Itinerary
- Day 1
Istanbul
- Day 2
Istanbul
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Istanbul including Hippodrome Square, Blue Mosque, and Basilica of Saint Sophia
Optional Activities
- Topkapi Palace and Harem section
- Basilica Cistern visit with 336 columns and Medusa heads
- Whirling Dervishes Ceremony at Hocapasha Cultural Centre
Landmarks Hippodrome Square Blue Mosque Basilica of Saint Sophia Topkapi Palace Basilica Cistern Hocapasha Cultural Centre - Day 3
Istanbul
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Istanbul with Underground Cistern, Spice Market, and private Bosphorus cruise
Optional Activities
- Turkish Bath at Baths of Roxelana
- Street Food tour including Galata Bridge, baklava at Karakoy Gulluoglu, Galatasaray neighbourhood, and tram ride on Istiklal Caddesi
Landmarks Underground Cistern (Sunken Cistern) Spice Market Bosphorus Baths of Roxelana Galata Bridge Karakoy Gulluoglu Galatasaray Istiklal Caddesi - Day 4
Istanbul to Bucharest
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Day 5
Bucharest to Giurgiu
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided drive through Bucharest with a visit to the Spring Palace
Landmarks Spring Palace - Day 6
Rousse
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Walking tour of Rousse including Court House, City Hall, Opera Building, Alexandrovska, and St. Trinity Church with coffee and cake
Optional Activities
- Guided hike to Ivanovo Church at River Lom Nature Park to see World Heritage-listed Rock-Hewn Churches from the 13th and 14th centuries with biblical frescoes
- Full day tour of Veliko Tarnovo and Arbanasi including medieval city history, fortifications, cobbled streets, and traditional houses
Landmarks Court House of Rousse City Hall of Rousse Opera Building of Rousse Alexandrovska St. Trinity Church Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo River Lom Nature Park Veliko Tarnovo Arbanasi - Day 7
Vidin
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit to a local vineyard with wine tasting of local wines including gamza
- Visit to Baba Vida Fortress
Optional Activities
- Guided hike to Belogradchik Fortress, an ancient mountaintop fortress first built during the Roman Empire and extended in the 14th century and 19th century
- Traditional Bulgarian pastry making demonstration learning to make banitsa, with tasting served with Lactobacillus Bulgaricus yoghurt
Landmarks Baba Vida Fortress Belogradchik Rock Fortress Park - Day 8
Donji Milanovac - Golubac
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit to Lepenski Vir archaeological site and museum, the oldest urban settlement in Europe spanning over eight millennia
Optional Activities
- Walking tour of medieval Golubac Fortress at the entrance to the Iron Gates, built for strategic control of land and waterways between East and West
Landmarks Iron Gates Rock carving of Decebalus Lepenski Vir Golubac Fortress - Day 9
Belgrade
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Highlights of Belgrade coach tour including Church of Saint Sava, Parliament Building, Republic Square, City Hall, and Tito's Mausoleum
- Serbian folklore evening show on board with local musicians and dancers in authentic colourful costumes
Optional Activities
- Guided e-bike tour in Belgrade including Belgrade Waterfront, Staro Sajmiste (former concentration camp), and Ada Island with local guide sharing city history and diversity
- Routes of Nikola Tesla museum visit exploring the life and work of the Serbian-American inventor with working models of Tesla's machines and personal items
Landmarks Church of Saint Sava Parliament Building Republic Square City Hall Tito's Mausoleum Belgrade Waterfront Staro Sajmiste Ada Island Nikola Tesla Museum - Day 10
Novi Sad
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional lunch with a Serbian family), Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided walking tour of Novi Sad including market, Orthodox Cathedral, City Hall, Catholic Cathedral, and Synagogue
- Home-hosted lunch with a Serbian family including opportunity to discuss Serbian traditions and daily life
Optional Activities
- Guided e-bike tour in Novi Sad along the Danube promenade passing iconic landmarks with leisurely cycling pace
Landmarks Petrovaradin Fortress Orthodox Cathedral City Hall Catholic Cathedral Synagogue Danube - Day 11
Ordas - Budapest
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Traditional Hungarian dinner)
Included Activities
- Puszta Equestrian Heritage featuring spectacular horse parade and exercise drills of Magyar cowboys on the Great Hungarian Plain
- Traditional Hungarian folklore show on board with dinner, folk dancing, and music
Landmarks Puszta (Great Hungarian Plain) 
- Day 12
Budapest
- Meals
- Breakfast
