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English speaking tour in: SOFIA, PLOVDIV, BUCHAREST, BELGRADE, Sarajevo, DUBROVNIK, SPLIT, LIUBLIANA, VENICE Please note also that your tour guide might be changed once or several times during the tour. On some tours, according to the number of passengers, the service may be provided in bilingual (usually in English and Spanish), either accompanied by two tour leaders, one for each language, or a single tour leader for smaller groups explaining in both languages.

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GONDOLA RIDE T20 (30 min de paseo en Gondola)(35 EUR) We suggest you discover the romanticism of Venice. It may be the best way to get introduced in the city. We include a Gondola ride through the channels, we have also hired our own musicians who play beautiful Venetian ballads through the most beautiful channels to reach the Grand Canal where the most fantastic Venetian palaces are located. -Tour on private gondolas along the canals. -Musicians 1 tenor and one accordionist for the gondola group.. 10 number of people required. TOUR OF VENETIAN LAGOON T20 (2hrs 30min)(35 EUR) In this tour, we offer you the opportunity to learn about the real formation of Venice and its different islands. A panoramic tour on a private boat during which you will listen to the explanations of our guide as you enjoy the view of: the Venetian Arsenal, the Giardini della Biennale, the Francesco Morosini Naval Military School located on Saint Helena island, the Basilica di San Pietro di Castello (an old Early Christian church), the Cannaregio and Castello districts, Isola di San Michele (Venice’s cementery), Murano Island, and Burano Island where we will make a stop to see one of the most beautiful islands of Venice and admire its old fishermen’s houses painted in different colours. We will also observe the elaboration of handmade laces, a technique developed in the 16th century on Torcello Island. We will return contouring Lido Island and the smaller islands. We will also see the M.O.S.E project – that is, the new work that will be carried out to isolate the Venetian lagoon from the Adriatic Sea, Sant’Andrea Island, Lido Island and the Armenian Island. - A panoramic private boat. - Explanation with local guide.. 25 number of people required.

Transport

Includes arrival transfer

Accommodation

SOFIA : NOVOTEL SOFIA or METROPOLITAN SOFIA PLOVDIV : GRAND HOTEL PLOVDIV or RAMADA PLOVDIV TRIMONTIUM or SANKT PETERBURG PLOVDIV : IMPERIAL VELIKO TARNOVO : ASENEVTSI PARK or YANTRA GRAND HOTEL or PANORAMA VELIKO TARNOVO : BOLYARSKI MERIDIAN BUCAREST : DOUBLETREE BY HILTON BUCHAREST UNIRII SQUARE or RIN GRAND SIGHISOARA : KORONA SIGHISOARA or MERCURE BINDERBUBI SIGHISOARA or DOUBLETREE SIGHISOARA CAVALER TIMISOARA : TIMISOARA BELGRADO : HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS BELGRADE Sarajevo : RANDON PLAZA or SPA HOTEL TERME or IBIS STYLES SARAJEVO Sarajevo : HOLLYWOOD DUBROVNIK : VALAMAR LACROMA or KOMPAS or CROATIA CAVTAT DUBROVNIK : LERO or VALAMAR PRESIDENT or VALAMAR ARGOSY SPLIT : CVITA or PRESIDENT or MEDENA OPATIJA : GRAND ADRIATIC or ASTORIA or GRAND HOTEL OPATIJSKA CVIJETA OPATIJA : BRISTOL LIUBLIANA : HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS LJUBLIANA or BB LJUBLJANA PARK VENECIA : MERCURE VENEZIA MARGHERA or HOLIDAY INN MARGHERA or ELITE VENECIA : LUGANO TORRETTA We know how important hotels are on your trip. The hotels have been selected taking into consideration quality, price and location. They are located in the cities we visit, most of them not in the city center but all of them with easy access to public transportation nearby. Our accommodation is not based on luxury hotels. Please keep in mind that standards, bed sizes and room dimensions can vary between hotels of the same class in different locations. All rooms are equipped with private bathroom and TV. Some of them also offer a mini-bar, safe box, and hair dryer. Many hotels, mainly in North Europe, do not have air conditioning or local legislation establishes limited dates of use.

