Balkans: 4 Countries in 9 Days
- Departures
- 2026: 9/28, 11/2
- Duration
- 9 days, 8 nights
- Hotels
- 4-star hotels throughout
- Countries
- Balkans, 4 countries: Slovenia (Bled), Bosnia (Neum, Mostar), Hungary (Budapest), Croatia (Zagreb, Plitvice, Dubrovnik, Split)
Overview
Balkans: 4 countries, 9 days / 8 nights
What’s included
✓Included
- Hotels (double occupancy)
- Admissions listed in the itinerary
- Meals listed in the itinerary
✕Not included
- Local shared costs (driver/guide service fee) €20 per person per day
- All optional activities on the itinerary
★ Optional: Budapest night tour €50
★ Optional: City walls tour (included) & van (viewpoint) €80 - Single room supplement $80 per night
- Travel insurance (recommended for overseas travel)
※ Please ask us for details
Itinerary preview
Day 1: Your U.S. city
📍 Depart from your local U.S. airport
🏢 Overnight on the plane
🍽️ Dinner (in-flight)
Day 2: Budapest
📍 Arrive at Budapest Airport, Hungary, and meet your guide
📍 Into Budapest, Hungary’s capital
★ Optional: Budapest night tour €50
📍 Dinner and hotel check-in
🏢 Danubius Hotel Helia or similar
🍽️ Breakfast (in-flight) / Dinner (local cuisine)
Day 3: Budapest – Zagreb
📍 Breakfast at the hotel and meet your guide
📍 Fisherman’s Bastion, built alongside Matthias Church;
the Parliament on the banks of the Danube; Matthias Church, where Hungarian kings were crowned
and married;
Holy Trinity Square; Gellért Hill, with views over Buda and Pest;
the Liberty Statue; and St. Stephen’s Basilica, Budapest’s largest church
📍 On to Zagreb, the capital of Croatia:
the striking neo-Gothic Zagreb Cathedral;
St. Mark’s Church, one of the city’s oldest, famous for its roof of
red, white and blue tiles;
Ban Jelačić Square and more
📍 Dinner and hotel check-in
🏢 Grand or similar
🍽️ Breakfast (hotel) / Lunch (Korean) / Dinner (hotel)
Day 4: Zagreb – Plitvice – Neum
📍 Breakfast at the hotel and meet your guide
📍 Visit Plitvice Lakes National Park, a World Heritage Site
of 16 lakes and around 100 waterfalls
📍 Drive to Neum, Bosnia
📍 Dinner and hotel check-in
🏢 Marea Hotel & Spa or Grand Neum, or similar
🍽️ Breakfast (hotel) / Lunch (local cuisine) / Dinner (hotel)
Day 5: Neum – Dubrovnik – Neum
📍 Breakfast at the hotel and meet your guide
📍 On to Dubrovnik, the “Pearl of the Adriatic” and the highlight of any Balkans trip
📍 See the Stradun, Old Town’s main street;
Dubrovnik Cathedral, designed by Italian architect Bernini (attributed);
the Gothic Sponza Palace and the elegant Rector’s Palace
📍 Drive back to Neum
★ Optional: City walls tour (included) & van (viewpoint) €80
📍 Dinner and hotel
🏢 Marea Hotel & Spa or Grand Neum, or similar
🍽️ Breakfast (hotel) / Lunch (local cuisine) / Dinner (hotel)
Day 6: Neum – Mostar – Split
📍 Breakfast at the hotel and meet your guide
📍 On to Mostar, where Islamic and Christian cultures meet:
Stari Most (the Old Bridge), a symbol of peace linking the two communities;
the Turkish quarter, with restaurants and souvenir shops along cobblestone lanes;
and the blue Neretva River
📍 On to Split, chosen by a Roman emperor for his retirement:
Diocletian’s Palace; the Cathedral of St. Domnius, Split’s oldest building,
and its bell tower; the statue of Croatian religious leader Gregory of Nin;
People’s Square (Narodni Trg), lined with buildings in many styles; and the Old Town
📍 Dinner and hotel
🏢 Art Hotel or similar
🍽️ Breakfast (hotel) / Lunch (local cuisine) / Dinner (hotel)
Day 7: Split – Zadar – Bled
📍 Breakfast at the hotel and meet your guide
📍 On to Zadar, an ancient port city with 3,000 years of history:
the Sea Organ, a marvel of nature and design;
St. Donatus Church and the Roman Forum in the heart of the Old Town
📍 After lunch, drive to Bled, known as the “Switzerland of Slovenia”
📍 Dinner and hotel check-in
🏢 Hotel Park or similar
🍽️ Breakfast (hotel) / Lunch (local cuisine) / Dinner (hotel)
Day 8: Bled – Munich
📍 Breakfast at the hotel and meet your guide
📍 Explore Bled, Slovenia’s beautiful lakeside village:
view Bled Castle (the best spot for panoramas of Lake Bled and the Alps)
and the baroque Church of the Assumption on Bled Island in the middle of the lake — legend says ringing its bell three times
makes your wish for love come true
★ Optional: Bled Castle entry and boat ride €80
📍 After lunch, drive to Munich
📍 Dinner and hotel
🏢 Any first-class hotel
🍽️ Breakfast (hotel) / Lunch (local cuisine) / Dinner (Korean)
Day 9: Munich – home
📍 Breakfast at the hotel and meet your guide
📍 Transfer to Munich Airport
📍 Fly home
🍽️ Breakfast (hotel)
Before you book
What to bring
- Passport (valid for at least 6 months) / permanent residents: bring your green card
- Personal medication
- Clothing suited to the season
- Universal travel adapter
Important information
- We recommend purchasing travel insurance before your trip.
- Hotels are based on double occupancy. Solo travelers pay a single room supplement — please ask us.
- The schedule may change depending on conditions on the day.
- Travelers under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- Optional activities are not included in the price.
- Please follow all safety instructions during optional activities.
We may not be able to assist if an incident occurs. - Please prepare the required visa documents and passport in advance.
- If you have any visa questions, be sure to ask us before your trip.
- If the schedule is delayed for reasons within our control, such as a vehicle breakdown, we will provide assistance where possible.
- The schedule may change or be delayed due to circumstances beyond our control, such as weather or road closures.
Thank you for your understanding.
Cancellation and refund policy
- 30 or more days before departure: full refund
- 29–20 days before: 20% of the tour price deducted
- 19–7 days before: 30% deducted
- 6–4 days before: 50% deducted
- 3 days before through the day of the tour: no cancellations or refunds
- ※ Dates are based on local time.
