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BALKAN SOUL / BS

(Kruja - Kotor - Mostar - Sarajevo - Shkodra - Prizren - Skopje - Ohrid - Tirana)

DAY 1 TIRANA – KRUJA – DURRES the defense walls and the Venetian tower. Pila Gate, the Great Onofrio Fountain,
Arrival at Tirana airport, meeting with Then we move to the city of Shkoder. the Rector’s Palace, the Franciscan
our guide and departure to Kruja. Upon Upon arrival, we will visit the city including monastery and the Stradun Promenade.
arrival, we will visit the Ottoman bazaar, the Rozafa fortress, while on a walk In the afternoon we will drive to the city
the medieval fortress, the Skanderbeg through the city we will see the Catholic of Mostar. During the guided tour we will
History Museum - dedicated to the cathedral and the lead mosque. We see the old bridge, the Tara and Halebija
national hero - and the Ethnographic continue the journey to Montenegro, towers, the Turkish bath (hammam), the
Museum, both located inside the fortress. where we will visit the city of Kotor clock tower, the Metropolitan Palace,
Then transfer to Durres for dinner and including the Cathedral of St. Tryphon, the Karadjoz-Beg Mosque and the old
overnight. the fortress of St. Ivan, the city gates and market. Dinner and overnight in Mostar.
the Pima and Drago Palaces. Continue to
DAY 2 DURRES - SHKODER - KOTOR Budva for dinner and overnight. DAY 4 MOSTAR - SARAJEVO
- BUDVA We continue our tour to Sarajevo.
In the morning, visit of the city of DAY 3 BUDVA - DUBROVNIK - MOSTAR Upon arrival we will enjoy a full day
Durres, the largest port in Albania. We After breakfast we depart to Dubrovnik, tour, during which we will see the town
will discover the ruins of the Roman where we will visit the old city. On a hall, the old Bazaar, the old locksmiths
amphitheater, the Byzantine city forum, walk through the center we will see the market, the Orthodox Church, the Roman
cathedral, the Latin bridge and the war
tunnel museum.
Dinner and overnight in Sarajevo.

DAY 5 SARAJEVO - OSTROG
CROATIA - SHKODER
Today we leave for Montenegro, passing
the border in Hum and enjoying the
BOSNIA panoramic views from the mountain road.
& HERZEGOVINA In the afternoon we visit Podgorica to
see the Millennium Bridge, St. George’s
Sarajevo Church and the old town. Continue to
Shkoder in Albania, crossing the border
Mostar at Han i Hotit. Dinner and overnight.
MONTENEGRO

Dubrovnik Ostrog KOSOVO DAY 6 SHKODER - LAKE KOMAN
- PRIZREN
Kotor Prizren We continue our tour to Prizren. In the
Budva Koman morning we will visit the Koman Dam,
Shkoder Skopje where we will enjoy a 3-hour ferry ride on
Kruja NORTH the Koman Lake, from which we will see
Durres MACEDONIA breathtaking panoramic views of the Drini
Tirana
Ohrid River valley, with waterfalls, canyons and
incredible rock formations. We follow the
ALBANIA
road to Prizren. On a walking tour through
the old town we can admire its Ottoman
bridge, water fountain, unique mosques

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