Itinerary
- Day 1
Bucharest
- Meals
- Dinner (Join your Travel Director and fellow travellers for your dinner at a local restaurant)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Radisson Blu Bucharest)
- Day 2
Bucharest
- Meals
- Dinner (Private dinner at Queen Marie's Tea House in the recently renovated property)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Radisson Blu Aurum, Brașov)
Included Activities
- Sightseeing with Local Expert to view University Square and former communist headquarters
- Visit Parliament Palace
- Private dinner at Queen Marie's Tea House
- Private after-hours visit to Bran Castle with guided tour of torture rooms and Dracula history
Landmarks University Square Parliament Palace Bran Castle - Day 3
Sinaia - Brașov
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Radisson Blu Aurum, Brașov)
Included Activities
- Visit Peleș Castle and admire the lavish rooms filled with art, armour and tapestries
- Guided walk around Town Hall Square in Brașov with Local Expert
- Sightseeing of the Black Church
Landmarks Peleș Castle Town Hall Square Black Church 
- Day 4
Veliko Tarnovo
- Meals
- Dinner (Dinner at your hotel)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Yantra, Veliko Tarnovo), Hotel (Yantra Grand, Veliko Tarnovo)
Landmarks River Yantra 
- Day 5
Veliko Tarnovo - Sofia
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Grand Millennium Sofia)
Included Activities
- Guided climb to Tsarevets Fortress ruins
- Visit to traditional 17th-century merchant's house in Arbanasi
- Visit to Church of the Holy Nativity
- Sightseeing with Local Expert to St. Sofia Church, St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and Church of St. George Rotunda
Optional Activities
- Optional Experience: dinner accompanied by folklore dancing display
Landmarks Tsarevets Fortress Arbanasi Church of the Holy Nativity St. Sofia Church St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Church of St. George Rotunda 
- Day 6
Sofia
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Grand Millennium Sofia)
Optional Activities
- Visit to Rila Monastery, the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria
Landmarks Rila Monastery - Day 7
Skopje
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Bushi Resort & Spa, Skopje), Hotel (Skopje Marriott)
Included Activities
- Sightseeing with Local Expert in Skopje including Square Macedonia, the Stone Bridge and the Old Bazaar
Landmarks Square Macedonia Stone Bridge Old Bazaar - Day 8
Lake Ohrid - Tirana
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch at Lake Ohrid)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (MAK Albania, Tirana), Hotel (Hilton Garden Inn Tirana)
Included Activities
- Sightseeing with Local Expert at Skanderbeg Square
- Guided walk through Tirana with a local resident
Landmarks Lake Ohrid Skanderbeg Square 
- Day 9
Budva
- Accommodation
- Hotel (TQ Plaza, Budva)
Optional Activities
- Explore Stari Grad (Old Town) with its 15th-century ramparts, labyrinthine lanes and small squares
Landmarks Stari Grad (Budva Old Town) - Day 10
Kotor - Dubrovnik
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Kompas Dubrovnik)
Included Activities
- Visit to Kotor Old Town (Stari Grad), a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Landmarks Kotor Old Town (Stari Grad) 
- Day 11
Dubrovnik
- Meals
- Dinner (Dine-Around evening with a varied selection of charming restaurants to choose from)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Kompas Dubrovnik)
Included Activities
- Guided morning sightseeing with Local Expert of Dubrovnik's Old Town including Onofrio's Fountain, Rector's Palace, city walls, Franciscan Monastery and Dominican Monastery
Optional Activities
- Optional Experience: visit to Cavtat with pine-forest paths, crystal-clear sea and local winery visit
Landmarks Onofrio's Fountain Rector's Palace Dubrovnik City Walls Franciscan Monastery Dominican Monastery Cavtat 
- Day 12
Mostar - Sarajevo
- Meals
- Dinner (Dinner and drinks in a Sarajevan family home with authentic cuisine and personal stories about cultural heritage)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Europe, Sarajevo), Hotel (Swissotel Sarajevo)
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Stari Most (Old Bridge) with Local Expert and exploration of Mostar's Old Town
- MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience: dinner in a Sarajevan family home with authentic dishes and personal stories about the city's cultural heritage
Landmarks Stari Most Mostar Old Town - Day 13
Sarajevo
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Europe, Sarajevo), Hotel (Swissotel Sarajevo)
Included Activities
- Choice of: Guided tour of Sarajevo's Tunnel of Hope with Bosnian War expert, OR nature walk to the spring of the Bosna River with conservation guide
Landmarks Tunnel of Hope Bosna River Spring - Day 14
Belgrade
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Radisson Collection, Old Mill Belgrade)
Landmarks Drina River - Day 15
Belgrade
- Meals
- Dinner (Toast the culmination of your travels with dinner)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Radisson Collection, Old Mill Belgrade)
Included Activities
- Guided sightseeing with Local Expert including Terazije Street, national museum, national theatre in Republic Square, St. Sava Church and Kalemegdan Fortress
Landmarks Terazije Street Republic Square St. Sava Church Kalemegdan Fortress - Day 16
Belgrade
