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Itinerary and the Adriatic. We’ll also visit the Croatian War of DAY • Explore Sarajevo • Controversial

Independence Museum and speak with a resident who Topic: The siege of Sarajevo through the
survived the war about the Controversial Topic of eyes of survivor Vuk Bacanovic

DAY 1 • Depart U.S. this turbulent period. Then, we visit the rural Konavle Today, we focus on Sarajevo’s more recent past,
Fly overnight from the U.S. to Dubrovnik, Croatia. region for a wine tasting, music performance, and including the aftermath of the breakup of Yugoslavia
farmstead dinner. in 1992. We’ll visit the Sarajevo Tunnel, a vast

DAY 2 • Arrive Dubrovnik, Croatia B,D — Hotel Kompas Dubrovnik or similar underground passage dug in 1993 to ferry people out
Transfer to your Dubrovnik hotel, and meet and bring supplies into the beleaguered city. We’ll hear

travelers on our optional pre-trip extensions to DAY 6 • Travel to Sarajevo, Bosnia & two perspectives on a Controversial Topic—the siege
New! Landscapes & Culture of Turkey or Albania: Herzegovina • Explore Mostar of Sarajevo—when we meet a Muslim survivor, and
Undiscovered Balkans. En route to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia & later this evening we’ll hear from a Serbian historian
D — Hotel Kompas Dubrovnik or similar Herzegovina, we’ll stop at the ancient town of Mostar, and journalist who lived in Sarajevo during the war.
whose 16th-century bridge was destroyed in 1993 B — Hotel Aziza or similar

DAY 3 • Explore Dubrovnik during the breakup of former Yugoslavia and is now
This morning, we’ll take a city bus to the gates of Old a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mostar is actually DAY 9 • Overland to Karanac, Croatia •

Town Dubrovnik, where we’ll set off on a walking named after the former watchtower keepers (mostari Home-Hosted Dinner
tour. Then your afternoon is free for independent in Bosnian) of this historic bridge. We’ll have lunch in Today, we journey overland to Croatia’s northeastern
exploration. Mostar before continuing to Sarajevo. province of Baranja, whose fertile soil and robust
B,L — Hotel Kompas Dubrovnik or similar B,L,D — Hotel Aziza or similar wine industry make it an important part of Croatia’s
DAY 4 • Dubrovnik • Visit Kotor, Montenegro DAY • Explore Sarajevo • Home-

Enjoy a full-day excursion to Montenegro, stopping Hosted Dinner Watch this independent video to learn
first in Perast, an ancient village along the Bay of Embark on a walking tour of Sarajevo, where many more about this adventure
Kotor. After a village tour, we’ll board a small boat to faiths once co-existed. In Old Town, witness the city’s
Kotor, a medieval walled town at the head of southern Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian influences, including
Europe’s deepest natural bay. After lunch on your a 16th-century mosque complex. Explore the Austrian
own, we return to Dubrovnik. quarter and visit the historic Latin Bridge—where an
B — Hotel Kompas Dubrovnik or similar assassination set the spark for World War I. Later, we
split into smaller groups of no more than 6 travelers
DAY 5 • Explore Dubrovnik • Controversial for a Home-Hosted Dinner with families who live in

Topic: Xenophobia after the Balkan War • what was known during the war as “Sniper Alley.”
Farmstead visit We’ll enjoy traditional home-cooked Bosnian cuisine,
Your morning is free for independent exploration. and hear stories life before, during, and after this
Then, we’ll begin our afternoon with a cable car brutal conflict. watch video
ride up Mount Srd for panoramic views of Old Town B,D — Hotel Aziza or similar

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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