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Croatia | Slovenia | Balkan Peninsular<br />

Dalmatian Rhapsody From $ 1350<br />

9 Days Minimum: 2 Offered: Mar - Oct Private Custom & Group<br />

Croatia’s dramatic Dalmation Coast offers an artful blend of old and new, relaxation and<br />

cultural excellence. Begin in Dubrovnik, its beauty and charm has put the area on the tourist<br />

map, now has gained even more fame as the fictional “King’s Landing” in HBO’s epic<br />

fantasy series Game of Thrones. Traditional Korcula is our next stop. Here we’ll walk the<br />

olive groves, stumble-upon empty coves and pebble beaches, take in live folk music and<br />

dance. Next stop will be one of Croatia’s many spectacular walled cities, Hvar, its marbled<br />

walking streets and Gothic palaces are beautifully maintained, and the bustling atmosphere<br />

is anything but museum-like. Continue to Bol, relax on Dalmatian’s premiere bathing<br />

spots and ends in Split - the UNESCO Heritage city also offers a modern cityscape..<br />

Treasures of Croatia & Slovenia From $ 1689<br />

9 Days Minimum: 2 Offered Year-round Group & Custom<br />

Discover medieval towns, celebrated cities, UNESCO World Heritages, unspoiled landscape<br />

and sparkling sapphire lakes on a journey through Balkan’s two storied countries:<br />

Croatia and Slovenia. Begin in Dubrovnik, the crown jewel of Croatia and the Adriatic<br />

coast. Next stop is Split. Built around a Roman palace, Split is a lively, cosmopolitan centre<br />

full of Venetian Gothic buildings. Explore nearby historic Trogir and head inland to the<br />

breathtaking mountains, forests, waterfalls, and lakes encapsulated in the Plitvice Lakes<br />

National Park. Cross the border into Slovenia. Explore the Postojna caves, tour the fairytale<br />

Lake Bled and Castle. Visit Ljubljana, where you will find fine Baroque and Hapsburg<br />

architecture guarded by an imposing hilltop castle. End in Zagreb, Croatia’s capital city.<br />

Balkan Odyssey From $ 1595<br />

10 Days Minimum: 6 Offered Year-round Private Group & Custom<br />

.No other European region contains as many ethnic groups as the Balkans. The highlands<br />

and the storied past of this region have sheltered abundant World Heritage monasteries,<br />

unique painted churches, and museum-like towns left by the waves of migrating Goths,<br />

Huns, Avars, Slavs, Bulgars and Byzantines that swept across the territory. Begin in Sofia,<br />

Bulgaria and head to the Greek city of Thessaloniki, named after Alexander the Great’s<br />

half-sister. Enter Macedonia and visit Bitola, Ohrid and its capital Skopje. Travel to Montenegro<br />

through Albania and explore Budva and Kotor before heading to Dubrovnik,<br />

Croatia. Back on road to Mostar and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina before finishing<br />

our journey in Belgrade, capital of Serbia as well as of the former Yugoslavia.<br />

Plitvice Lakes, Croatia<br />

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