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International flights are not included

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Day 1 Day 1: Sofia
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Sofia

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Transfer to the hotel. City tour of Sofia.Welcome to SOFIA!!!. Upon arrival at the airport, we will transfer you to your hotel. At 15.00hrs approx., we include a tour of the capital of Bulgaria, where we will see the Alexander Nevski Cathedral, the Russian Church, the Mosque, its squares and avenues of Stalinist architecture. Free time during the rest of the day.
Day 2 Day 2: Sofia, Bachkovo, Plovdiv
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Sofia, Bachkovo, Plovdiv

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Plovdiv. Dinner included. In the morning we will leave for BACHKOVO MONASTERY, Bulgaria’s second most important monastery, founded in the eleventh century, with its three churches, we feel it as a place full of peace. Continue to PLOVDIV, where we will visit the city, which is one of the oldest in Europe. Here we include tickets to the Roman Amphitheatre, the ancient chemist’s and the Armenian House. Dinner included.
Day 3 Day 3: Plovdiv, Kazanlak, Shipka, Etar, Arbanassi, Veliko Tarnovo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Plovdiv, Kazanlak, Shipka, Etar, Arbanassi, Veliko Tarnovo

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Balkans mountain. Thracian tomb, Church of Nativity in Arbanasi. Lunch included. Today’s journey takes us through beautiful scenery across the Balkans mountain range. In the valley of the Roses, we will see KAZANLAK, where tickets are included to the replica of the Thracian Tomb (UNESCO Heritage) and we will learn about the production of products derived from the roses. Amidst the mountains, we stop at the Russian church of SHIPKA, which commemorates the war between Russia and Turkey. Visit ETARA with its charming village/ethnographic museum. Lunch included. After this we travel to ARBANASI, an ancient trading city with its fortress-houses, where we visit the Church of the Nativity with entrance included. Travel to VELIKO TARNOVO, Bulgaria’s former capital, with a very picturesque medieval center.Note: In some cases, Arbanasi may be visited on Sunday morning instead of Saturday.
Day 4 Day 4: Veliko Tarnovo, Basarbovo, Bucharest
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Veliko Tarnovo, Basarbovo, Bucharest

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Panoramic tour of Bucharest. Dinner included. We travel to Romania and on our way we will stop to visit the BASARBOVSKI MONASTERY, a place of pilgrimage dug out of the rock. We proceed to cross the border and the river Danube, arriving to BUCHAREST in the early afternoon. Time for lunch, then we will take a panoramic tour of the city with its ancient quarter and the giant Parliament Palace. Leisure time followed by dinner.
Day 5 Day 5: Bucharest, Sinaia, Bran, Sighisoara
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Bucharest, Sinaia, Bran, Sighisoara

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Dracula’s Castle. Transylvania region. Special dinner in Sighisoara.Today we have a journey with great scenic beauty, travelling to Transylvania across the Carpathian Mountains and through forests. In SINAIA, we will stroll through the gardens of the Peles and Pelisor Castles before going on to the 14th-century BRAN fortress, commonly known as Dracula’s Castle (tickets included). Time for lunch, before continuing to SIGHISOARA, a very beautiful walled medieval city and UNESCO Heritage center. In the evening we will enjoy a very special dinner, in the restaurant of Count Dracula, at the house where Vlad Tepes was born.
Day 6 Day 6: Sighisoara, Biertan, Sibiu, Hunedoara, Timisoara
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Sighisoara, Biertan, Sibiu, Hunedoara, Timisoara

