU Holidays | Southern & Eastern Europe 15 11D8N DISCOVER BALKANS GREAT WATERFALLS, PLITVICE LAKE including the remains of the original palace, Promenade, Zagreb Cathedral, Ban Jelačić into the caves comprising of the Spaghetti and the Peristil Square. Then continue on Square and Dolac Market. After lunch, we Hall, the White Hall and the Red Hall. Press to Zadar, a city built in the centre of the head to the capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana. on further to view the renowned stalagmites Croatian Adriatic with three thousand years Embark on a guided tour with the Old Town in the Brilliant Passage and get a look at the of tumultuous history. Embark on a guided for ome of the best-preserved medieval Vivarium Proteus, otherwise known as the promenade about the city and visit the houses, visit the open-air Central Market, the human fish. After lunch, make a pit stop at Western Quay for an up-close look at the baroque Town Hall, the beautiful Robba’s the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet for some Sea Organ and the Monument to the Sun, Fountain, the grandiose Triple Bridge and last minutes shopping before we proceed to follow by St. Donatus Church, the Roman Dragon Bridge. Venice for the night. Forum, St. Anastasia’s Cathedral, St. Mary’s Church and the Lion’s Gate. DAY 8 DAY 10 LJUBLJANA → BLED → LJUBLJANA VENICE → SINGAPORE DAY 6 Breakfast, Lunch - Roast pork ribs with Scenic, BREAKFAST/ MEAL ON BOARD ZADAR → PLITVICES LALES → Dinner - Chinese Meal After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your ZAGREB Proceed to Lake Bled in the Julian Alps, the flight home. Breakfast, Lunch - Roast Lamb Meal, Dinner most magnificent lake with an island. Board A drive through the Croatian highlands a traditional Pletna boat ride, which will take DAY 11 reveal splendid alpine scenery as you arrive you to explore the beautiful landscape of SINGAPORE in one of Europe’s most impressive national Lake Bled and the small, solitary Church of We hope you have had enjoyed your trip parks – the Plitvice Lakes National Park. Take St. Mary right in the middle of the lake. with EU Holidays and looking forward in pleasure in a guided tour of the beautiful Enjoy a scenic lunch in its cliff top Bled seeing you again for your next trip. landscapes within the UNESCO National Castle for a picture-perfect vista of glistening Heritage park, adorned with sixteen lakes that waters and the surrounding natural beauty. Suggested Excursions: are interconnected by a series of waterfalls In the afternoon, you may wish to make an • Additional activities that complement your holidays will be at your own discretion and is entirely and deep woodland populated by deer, optional visit to Lake Bohinj before you end optional. *minimum group size may apply bears, wolves, boars and rare bird species. your day. • Dubrovnik City Walls & Hill Srdj Panorama Tour: Savour the riveting beauty of nature from a €50 different perspective on the waters as you DAY 9 • Lake Bohinj: € 50 join an Electric Boat Ride. Then head to the LJUBLJANA → POSTOJNA CAVE → capital of Croatia, Zagreb for overnight. VENICE Tipping Guideline: (based on 11D8N) Breakfast, Lunch • €77 per person Journey to the town of Postojna, and DAY 7 Note: ZAGREB → LJUBLJANA embark on a unique cave tour of the • The sequence of the itinerary, flight schedules and Breakfast, Lunch - Roast Duck Meal, Dinner renowned Postojna Cave – one of the hotels are subject to change without prior notice in Enjoy a guided walking tour of the Upper world’s largest karst monuments. Board the the event of unforeseen circumstances. and Lower Town – catch a glimpse of top unique cave Electric Train for an exciting • Activities are subject to weather conditions. • During major events and festivals, accommodation attractions like the King Tomislav Square, adventure through dark passages to the may be re-located outside of the city or in another the Stone Gate, St. Mark’s Square and Great Mountain, where you disembark and city without prior notice. the Church of St.Mark, the Strossmayer continue on foot across the Russian Bridge • Upgrades of hotels are subject to hotel room availability. 16 Southern & Eastern Europe | EU Holidays.