Slovenia-Croatia-Montenegro Tour

DAY 1: Vienna-Bled/Bohinj
6.00 Arrival at Vienna airport
6.00-6.45 Airport procedures
6.45 Meeting with bus and driver
6.45-7.30 Transfer to Vienna center , 24 km
7.30-10.30 Sightseeing Vienna with local English guide
10.30-12.00 Free time to visit Schönbrunn Palace

Capital of the Republic of Austria and one of Europe’s most visited cities, Vienna (Wien) owes much of its charm and rich history to its splendid location on the banks of the Danube River. For centuries the gateway between West and East Europe, it was the natural nucleus of the once sprawling Habsburg Empire, and to this day remains Austria’s most important commercial and cultural hub. Vienna continues to attract visitors with its many great historic sights, fabled collections of art, glittering palaces, and exceptional musical heritage that’s still carried on in concert halls and one of the world’s great opera houses.
12.00-13.00 Lunch in local/Chinese restaurant

13.00-18.00Transfer to Bled (379 km)
Accommodation and dinner at hotel
Overnight. Bled/Bohinj

DAY 2: Bled-Bohinj-Bled/Kranjska Gora

Breakfast at hotel
9.00-12.00 Bohinj sightseeing with local English speaking guide including Waterfall Savica

About 8-kilometres long valley beneath Mount Triglav has been praised as one of the most beautiful parts of the Julian Alps since the beginning of mountaineering. With its little lakes and ponds, this karstified valley is a photographer’s paradise. Lake Bohinj is the largest natural lake in Slovenia. Nested in the heart of the Julian Alps, this jewel is a precious natural resource and at the same time offers endless opportunities for outdoor activities.

12.00 -13.00 Lunch in local restaurant
13.00-13.30 Transfer to Bled, 27 km
13.30 -16.30 Bled sightseeing with local English-speaking guide including Pletna boat and Bled castle

Slovenia has only one island but its uniqueness makes it more attractive than many an archipelago. Sheltered by picturesque mountains, the island reigns in the middle of an Alpine Lake. Its charm has made it a symbol for centuries of a town to which guests from all over the world love to return. This town, which has already existed for a thousand years, is Bled. The town, already famous at the beginning of the 20th century as the most beautiful health spa of the then Austrian empire, attracted the European aristocratic elite. After WWII, one of the most attractive state residences of the former regime was located in Bled. Many of the world’s most important people thus enjoyed the beauties of Bled. And now, for decades already, the pilgrims of the new age have been discovering this town.

16.30 -19.00 Free time for leisure in Bled
Dinner at hotel/ restaurant
Overnight.Bled/Bohinj/Kranjaska Gora

DAY 3: Bled/Kranjska Gora-Logar Valley-Ljubljana

Breakfast at hotel
9.00-12.00 Transfer to Logar Valley , 111km
12.00 -13.00 Lunch in local restaurant
13.00-16.00 Logar Valley sightseeing with local English speaking guide

The Logar Valley (Logarska dolina) is one of the most beautiful Alpine glacial valleys in Europe. The harmonic balance between tradition, man and nature that found its home in this part of the Solčava Region is both exceptional and difficult to find. In the Logar Valley you can admire pristine green nature at every step. Take the Trail through the Logar Valley, a natural historic and ethnographic trail leading through the fascinating nooks and crannies amidst the unspoilt nature of the landscape park. You’ll have the opportunity to discover extraordinary, rare and even endangered flower species. The valley is known also for its many waterfalls, the most notable among which is the 90-metre Rinka Falls.

16.00-18.00 Transfer to Ljubljana ,69km
Accommodation and dinner at hotel
Overnight. Ljubljana 

DAY 4: Ljubljana-Postojna

Breakfast at hotel
9.00-12.00 Ljubljana sightseeing with local English speaking guide

Ljubljana is the capital of a state, but it is small and pretty, easy to get around, and full of surprises. While during winter it is its dreamy central European character that prevails, during summer it has a relaxed Mediterranean feel to it. It is remarkable for its rich tradition, youthful vibrancy, cultural creativity, feel for entertainment, and numerous green spaces. Ljubljana has preserved evidence of all the five millennia of its history, including, among others, the remains of the Roman city of Emona and the old city centre with its medieval castle and beautiful buildings with Baroque façades, decorative portals and uneven roofs. Other significant bits in the mosaic of Ljubljana are its picturesque bridges across the river Ljubljanica and its vast Tivoli park, stretching into the very city centre. In the second half of the 20th century, it was the world-famous architect Jože Plečnik that put an indelible personal stamp on his native city, and the so called Plečnik’s Ljubljana ranks among the 20th century’s most prominent total works of art.

