Lake Bled, Slovenia
CENTRAL EUROPE & THE BALKANS
Mostar Bridge, Bosnia & Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
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After, visit the rural Konavle region for a wine tasting, music performance, and farmstead dinner. |
Dinner with families who lived along“ Sniper Alley” during the war. |
DAY 1 • Depart U. S. Fly overnight from the U. S. to Dubrovnik, Croatia. |
Meals: B, D | Hotel Kompas Dubrovnik or similar |
Meals: B, D | Hotel President or similar |
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DAY 6 • Transfer to Sarajevo, Bosnia &
Herzegovina • Mostar
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DAY 9 • A Day in the Life of the village of Karanac,
Croatia • Dinner with local families
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DAY 2 • Arrive in Dubrovnik, Croatia Transfer to your Dubrovnik hotel, and meet travelers on our optional pre-trip extension to Albania: Undiscovered Balkans.
Meals: D | Hotel Kompas Dubrovnik or similar
DAY 3 • Dubrovnik This morning, we’ ll take a city bus to the gates of Dubrovnik’ s Old Town, where we’ ll set off on a walking tour. After an included Welcome Lunch, your afternoon is free for independent exploration.
Meals: B, L | Hotel Kompas Dubrovnik or similar
DAY 4 • Dubrovnik • Kotor, Montenegro Enjoy a full-day excursion to Montenegro, where you’ ll explore Kotor, a medieval walled town and UNESCO World Heritage Site at the head of southern Europe’ s deepest natural bay. You’ ll also visit the ancient village of Perast, and ride a small boat in Kotor Bay.
Meals: B | Hotel Kompas Dubrovnik or similar
DAY 5 • Dubrovnik • Controversial Topic: The Balkan War & Dubrovnik • Farmstead visit
Take a drive up Mount Srd for panoramic views of Old Town and the Adriatic. Then, visit the War Museum and speak with a resident about the Controversial Topic of the lasting divisions created during this violent period.
En route to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia & Herzegovina, stop in Mostar, whose 16th-century bridge is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mostar is actually named after the former watchtower keepers( mostari in Bosnian) of this historic bridge.
Meals: B, L, D | Hotel President or similar
DAY 7 • Sarajevo Embark on a walking tour of Sarajevo. Explore the Old Town, and see examples of the city’ s Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian influences, including a 16th-century mosque complex that is considered one of the finest examples of Ottoman architecture in the Balkans. We’ ll also visit the Austrian quarter, and the historic Latin Bridge— where an assassination sparked World War I.
Meals: B | Hotel President or similar
DAY 8 • Sarajevo Tunnel • Conversation about Bosnian War • Home-Hosted Dinner
Today, we focus on Sarajevo’ s more recent past, including the aftermath of Yugoslavia’ s break-up in 1992. We’ ll visit the Sarajevo Tunnel, a passage dug in 1993 to ferry people out and bring supplies into the city. Later, we’ ll meet a local for a firsthand perspective on the three-year siege that rocked this city during the Balkan War. Tonight, sit down for a Home-Hosted
Journey overland to Croatia’ s province of Baranja, an important part of Croatia’ s“ breadbasket.” Then, spend A Day in the Life of local people in the village of Karanac, and join a local family for dinner in their home. You’ ll spend the night at the farmstead.
Meals: B, L, D | Rural Farmstead Sklepic
ADVENTURE HIGHLIGHT
On Days 9 & 10, spend A Day in the Life of Karanac, a small village in rural Croatia, where you’ ll enjoy an overnight stay with a local family.
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