Budapest & The Balkans

Guide

All Intrepid group trips in Europe are accompanied by one of our local European group leaders. ’Local’ in this context means a leader who is European or lives in Europe. The aim of the group leader is to take the hassle out of your travels and to help you have the best trip possible. Intrepid endeavours to provide the services of an experienced leader however, due to the seasonality of travel, rare situations may arise where your leader is new to a particular region or training other group leaders. Your leader takes care of logistics, will provide information on the places you are travelling through, offer suggestions for things to do and see, recommend great local eating venues and introduce you to our local friends. While not being guides in the traditional sense you can expect them to have a broad general knowledge of the places visited on the trip, including historical, cultural, religious and social aspects. At Intrepid we also aim to support local guides in the individual cities or locations we travel to. If you are interested in delving deeper into the local culture at a specific site or location then your leader can recommend an optional local guide service in most of the main destinations of your trip.

Meals

5 breakfasts

Others

Burek Snack in Bascarcija

Transport

Train,Public bus,Private vehicle,Metro,Taxi TRANSPORT IN EUROPE: Half the fun of travel is the travelling itself, that's why we like to travel the local way – whether that means mingling with commuters on a local train, watching the scenery roll by from the window of a long distance bus, arriving on a high speed train in the city centre of your next destination, or navigating each city's public transport system. In Europe, you are guaranteed to travel by genuine local public transport wherever possible, which puts you right in the centre of the action. LONG TRAVEL DAYS: As we cover lots of ground on this trip, expect some long travel days on local trains and buses. This is an opportunity to mix with the locals and enjoy the scenery out the window. Travel schedules are known to change with little notice. Not all transport may have air conditioning.

Accommodation

The style of accommodation indicated in the day-to-day itinerary is a guideline only and may change. On some occasions, alternative arrangements may need to be made due to the lack of availability of rooms in our preferred accommodation. In these cases, we will use a similar standard of accommodation. Throughout the trip, we request that our properties prepare rooms in time for our arrival, especially if we're arriving prior to normal check-in time. However, this isn't always possible which means we won't be able to check-in immediately on arrival at some hotels. Instead, we can store our luggage and explore our new destination or on some trips, have use of shared day rooms until all rooms are available. OCCASIONAL ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION: The style of accommodation indicated in the day-to-day itinerary is a guideline. On rare occasions, alternative arrangements may need to be made due to the lack of availability of rooms in our usual accommodation. A similar standard of accommodation will be used in these instances. CHECK-IN TIME: Throughout the trip we request that our hotels prepare rooms in time for our arrival, especially if we're arriving prior to normal check-in time. However this isn't always possible which means we won't be able to check-in immediately on arrival at some hotels. Instead, we can store our luggage and explore our new destination. PRE/POST TRIP ACCOMMODATION: If you've purchased pre-trip or post-trip accommodation (if available), you may be required to change rooms from your trip accommodation for these extra nights. FACILITIES: Your accommodation may not always have private en suite facilities or air-conditioning. European hotels generally don't provide kettles or fridges. Hotel (6 nights),Pension (2 nights),Hostel (1 night)

Others

Other activities and services not included

Flights

International flights not included.

Insurance

Insurance is not included. Travel insurance is required for this tour. Please make sure you are adequately covered. If you require travel insurance, TourRadar has partnered up with World Nomads to provide a hassle-free experience. More information can be found here (https://www.tourradar.com/travel-insurance).

Optional

Urban Adventures - Buda Castle Explorer - EUR52 Urban Adventures - Bites & Sights - EUR74 Parliament Tour - HUF5800 Thermal Bath - Starting from - HUF4500 Hungarian State Opera House Tour - HUF3000 Transport and Entry to Statue Park - HUF5000 House of Terror - HUF3000 Hungarian National Museum - HUF1600 Great Synagogue - HUF4850 Budapest Central Market - Free Nikola Tesla Museum - RSD500 Ethnographic Museum - RSD150 Military Museum - RSD200 Danube River Cruise - RSD500 Belgrade City Tour with Local Guide - EUR60 Sveti Sava Church - Free Tito’s Mausoleum (House of Flowers) - RSD400 Jewish Museum - BAM3 Sarajevo City Tour with Local Guide - BAM90 Times of Misfortune Tour & Tunnel Museum - BAM60 Ilidza Park and Springs - BAM15 National Museum - BAM6 Svrzo's House - BAM3 Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque - BAM3 City Hall / Old National Library building - BAM10 Urban Adventures - Scars and Smiles - EUR24 Urban Adventures - Story of Sarajevo - EUR49 Mostar War Photo Exhibition - BAM6 Mostar Koski Mehmed Pasa Mosque & Minaret - BAM6 Mostar Old Bridge Museum - BAM5 Cruise on Kotor Fjord - EUR30 St. Tryphon’s Cathedral - EUR2 Budva Day Trip - EUR6 Kotor Fortress - EUR3 Kotor Maritime Museum - EUR4 Game of Thrones Tour - HRK200 Lokrum Island Boat Trip - HRK150 Franciscan Monastery - HRK30 War Photography Museum - HRK50 City Walls Walk Dubrovnik - HRK150 Rector's Palace - HRK120 Church of St. Blaise - Free Hike up Mt Srd - Free Museum of Croatian War of Independence - Mt Srd - HRK30