balkan Highlights

DAY 01: MANILA – SOFIA

• Depart from Manila
  
• Overnight flight
  
• Inflight meals and entertainment onboard
  

DAY 02: SOFIA (LD)

• Lunch + Dinner
• Arrival in Sofia, Bulgaria
  
• Immigration clearance and transfer by private coach
  
• City sightseeing tour:
  
  • St. George’s Rotunda
    
  • Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
    
• Hotel check-in

DAY 03: SOFIA – SKOPJE (BLD)

• Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
  
• Travel to Skopje, North Macedonia
  
• Guided city tour:
  
  • Stone Bridge
    
  • Ottoman Old Bazaar
    
  • Macedonia Square
    
  • Statue of Alexander the Great
    
  • Skopje Fortress (Kale)
    
  • St. Saviour Church
    
  • Mother Teresa Memorial House
    
• Free time
  
• Hotel check-in

DAY 04: SKOPJE – OHRID – TIRANA (BLD)

• Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
  
• Travel to Ohrid
  
• Sightseeing tour:
  
  • Ancient Theatre
    
  • St. Sofia Church
    
• Cross border to Albania
  
• Arrival in Tirana
  
• City tour:
  
  • Skanderbeg Square
    
  • National Historical Museum
    
• Hotel check-in
  
• Dinner

DAY 05: TIRANA – KOTOR – DUBROVNIK (BLD)

• Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
  
• Cross border to Montenegro
  
• Excursion to Bay of Kotor
  
• Guided visit Cathedral of Saint Tryphon
  
• Cross border to Croatia
  
• Arrival in Dubrovnik
  
• Hotel check-in

DAY 06: DUBROVNIK (BLD)

• Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
  
• Old Town sightseeing:
  
  • City Walls of Dubrovnik
    
  • Bell Tower Clock
    
  • Orlando’s Column
    
  • Sponza Palace
    
  • Franciscan Monastery
    
  • Dominican Monastery
    
• Explore “Pearl of the Adriatic”
  
• Photo stops at major landmarks
  
• Hotel check-in

DAY 07: DUBROVNIK – MOSTAR – MEDJUGORJE (BLD)

• Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
  
• Cross border to Bosnia and Herzegovina
  
• Sightseeing in Mostar:
  
  • Old Bridge
    
  • Colorful Bazaar
    
  • Mosque
    
  • Turkish House
    
  • Travel to Medjugorje
    
• Visit:
  
  • Apparition Hill
    
  • St. James Church
    
• Free time
  
• Hotel check-in

DAY 08: MEDJUGORJE – SPLIT – PLITVICE (BLD)

• Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
  
• Travel to Split
  
• Guided city tour:
  
  • Diocletian’s Palace
    
  • Roman heritage ruins
    
  • Renaissance and Gothic structures
    
  • Jupiter’s Temple
    
  • Peristyle
    
  • Cathedral
    
• Continue to Plitvice
  
• Guided tour of Plitvice National Park:
  
  • Boat ride
    
  • Lakes and waterfalls
    
  • Panoramic train ride
    
• Hotel check-in

DAY 09: PLITVICE – ZAGREB – LJUBLJANA 

• Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
  
• Travel to Zagreb
  
• City sightseeing:
  
  • Zagreb Cathedral
    
  • Bloody Bridge Street
    
  • St. Mark’s Square
    
  • Croatian Parliament
    
  • Lotrščak TowerTkalčićeva Street
    
• Continue to Ljubljana, Slovenia
  
• City tour:
  
  • City Hall
    
  • Triple Bridge
    
  • Dragon Bridge
    
  • St. Nicholas Cathedral
    
  • Robba Fountain
    
• Hotel check-in

DAY 10: LJUBLJANA – BLED – POSTOJNA – VENICE 

• Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
  
• Travel to Bled
  
• Guided visit:
  
  • Bled Castle
    
  • Lake Bled
    
• View of Bled Island
  
• Continue to Postojna
  
• Guided tour:
  
  • Postojna Cave
    
  • Underground train ride
    
  • Travel to Venice, Italy
    
• Hotel check-in
  
• Dinner

DAY 11: VENICE – NOVENTA DI PIAVE OUTLET – VENICE (BLD)

• Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
  
• Boat ride to Venice Island
  
• Sightseeing tour:
  
  • San Marco Square
    
  • Doge’s Palace
    
  • St. Mark’s Cathedral
    
  • Bell Tower
    
  • Clock Tower
    
  • Bridge of Sighs
    
• Visit Murano glassblowing factory
  
• Shopping at Noventa di Piave Designer Outlet
  
• Return to hotel

DAY 12: VENICE – MANILA (B)

• Buffet breakfast at hotel
  
• Free time
  
• Transfer to airport
  
• Departure flight to Manila

DAY 13: MANILA

• Arrival in Manila
  
• HOME SWEET HOME!
  
  
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