Balkans Explorer

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  • No booking fees
  • duration 12 days
  • tour type Group
  • age requirement 18-79 yrs
  • max group size 20
  • guiding method Fully guided
  • Tour Code BM-17969
  • Footprint Carbonneutral CO2 emissions resulting from all trips on Bookmundi will be offset via investments in carbon reduction projects.
  • Operated in English
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  • Starts Dubrovnik, Croatia
  • Ends Athens, Greece
HIGHLIGHTS Download trip notes
  • Ancient walled city of Dubrovnik
  • Scenic Adriatic & Dalmatian coast
  • Split beaches & Diocletian's Palace
  • Sarajevo
  • Belgrade
  • Ohrid lake church
  • Stari Most bridge
  • Thessaloniki and the Aegean
  • Delphi
  • Athens.
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The Balkans Explorer tour starts in Dubrovnik and ends in Athens. The Balkans Explorer is a city sightseeing tour that takes 12 days taking you from Dubrovnik to Athens and through other destinations in Europe.

This 11-day Balkans tour explores the highlights and beautiful scenery of Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Macedonia and Greece.

The tour begins by the sea in the ancient walled city of Dubrovnik before heading north up the scenic Adriatic Coast to Split, famous for its beaches and the Diocletian's Palace which we visit. We leave Croatia next and enter Bosnia & Herzegovina where we'll see the famous Stari Most bridge en-route to the country's capital Sarajevo, now a buzzing small city. Our next country is Serbia where we visit the capital Belgrade before crossing into Macedonia and the city of Skopje. While in Macedonia we drive through more beautiful scenery, especially around Lake Orhid, famous for its many churches which led to it being known as the 'Macedonian Jerusalem'.

The tour finishes in Greece, with stops at the coastal city of Thessaloniki on the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, and the ancient town of Delhi which is host to the Oracle of Apollo and is one of the most popular ancient Greek sites one can visit today. The tour then ends in Athens.

To make the most of your time in Dubrovnik and Athens, extra nights in both locations are available and can be added to extend the tour giving you some free time to explore independently before and after the main tour.
ITINERARY Expand All
  • Day
  • Day 1: Arrive in Dubronik. Airport transfer & city tour
  • Day 2: Follow the Dalmatian Coast to Split
  • Day 3: Mostar, the Stari Most Bridge & Sarajevo
  • Day 4: Sarajevo to Belgrade
  • Day 5: Exploring Belgrade
  • Day 6: Through Nis to Macedonia & Skopje
  • Day 7: Exploring Skopje
  • Day 8: Explore lakeside Orhid's churches, the Macedonian Jerusalem
  • Day 9: Back to Greece & Thessaloniki
  • Day 10: Exploring ancient Delphi, then travel back to Athens
  • Day 11: Your Balkans adventure ends, hotel to airport transfer included
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Accommodation
  • --All accommodation in 3 to 4-star level hotels
Meals
  • -Meals as indicated in the itinerary (10 breakfasts)
Transport
  • -All transport and transfers in AC non-smoking vehicles
  • -24-hour airport arrival & departure transfer service in Athens
Guide
  • -Services of a professional local tour guide for all sightseeing tours
  • -Tipping kitty (except driver & guide)
WHAT'S EXCLUDED
  • International flights (available on request)
  • Visa fees (if applied)
  • Travel insurance (compulsory, available on request)
  • Meals not indicated in the itinerary
  • Entrance fees to sites visited (allow approx. EUR 13)
  • Greece hotel residence tax (see tour notes)
  • Drinks, snacks and other personal expenses (e.g. laundry)
  • Tips for guide & driver
  • Optional tours
  • Any other items not mentioned above
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CANCELLATION

No additional cancellation fees apply for this Balkans Explorer tour. You can cancel the tour up to 58 days prior departure and avoid paying the full amount, but your deposit paid is non-refundable. No refund applies for cancellations within 57 days of departure.

Payment

For any tour departures within 25 May 2024, full payment is required. For tours that depart later than 25 May 2024, a deposit of 250 USD is required to confirm the tour, and the remaining balance will be charged 57 days before trip departure.

Travel Insurance

Balkans Explorer tour requires that you have adequate and valid travel insurance covering medical and personal accidents, including repatriation costs and emergency evacuation. World Nomads offers travel insurance for independent travelers and intrepid families.

Visa

For this Balkans Explorer tour getting the required visa(s) is the responsibility for each individual traveller, as visa requirements vary depending on your nationality. We recommend to check with your local embassies representing the countries that you are traveling to, as part of this itinerary.

COVID-19 Safety Measures

This trip incorporates the following COVID-19 measures:

  • Tours will be reduced to smaller group sizes to protect against COVID-19.
  • Wearing a mask, hand washing and sanitizing has been implemented per local government advice. Frequent disinfection of regularly touched surfaces is highly encouraged. Hygiene safety measures and distancing will be ensured in our accommodations and also during transportation.
  • Several COVID-19 distancing measures have been adopted on this package tour to keep travellers safe.
  • All travellers 18 years and older will be recommended to be either fully vaccinated atleast 14 days prior to departure or have taken a negative test (rapid antigen or PCR)  within 72 hours of departure.
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