Intrepid Travel Balkan Adventure

• Meals: 14 breakfasts and 1 dinner
• Transport
• Accommodation: Guesthouse (2 nights), Hostel (1 night), Hotel (8 nights) and Pension (3 nights)
• Included Activities

• Honey Museum Sremski Karlovci
• Orientation walk of Vukovar, including a guided hospital visit
• Guided Tour Belgrade
• Guided Tour Sarajevo
• Cooking Class & Dinner Sarajevo
• Mostar Day Trip
• Durmitor National Park
• City Walls Walk Dubrovnik

Day 1: Budapest

Day 2: Budapest

Today you have a full free day to explore Budapest, known as ‘The Pearl of the Danube’. Admire intricate carvings on resplendent buildings, cross the iconic Chain Bridge to explore the Castle District, or simply meander through winding streets snacking on local delicacies.

Day 3: Osijek

Cross the border into Croatia and travel by private van through the Hungarian Puszta to a land of cornfields, vineyards and pastel-hued villages, famed for its cuisine – the Slavonian capital of Osijek (approximately 4 hours).

Day 4: Osijek

Today is a free day to explore Osijek and its surrounds. You might like to visit the small provincial town of Dakovo, about 35 kilometres south of Osijek. The town is dominated by an impressive neo-Romanesque cathedral.

Day 5: Novi Sad

Today travel to Novi Sad by private minibus. Learn more about recent history by taking a side trip to nearby Vukovar en-route, a town that symbolises the devastation of the recent war – the town fell in 1991 after the fiercest and most protracted battle seen in Europe since 1945.

Day 6: Belgrade

Travel by two-hour train or bus to Belgrade. Known as the’ White City’, Belgrade is one of the oldest cities in Europe. Sitting at the confluence of two major rivers the – Sava and the Danube – it’s an important intersection between Eastern and Western Europe.

Day 7: Belgrade

Today is a free day to further discover Belgrade. You might like to take a cruise along the Danube River, passing the Kalemegdan Fortress, Pancevo Bridge and Zemun. Make sure you visit the imposing Hram h3Svetog Save (St Sava Church).

Day 8: Sarajevo

Today travel by bus through beautiful countryside to Sarajevo. The journey will take around eight hours in total, so sit back and enjoy the scenery. Sarajevo is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s small but vibrant capital.

Day 9: Mostar

Today head out of Sarajevo for a day trip to Mostar, a town situated in a beautiful valley in the high mountains of Herzegovina (approximately 2.5 hours).

Day 10: Sarajevo

Enjoy a free day in and around Sarajevo. You could take an optional day trip out to the thermal springs and green parks of Ilidza, the source of the River Bosna.

Day 11: Durmitor National Park

Board our private transfer and travel through beautiful countryside to Montenegro, arguably one of the most stunning countries in the world. The drive today is long (approx 6-7 hours) but very scenic, and we will stop numerous times, so have your camera at the ready.

Day 12: Kotor

Today drive to Kotor (approximately 3 hours). This 5th-century World Heritage-listed city is set on a secluded bay, with towering peaks surrounding a rocky coastline dotted with pretty waterside towns.

Day 13: Kotor

Today you have the opportunity to take part in optional day trips out of Kotor. Perhaps take a cruise on Kotor Fjord, visiting the twin islands of Our Lady of the Rocks and Sveti Dordje (St George), with its church in the middle of the bay.

Day 14: Dubrovnik

Depart Montenegro on a three-hour bus journey along the beautiful southern coast of Croatia to Dubrovnik.

Day 15: Dubrovnik

Today your adventure comes to an end. There are no activities planned and you are free to depart at any time. There’s lots to see and do here in the wonderful city of Dubrovnik, so perhaps stay a few extra days.

Please note, prices listed are guide prices only and are based on 2 people sharing and don’t include any additional supplements. Holiday prices are fluid and dynamic and may be changed at a moment’s notice, prior to booking, at which point they are confirmed. Please call the team free on 0800 707 6229 for more departure dates available and a quote.