12.00-13.30 Lunch in local restaurant
13.30-14.30 Transfer to Postojna, 49km
14.30-16.30 Sightseeing Postojna cave with audio guide

Postojna Cave is a network of 20 kilometres of passages, galleries and chambers into which experienced guides have accompanied more than 35 million visitors in the last 188 years. It is the largest cave in the “classic karst” and the most visited show cave in Europe. In 1872 railway lines were laid in the cave; electricity arrived in 1884. Today you begin your visit aboard the cave train; the electric lighting allows you to admire the size and splendour of the underground world, where the geological past is recorded in a unique manner. Visitors to the cave are dazzled by a wealth of speleothems: calcite formations, stalactites and stalagmites abounding in a variety of shapes, colours and age. The constant temperature in the caves ranges from 8 to 10°C.

16.30-16.45 Transfer to hotel
Accommodation at hotel and dinner
Overnight. Postojna

DAY 5: Postojna-Piran-Rovinj-Opatija

Breakfast at hotel
9.00-10.30 Transfer to Piran , 74km
10.30-12.00 Piran sightseeing with local English speaking guide
 

The most beautiful town on the Slovenian coast grew with the help of salt. The Piran salt pans, where the world-class fleur de sel (flower of salt) is still produced today using age-old methods, were the reason why the picturesque Mediterranean walled town, with its church with a view and cultural attractions, flourished.
The old port town with remnants of a medieval wall is protected as a cultural and historical monument. Narrow streets with closely constructed houses descending from the hill and its church to the central square on the coast only emphasize its Mediterranean character. This worldly coastal town, which developed under the influence of Venice, is considered to be one of the most authentic and most photogenic towns on the Adriatic coast. In addition to architecture, the Maritime Museum, an aquarium and other attractions, visitors flock to this town to enjoy events, the culinary offerings, and nearby special natural features.

12.00 -13.30 Lunch in local restaurant
13.30-15.00 Transfer to Opatija, 88 km
15.00-16.00 Opatija sightseeing with local guide

It’s been one of the most “fashionable” tourist destinations on the eastern coast of the Adriatic for more than 150 years. Wealthy Italians and Austrians flocked here after elite hotels and lush parks, villas and summer houses were built in the middle of the 19th century. Later the town became even more splendid when the 12km long Lungomare coastal promenade was built that allowed people to stroll along the sea without worrying about horses and buggies (or cars today) from Opatija all the way to Ilka and Lovran. Everyone from Emperor Franz Josef to Anton Chekhov, Gustav Mahler and Isadora Duncan and James Joyce enjoyed summers here and the city has erected memorials to them and many others.

16.00 Accommodation and dinner at hotel
Overnight. Opatija

DAY 6: Opatija-Rovinj-Pula-Opatija

Breakfast at hotel
9.00-10.30 Transfer to Rovinj, 84km
10.30-12.00 Rovinj sightseeing with local English speaking guide

Rovinj is the kind of magical town that makes you want to drop everything and move here. And with 2.400 hours of sunshine annually, its nautical allure and so many cultural and artistic attractions it’s no wonder everyone is so enchanted. This is an old town with a wonderful waterfront promenade full of pleasure boats, excursion vessels and working fishing boats. A walk par excellence. You can literally circumnavigate the whole peninsula strolling along Rovinj’s beautiful narrow cobblestone streets and stepped alleys. What a rich patina– lovely Mediterranean houses with brightly painted shutters, balconies overflowing with flowers, the sea, the stunning harbor, and crowning it all, on the top of the hill, is the Venetian-Baroque St. Euphemia’s Church, with a nearby 60 meter tall bellower that can be seen for miles, Rovinj’s signature street is Grisia which becomes a wonderful open-air art gallery in the summer

12.00-13.00 Lunch in local restaurant
13.00-14.00 Transfer to Pula, 35km
14.00-16.00 Pula sightseeing with local English speaking guide including Amphitheatre Pula

Pula is part hard-working port city (Istria’s largest, with more than 65,000 people) and part a must-see tourist attraction because of its famous 1st century Roman ruins. Smack in the middle of town, looming out of nowhere is the sixth largest Roman amphitheater in the world and nearby a just as impressive 1st century Triumphal Arch of Sergius, which even Michangelo knew about and studied. The city has put a lot of energy into moving beyond its reputation as a working-class port that also has some fabulous Roman ruins.

