“An absolutely fabulous trip through the Balkans exploring the
mountains, forests, alpine meadows, coastlines, National Parks, UNESCO sites and ancient towns of the region, it was even more beautiful and interesting than expected.
A busy and really varied itinerary with the opportunity to swim, walk, take boat trips and a historic train ride and also the time to relax.
Daniela was an absolutely brilliant leader and guide who looked after the needs of everyone in the group. Those who wished to be more active and walk to the top of the fortress in Kotor or to walk further in Durmitor NP could do so as there were longer options available which worked well.
We saw so much and it was not busy with tourists which was lovely. To name just a few….Uvac canyon (nature reserve) and seeing the Griffon Vultures, Skadar lake boat trip and a huge flock of Pelicans, monasteries, mosques, churches, the beautiful wooden museum of Sirogojno and wonderful ladies who knit - I am so pleased with the hat I bought there - many famous bridges, Titos bunker all simply incredible!
It was great to be able to spend 2 days in Sarajevo as it was such a fascinating city, culturally, historically, so much to see and do, Mostar was simply stunning, a beautiful old town and bridge. Dubrovnik was interesting but seemed busy after the quieter places we had visited but was great to see it and then spend quiet time at the hotel afterwards a bit away from the Old Town on the beach and swimming in the turquoise sea.
The hotels were very well chosen and Daniela was brilliant at recommending local dishes to try, such as Cevapi, the trout, shopska salad which were all simply delicious. The best trout of all cooked by the wonderful 78 year old lady in the family restaurant! Daniela was a wonderful leader and you will be very lucky to have her leading your tour. She was warm, friendly, smiley throughout and very thorough in her explanations of what we were seeing, helpful in advising us where and when to buy currency for the next country and what we needed for each day or options of things we could do.
We were so lucky with Igor our driver who was really excellent, a calm and very safe driver throughout the entire tour. He looked after us well and was so kind in loading and unloading all our bags each time. We really enjoyed his company.
The region is so interesting historically, so very beautiful , so much so, we intend to return. I can’t recommend this trip enough, we loved it, if you are thinking about it, I’d say just book it!!
