|
Day
1 Wednesday
ZAGREB – Arrival
Upon arrival at Zagreb Airport, transfer to hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day
2 Thursday
ZAGREB – PLITVICE
Morning city tour of Zagreb, including the fortified Upper Town, city's
historical centre, St Mark's Church with its multicolored roof, the
Cathedral, the Croatian National Theatre and the University. Afternoon
departure for Plitvice and then tour the Plitvice Lakes National Park on the
UNESCO's List of World Natural Heritage. Sixteen lakes, each at a different
level, are connected in a series of cascading waterfalls Surrounded by
dense wood, Plitvice Lakes are a natural phenomenon of a rare and unique
beauty. Dinner and overnight in Plitvice
Day
3 Friday PLITVICE
- TROGIR- SPLIT
Morning departure for Trogir, where we visit the Cathedral of St
Lawrence. Continuation to Split; city tour of Split, including the
Diocletian’s Palace on the UNESCO’s List of World Cultural Heritage with the
Peristyle, the Jupiter's Temple and the Cathedral. Dinner and overnight in
Split.
Day 4
Saturday SPLIT –
DUBROVNIK
After breakfast, departure for Dubrovnik. Sightseeing tour of
Dubrovnik, included on the UNESCO’s List of World Cultural Heritage. You
will visit the Franciscan Monastery with Europe's third oldest pharmacy, the
Rector's Palace and the Cathedral. Dinner and overnight in Dubrovnik.
Day 5
Sunday
DUBROVNIK
Day at leisure in Dubrovnik. Dinner and overnight
Day 6 Monday
DUBROVNIK – BUDVA / Montenegro – SHKODRA / Albania – TIRANA
Departure for Tirana; we drive inland to Budva known for its Old City encircled by walls from the
Venetian period. Continuation to Shkodra,
once the capital of the Illyrian
Kingdom (3rd century B.C.). Dinner and overnight in Tirana.
Day 7 Tuesday
TIRANA – OHRID / Macedonia
Morning sightseeing tour of Tirana, the capital of Albania, including
Skender Bey Square, the Mosque of Ethem Bey, and a visit to the
National
Museum representing the flow of Albanian history, also housing the
finds from archeological sites across the country. Afternoon
departure for Ohrid, driving via Elbasan and crossing the Macedonian border
at Cafasan. Overnight in Ohrid
Day 8
Wednesday OHRID
Full day in the lakeside resort of Ohrid,
classified as UNESCO’s World Cultural Heritage site. Through the activity of
St. Clement and St. Naum of Ohrid, the first pan-Slavic University in
Europe, the famous “Ohrid Literary School”, was founded
here. Morning sightseeing tour includes the Church of
St. Sofia (11th century), the most eminent mediaeval monument in
Macedonia with magnificent Byzantine
fresco paintings and St. Clement Church with its icon of
Annunciation.Afternoon short drive to St. Naum Monastery, built on the
shores of Ohrid Lake in 900 A.D. and dedicated to the Slavic missionary and
educator St. Naum of Ohrid. Return to hotel and overnight.
Day 9
Thursday OHRID –
SKOPJE
Morning departure for Skopje. Sightseeing tour of Skopje, including the Kale
Fortress, Church of the Holy Savior with its iconostas, one of the finest
samples of traditional walnut woodcarving, Old Bazaar and Stone Bridge. We drive to the slopes
of the Vodno Mountain where we visit the
Monastery of St. Panteleimon with its 12th century iconostas and
frescoes ranking among the highest achievements of Byzantine art of this
period. Dinner and overnight in Skopje.
Day 10
Friday
SKOPJE – KOLAŠIN / Montenegro
Morning departure for Kolašin, driving via Peć and Berane and along the
impressive Morača River Canyon. Afternoon arrival at Kolašin, the town
spreading on the left bank of the river Tara, situated at the altitude of
954m. The whole area is surrounded by the thick pine forest of the Bjelasica
Mountain and is a popular skiing and air spa resort. Dinner and overnight in
Kolašin
Day 11
Saturday KOLAŠIN – CETINJE –
KOTOR – DUBROVNIK
Morning departure for Cetinje where we visit King Nikola Museum, once the
residence of the Montenegrin King Nikola I Petrović. Continuation to Kotor,
classified as UNESCO’s World Cultural Heritage site, where we visit its
Romanesque Cathedral dedicated to St Triphun, the city’s patron saint. We
continue to Dubrovnik, driving along the picturesque Bay of
Kotor. Dinner and overnight in
Dubrovnik.
Day 12
Sunday
DUBROVNIK – Departure
Breakfast followed by departure transfer to Dubrovnik Airport.
Tour
includes:
-
Arrival transfer from Zagreb
Airport to hotel and departure transfer from hotel to Dubrovnik Airport
(only on the tour departure and ending day)
-
Accommodation in 3* and 4* hotels on half
board basis except bed and breakfast in Ohrid on Day 8
-
Local guides for sightseeing tours of
Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik, Tirana, Ohrid
and Skopje
-
Entrance fees to the Plitvice Lakes
National Park; St Lawrence Cathedral in Trogir; Diocletian’s Palace and St
Duimus Cathedral in Split; Franciscan Monastery and Rector’s Palace in
Dubrovnik; National Museum in Tirana, St. Sofia, St. Clement and St. Naum
in Ohrid; Church of Holy Savior and Monastery of St Panteleimon in
Skopje; Residence of King Nikola I Petrović in Cetinje; St. Triphun
Cathedral in Kotor
-
Modern air-conditioned motor coach
-
Services of tour escort
(tour is conducted in English and French)
RATES AND DEPARTURE DATES in 2012: |