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: varied landscapes, small picturesque villages on route. In Transylvania there are numerous fortified churches in areas that were inhabited by people of German origin; some of these churches have been declared Heritage of Mankind, and we will see one of them, BIERTAN (tickets included). After this, we continue to SIBIU, an important economic and cultural center, previously the capital of Transylvania, with its bustling narrow streets and squares. Time for a stroll and take lunch. In the afternoon, we visit the impressive Castle of HUNEDOARA (tickets included), which is considered the prettiest castle in Romania. We continue to TIMISOARA, with time to explore its elegant central squares.
Day 7 Day 7: Timisoara, Belgrade
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Timisoara, Belgrade

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Panoramic tour of Belgrade. Museum of Yugoslavia.We set off for SERBIA and the border pass. After a few hours travelling, we will arrive in BELGRADE. Here you can enjoy a panoramic tour of this active capital on the shores of the Danube as it flows into the Sava. We get the chance to admire its busy center, its parliament, and stroll in the Kalemegdan Fortress. A visit to the Museum of Yugoslavia, where Tito´s Mausoleum is located, will also be included. Free afternoon.
Day 8 Day 8: Belgrade, Zvornik, Sarajevo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Belgrade, Zvornik, Sarajevo

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Panoramic tour of Sarajevo. Dinner included. We begin our beautiful stage towards Bosnia. Brief stop in the city of ZVORNIK, one of the oldest cities in Bosnia, crossed by a river that marks the border with Serbia and will make us remember with sadness the war in Bosnia. Its population has since changed a lot as most of it, Muslim, was expelled while Serb refugees from other regions settled. We are near the village of Srebrenica, known for the massacre. After that we continue to PAPRAÇA, a humble Orthodox monastery established around the sixteenth century and known for its attractive church. We continue our route to SARAJEVO. Panoramic tour with a local guide of this city of strong Turkish influence, with its mosques, madrasahs and busy bazaars. Dinner included. Note: if the number of travelers is less than 10 people, the route from Belgrade to Sarajevo can be made by regular coach or plane. In this case the visits to Zvornik and Papraça are not included.
Day 9 Day 9: Sarajevo, Mostar, Medjugorje, Kravica, Dubrovnik
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 9: Sarajevo, Mostar, Medjugorje, Kravica, Dubrovnik

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Tunnel of Hope in Sarajevo. Beautiful landscapes throughout the route: mountains, rivers, waterfalls, lakes and picturesque villages. Dinner included. Before leaving Sarajevo we visit the Tunnel of Hope that saved the city during the Serbian siege in the war. Later, we continue to another exciting drive of scenic beauty. Amidst deep valleys, we travel to MOSTAR, with its very beautiful historic center and stone bridge separating the Orthodox, Muslim and Catholic communities. After lunch, we stop in MEDJUGORJE, a place that attracts thousands of Catholic Pilgrims. We then travel to CROATIA. Border procedures (which may take a while). We will then arrive into DUBROVNIK at the end of the day. Dinner included.Note: in some departures, accommodation may be in Cavtat, a coastal town near the city of Dubrovnik.
Day 10 Day 10: Dubrovnik
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 10: Dubrovnik

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Panoramic tour of Dubrovnik. Boat trip to Lokrum. Dinner included. In the morning we enjoy a panoramic tour of DUBROVNIK with a local guide. We are undoubtedly in one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, surrounded by walls, bathed by the Adriatic Sea; its intact historic center is a jewel of world architectural heritage. The tour includes tickets to the Franciscan Monastery with the oldest pharmacy in Europe, and the Cathedral. We also include a boat trip to LOKRUM, a small island 15 minutes by boat from Dubrovnik and home to the ruins of a Benedictine monastery of the eleventh century, popular setting of the series "Game of Thrones". You can then enjoy free time, returning to the hotel at the end of the afternoon. Dinner included. Note: in some departures, accommodation may be in Cavtat, a coastal town near the city of Dubrovnik.Note: in the winter months, from November to March, there is no boat service to Lokrum and therefore we cannot visit the island.
Day 11 Day 11: Dubrovnik, Split
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 11: Dubrovnik, Split

