Balkan Kaleidoscope

Guide

The trip is coordinated by a tour leader from Penguin Travel, who is responsible for the logistics of the tour – updating you on the daily itinerary, arranging your passport checks at the border-crossings, handling the check-ins at each hotel, communicating with the driver and arranging the local guides as scheduled in the program. Detailed information about the countries and some of the sites will be presented by the local city guides included in the itinerary.

Meals

13 Breakfasts. Other meals are not included to give you maximum flexibility in deciding where, what and with whom to eat.

Others

The monastery of "Studenica" established in the XIII century, under the auspices of UNESCO Mehmed Pasha Bridge near Visegrad, built in XVI century is under UNESCO auspices Sarajevo – the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mostar whose old part is a World Heritage Site Dubrovnik – the masterpiece of the Adriatic, the sea and commercial rival of Venice, under the auspices of UNESCO The picturesque Kotor Bay and the town of Kotor, forming a beautiful ensemble of natural, historic and cultural heritage, under the auspices of UNESCO Visoki Decani Monastery with the largest medieval church in the Balkans, under the auspices of UNESCO Tirana – the capital of Albania Ohrid – a medieval literary center and the last capital of the First Bulgarian Kingdom. Together with the Ohrid Lake the town is under UNESCOs protection

Transport

Private airport transfers to/from your scheduled hotel are included in tour price on the arrival and departure days, as set in the program (Day 1 and Day 14 respectively), no matter of the time of arrival at Sofia Airport. The type of the vehicle of the tour depends on the size of the group – for groups of up to 8 people you will travel in a minibus (8+1) with the tour leader being also the driver; for groups larger than 8 pax your vehicle will be a bigger bus with a separate driver.

Accommodation

Overnights in comfortable 3*** hotels - all overnights are based on double rooms with private WC/shower When planing the size of your luggage please have in mind that some of the hotels do not have elevators If we cannot match you with another person to share a room, Single supplement is a mandatory payment.

Others

entrance fees (payable in cash on spot) Tipping. Pre and post tour accommodation. Single supplement (Optional) - Please contact our Travel Experts for a quote. Local Payment - Please note that this is mandatory and will be added to your tour price upon booking.

Optional

The tour can be extended with more days in Bulgaria. Airport transfers outside the tour itinerary. Extra night in Sofia.

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 (http://www.tourradar.com/travel-insurance).

Flights

As we have travellers from all over the world, flights before and after the tour are not included in the tour price and you need to arrange these separately by yourself once your tour is guaranteed. As we specialise in organising the best tours around the world for you, we are unable to advise on flight prices or book flights on your behalf. We recommend that you do not book your flights until your place on the tour has been confirmed. Check out the following link which is powered by Skyscanner to book your flight - https://flights.tourradar.com