Western Balkan Explorer Tour “Blue Route”

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Mention the Balkans to anyone and it can conjure up a plethora of images -flashpoint of the First World War, the atrocities of the recent civil war, Tito’s and Hoxha’s Communist dictatorships. Look beyond these clichéd stereotypes on our one week trip through three Western Balkan countries - Albania, Montenegro, Croatia Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo. Explore the crossroads of Europe’s East and West mosaic to cultures inherited in millenniums starting from Illyrians (Albanians), Romans, Byzantines, Slavic, and Ottoman inheritance, in fascinating historical cities, as well as some of the best landscapes in Europe. Western Balkan Explorer trip is a unique experience for those people who want to discover, enjoy and learn better those small different countries in language, religion and history, but very similar in habits, traditions, and hospitality.

Important Places to visit: Tirana, Kruje, Lezhe, Ulcinj, Budva, Kotor, Dubrovnik Mostar, Sarajevo, Zabljak, Merane, Gjakove, Kukes and Rubik.

Thông tin khác

Public transportation options are available nearby

Specialized infant seats are available

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Chính sách hủy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Bao gồm

Transportation with modern AC car/minibus/bus, etc., during all tour itinerary.

Airport private transfers and all other transfers as per itinerary.

Entry Fees

English speaking guide during all tour itinerary.

Accommodation on standard double occupancy rooms in 3*/4* hotels (as indicated, or similar).

Local representative at the airport.

Local guide in Budva, Kotor, Dubrovnik, Mostar, Sarajevo, Podgorica

International airfare and airport taxes.

Local city/tourist tax.

Driver/guides tips.

Gratuities and individual daily expenses and porterage.

Everything not mentioned in “Inclusions”.

Travel insurance.

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Ngày 1

Arrival - Tirane.

Lưu Trú

Overnight at Starlight Hotel 4* or similar.

Tirana

Pickup from Tirana International Airport and transfer to the city. Leisure day.

2 hours • Không Có Vé

Ngày 2

Lezha – Ulcinj - Bar

Lưu Trú

Overnight in Bar. Hotel Agape 4*. (B)

Đồ ăn và uống

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Lezhe

After breakfast we will depart to Ulcinj in Montenegro. We will have a short break and visit Lezha. In the ancient period it was called Lis. Visit the historical mausoleum of our Albanian National hero “Skenderbeg”.

2 hours • Không Có Vé

Ulcinj

Then proceed to Ulcinj. Ulcinj is part of the "south coast" region of Montenegro and is a popular tourist destination. Although still undiscovered by many travelers from larger countries, repeat tourists and an increasing amount of first time visitors make Ulcinj a hot spot for vacationers. Visit to the the Castle of Ulcinj, its old town is a very well preserved castle-looking community that is left over from medieval times. The old town sits atop a mountain overlooking the shore and is a tourist attraction on its own.

3 hours • Không Có Vé

Ngày 3

Budva (UNESCO) - Kotor (UNESCO).

Lưu Trú

Overnight in Hotel Marija 3*, or similar. (B)

Đồ ăn và uống

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Budva

After breakfast continue to Budva. Sightseeing in Budva city. Visit in the Old City, Sveti Trojica Church, Stanjevici Monastery,etc.

2 hours • Không Có Vé

Kotor

Then, we will continue to Kotor. Walking tour in old Town Kotor. Then continue to Perast. Perast is one of the most beautiful little places in Boka Bay, located just a few kilometers from Kotor. It looks like a piece of Venice that has floated down the Adriatic. This tiny town boasts 16 churches and 17 formerly grand palazzos. (Visit to Lady of the Rocks is one of the two islets off the coast of Perast in Bay. This tiny, artificial island features a 17th-century Roman Catholic church with art & a museum. Also we visit St. George, as Ostrvo Sveti Đorđe is one of the two islets off the coast of Perast in Bay of Kotor, it is a natural island. A small action took place during the Siege of Cattaro on 14 October 1813 when the French held island was captured by a British and Sicilian naval force.)

4 hours • Không Có Vé

Ngày 4

Dubrovnik (UNESCO) - Medjugorje.

Lưu Trú

Overnight at Hotel Marconi 4*, or similar. (B)

Đồ ăn và uống

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Dubrovnik

After breakfast we will continue to Dubrovnik. City tour Dubrovnik : UNESCO protected pearl of the Adriatic and its Cathedral, Rector’s Palace, Fransican Monastery (included Old Pharmacy), Clock Tower, Orlando’s Columns, Sponze Plaza, Dubrovnik City.

5 hours • Không Có Vé

In the afternoon, we will proceed to Medjugore.

2 hours • Không Có Vé

Ngày 5

Blagaj - Mostar (UNESCO).

