Christmas & New Year Tours in Bosnia, Croatia and Slovenia

Start the New Year checking out Sarajevo's Tunnel of Hope, then head over to see the 11th-century Benedictine monastery on Lokrum Island near Dubrovnik. You'll visit Split's UNESCO-listed Diocletian's Palace and see Jajce's beautiful waterfalls before taking a boat out to the island monastery on Lake Bled.

You'll ring in the New Year while checking out UNESCO-listed Dubrovnik's walled Old Town and the 11th-century Benedictine monastery ruins on Lokrum Island, where Game of Thrones was filmed. Walk across Mostar's iconic stone bridge that connects the Orthodox, Muslim, and Catholic quarters in the historic center, then head to Sarajevo to see the Tunnel of Hope from the 1990s siege. Stay at 3-star hotels in Zagreb, Sarajevo, and Dubrovnik, and along the way you'll see Diocletian's Palace in Split, the 16-lake cascades at Plitvice Lakes National Park, and Postojna Cave which you'll tour by underground train in Slovenia.

See Zagreb's old upper town and medieval castle during the festive season, then check out Sarajevo's Christmas markets in the Ottoman Bazaar near the 500-year-old mosque. Visit Dubrovnik's UNESCO-protected Old Town during the holidays and see the Franciscan Monastery that has Europe's oldest pharmacy, with festive dinners throughout the trip. Head through winter scenery to Plitvice Lakes, Lake Bled's snow-covered island monastery, and Ljubljana's capital all lit up for Christmas.

Great for festive season travel with private transport through snow-dusted Balkan capitals and historic fortresses, with departures from January to October. You'll hear the Sea Organ's winter melodies in Zadar, walk through Krujë Castle's medieval bazaar near Tirana, and cruise Lake Ohrid while seeing the UNESCO-protected Old Town.

Ring in the New Year as you check out Dubrovnik's UNESCO-listed Old Town and see the medieval Stari Most bridge in Mostar, where divers plunge 24 meters into the Neretva River. You'll take a boat trip on Lake Bled in Slovenia's Julian Alps and walk through Kotor's UNESCO Heritage walled old town in Montenegro.

With departures running all year including December and January, this trip works great for holiday travel while hitting key Balkan spots. Walk through Dubrovnik's terracotta-roofed streets and see where they filmed King's Landing, stop by the pretty fishing village of Perast on the Bay of Kotor, and wander Ljubljana's Baroque streets below the medieval castle.