The best of Montenegro, Albania & Greece! 14 days

Duration : 14 Days 13 Nights

Age Range : 18-90

Itinerary

Start in Tivat and end in Athens! The best of Montenegro, Albania & Greece! 14 days tour from Tivat. Balkan Peninsula. UNESCO sites. Nature. Architecture. Culture. Archaeology. History. Cuisine. Wine.

Introduction

We welcome you to the 14 days all season’s tour across Southern Balkans. We will explore 3 countries: Montenegro, Albania, Greece.

In Montenegro, we will visit town Kotor (UNESCO World Heritage Site) is surrounded by fortifications built during the Venetian period. In coastal town Budva we will walk its narrow streets of historical center and surrounding walls. We also will visit Old Bar, the settlement known from Byzantine Empire ages. On the way to Albania, we will visit cave monastery Dajbabe with unique frescoes.

In Albania, we need to see historical center of town Kruje and its museum, admire ancient theater in Durres, wonder on beautiful sea on Divjaka beach, and come to sleep in town Berat (UNESCO World Heritage Site), called as town of thousand windows. After Berat, we will visit archaeological site Apollonia (UNESCO Tentative List site) and come to see historical center of town Gjirokaster (UNESCO World Heritage Site). Here in Gjirokaster we will walk in Ottoman fortress and see local museum.

In Greece, we will stay in mainland, and see fortress of Ioannina, together with historical town and Silversmithing museum. We will admire huge amphitheater at Dodoni archaeological site (UNESCO Tentative List site) and arrive at evening to town Kalampaka to see famous complex of monasteries Meteora (UNESCO World Heritage Site). On the way to Delphi, we will see Thermopylae, the battle area of Greek hero, King Leonidas I of Sparta, and his 300 Spartans.

Next place we will see if famous Delphi (UNESCO World Heritage Site), the place of Delphian Oracle, now it’s large archaeological site and museum with extended collection. Next, on the way to Athens, we will see hidden in mountains monastery Hosios Loukas (UNESCO World Heritage Site) and walk along of river in historical center of Livadeia. The sane day evening we will arrive to Athens.

The tour starts in Tivat (Montenegro) and finishes in Athens (Greece) and will take 14 days (13 nights). Planned distance: 1346 km. Overall, with this tour you will visit 7 UNESCO World Heritage sites and 3 sites from the UNESCO Tentative List.

Please keep in mind that the default tour price includes rooms in 3-star hotels, which are usually not near the historical centers with pedestrian streets. If you would like better accommodation in terms of location and quality level, please select an upgrade to a 4-star hotel when making your reservation.

The availability of quality accommodation highly depends on the season and the amount of time we have in advance to book. The sooner you book your trip, the more chances we have to find you better accommodations.

Day 1 Budva

Budva medieval old town, Budva free time. Accommodation in Budva.

Day 2 Kotor / Budva

Kotor historical center (UNESCO World Heritage site), Budva free time. Accommodation in Budva.

Day 3 Old Bar / Bar

Old Bar medieval old town, Bar cathedral, Bar free time. Accommodation in Bar.

Day 4 Dajbabe / Kruje

Dajbabe monastery, Kruje historical center, Kruje museum, Kruje free time. Accommodation in Kruje.

Day 5 Durres / Divjaka / Berat

Durres ancient theatre (UNESCO Tentative List site), Divjaka beach, Berat free time. Accommodation in Berat.

Day 6 Berat

Berat historical center (UNESCO World Heritage site), Berat free time. Accommodation in Berat.

Day 7 Apollonia / Gjirokaster

Apollonia archaeological site (UNESCO Tentative List site), Gjirokaster historical center (UNESCO World Heritage site), Gjirokaster free time. Accommodation in Gjirokaster.