16.00-17.30 Transfer back to Opatija, 88 km

Dinner at hotel
Overnight. Opatija

DAY 7: Opatija- Zadar

Breakfast at hotel
9.00-12.30 Transfer to Zadar, 252km
12.30-13.30 Lunch in local restaurant
13.30-16.00 Zadar sightseeing with local English speaking guide

Zadar is a city monument, surrounded by historical ramparts, a treasury of the archaeological and monumental riches of ancient and medieval times, Renaissance and many contemporary architectural achievements such as the first Sea Organ in the world. In addition to its historic old town center, Zadar boasts splendid medieval churches and Roman ruins, including the famous Church of St. Donat built on the site of the former ancient Roman forum. The Promenade, which runs down Obala Kralja Petra Kresimira IV, is also perfect for a gentle stroll as you soak up the surroundings, while tourists seeking sun and sand are spoiled for choice with Zadar’s beautiful beaches.
16.00 Free time for leisure
Accommodation and dinner at hotel
Overnight, Zadar.

DAY 8: Zadar- NP Krka-Šibenik-Split

Breakfast at hotel
9.00-10.30 Transfer to NP Krka (90km)
10.30-13.00 NP Krka sightseeing with local English speaking guide

Including the submerged part of the river at the mouth, the Krka River is 72.5 km long, making it the 22nd longest river in Croatia. It springs in the foothills of the Dinara Mountain range, 2.5 km northeast of Knin. With its seven waterfalls and a total drop in altitude of 242 m, the Krka is a natural and karst phenomenon. The travertine waterfalls of the Krka River are the fundamental phenomenon of this river.

13.00-14.00 Lunch in local restaurant
14.00-14.30 Transfer to Šibenik,13 km
14.30-16.30 Sightseeing Šibenik with local English guide including entrance to St Jacob cathedral

While the Croatian city of Šibenik has a rich recorded history dating back to the 11th century, much of what has been preserved in its historic Old Town district was built in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Although not often regarded as one of Croatians leading tourist destinations, this medieval city with its many historical attractions is well worth including on your travel itinerary and makes a good base for exploring nearby areas such as the Krka and Kornati National Parks. Particular sites of interest within the city itself are its superb 16th-century Renaissance cathedral, many fine old churches, and two ancient fortresses. 

16.30-18.30 Transfer to Split, 89km
Accommodation and dinner at hotel
Overnight. Split

DAY 9: Split-Dubrovnik – Herceg Novi

Breakfast at hotel
8.00-10.00 Split sightseeing with local English speaking guide

In the very heart of Dalmatia, in the bay of Aspalathos (Split), well protected from the sea by the islands of the Split archipelago, and defended on its landward side by high mountains, Diocletian created a special point on the map of the Adriatic: the future city of Split. Split, Croatia’s second largest city, not only serves as a convenient base from which to explore this beautiful country, it also boasts a number of excellent tourist attractions of its own. The city was continuously inhabited for thousands of years starting with the Romans, followed by the Byzantines,Croats, Venetians, and finally the Au strians who only left in 1918.

10.00-12.30 Transfer to Neum, 165 km
12.30-13.30 Lunch in local restaurant in Neum
13.30-15.00 Transfer to Dubrovnik, 65 km
15.00-18.00 Sightseeing Dubrovnik with local guide

Dubbed the “Pearl of the Adriatic,” beautiful Dubrovnik offers a wealth of attractions for visitors. Famous for its spectacular seafront location on the Dalmatian coast coupled with its evocative and historic old city center, Dubrovnik was founded in the 7th century and has enjoyed its greatest growth in the 15th and 16th centuries, a fact reflected in the impressive architecture and its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Home to Croatia’s artistic and intellectual elite, Dubrovnik offers numerous cultural activities and festivals. Highlights of a visit include walking around its picturesque old streets and alleys while visiting such excellent attractions as its splendid cathedral and treasury, the broad Stradun pedestrian walkway, and its many fine old palaces and fortifications.

18.00-19.30 Transfer to Herceg Novi, 51 km
Accommodation and dinner at hotel
Overnight. Herceg Novi

 DAY 10: Herceg Novi- Sveti Stefan- Budva-Kotor- Herceg Novi

Breakfast at hotel
8.00-10.00 Transfer to Sveti Stefan,50  km

Sveti Stefan, a town – hotel, is located on an island connected to the mainland by a narrow strip that has two red colored sandy beaches. Originally built by traders and fishermen in the XV century, it became a town – hotel in 1960 thanks to famous painters Lubarda and Milunovic, who recognized this old place as a potential tourist attraction.

