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Dubrovnik to Athens, From One Pearl to Another
Domestic and International Travel Since 1947
INCLUDED FEATURES:
- First class hotels
- Arrival transfer, Dubrovnik airport to hotel on day 1
- Departure transfer hotel to Athens airport on day 10
- Breakfast daily and 7 dinners
- Touring by modern air-conditioned motor coach
- Professional Tour Director throughout
- Luggage handling (1 pc per person)
- Whisper technology enhanced touring
- Service charges and hotel taxes
Athens, Dubrovnik, Tivat, Tirana, Ohrid, Kalambaka & Athens
10 days / 9 nights – Land only
Land only from: $2,595.-
Single supplement: $780
*Tour rates are per person in DBL room and do not include airfares.
Please ask us about our special rates, when you book your tour.
Departures from USA are one day prior to the starting Date
TOUR ITINERARY:
DAY 1, SUNDAY [Dinner]
Arrival Dubrovnik
After arrival to Dubrovnik, transfer to your hotel. The balance of the day is free. Meet your fellow travelers tonight over the Welcome Dinner
DAY 2, MONDAY [Breakfast]
DUBROVNIK
After breakfast, a walking tour of Old Dubrovnik visit the Rector's Palace, and see the Bell Tower Clock, Orlando's Column, Sponza Palace, the Dominican Monastery, and Franciscan Monastery with its Pharmacy, one of the oldest in the world. The rest of the day is free or join us for Optional Excursion home hosted Dubelj with dinner.
DAY 3, TUESDAY [Breakfast, Dinner]
To TIVAT, MONTENEGRO
After breakfast, our journey takes us to Montenegro viewing Kotor Bay, the only South European fiord and tour of old town Kotor, a UNESCO heritage Site. On to Tivat for the night.
DAY 4, WEDNESDAY [Breakfast, Dinner]
To TIRANA, ALBANIA
After breakfast we leave Tivat and drive via Budva and Bar towards town of Shkodra, nowadays a major Albanian cultural center. Shkodra was the center of the Illyrian tribe Labeat and was taken by the Romans in the year 168 B.C. We will see the Rozafa Castle, magnificently situated on a rocky outcrop of limestone high above the city. Continue drive to Tirana
DAY 5, THURSDAY [Breakfast]
TIRANA
On a Morning sightseeing tour, see Sheshi Skenderbej (Skanderbeg Square) the Mosque of Ethem Bey, the Clock Tower, and the statue of G.K. Skanderbeg, Albania’s national hero; the Palace of Culture, built with Soviet assistance, and the National History Museum with a mosaic on its façade portraying Albanian history. Your afternoon is free to continue exploring on your own, shop, or simply just relax.
DAY 6, FRIDAY [Breakfast, Dinner]
To OHRID, the REPUBLIC of NORTH MACEDONIA
Drive to the lakeside resort of Ohrid, an important cultural and spiritual center, classified as UNESCO’s World Heritage site. Enjoy sightseeing tour will take you strolling through the cobblestone streets of the old town. Visit the Cathedral of St. Sofia, containing some magnificent frescoes from the 10th century.
DAY 7, SATURDAY [Breakfast, Dinner]
To KALAMBAKA, GREECE
After breakfast, admire the fantastic landscapes of Meteora, known as “the rocks that fell from the sky”, where monks built their rock – top monasteries far away from civilization. Out of the 13 large and 20 small monasteries and hermit’s cells, only four are now active. We will visit either Roussanou or the Great Meteoro*. On to Kalambaka for dinner and overnight.
DAY 8, SUNDAY [Breakfast, Dinner]
To ATHENS
Your first stop is Delphi, where the famous Oracle once foretold the destiny of men. The temple of Apollo in which the Oracle functioned was built in the 6th century B.C. Also see the Sacred Way, the Stadium and the Castilian Fountain, where pilgrims cleansed themselves in preparation for consulting the Oracle. Visit the Archaeological Museum of Delphi, which contains an impressive collection of finds from the site, including the beautiful “Bronze Charioteer”, before continuing to Athens.
DAY 9, TUESDAY [Breakfast, Dinner]
ATHENS
See the highlights of Athens this morning on a sightseeing tour. This cosmopolitan and bustling capital city is set amid reminders of a long and glorious past: graceful temples, centuries – old monasteries and ornate Byzantine churches. Visit the immortal Acropolis, the Parthenon, said to be the most perfectly proportioned building of all time, Also, see the Erectheion with the Porch of the Maidens, the Temple of Athena Nike and the Wingless Victory. Below the Acropolis lies the Ancient Agora and the Theaters of Dionysus and Herodus Atticus. Your afternoon and evening are free. Join us for Farewell Taverna Dinner in the Plaka beside the Acropolis.
DAY 10, WEDNESDAY [Breakfast]
Departure ATHENS, GREECE
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport ATH for your departure flight.
*Due to border crossing conditions and opening times of the monasteries, the exact monastery that we will visit be determined at the spot.
YOUR HOTELS:
- Dubrovnik: Lero (F) or similar
- Tivat: Palma (F) or similar
- Tirana: Colloseo (F) or similar
- Ohrid: Granit (F) or similar
- Kalambaka: Grand Meteora (F) or similar
- Athens: Stanley (F)/ Titania (F) or similar
