View allWell planned itinerary to visit the highlights of the Balkans. Staying in good quality hotels throughout.
Catherine, traveled in August
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- Platinum Operator
- Travel Talk
- In-depth Cultural
- Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Low Intensity
- Travelers can expect some light physical activities
- Guided in English
- Group Size 4 - 46
- Ages 18-50
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Experience the resilience of cosmopolitan Sarajevo
- Get up close and personal with many walking tours
- Explore the magnificent capitals of the Balkans
- Discover remnants of Roman and Ottoman times
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Sofia
- Day 2 Sofia, Belgrade
- Day 3 Belgrade, Sarajevo
- Day 4 Sarajevo, Mostar,Trebinje
- Day 5 Trebinje, Dubrovnik, Trebinje
- Day 6 Trebinje, Kotor, Shkoder
- Day 7 Shkoder, Tirana, Ohrid
- Day 8 Ohrid, Skopje
- Day 9 Skopje, Sofia
- Day 10 Sofia
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
Novotel Sofia
HotelDays 1, 9Abba Hotel or Similar
Hotelday 2Hotel Ibis Styles
Hotelday 3SL Panorama Hotel
HotelDays 4, 5Hotel Platani or Hotel Nar or Hotel Integra
HotelDays 4, 5Hotel Mozart or Hotel Colasseu
Hotelday 6Grand Hotel Europa
Hotelday 6Hotel Nova Riviera or Hotel Aqualina
Hotelday 7Hotel Panoramika
Hotelday 8
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Operated by
Travel Talk
Number of tours
150
Age Range
18 to 60 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
92%
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodExcellent
- ganesh· January 2nd, 2026The tour was great and tour guide Bouyan was...Show more
Travel Talk commented on this reviewHi Ganesh, thank you so much for your kind words! We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed the Balkan Discovery tour, and we’ll be sure to pass your compliments on to Boyan, he’ll be thrilled to hear this. We hope to welcome you on another adventure with us... Show more
Trip date: December 2025 - Eduardo· December 31st, 2025With Travel Talk Tours, I had a fantastic and...Show moreTravel Talk commented on this reviewHi Eduardo, thank you so much for this wonderful review! We’re thrilled you had such a memorable Balkans experience with us. Vojin’s knowledge, professionalism, and calm leadership truly make a difference, and we’re delighted it made your journey... Show moreTrip date: November 2025
- Tasnia· October 5th, 2025I trvelled solo. Excellent experience! Travel Talk Tour is an amazing company! I will surely use them for my future trips. Tour guide Alaksander was the best. He was very attentive, friendly, knowledgeable and kind. I liked him keeping us up to date in the WhatsApp group. Our driver Mitco was very efficient and wonderful driver. Itinerary was just perfect. We had enough time to explore on our own and to follow local guides for city tours. Comfortable coach bus. Hotels were all great, except for one (Hotel Aqualina in Ohrid). Hotel Aqualina needs some improvements. I took all the optional tours, we had 4. I loved 3 of them (the boat cruise, the monestry, and the waterfalls), but I may not recommend the Balcan nights to everyone. Wasn't worth it for me. Overall it was a great vacation.Show moreTravel Talk commented on this reviewHi Tasnia, thank you so much for sharing your experience! We’re thrilled to hear you had such a great time travelling solo and that Aleksander and Mitco made your trip even more memorable. We really appreciate your feedback about the hotel and the... Show moreTrip date: September 2025
- RURichard· September 23rd, 2025Tour guide and driver was excellent. Hotels declined in quality. while I know 4 star hotels vary from country to country, there was a huge variation in quality in what was advertised as being all 4 star. The Novotel in Sofia was great but the Aqualina hotel was disgusting. It had sold, was dirty and disgusting which means I cannot trust Tour Radar's description for this moving forward. It would have been helpful to know head of time how much driving was involved per day as some days was 5-6 hours.Show moreTravel Talk commented on this reviewHi Richard, thank you for your detailed feedback. We're glad to hear that you enjoyed the guidance and driving on your tour, but we’re very sorry to learn that some elements of the tour did not meet expectations. We appreciate your comments about hotel... Show moreTrip date: September 2025
- Catherine· August 13th, 2025Well planned itinerary to visit the highlights of the Balkans. Staying in good quality hotels throughout. Our experience was enhanced by our enthusiastic and very knowledgeable guide Simon. We were lucky to be in a very small group.Show moreTravel Talk commented on this reviewHi Catherine, thank you for sharing your experience. We’re delighted you enjoyed the well-planned itinerary, quality hotels, and the highlights of the Balkans. It’s great to hear Simon’s enthusiasm and knowledge made your trip even more special, and... Show moreTrip date: August 2025