10.00-10.15 Foto stop Sveti Stefan 

10.15-10.45 Transfer to Budva (10km)

10.45-12.00 Budva sightseeing with local English speaking guide 

Budva is the metropolis of Montenegrin tourism thanks to the great number of beaches and hotels that make this a most desirable tourist destination. Apart from its natural beauty, its bay islands and beaches for example, Budva is rich in historic monuments. Budva Old Town lies on a small peninsula and represents a treasure chest of culture heritage. Crossed with narrow streets and squares are famous buildings, the Church Sv. Trojica, housing the tomb of the exquisite writer Stjepan Mitrov Ljubisa, the Churches of Sv. Ivan, Sv. Bogorodica and Sv. Sava. During the summer months it turns into a City Theatre with numerous local performances and shows from abroad. In the Stari Grad (Old town) you can also visit many shops, cafés, restaurants and galleries. Monasteries Stanjevici, Podostrog, Rezevici and Gradiste are important historic and religious monuments of Budva.

12.00-13.00 Lunch in local restaurant or Chinese
13.00-14.00 Transfer to Kotor,25km
14.00-17.00  Kotor and Perast sightseeing with local English speaking guide 

Located along one of Wold’s most beautiful bays is Kotor, a city of traders and famous sailors, with many stories to tell. The Old City of Kotor is a well-preserved urbanization typical of the Middle Ages, built between the 12th and 14th century. Medieval architecture and numerous monuments of cultural heritage have made Kotor a UNESCO listed “World Natural and Historical Heritage Site”. Through the entire city the buildings are crisscrossed with narrow streets and squares. One of these squares contains the Cathedral of Saint Tryphon (Sveti Tripun), a monument of Roman culture and one of the most recognizable symbols of the city. The Church of Saint Luke (Sveti Luka) from the 13th century, Church of Saint Ana (Sveta Ana) from the 12th century, Church of Saint Mary (Sveta Marija) from the 13th century, Church of the Healing Mother of God (Gospe od Zdravlja) from the 15th century, the Prince’s Palace from the 17th century and the Napoleon’s Theatre from the 19th century are all treasures that are part of the rich heritage of Kotor. Carnivals and festivals are organized each year to give additional charm to this most beautiful city of the Montenegrin littoral.

Boat ride from Perast to island Gospa od Škrpjela( Lady of the Rocks ) and visit church on island

Perast is surely one of the strangest, and by its history one of the most beautiful places in Boka Kotorska. Today it is often called the quietest town in Boka. Its narrow streets and numerous, mostly abandoned renaissance, and baroque palaces, testify about the former richness of the bay of Boka Kotorska, and about the days when there used to be led a luxurious life of its inhabitants. Perast used to be a town of sailors, and it was know by that even outside the space of Montenegro. We can see even today that famous stone housed and captain’s palaces standing out.

The Island Gospa od Skrpjela (Our Lady of the Rocks) is one of two gorgeous islands in the bay of Boka Kotorska, which are situated in the sea across Perast in the Kotor municipality. The Island Gospa od Skrpjela, was made as an artificial island, which according to the stories was made by the seaman from Perast and Kotor, who on their big sail boats brought big stones. On the island there is a church. According to a legend, fisherman from Perast, after a shipwreck near the island, have found a icon of the Holy Mother of God with the Christ on a sea rock, so as the customs say they vowed to build a church on the island. They have built the church in 1630. As the island had to be maintained, the seaman continued to bring the stones, so that tradition is alive even today. The custom from the old times was recently renewed.

17.00-18.00 Transfer back to Herceg Novi, 32 km
Dinner at hotel or local restaurant
Overnight. Herceg Novi

DAY 11: Herceg Novi- Ston-Drvenik-Sućuraj-Hvar

Breakfast at hotel
8.30-11.30 Transfer to Ston, 101 km
11.30-12.30 Local lunch in Ston

The under-visited Ston and its neighbour Mali Ston on the Peljesac peninsula are a great escape from the standard southern Dalmatia tourist route. About 59km northwest of Dubrovnik, there are no big resorts or luxury hotels in Ston but there is great eating, great scenery, old stone houses and the longest fortifications in Europe.Ston is famous for second biggest continuing wall in the world (after the great wall ofChina), salt production and oyster farms.

