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10 DAYS / 5 COUNTRIES: in SKOPJE, out SARAJEVO Magnificent Balkans

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Mostar , Neum , Sarajevo Discover Destinations

Departure Location

Skopje, North Macedonia

Return Location

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovinia

Join Relax Tours and tourbalkans during this great adventure around the Balkan area and we asure you will have an unforgettable experience
with us. Experience unforgettable journeys across a fascinating region that has shaped the history of modern Europe. It is where Europe greets the Orient.

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Day 10

Day I

Skopje Arrival

Arrival at Alexander the Great Airport, meet and greet by driver. Start walking
tour – including Stone Bridge, Old Bazaar, Old Rail Station, Mustafa-Pasha
Mosque, Daut Pasin Hamam, from the XV century and the monument of Mother
Teresa. Transfer for lunch at local restaurant. Free time for shopping. Return to
the hotel for check in. Dinner at hotel. Overnight in Skopje.

Day 2

Skopje – Ohrid (180 km/ 3 hours)

Breakfast at hotel and check out hotel. Proceed to Ohrid (+/- 180km: +/- 3Hours)
Lunch at local restaurant on route to Ohrid. Arrival Ohrid City, transfer for city
tour – visit Hadzi Turgut Mosque, Zeynel Abedin Pasha Tekke, Old bazaar. Return
to hotel for check in. Dinner at hotel. Overnight in Ohrid.

Day 3

Ohrid – Tirana (130 km / 3 hours)

Breakfast at hotel and check out hotel. Proceed to Tirana (+/- 140km: +/-
3Hours). Arrival Tirana, check in hotel. Lunch at hotel. Proceed to walking
tour of Tirana – visit Mosque of Ethem Bey, the Clock Tower, the National
Museum and spend some time for shopping. Back to hotel. Dinner at hotel.
Overnight in Tirana.

Day 4

Tirana – Shkoder – Budva (200 km / 5 hours)

Breakfast at hotel and check out hotel. Departure to Shkoder (+/- 120km: +/-
2Hours). Arrival Shkoder, proceed for guided walking tour of old town of Shkoder
- visit the Mosque, traditional road build in the 20th century which bears the
distinctive architectural characteristic of the museum area and Rozafa castle.
Transfer to Montenegro and city of Budva (+/- 110km: +/- 2Hours). Arrival Budva,
check in hotel. Lunch at hotel. Free at own leisure. Dinner at hotel. Overnight in
Budva.

Day 5

Budva – Kotor – Dubrovnik – Neum (180 km/ 4 hours)

Breakfast at hotel and check out hotel. Proceed to city tour through old town
Budva. Continue trip to Kotor (UNESCO HERITAGE SITE). Upon arrival in Kotor,
start a walking city tour. The lunch in Kotor. Transfer to Neum (+/-180km: +/-
4Hours). Upon arrival in Neum, hotel check in, dinner and overnight stay in
Neum.

Day 6

Neum – Dubrovnik – Neum

Breakfast at hotel. Proceed for guided city tour old town of Dubrovnik. Lunch at
local restaurant. Free at own leisure. Back to hotel. Dinner at hotel. Overnight in
Dubrovnik.

Day 7

Dubrovnik – Mostar (140 km/ 3 hours)

Breakfast at hotel. Check out hotel. Transfer to Mostar (+/- 140km : +/- 2
½Hours). Stop at Kravice waterfalls; Pocitelj – old city fortress built during the
Ottoman era; Blagaj – Buna River spring. Lunch at local restaurant. Proceed walk
through the Dervish Monastery (tekke) then continue journey to Mostar. Upon
arrival Mostar, check in the hotel. Free at own leisure. Dinner at hotel. Overnight
in Mostar

Day 8

Mostar – Sarajevo (130 km/ 2,5 hours)

Breakfast at hotel. Check out hotel. Proceed for city tour - visit Karadjoz bey
mosque, Muslibegovic house – walk through the old town and old bridge, listed
as UNESCO heritage site. Free time for shopping, continue drive to Sarajevo,
Lunch at Local Restaurant on the Way at Jablanica Continue driving to Sarajevo
Arrival at Sarajevo, dinner and check in hotel. Overnight in Sarajevo.

Day 9

Sarajevo

Breakfast at hotel.Proceed for tour to visit Vrelo Bosne – spring of river Bosnia,
Tunnel museum – the only means of going in and out during the siege of Sarajevo
in last war. Walking tour of old town Bascarsija, Latin bridge, place where the
Austro Hungarian Archduke was assassinated, what triggered the 1st World War;
Brusa bezistan – covered market place; Gazi Husref Bey Mosque- built in 1530
year during the Ottoman era – and Gazi Husref Bey Madrass; Morica han built in
1551 ; Vijecnica – town hall for the Austro-Hungarian era. Lunch at the local
restaurant. Afternoon, free for shopping. Back to hotel. Dinner at hotel.

Day 10

Sarajevo Departure

Breakfast at hotel. Check out and free time at own leisure for last minute
shopping. Luggage will be at reception. Transfer to airport for flight departure
back.

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Sarajevo was founded in the early 15th century, at the junction of Roman roads in an area inhabited since the Neolithic Age. It was a time of expansion of the Ottoman Empire over the Kingdom of Bosnia, a time of great social and cultural changes. Ishak Bey Ishaković is regarded as a founder of Sarajevo – he was the first to build a mosque, a court, a bridge, and several public institutions - but the fact is that the city was established by native inhabitants of this region, Bosniaks, many of whom had by then already converted to Islam, a religion that came to this part (Balkan) of the world with the Ottomans. A rapid development of crafts and trade made Sarajevo a rich town, a crossroad of religions and cultures, trade routes, and all sorts of travellers. In the 16th century it was one of the most affluent cities in this part of the Balkans, and it was during this period that some of the monumental buildings were built which to this day represent masterpieces of the architecture and civilisation of that age. A higher education institution was also established under the legacy of Gazi Husrev Bey in 1537, which in almost all its aspects mirrored the universities of other large cities in Europe. Sarajevo has been a cosmopolitan city ever since it was founded. It was a place of refuge and settlement of Jews expelled from Spain in the 15th century, who built their synagogues, Orthodox churches, and then Catholic cathedrals were also built.