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Itinerary Summary
SERBIA
KOSOVO
To/From U.S.
Internal flight
MONTENEGRO
Land route Pre-trip extensions: 6 nights in Ancient Greece:
A

Skopje Train route Athens & the Isle of Crete OR New! 5 nights in
A driatic L Matka Canyon 0 Miles 50 Turkey’s Cultural Capitals: Ankara & Istanbul
B U L G A R I A
Se a
Dajti Mountain B MACEDONIA
(Optional tour) POST-TRIP EXTENSIONS DAYS DESTINATION
Tirana Novi Sad Sremski Karlovci
Kovacica
Ohrid Belgrade ROM. 1 Fly to Thessaloniki, Greece
A
PRE-TRIP EXTENSIONS L. Ohrid BOSN. & Danube
HERZ.
Thessaloniki N SERBIA
Nis
GREECE Thessaloniki MONT. 2-4 Thessaloniki
KOS. BULGARIA
I
Athens Vergina Adriatic Skopje
Sea ALB. MACEDONIA 5-6 Meteora
T U R K E Y
A e g e a n
Ionian
Vikos Gorge
A
S e a
Chania Heraklion Dhoksat (Optional MONT.
Sea
Rethymno CRETE Gjirokaster tour) Mt. Olympus S E R B I A 7-8 Zagoria
Vitsa
BULGARIA B lac k Zagoria Priština
Se a Meteora KOSOVO
Istanbul Butrint Metsovo 9-11 Gjirokaster, Albania
Thessaloniki Ioannina
Ankara
Prizren
GREECE A L BA N IA
TURKEY Skopje 12-13 Tirana
MACEDONIA
Aegean Sea
GREECE
14-15 Ohrid, Macedonia
What to Expect 16-17 Skopje
18 Return to U.S.
Pacing: 7 locations in 17 days Post-trip extensions: 6 nights in Highlights of

Serbia: Nis, Belgrade & Novi Sad OR New! 5
Physical requirements: Walk on rugged paths and cobblestoned streets, and travel by bus over
rural roads that may be bumpy and narrow. Hikes along steep trails in Meteora and up and down nights in Kosovo’s Cultural Renaissance: Prizren
hills in mountain villages in the Zagoria region. & Pristina
Flight time: Travel time will be 13-21 hours and will most likely have two connections
View all physical requirements at www.oattravel.com/gre2022 Arrive Early, Stay Later
Prices below include accommodations, daily
breakfast, and private airport transfer.
The Balkans : The O.A.T. Difference • Arrive early in Thessaloniki on your main

trip for $100 per person per night
Unbeatable Value: Travel at the lowest price and per diems in the industry
• Arrive early in Athens on your Greece
People-to-People Experiences: Enjoy our NEW A Day in the Life experience in the Albanian village pre-trip extension for $100 per person per
of Dhoksat, where you’ll meet a goat herder, tour the the village, and savor a meal with a local night
family—gleaning insight into daily life every step of the way. In Kalambaka, you’ll meet with • Arrive early in Ankara on your Turkey
artists at an icon-painting workshop to learn about the sacred nature of this artistic tradition, and pre-trip extension for $75 per person, per
you’ll learn more about the intersection of spirituality and everyday life during a Home-Hosted night
Dinner with a local family. Plus, enjoy a cooking lesson from a family that owns a local taverna in • Conclude your main trip with more time
the small village of Metsovo; get hands-on experience preparing savory pies, a regional specialty, in Skopje for just $125 per person per night
and taste the results over lunch.
• Spend more time in Belgrade at the
O.A.T. Exclusives: Meet with locals to delve into Controversial Topics like the refugee crisis end of your Serbia post-trip extension
in Greece, domestic violence in Albania, and discrimination against ethnic Albanians in North for $100 per person per night
Macedonia. You’ll also ride a traditional wooden boat through Matka Canyon, and take in the caves • Conclude your Kosovo post-trip extension
and scenery of this ruggedly beautiful river gorge.
with more time in Pristina for $75 per
person, per night

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