12.30-14.30 Transfer to Drvenik, 82 km
14.30-15.15 Line-up for the ferry
15.15-15.50 Ferry transfer to Sućuraj
15.50- 17.50 Transfer to Hvar, 80km
17.50 Free time for leisure
Accommodation and dinner at hotel
Overnight, Hvar

DAY 12: Hvar- Plitvička Jezera

Breakfast at hotel
8.00-9.30 Sightseeing Hvar with local guide

The island of Hvar is the queen of the Croatian Dalmatian islands. It has been famous since the antique because of its important strategic and nautical position, the rich of the various historical periods, the culture and natural monuments and the literature.The town of Hvar is a unique juncture of magnificent Mediterranean nature, rich and layered cultural and historical heritage, and today fashionable tourist modernity… Hvar is an inexhaustible treasury of sights, atmosphere and adventure.

9.30-10.15Transfer to Stari Grad port, 23 km
10.15- 11.15 Line-up for the ferry
11.15-13.15 Ferry transfer to Split port
13.15-14.15 Lunch in local restaurant Split
14.15-17.00 Transfer to NP Plitvička jezera, 243 km
17.00 Accommodation and dinner at hotel
Overnight. Plitvička jezera

DAY 13: Plitvička Jezera-Rastoke village-Zagreb

Breakfast at hotel
9.00-12.00 Sightseeing NP Plitvička jezera-Lower lakes with English local guide

The area of Plitvička jezera, declared to be National Park in 1949., is considered one of the the prettiest natural notability of Europe. It is forested mountain area throughout which, one under another, line sixteen beautiful lakes and ponds of crystal blue-green colour. They are filled with water from many streams and brooks, interconnected with foamy cascades and murmuring waterfalls. Throughout the ages water from these lakes was breaking, corroding and melting the rocks and beds through which they have flown. Through sedimentation of calcium carbonate from the flow and through interference of special algae and mosses, spongy kind of rock, sedra or travertin, has been and still is created. Near the lakes there are a cuople of caves, and there were even discoveries from ancient history. The national park covers the area of 29.482 hectars in size, most of which falls of on woods, then grasslands with village spaces and waters.

12.00-12.30 Transfer to Rastoke village, 27 km

Rastoke is a natural phenomenon located at the confluence of the rivers Slunjčica and Korana. Nature played with blue-green waters of the Slunjčica river and spread them into many playful waterfalls of different size, the most beautiful being Buk, Hrvoje and Vilina kosa. In its formation, Rastoke serves as an introduction to the Plitvice Lakes. In contrast to the Lakes Rastoke features a three-hundred-year-old village with houses and watermills which emerged among cliffs and islets. Everything that nature created over thousands of years and man later built while respecting natural resources blends into a unique whole together with the surrounding limestone rocks, old forts and the small town of Slunj.

12.30 -13.30 Lunch in local restaurant
13.30-15.30 Transfer to Zagreb, 110 km
15.30-18.00 Free time for leisure and shopping

18.00 Transfer to hotel
Accommodation and dinner at hotel
Overnight. Zagreb

DAY 14: Zagreb- Vienna

Breakfast at hotel
9.00-12.00 Sightseeing Zagreb with local english guide

Zagreb has served as the cultural and political focus of the nation since the Middle Ages. The city grew out of two medieval communities, Kaptol to the east and Gradec to the west, each sited on a hill and divided by a (long since dried up) river..Zagreb grew rapidly in the nineteenth century, and many of the city’s buildings are well-preserved, peach-coloured monuments to the self-esteem of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Zagreb is more than just a gateway to Central Europe; it is a melting pot. The city incorporates all the benefits of the West with the promising opportunities of the developing regions in South and East Europe, making it an ideal location for your company. A vibrating city on the river Sava, at the heart of a politically and economically stable market, Zagreb has a long history, rich culture, offers high quality life-style, excellent prospects and a highly educated population boasting over 1 million people. The city offers a uniquely vivacious café life and a year-round programme of heavy-duty art exhibitions and at least one genuine cultural flagship in the shape of the recently opened Museum of Contemporary Art. The Croatian capital’s growing reputation for arty fun also extends into its nightlife, with cutting-edge clubs, live gig venues and summer festivals

12.00-13.00 Lunch in local or Chinese restaurant
13.00-18.00 Transfer to Vienna, 371 km
18.00 Accommodation  and dinner at hotel
Overnight. Vienna

DAY 15: Vienna -Vienna airport

Breakfast at hotel
8.30 Transfer to Vienna airport

End of program   

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