- Preetham· June 18th, 2025Ohh where do I begin. It has been exactly a month since this trip started and ended 10 days later. While my memory is still fresh, better to put in and leave a review before these lemons become a distant memory. Firstly, Not sure why they were 2 Guides and 1 bus driver. I have been on 2 seperate trips to Europe/UK trips so far with other tour operators and usually only 1 each. So, we had 2 guides - Simon and Vlada (both Serbians) . This affects my tip and had to split to 2 people when ideally I would want to give to Simon only because he needs it and also, did an exemplary job throughout. Sloucher - our driver was extremely seasoned to drive in these erratic roads of Balkans and made me get the feeling I was in safe pair of hands. I made 2 new friends since I was travelling solo. I think I would be in touch with them for long time. But, also, made friends with rest of the group. Hotels although 4 stars - I really would not give any weight to that since all seem very budgeted and small rooms. None were spacious or worthy to remember that I want to go back and stay there only. Maybe it is my preference and I like luxury but these hotels were 2-3 stars at best compared to USA standards. I flew in from California and thankfully and truly appreciated that I got picked up at Aieport. Nice touch compared to other operators out there. All hotels except the one in Shkodër (Albania) were far from tourist sports for eating, restaurants, shopping. Only Hotel Mozart was close to city center where ample eateries and more are located. Overall, so called 7 countries in 10 days trip is completed but, felt we spent very less time at Kotor (Montenegro) for lunch and brief walking tour. Liked Bosnia for natural beauty, of course Dubrovnik (Croatia) for my fanaticism of Game of Thrones and finally, Ohrid pearls in North Macedonia.Show moreTravel Talk commented on this reviewHi Preetham, thank you for your detailed feedback! We’re glad Simon and Sloucher made a positive impact on your trip, both play key roles in ensuring a smooth experience. Having two guides helps us provide better support across multiple countries and a... Show moreTrip date: May 2025
- RAMI· June 16th, 2025The most important thing in a trip is the group, and of course also the guide and the driver coz the tour we already know what to expect. We were blessed in this tour with an amazing combination of the 3 of them. The group was awesome from all over the world, our guide Milosh a very well informed and funny and friendly guide, our driver Alexander probably the best ever in his field. Accommodations were great and very well chosen and so were all the places we visited. In brief, I can say with a big smile that this trip was really amazing and so full of beautiful energy and even all in all beyond my expectations. Life is beautiful. Thank you tourradar & Travel Talk for this wonderful trip and you can be sure I will remain your faithful fan and will travel with you again and definitely would recommend you to my friends.Show moreTravel Talk commented on this reviewHi Rami, thank you for your heartfelt review. We're truly delighted to hear that your experience on the tour exceeded expectations. As you beautifully put it, the combination of a great group, an exceptional guide like Milosh, and a skilled driver like... Show moreTrip date: June 2025
- Karen· June 15th, 2025Short and sweet. Milosh, our guide made a difference...a wealth of information, we had history lessons, geography lessons, laughter, friendship, etc, etc, etc..Show moreTravel Talk commented on this reviewHi, thank you for sharing your experience on the Balkan Discovery tour. We’re so pleased to hear it was both enjoyable and enriching. Milosh is indeed a fantastic guide, and we're delighted he was able to bring such depth, knowledge, and warmth to your... Show moreTrip date: June 2025
- MPMilan· June 10th, 2025excellent schedule. excellent facilities and bus and the tour guide was tops as were most of the local guidesShow moreTravel Talk commented on this reviewHi Milan, thank you for your kind words! We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed the schedule, facilities, and the guidance provided by our team. We hope to welcome you on another tour soon! All the best, Travel Talk TeamTrip date: May 2025
- Lay See· May 20th, 2025My first travel to Eastern Europe and had a fun-filled experience where I take away with much fond memories l, together with a fantastic tour group mates, guided by a professional and dedicated tour guide, Dusan Todic, who gives us lots of history around Balkans countries and always ensure we seen the best and a steady and safe driver! 👍 Grateful for everyone in this 10 day Balkans experiences 😍 👍!Show moreTravel Talk commented on this reviewHi Lay, thank you so much for sharing your experience! We're thrilled to hear your first trip to Eastern Europe was filled with fun, memories, and great company. Dusan and our driver will be so pleased to know their efforts made such a positive impact... Show moreTrip date: May 2025
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Dave
Asked on December 22nd, 2025Can a 67y/o join this tour? Additionally, is there a possibility of having my own private room?