Lưu Trú

Overnight at Hotel Mostar 3*, or similar. (B)

Đồ ăn và uống

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Blagaj

After breakfast we will continue to visit Pocitelj then Blagaj. Visit to the most popular Tekje in Bosnia - Lunch on Buna River Spring. Check In then we will have a city tour: Visit Mehmet Koski Pasha Mosque, Karadjoz Bey Mosque, walk through the old town and old bridge, listed as UNESCO heritage site.

7 hours • Không Có Vé

Ngày 6

Mostar (UNESCO) - Sarajevo - Mostar.

Lưu Trú

Overnight at Hotel Mostar 3*, or similar. (B)

Đồ ăn và uống

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Mostar

After breakfast we transfer to Tito's bunker, which is a Cold War era nuclear bunker and military command center located near the town of Konjic in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Built to protect Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito and up to 350 members of his inner circle in the event of an atomic conflict. Then continue to Sarajevo.

4 hours • Không Có Vé

Sarajevo

Proceed for tour to visit Vrelo Bosne – spring of river Bosnia, 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's Mosque- built in 1530 year during the Ottoman era – and Gazi Husref Bey Medrese; Morica Han built in 1551 ; Vijecnica – town hall for the Austro-Hungarian era. Return to Mostar.

4 hours • Không Có Vé

Ngày 7

Foca - Zabljak National Park.

Lưu Trú

Overnight in Zabljak at Hotel Pavlovic 3*, or similar. (B)

Đồ ăn và uống

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Foca

After Breakfast we will depart for Montenegro where we will have a break stop at the Foca Drina river side. We will transfer to Durmitor National Park. This breathtaking national park was formed by glaciers and is traversed by rivers and underground streams. Along the Tara river canyon, which has the deepest gorges in Europe, the dense pine forests are interspersed with clear lakes and harbor a wide range of endemic flora. We will visit Black Lake. (Black Lake is the best known, and at the same time largest of 18 glacial lakes in The Durmitor National Park. More than 3 km long, the walking path around the lake is the most popular for hiking and recreation.)

4 hours • Không Có Vé

Zabljak

Then we will visit Djurdjevica Tara Bridge. (172 meters above the Tara River, this bridge at the time he finished, was the biggest vehicular concrete arch bridge in Europe. The bridge on Tara has always been a great inspiration to many artists, and its magnificent beauty is admired even by renowned architects and engineers.

4 hours • Không Có Vé

Ngày 8

Kolasin National Park - Podgorica.

Lưu Trú

Overnight at Hotel Marienplatz Podgorica 3*, or similar. (B)

Đồ ăn và uống

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Kolasin

After Breakfast departure to Kolasin National park. Walking by the lake in Kolasin. Lunch break. Afterwards, we will transfer to Podgorica, Montenegro's capital.

3 hours • Không Có Vé

Podgorica

We will visit the Old Town and show you the most important historical monuments and buildings in town: Doganjska Mosque from the 15th century, Skaline (“the stairs”) is probably one of the most historic and picturesque sites of Podgorica. It is a place perfectly described as peaceful, quiet and in the middle of the city, Republic Square, St.George church form 11th of century, Millenium Bridge, Russian Bridge, Vladimir Vysotsky Monument, Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ (Orthodox Church), Roman Square, King Nikola's Castle from 19th century and Clock Tower (Sahat Kula) from 17th century.

5 hours • Không Có Vé

Ngày 9

Shkoder Lake - Tirane.

Lưu Trú

Overnight at Starlight Hotel 4* or similar.

Đồ ăn và uống

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Shkoder

After breakfast, we will continue to Shkoder. A nice landscape with highland (Albanian Alps on north) are a full contrast. City tour of Shkodra, Old Bazaar, Centrum, Cathedral and Mosque. Visit the Castle of Rozafa and the museum inside it and we enjoy wonderful views of mountains, Shkodra’s lake, Drini, Buna and Kir rivers with the valleys around from the top of Rozafa castle, and “Ura e Mesit'' over Kir River. Drive back to Tirana for our final night.

8 hours • Không Có Vé

Ngày 10

Departure

Đồ ăn và uống

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

After breakfast, Airport transfer. End of services.

