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Itinerary DAY 5 • Dubrovnik • Controversial Topic: a Home-Hosted Dinner with families who live in
the Balkan War • Farmstead visit what was known during the war as “Sniper Alley.”
DAY 1 • Depart U.S. Begin the afternoon with a cable car ride up B,D — Hotel Aziza or similar
Fly overnight from the U.S. to Dubrovnik, Croatia. Mount Srd for panoramic views of Old Town
and the Adriatic. Then, visit the Croatian War of DAY 8 • Sarajevo • Controversial Topic: The
DAY 2 • Arrive Dubrovnik, Croatia Independence Museum and speak with a resident siege of Sarajevo
Transfer to your Dubrovnik hotel, and meet who survived the war about the Controversial Today, we focus on Sarajevo’s more recent past,
travelers on our optional pre-trip extensions to Topic of this turbulent period. After, visit the including the aftermath of Yugoslavia break-up
in 1992. We’ll visit the Sarajevo Tunnel, a passage
New! Landscapes & Culture of Turkey: From Cappadocia rural Konavle region for a wine tasting, music
to Istanbul or Albania: Undiscovered Balkans. performance, and farmstead dinner. dug in 1993 to ferry people out and bring supplies
into the city. We’ll hear two perspectives on a
D — Hotel Kompas Dubrovnik or similar B,D — Hotel Kompas Dubrovnik or similar Controversial Topic—the siege of Sarajevo—when
DAY 3 • Dubrovnik DAY 6 • Sarajevo, Bosnia & we meet a Muslim survivor and a Serbian historian
Take a city bus to the gates of Old Town Dubrovnik Herzegovina • Mostar and journalist.
for a walking tour. En route to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia & B — Hotel Aziza or similar
Herzegovina, stop at the ancient town of Mostar,
B,L — Hotel Kompas Dubrovnik or similar DAY 9 • Karanac, Croatia • Home-
whose 16th-century bridge is a UNESCO World
DAY 4 • Dubrovnik • Kotor, Montenegro Heritage Site, and where the town gets it’s name. Hosted Dinner
Enjoy a full-day excursion to Montenegro, stopping B,L,D — Hotel Aziza or similar Journey overland to Croatia’s province of Baranja, an
first in Perast, an ancient village along the Bay of important part of Croatia’s “breadbasket.” Then, in
Kotor. After a village tour, we’ll board a small boat to DAY 7 • Sarajevo • Home-Hosted Dinner Karanac, join a local family for dinner in their home
the walled medieval town of Kotor. Embark on a walking tour of Sarajevo. In Old Town, and spend the night at the farmstead.
witness the city’s Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian B,L,D — Rural Farmstead Sklepic
B — Hotel Kompas Dubrovnik or similar
influences, including a 16th-century mosque
complex. Explore the Austrian quarter and visit
the historic Latin Bridge—where an assassination
set the spark for World War I. Later, sit down for

Meet the people who
call the Balkans home

Croatian Family in Konavle : Visit
a private, family-owned farmstead
and winery on Day 5. We’ll enjoy
a wine tasting accompanied by
local cheese and olives, while one
of the owners explains how all of
these delicacies are produced.

Family in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina : Learn about the siege of Sarajevo
and the region’s war-torn past on Day 7, when we’ll sit down for a Home-
Hosted Dinner with a local family, discuss modern-day life in the city, and
experience a taste of genuine Bosnian hospitality.

Family in Karanac, Croatia : We’ll stay overnight with a local family living in a
rural village in Croatia’s breadbasket on Days 9-10. We’ll join them for a meal
and spend A Day in the Life of a rural village by helping out with early morning
farm chores and visiting the local school.

Locals in Zagreb’s Dolac Market : On Day 11, we’ll have a chance to interact
with Croatian locals both selling and buying wares from this bustling collection
of open-air stalls in Zagreb.

Experience farm life in the Croatian village of Karanac on Days 9-10.

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