SLOVENIA – CROATIA – SERBIA, 11 DAYS

HIGLIGHTS OF THE TOUR

Bled  - beautiful Alpine scenery and excellent Bled cream cake
Postojna cave – the most extensive cave complex in Europe
Plitvice national park – Unesco World Heritage Site
Dioklecian's palace in Split – Unesco World Heritage Site
Dubrovnik – Pearl of the Adriatic – Unesco World Heritage Site
Old town of Zadar
Zagreb Catherdral
Belgrade night life

Day 1: ARRIVAL TO LJUBLJANA – BLED (dinner)
Arrival to Ljubljana airport.- Transfer to Bled, tourist center which is situated on shore of lake Bled in the middle of the Julian Alps, and check in your hotel. Afternoon guided strol along beautiful lake Bled and visit the small island with a church in the middle of the lake with rowing boat and the rower. Then ascend hill (10 minutes hike) and visit medieval castle and enjoy commanding view of the lake, city and mountains of Julian Alps. Dinner in a local restaurant. Overnight. (You can spend evening in casino or in hotel wellnes center)

Day 2: BLED (breafast, dinner)
Breakfast. In the morning drive to Bohinj valley and visit the highest waterfall in Slovenia. Setting of waterfall is spectacular. From parking lot you walk aproximately 15 minutes to the waterfall. Return to Bled and afternoon guided strol along beautiful lake Bled and visit the small island with a church in the middle of the lake with rowing boat and the rower. Then ascend hill (10 minutes hike) and visit medieval castle and enjoy commanding view of the lake, city and mountains of Julian Alps. Dinner in local restaurant. Overnight. (You can spend evening in casino or in hotel wellnes center)

Day 3: BLED – POSTOJNA CAVE – LJUBLJANA (breakfast)
Breakfast. Drive to Postojna cave and visit probably the most extensive caves in Europe. This is definitely one of the highlights of the tour. Cave in which you enter by train is full of stalagnites and stalactites and other karst wonders. But the biggest atraction is the Human Fish, animal which live only in this cave and nowhere else. After visiting cave short drive to the Predjama Castle, situated in front of another cave which is connected to the Postojna cave. Predjama Castle is considered one of the best medieval castles in Slovenia. Then drive to the capital of Slovenia Ljubljana. Afternoon walk in the old part of the city, where your local guide will show you Opera house, Cathedral, National museum and Three Bridges Square. Then guide will take you along the river Ljubljanica which is full of bars and restaurants and you will ride funicular to Ljubljana Castle and see city from above. Free time for shoping. You can spend evening in casino which is in your hotel)

Day 4: LJUBLJANA – PLITVICE – SPLIT (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Breakfast. Then drive to Croatia border. You will enter Croatia near city of Karlovac and continue drive to National park Plitvice which is Unesco World Heritage Site. In Plitvice you will admire lakes and waterfalls.  See 16 lakes of crystal clear water in many colourfull shades of green, grey and blue which are linked by spectacular waterfalls. Lunch. Then continue drive through scenic Croatian countryside to Split, the bigest town on Adriatic cost with history longer the 2.000 years. Dinner in hotel.

Day 5: SPLIT –  DUBROVNIK  (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Breakast. In the morning tour with local guide of the Unesco world heritage site Diocletian's Palace. Visit substructions, Catherdral and the Baptistery of Split once the Temple of Jupiter… Lunch. Afternoon drive along beautiful Adriatic cost to Dubrovnik. Arrival to Pearl of the Adriatic late afternoon. Dinner in hotel.

Days 6-7: DUBROVNIK  (breakfast)
Breakfast. You have 2  full days to experience the delights of this stunning medieval city. On the first day enjoy sightseeing walking tour of the main sights. Admire the Rector's Palace, the city walls, Onofrio' fountain and Franciscan and Dominican monasteries. Spend free time relaxing or exploring then lively market or perheaps enjoy lunch at seaside restaurant.
On the second day simply relax and enjoy swimming in clear Adriatic Sea or consider joining optional excursion to Montenegro to see the only fjord in southern Europe and the 2.500 year old town of Budva. Your local guie will be happy to advise how best to use your free time.

Day 8: DUBROVNIK – ZADAR - ZAGREB (breakfast, lunch, dinner) 
Breakfast. Drive north to capital of Croatia Zagreb. On half way we will stop in beatifull seaside town of Zadar. Zadar has long history more then 2.000 years old. We will walk through old part, visit Zadar Cathedral and other things. Lunch. In the afternoon we will continue our journey to Zagreb. Whole drive from Dubrovnik to Zagreb will take us through diverse and very scenic Croatian countryside. Arrival to Zagreb, capital of Croatia in the evening. Dinner.

Day 9: ZAGREB – BELGRADE (breakfast, lunch, dinner) 
Breakfast. City tour in the morning. Zagreb is traditional medieval European city with wealth of historic monuments. Your local guide shows you the highlights including the upper and lower town, the majestic Cathedral, Archbishop's Palace, St. Marks Church and the opera house. Lunch. Afternoon drive to Belgrade, capital of Serbia. Arrival to Belgrade. Dinner in hotel.

Day 10: BELGRADE (breakfast, dinner)
Breakfast. In the morning we'll take city tour with the bus. We will drive along City of Belgrade Assembly, National Assembly, main Terazije Avenue, Republic Square, Students Square, Belgrade Fortress, City Gate, Topcider Hill, Dedinje area where Tito's tomb is located… Afternoon is free for shopping and other thing. Dinner in one of the famous Skadarlija restaurants.

Day 11: BELGRADE (breakfast)
Breakfast. Transfer to airport. Depart to your destination. End of tour.

PRICE INCLUDE:
accomodation in  *** or **** hotels in twin rooms based on breakfast,
all transfers + tours + entrance fees,
local guides

PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
personal costs,
tips for local guides and driver
plane tickets