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DAY 9 • Explore Ioannina • Journey to rights advocate to discuss the Controversial Topic of DAY 16 • Depart for Skopje • Explore Tetovo

Gjirokaster, Albania domestic violence in Albania. • Boat ride in Matka Canyon • Controversial
This morning we explore Ioannina, an ancient city set B,L — Hotel Argjiro or similar Topic: Ethnic Albanian discrimination in
along the shores of Lake Pamvotis. After lunch here, North Macedonia with local mosque leader

we leave Greece and cross the border into Albania. DAY 12 • Journey to Tirana • Explore Berat Mensur Miftari
We’ll enjoy an included seaside lunch before checking After breakfast, we journey to Tirana, with a stop On our way to Skopje, we’ll stop in Tetovo to visit
in to our hotel in Gjirokaster. Dinner this evening is at through Albania’s wine-producing region to explore Sarena Dzamija, an ancient mosque decorated
a local restaurant. Berat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Our discoveries with bright floral paintings. During our visit, we’ll
will include Berat Castle, a 2,500-year old fortress set
B,L,D — Hotel Argjiro or similar meet with the leader of the mosque to discuss a
high above the Osum River. Controversial Topic: the discrimination ethnic
DAY 10 • A Day in the Life of Dhoksat village • B,L,D — Rogner Hotel or similar Albanians face in North Macedonia. Then, we’ll drive

Explore Gjirokaster to Matka Canyon, a deep mountain gorge surrounding

After breakfast, we’ll travel to the small village DAY 13 • Explore Tirana • Optional Dajti a man-made lake. We’ll also take a boat ride in the
of Dhoksat to begin our NEW A Day in the Life Mountain & Bunk’Art Museum tour river canyon, and learn about the region’s ecosystem
experience. We’ll meet a goat herder, tour the the After breakfast, gain further insights into life in at one of its many natural caves.
village, and savor a meal with a local family— modern-day Albania during a conversation with a B,L,D — Hotel StoneBridge or similar
gleaning insight into daily life every step of the way. local journalist. Then, after a visit to the National

Then, we’ll return to Gjirokaster, whose collection History Museum, you can enjoy free time or join an DAY 1 • Explore Skopje
of Ottoman-era mansions is listed as a UNESCO optional Dajti Mountain & Bunk’Art Museum tour. A morning walking tour includes the Archaeological
World Heritage Site. We’ll stroll the steep cobblestone B — Rogner Hotel or similar Museum and the old Turkish Bazaar. This evening,
streets of the Ottoman bazaar, dating back to the we’ll enjoy a Farewell Dinner at a local restaurant

17th century. DAY 14 • Journey to Ohrid, Macedonia with music.
We depart Tirana and head to Ohrid, in the Republic
B,L — Hotel Argjiro or similar B,D — Hotel StoneBridge or similar
of Macedonia. Upon arrival, you’re free to explore

DAY 11 • Explore Butrint • Controversial on your own. DAY 1 • Return to U.S.
Topic: Domestic violence in patriarchal B,L — City Palace Hotel or similar After breakfast, we transfer to the airport for our
Albania with a victim and a women’s return flight home, or to begin one of our post-trip

rights advocate DAY 15 • Explore Ohrid • Boat ride to Bay of extensions, either Highlights of Serbia: Nis, Belgrade
After breakfast, we’ll embark on an excursion to the Bones & “Museum on Water“ & Novi Sad or Kosovo’s Cultural Renaissance: Prizren
explore the ancient ruins of Butrint, a UNESCO World Today, we explore Ohrid, Macedonia’s crown jewel & Pristina.
Heritage Site. Inhabited since prehistoric times, where we’ll visit a workshop specializing in world- B
Butrint was the site of a Greek colony, a Roman city, renowned Ohrid pearls. After a walking tour of
and a bishopric of the Byzantine Empire. As we make Old Town, we’ll take a boat ride to the Bay of the
our way back to Gjirokaster, we’ll stop in the town of Bones and its “Museum on Water,” an open-air
Saranda to meet with an abuse victim and a women’s reconstruction of a Neolithic lake dwelling.
B,D — City Palace Hotel or similar

Unique Accommodations

Mediterranean Palace Hotel
Thessaloniki
The Superior First-Class Mediterranean Palace
Hotel is located in downtown Thessaloniki, with a
scenic view overlooking the nearby harbor. On-site
amenities include a restaurant, bar, and swimming
pool. Your room features air-conditioning, wireless
Internet, satellite TV, and private bath with hair dryer.
On Day 6 of our journey we’ll explore Meteora, famous for its unique geology, with monasteries perched atop dramatic cliffs.

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