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Visit of Split. Dinner included. We set off in the morning, travelling along the Croatian coastline which displays amazing seascapes and islands. We will arrive in SPLIT at noon. We include a visit with a local guide and entry into the Diocletian’s Palace. We will tour this immense palace from the Roman period, its labyrinth of streets, and its sea vistas. Dinner included.
Day 12 Day 12: Split, Plitvice, Opatija
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 12: Split, Plitvice, Opatija

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Plitvice lakes National Park. Dinner included. We will travel to the interior region of Croatia, going through beautiful landscapes to finally arrive in PLITVICE LAKES NATIONAL PARK, which has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. We will enter the park where you can admire the park’s lakes and waterfalls. Take the opportunity to walk along the trails or take a boat and sail through the waters of the lakes. After lunch, we will travel back to the coast towards the north of Croatia. Upon reaching OPATIJA, you can have dinner (included) and stroll in this resort town which offers a charming nightlife.Note: In exceptional circumstances, either due to weather conditions or high numbers of tourists, it may not be possible or advisable to use the train or boat in Plitvice.
Day 13 Day 13: Opatija, Postoina, Bled, Liubliana
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 13: Opatija, Postoina, Bled, Liubliana

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Postjona cave, Boat trip, Tour of Ljubljana. Dinner included. Today we will travel to Slovenia. We will visit POSTOJNA Cave, one of the world’s biggest caves which is partially toured by train. After this, we will travel to BLED, a stunning postcard town on the shore of a lake, and in the middle of the lake, there is an island where the bell tower of a monastery stands at the foot of a medieval castle. We take a boat trip around Bled’s lake and a visit the monastery on the island. We continue our trip to Slovenia’s Capital, LJUBLJANA. Here we will take a tour with a local guide and learn about this beautiful Central European city. Dinner included.Note: During the winter, in order to be able to visit Ljubljana during the daylight hours, this may take place before departure to Maribor.
Day 14 Day 14: Liubliana, Venice
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 14: Liubliana, Venice

TODAY´S HIGHLIGHTS: Free time in Ljubljana. Free time in the morning in LJUBLJANA where we have time to visit the pretty centre of this small capital. In the afternoon we travel on to the Adriatic Sea and cross the border into Italy. VENICE, arrival at the end of the afternoon and accommodation in the Mestre district.
Day 15 Day 15: Venice
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 15: Venice

TODAY´S HIGHLIGHT: Vaporetto boat on Venice’s Grand Canal. Admire the technique of crafting Murano Glass. In the morning we include a boat transfer to the area of Saint Mark in Venice, a city built on more than 100 islands connected by bridges. We include a walking tour with a local guide around the city of canals. Afterwards, we shall be able to visit the Murano glass factory city. It is marvelous to see the technique of crystal blowing. Free time. In the afternoon, some might like to take the chance to have a trip on a gondola. At the end of the afternoon, you will have the chance to eat dinner in the Mestre area, where you can choose the type of restaurant that you prefer (Indian, Oriental, Italian, etc.).
Day 16 Day 16: Venice
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 16: Venice

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Itinerary of your trip Balkanic Miracle

Day 1: Sofia

Day 2: Sofia, Bachkovo, Plovdiv

Day 3: Plovdiv, Kazanlak, Shipka, Etar, Arbanassi, Veliko Tarnovo

Day 4: Veliko Tarnovo, Basarbovo, Bucharest

Day 5: Bucharest, Sinaia, Bran, Sighisoara

Day 6: Sighisoara, Biertan, Sibiu, Hunedoara, Timisoara

Day 7: Timisoara, Belgrade

Day 8: Belgrade, Zvornik, Sarajevo

Day 9: Sarajevo, Mostar, Medjugorje, Kravica, Dubrovnik

Day 10: Dubrovnik

Day 11: Dubrovnik, Split

Day 12: Split, Plitvice, Opatija

Day 13: Opatija, Postoina, Bled, Liubliana

Day 14: Liubliana, Venice

Day 15: Venice

Day 16: Venice

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