Travel TalkOperator•Written December 2025Yes, a 67-year-old is welcome to join the tour, provided they are in reasonable health and comfortable with the activity level. At the moment, a private (single) room is not available. Accommodation is offered on a shared basis only. If you wish, you may book together with a partner or companion to share a room.
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Andrew
Asked on December 14th, 2025Is this tour suitable for people over the age of 50?
- Travel TalkOperator•Written December 2025
The age range mentioned is not a restriction, but rather a general guideline based on the style and pace of the tour. As long as you are comfortable with the itinerary and activity level, you are more than welcome to join, regardless of age. We regularly have travellers in their 50s and late 60s on our tours, and they travel very comfortably alongside other participants.
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Jorge
Asked on November 30th, 2025I am travelling alone; I am willing to share a room with another traveler. Do you match singular travelers up to share one room?
- Travel TalkOperator•Written December 2025
Most of our tours operate on a shared room basis by default, solo travellers are roomed with other solo travellers of the same gender.
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Chloe
Asked on November 8th, 2025Is the age limit of 50 years correct? (We are 58 and 66.) - it looks like a physically easy tour that would not be a problem for us.
- Travel TalkOperator•Written November 2025
The age range advertised denotes the average age range on our tours; we accommodate passengers aged 65+ as well. Our tours can be relatively fast paced, an average level of fitness is generally recommended.
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Gloria
Asked on November 1st, 2025what would be the price for a family of 3 adults and 1 child 11 years old ? for the dates of 23 december till 1 january ?
- Travel TalkOperator•Written November 2025
The price for 3 passengers is 4,573.80, please note however that unfortunately we do not accommodate children in our tours as our minimum age requirement is 18 years old.
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Tiffany
Asked on October 28th, 2025Will we qualify for this tour, so we know what our options are and can book with another travel agency.
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Tiffany
Traveler•Written October 2025Since the tour ends on midday, the later flights during the day back to Chicago in 2:15 pm. How much is additional night for Nov 17 checking out on the 18th as well as how much is airport transfer Need this info so I can book the tour.
- Travel TalkOperator•Written October 2025
Unfortunately we do not arrange additional nights or airport transfers outside the tour dates. Airport transfers are only provided on Day 1 at the beginning of the tour.
- Travel TalkOperator•Written October 2025
Travelers aged 72 and 75 are welcome to join the adventure as long as they are in good health and able to participate in the tour activities.
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Patrick
Asked on October 20th, 2025Any single private room available?
- Travel TalkOperator•Written October 2025
Our tours operate on a shared room basis by default. You may book with the single supplement for a private room, though please be advised this typically carries an additional cost.
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Patrick
Traveler•Written October 2025How much for a private room?
- Travel TalkOperator•Written October 2025
The single supplement is not available on this tour unfortunately.
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Sherry
Asked on October 6th, 2025I'm interested to book this tour departing November 8th, but before booking may I know if it's a confirmed tour?
- Travel TalkOperator•Written October 2025
Indeed the tour is operating on the 8th of November as scheduled.
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Jonathan
Asked on October 2nd, 2025Can I book an xtra day for my hotel started on October 15, 16, and 17? If yes, how much per night?
- Travel TalkOperator•Written October 2025
Unfortunately, we no longer provide pre- or post-tour accommodation bookings. If you wish to add extra nights on October 15, 16, and 17, you would need to arrange this directly with the hotel.
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Sylvia
Asked on September 28th, 2025We are two women that would like to book this trip, but would like single rooms each. Can you help with this?
- Travel TalkOperator•Written September 2025
Unfortunately, single rooms are not available at this time for that tour.
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