Không Có Vé

Tùy chọn

Shared Tour Single Supplement

Single Supplement: Experience the tour at your own pace with the privacy and comfort of a room all to yourself.
Pickup included

Shared Tour

Pickup included

Đánh giá

4.86

21 đánh giá

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A great experience in the Balkans
D4293VTstevenk,
29 thg 11, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00
Very enjoyable trip, well organized and covered a lot of sites. Tour guide Samir Ismaili was excellent and had lots of experience and knowledge of the areas we visited.
Where the mountains kiss the ocean
jacquelinekJ7631FJ,
29 thg 11, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00
This unique adventure takes you from the highest mountain top to see a pristine emerald lake, to beaches where you can dip your toes in the Adriatic sea. We were oriented to the diverse topography and complex political history of the Balkans by our expert guide Saimir Ismaili, who imparted his deep knowledge of the region, filtered through his clear love for its lands and peoples. Some highlights of this trip were the president's bunker deep underground, which rivals the fantasies of 007 movies, castles and forts, a restaurant that a river ran through, fabulous food, friendly people who take mid day coffee seriously, the contemporary architecture of Tirana, the churches and synagogues and the daily calls to prayer... Though our first hotel was mediocre, accommodations were good, especially the final hotel in Tirana which was on the public square in the centre of the city. Unfortunately Exoticca did not communicate to the hotel that we had booked an extra 2 days; that is when we learned that Exoticca does not have 24 hour staffing for its emergency line! Saimir came to our rescue, sorting out all details. This trip was of very good value. The Balkans are a less travelled tourist destination, for now. Folks with mobility considerations will want to know that there was a lot of walking, much of it on uneven surfaces. Ramps are not part of hotel building codes. Again our fantastic guide and also our great bus driver stepped in to assist. If there is any way that you can request our guide, Saimir Ismaili, you will have a fabulous adventure, you will learn and laugh a lot!
Balkans Tour
487philipp,
29 thg 11, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00
This was an Exoticca trip starting from Tirana in Albania, then going in a clockwise loop to Bar and Kotor in Montenegro, Dubrovnik in Croatia, Mostar and Sarajevo in Bosnia Herzegovina, then back to Tirana. The scenery was wonderful and the food very good. We were fortunate to have great company with travellers from a number of countries and an excellent guide named Saimir who was extremely knowledgeable and went that extra mile to ensure that we all really enjoyed the trip. Wonderful experience.
Balkan Explorer - Everlasting memories, guaranteed.
B9128NZronalda,
28 thg 11, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00
Great 9 days in the Balkan region. Fantastic sceneries and history of the places. Great food. We experimented with everything. Saimir Ismaili as your guide, nothing can go wrong. Very knowledgeable person. He knows everything about the region. When you are on the tour bus, he shares that knowledge using a mic with added humour and suspense. We were lucky to have Saimir. Makes us to discover more about Balkan countries one more time.
Brilliant Balkans tour!!
amandatA8848II,
20 thg 11, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00
We really enjoyed our trip led by Saimir Zyka who was very friendly,knowledgeable, efficient and enthusiastic!!He dealt very calmly with a couple of medical emergencies. Travelling through several countries was made easy by him and the excellent driver, Jovi. Lots of interesting places to visit and some wonderful scenery too.
Balkans explorer
999RKO,
20 thg 11, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00
We went to the Balkans on an Exoticca tour and really enjoyed the trip. The scenery was quite amazing and the hotels and the itinerary were good. We managed to cover quite a lot in a short amount of time. We will probably come back and spend more time in each country especially Albania we really liked the people and the scenery. Our guide Saimir Ismaili was very good always helpful and knowledgeable throughout the trip.
The wonders of the Balkans presented by Saimir
583maureeni,
20 thg 11, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00
This was my 8th trip with Exoticca and the best one yet thanks to Saimir. He was very patient and thorough with a large group of 33. He was very clear in his delivery, interesting in the history of these 4 countries that was fascinating! I'm so glad I went and wish that someday I could go back and do jt again!.
Balkans tour November 2025
MoodyB10,
20 thg 11, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00
This trip has been a fantastic one, well planned and thanks to our guide, Saimir it was even more wonderful. Saimir has been very helpful and knowledgeable throughout the trip. He is very easy going, polite who goes out of his way for the tourists. I will recommend this trip and particularly Saimir to all my friends and family and anyone else who is looking to book this trip. Thank you to Saimir and my fellow travellers for making this a wonderful memory to cherish.
Great introduction to the Balkins
Unc1101,
20 thg 11, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00
This was a great Exoticca trip. Our guide Saimir made it one of the best guided tours I have been on. He was very knowledgeable about every place we went. He was able to mange thw group of 34 people without any problems. He made sure anything we needed was taken care of and made great suggestions for place to see that weren't on the itinerary. The tour took us to a lot of different places and we got some amazing views and fun experiences. The guides for the city tours were great also. I didn't know much about the Balkins before this trip and now I want to more of the region. I would highly recommend this tour and if possible try to get Saimir for your tour guide.
Balkans trip , beautiful memories
L5906THclaudiac,
20 thg 11, 2025
- Đánh giá từ Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a great time on this trip. Saimir Zyka was a wonderful guide; we learned so much of the history and culture of this area, in addition to sharing spectacular vistas that were exquisite…Saimir was friendly and has a fun sense of humor, making the trip delightful. The local guides were also great, making the entire experience memorable Thanks for great memories Saimir!!