Begin in the land of Dracula and end on the Albanian Riviera. Between those two points, this 14-day Inside Balkan overland tour traverses four countries and more than a thousand years of Balkan history: Romanian Transylvania, Bulgarian monasteries and rose valleys, the deep blue of Lake Ohrid, and the Ottoman and UNESCO cities of southern Albania. It is one of the most geographically sweeping tours in the Inside Balkan portfolio and provides an extraordinary comparative overview of the Balkans’ cultural and natural diversity.

The Romania section opens with two of Europe’s most dramatic medieval landscapes: Transylvania’s castle towns of Brașov and Bran (Dracula’s castle), and the perfectly preserved Saxon city of Sibiu. Bulgaria brings the vast communist-era grandeur of Sofia and the UNESCO serenity of Rila Monastery. North Macedonia offers UNESCO Lake Ohrid and the Roman ruins of Heraclea Lyncestis. And Albania — always the deepest section of any Inside Balkan tour — provides the Stone Cities of Berat and Gjirokastër, the Blue Eye spring, the Ksamil beaches, and the ancient ruins of Butrint.

Fourteen days and four countries is a significant investment of time and money. Inside Balkan designed this tour for travellers who have already seen Western Europe and want to understand the eastern half — the part of the continent that most Western travellers have barely begun to explore.

✅ What’s Included

• ✓13 nights hotels
• ✓Daily breakfast + 7 dinners
• ✓All transport (private vehicle)
• ✓Bilingual guide
• ✓All entry fees throughout

❌ Not Included

• ✗International flights to Bucharest
• ✗Travel insurance
• ✗Most lunches
• ✗Personal expenses
• ✗Tips