Water and Soil - 13 days Program

Balkan

When building a tour, we always test it through ourselves: Will I be happy to be on this tour? And for this one, yes, it would be the maximum of the destination, even in one unpaid vacation. For sure the feeling remaining would be to come back again to se

Day 01: Zagreb - Bled - Ljubljana
AM: Arrival in Zagreb, short city tour.
PM: Afternoon walking tour of the Upper Town, visiting Cathedral of Mary’s Assumption and the Gothic Church of St. Mark. 
Transfer to Bled. 
Tour of Bled features the charming town with the lakeshore and imposing Bled Castle. 
Transfer to Ljubljana.
City tour of Ljubljana - Visit the picturesque Central open-air Market, Baroque Town Hall, the Three Bridge, Robba’s Fountain and the Parliament.

Day 02: Ljubljana - Postjna Cave - Rovinj 
AM: Transfer to Postonja. 
Guided tour of Postonja Caves, one of the most diverse cave systems in the world.
PM: Transfer to Rovinj.
Visit the old town - The Gate of St. Benedict, The Portica and The Gate of the Holy Cross.

Day 03: Rovinj - Rastoke - Plitvice 
AM: Transfer to Rastoke, the historic center of the Croatian municipality of Slunj.
PM: Short city tour of Rastoke. 
This old part of Slunj is known for its well-preserved mills and the picturesque little waterfalls along the Slunjčica river.
Transfer to Plitvice National Park. 
Tour of Plitvice - Embraced by high wooded mountains, one beneath another, lie sixteen beautiful lakes of crystal blue-green water, connected to each other by a series of waterfalls, resembling a pearl, all embraced in a magic greenery of the forests and meadows.

Day 04: Plitvice - Zadar
AM: Transfer to Zadar.
PM: City tour of Zadar - The most famous monument and a symbol of the city is the church of St. Donatus. 
One of distinguished sacral monuments is also the Cathedral of St. Anastasia, which dominates the peninsula.

Day 05: Zadar - Krka National Park - Sibenik - Vodice
AM: Transfer to Krka National Park.
PM: Walking tour + Boat excursion in Krka National Park - The Park offers a unique view of a natural heritage. 
Skradinski buk is a massive, clear, natural pool with high waterfalls at one end and cascades at the other. 
Transfer to Sibenik. 
Enjoy a walking tour of Sibenik old town and a coffee break.
Transfer to Vodice.

Day 06: Vodice - Sibenik - Trogir Split 
AM: Transfer to Trogir. 
Trogir with concentration of palaces, churches, towers, fortress on a small island in every way deserves its nickname “The Stone Beauty”.
PM: Transfer to Split.
City tour of Split - Explore the UNESCO-listed Diocletian’s Palace with its Peristyle, Temple of Jupiter and Cathedral.

Day 07: Split - Hvar - Island
AM: Transfer to Stari Grad. 
Transfer to Hvar to visit the city.
PM: Aboard the ferry to Hvar Island. 
Often called the “Island of Lavender”, Hvar is also one of the two most famous winemaking zones in Croatia.

Day 08: Hvar Island - Sucuraj - Ston - Dubrovnik 
AM: Transfer to Sućuraj. 
A short sightseeing of this picturesque small town.
PM: Transfer to Ston. 
Visit of the Defensive Walls in Ston, known as the “European wall of China”. 
Transfer to Dubrovnik.

Day 09: Dubrovnik 
AM: Board the bus and transfer to the entrance gate of Old Dubrovnik town.
PM: Walking tour of Old Dubrovnik town - Known also as the “Pearl of the Adriatic”, Dubrovnik offers a range of attractions.
Our walking tour will take you by the old harbor, Franciscan monastery, St. Laurence Fortress, Sponza and Rector’s Palaces, Bell Tower Clock and Orlando’s Column.

Day 10: Dubrovnik - Kotor - Budva - Tirana 
AM: Transfer to Kotor. 
Tour of Kotor - Its name stems from the word Dekatera. 
PM: Transfer to Budva. 
Visit Budva Old town - You can start by stepping through an arched doorway in Budva’s medieval walls straight on to the town beach. 
Transfer to Tirana.

Day 11: Tirana - Durres - Apollonia - Tirana
AM: Walking city tour of Tirana - Explore the capital city of Albania, including the city Centre, Skanderbeg Statue, Et’hem bey mosque, Clock tower and Italian buildings.
Transfer to Durres.
PM: Tour of Durres Old town - Explore the ruins of town forum, town hall, Roman Amphitheater, byzantine walls, Venetian tower and archaeological museum, a panoramic display of discoveries and urban planning of this once important city.
Transfer to Apollonia Archeological Park. 
The walking tour includes the Encircling Wall, the monuments of Agonothetes, the Library, the Odeon, the Portico, the house with mosaics, Archeological museum and the Church of St. Mary. Back to Tirana city.

Day 12: Tirana - Ohrid 
AM: Transfer to Ohrid.
PM: Tour of Ohrid - VIsit Church of St. Sophia, St.Bogorodica Perivlepta, St. Jovan Kaneo, Old Bazaar, Mesokastro Settlement, Kaneo Settlement, Ohrid Fortifications, King Samoil Fortress, Antique Theatre, Icon museum. 
Visit of St. Neum monastery and the water spring - source of black Drini River. 

Day 13: Ohrid - Heraclea - Edessa - Pella - Thessaloniki
AM: Transfer to Bitola. 
Tour of Bitola / Heraclea Lyncestis - famous for its dazzling mosaics, ancient theater and Roman baths.
PM: Transfer to Pella via Edessa. 
Wander around the city’s commercial and manufacturing center, which was in fact the biggest agora of the ancient world.
Transfer to Thessaloniki.

 

 

 

 

Schedule

Day 01: Zagreb - Bled - Ljubljana 
Day 02: Ljubljana - Postjna Cave - Rovinj
Day 03: Rovinj - Rastoke - Plitvice 
Day 04: Plitvice - Zadar 
Day 05: Zadar - Krka National Park - Sibenik - Vodice 
Day 06: Vodice - Sibenik - Trogir - Split
Day 07: Split - Hvar Island
Day 08: Hvar Island - Sucuraj - Ston - Dubrovnik
Day 09: Dubrovnik
Day 10: Dubrovnik - Kotor - Budva - Tirana
Day 11: Tirana - Durres - Apollonia - Tirana
Day 12: Tirana - Ohrid
Day 13: Ohrid - Heraclea - Edessa - Pella - Thessaloniki  

 

Highlights

  • Three Bridge, Ljubljana
  • Bled Castle, Bled
  • Church of St. Donatus, Zadar
  • St James Cathedral, Sibenik
  • The Stone Beauty, Trogir
  • Diocletian’s Palace, Split
  • Old town, Stradum promenade, Dubrovnik
  • Old town, Budva
  • Skanderbeg Statue, National Museum, Tirana
  • Ruins of Roman Amphithatre, Durres
  • Archeological Park, Apollonia
  • Old town, St. Sophia Cathedral, Ohrid

 

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