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MAY 11 – USA / DUBROVNIK: Fly transatlantic overnight from the USA to Dubrovnik, Croatia. Dinner is served, and in-flight entertainment is provided

MAY 12 – ARRIVE IN DUBROVNIK, CROATIA: You will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Tonight, join your Travel Director for a Welcome Dinner. (D)

MAY 13 – DUBROVNIK SIGHTSEEING & FREE TIME: Take a walking tour with a Local Guide this morning. See the Bell Tower Clock, Orlando’s Column, and Sponza Palace, and visit the Rector’s Palace and the Franciscan Monastery with its Pharmacy, one of the oldest in the world. The balance of the day is free to continue discovering Dubrovnik at your own pace, shop or stroll along the city walls. Later this afternoon, meet back at the hotel and depart on an excursion to a local farm for a Dubelj experience with dinner. Dubelj has been a Family Estate of the Dubelj Family for four generations, known for exceptional quality olive oil and its production. You will enjoy a short presentation of olive oil making, and savor a dinner made exclusively from the products grown on the farm. Afterwards, return to Dubrovnik for overnight. (B/D)

MAY 14 – DUBROVNIK / SPLIT: Depart Dubrovnik and travel north along the spectacular Adriatic coast to the city of Split. Enjoy a nice leisurely drive, passing old fishing villages along the way. Arrive in Split where the remainder of your afternoon and evening are at leisure. You may want to take an easy hike to Marjan Hill, often called “the city lungs” to experience the smell of typical Mediterranean vegetation and marvel at the view of Split and the Adriatic Sea. Split is well known for its nightlife, great wines and gastronomy. (B)

MAY 15 – SPLIT & FREE TIME: Begin the morning with a sightseeing tour of Split. Explore the historic inner city, centered around the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site of Diocletian’s Palace. Discover remnants of Split’s Roman heritage, Renaissance and Gothic structures, Jupiter’s Temple, the Peristyle, and the Cathedral. The rest of the day is free to stroll through the beautiful streets of Split, relax on the beach, or join an optional excursion to the glamorous island of Hvar, a popular spot for the rich and famous. (B)

MAY 16 – SPLIT / TROGIR / PLITVICE LAKES: Head to Trogir, center for artistic activities. Scholars from around the world gather here to study and paint. Trogir is one of the most beautiful and the most preserved historic places to visit in Croatia that is both a living museum and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Then, turn inland and travel to spectacular Plitvice Lakes National Park. Have your camera ready on a guided walking tour around several of the lower lakes. Enjoy the scenery of this natural wonder of 16 terraced lakes surrounded by thickly wooded mountains and lush vegetation. Enjoy dinner tonight in your hotel. (B/D)

MAY 17 – PLITVICE LAKES / OPATIJA / POSTOJNA, SLOVENIA / BLED: Return to the coast and travel along the beautiful bay of Kvarner to its popular resort, Opatija. After some free time, journey north to Postojna, home to one of the largest caves in Europe. Tour the fantastic subterranean world by miniature electric train. Afterwards, continue to Bled, set in the Julian Alps. Enjoy dinner in your hotel. (B/D)

MAY 18 – BLED SIGHTSEEING & FREE TIME: An Alpine Lake surrounded by high peaks, Bled was “discovered” by travelers in the middle of the 19th-century. Since then, a small town of hotels, villas and restaurants has developed around the lake, turning Bled into a lively, all seasons resort. A sightseeing tour features the town and the lake shore, and visits imposing Bled Castle, perched on a high cliff above the lake. The balance of the day is free. Perhaps take an optional excursion to visit the small island in the middle of the lake, browse through the shops and boutiques, or just relax and enjoy the enchanting scenery. (B)

MAY 19 – BLED / LJUBLJANA / ZAGREB, CROATIA: Leave the mountains and head to Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. See the main sights on a walking tour. Visit the old city center with the open-air Central Market, the Three Bridges, Baroque Town Hall and Robba’s Fountain. Then, continue to Zagreb, Croatia’s capital city. This evening you are free in Zagreb. (B)

MAY 20 – ZAGREB SIGHTSEEING & FREE TIME: This morning, enjoy a city tour with a Local Guide featuring St. Mark’s Church, St. Catherine’s Church, the Cathedral, the Parliament and the Government Palace. The rest of the day is at leisure to explore the winding streets of the old town, do some last-minute shopping, or sit back in a café and sip a glass of Croatian wine. For added fun, you may visit on your own in Upper Town, Museum of Broken Relations, unique in the World. This evening, enjoy a farewell dinner with wine. (B/D)

MAY 21 – DEPART ZAGREB: After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport where your vacation ends. (B)

IMPORTANT: This tour includes walking tours. To enjoy this tour, you should be in good health and able to walk reasonable distances, often over unpaved and uneven surface.

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• Roundtrip air from Chicago on Lufthansa Airways
• 9 nights’ accommodation in 4-Star and 5-Star hotels: 2 nights in Dubrovnik, 2 nights in Split, 1 night in Plitvice, 2 nights in Bled and 2 nights in Zagreb
• Breakfast each morning
• 5 dinners, including a Welcome Dinner, dinner on a local farm Dubelj, and a farewell dinner in a Zagreb
• Services of a professional Tour Director throughout
• Luxury motorcoach with air conditioning
• Walking tour in Dubrovnik with local English-speaking guide
• Visit Rector’s Palace and the Franciscan Monastery in Dubrovnik
• Sightseeing tour of Split
• Visit Diocletian’s Palace, Jupiter’s Temple, the Peristyle, and the Cathedral in Split
• Visit Plitvice Lakes National Park
• Visit Postojna Caves
• Sightseeing tour of Bled
• Visit Bled Castle
• Walking tour in Ljubljana with local English-speaking guide
• Walking tour in Zagreb with local English-speaking guide
• Headsets for sightseeing so you can easily hear your guide’s commentary
• Hotel porterage
• Portfolio of travel documents
• 24-Hour Emergency Customer Service while traveling in Europe

IMPORTANT: This tour includes walking tours. To enjoy this tour, you should be in good health and able to walk reasonable distances, often over unpaved and uneven surface.

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