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Ultimate Balkans and Transylvania (4 Star Hotels)

19 days
From Bucharest to Athens
4.5
10 traveler reviews
Ultimate Balkans and Transylvania (4 Star Hotels) - Travel Talk
  • In-depth Cultural
  • Group
  • Fully Guided
  • Historical
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 4 - 40
Age range 18 to 59
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Highlights

  • Explore Bucharest's historic landmarks
  • Visit the legendary Bran Castle
  • Discover Sighisoara's medieval citadel
  • Tour the ancient salt mines in Turda
  • Walk through the old town of Mostar

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Bucharest
  2. Day 2 Bucharest City Tour
  3. Day 3 Bucharest, Sinaia, Bran, Brasov
  4. Day 4 Brasov, Sighisoara, Cluj-Napoca
  5. Day 5 Cluj-Napoca, Salina Turda, Hunedeoara, Sibiu
  6. Day 6 Sibiu, Bucharest
  7. Day 7 Bucharest, Veliko Tarnavo, Plovdiv
  8. Day 8 Plovdiv, Sofia
  9. Day 9 Sofia, Belgrade
  10. Day 10 Belgrade, Sarajevo
  11. Day 11 Sarajevo, Mostar,Trebinje
  12. Day 12 Trebinje, Dubrovnik, Trebinje
  13. Day 13 Trebinje, Kotor, Shkoder
  14. Day 14 Shkoder, Tirana, Ohrid
  15. Day 15 Ohrid, Skopje
  16. Day 16 Skopje, Thessaloniki
  17. Day 17 Kalambaka, Meteora, Delphi
  18. Day 18 Delphi, Athens
  19. Day 19 Athens
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  • Insurance
  • Optional
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    4.5
  • Itinerary
    Excellent
    4.4
  • Guide
    Excellent
    4.6
  • Transport
    Excellent
    4.4
  • Accommodation
    Good
    3.9
  • Food
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    4.0
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  • TP
    · May 30th, 2025
    Fantastic tour with fantastic guides and accommodation. The places we visited were amazing. I would highly recommend this tour.
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    Travel Talk commented on this review
    Hi Tanya, thank you so much for the lovely feedback! We're thrilled you had a fantastic time and truly appreciate the recommendation. Hope to welcome you on another adventure with us soon! All the best, Travel Talk Team
    Trip date: May 2025
  • Ultimate Balkans and Transylvania (4 Star Hotels) reviewer 2
    · April 25th, 2025
    If you want to learn about history and selected national treasures, this is - Travel talk - a dream trip. Plus professional guides, hotels, food and transport. Grateful on this route traveler - Peter
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    Travel Talk commented on this review
    Hi Peter, thank you for your kind review! We're so glad you enjoyed the Balkans & Transylvania journey and appreciated the historical depth and highlights of the region. It’s wonderful to hear our guides, accommodations, and service helped make it a... Show more
    Trip date: April 2025
  • Ultimate Balkans and Transylvania (4 Star Hotels) reviewer 3
    · October 13th, 2024
    The 3 guides were excellent Some of the hotels could have done better Timing of meals was hard to reconcile.
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    Travel Talk commented on this review
    Hi Ric, thank you for your kind review! We’re delighted to hear that you had an enjoyable experience in the Balkans and Transylvania. It is great that you found our three guides to be excellent, we will be sure to pass your wonderful feedback onto the... Show more
    Trip date: September 2024
  • SD
    · April 7th, 2024
    My first package tour with Tour Radar / Travel Talk and I'll definitely book another tour with them. This tour is so amazing, and the Tour Guides are excellent from Bucharest to Athens.
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    Travel Talk commented on this review
    Hi Steve, thank you for your review! We're thrilled to hear that you had an amazing time on tour and we look forward to welcoming you on another adventure with us soon! All the best, Travel Talk Team
    Trip date: March 2024
  • Ultimate Balkans and Transylvania (4 Star Hotels) reviewer 5
    · August 25th, 2023
    The tour was nicely laid out. I loved each city and country that we visited and each tour guide Gabriel from Romania and Simon from Bosnia did a fantastic job of leading the way and explaining the culture and history. The hotels were great. Now as it was over 95 degrees most of our trip I expected a cool bus the entire trip but the air didn't work properly from Romania to Bulgaria until we switched to a new bus from Bosnia to Athens, Christian the owner maintained his bus making sure that everything ran smoothly. He was a caring and phenomenal driver.
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    Travel Talk commented on this review
    Hi April, thank you for sharing your experience! We're so glad to hear that you enjoyed the Balkans & Transylvania, it is such a unique destination. We hope to welcome you on another trip with us soon! All the best, Travel Talk Team
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    Trip date: July 2023
  • Ultimate Balkans and Transylvania (4 Star Hotels) reviewer 6
    · August 7th, 2023
    Romania and bulgaria were great. From bulgaria to Greece, the optional activities were lacking. In particular, Balkan nights dinner in North Macedonia was terrible (the food was overpriced and poor quality - local lakeside restaurants in Ohrid were amazing with better quality food, better prices and had local traditional performances as well). I would strongly recommend changing the venue and reducing the cost to something closer to what is reflected in the dining scene of the city. This opinion on the Balkan night dinner was shared by many in the group. Overall, I would recommend this trip and had a wonderful time. The trip was an efficient and entertaining way to cover these destinations.
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    Travel Talk commented on this review
    Hi Shivani, thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We are always looking for ways to improve our tours for future travellers, so we will certainly take your feedback around the optional activities and the dinner in North Macedonia on board.... Show more
    Trip date: July 2023
  • Ultimate Balkans and Transylvania (4 Star Hotels) reviewer 7
    · July 15th, 2022
    Great trip at a fast pace which meant that we saw more than I thought possible. Excellent guided and interesting destinations.
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    Travel Talk commented on this review
    Thanks for sharing Kathryn! We very happy to hear you enjoyed your time in the Balkans and Transylvania with us, it sure is an incredible and interesting part of the world!
    Trip date: June 2022
  • TH
    · June 20th, 2022
    Sites visited are good, informative. Itenary is good. Tour manager needs to cut down time spent in restaurants. Seat rotation on bus should be enforced to be fair to everyone. Two couples took 8 seats for themselves many days in the first 2,3 rows pushing others to the back of the bus.
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    Travel Talk commented on this review
    Hi Tom, appreciate you taking the time to leave your feedback and suggestions, thanks very much! Glad to hear overall however, that you had a great experience with us in the Balkans and Transylvania :)
    Trip date: May 2022
  • KM
    · June 17th, 2022
    The trip was sold to me as a 19 day tour but it...
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    Travel Talk commented on this review
    Hi Kate, thanks for taking the time to share your review and feedback, we really appreciate it. It sure is a lot to see and do in a short amount of time, so we try to do our best to fit in the top highlights as best as possible. We're glad to hear you... Show more
    Trip date: April 2022
  • Ultimate Balkans and Transylvania (4 Star Hotels) reviewer 10
    · June 16th, 2022
    The tour was amazing, we went to so many great...
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    Travel Talk commented on this review
    Thanks Stefania! We're thrilled to hear you had a great experience with us and the guides. Looking forward to seeing you again on another adventure with us one day :)
    Trip date: May 2022

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Ultimate Balkans and Transylvania (4 Star Hotels)
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    Asked on March 17th, 2025

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      Yes, you are welcome to join the tour and leave after Day 16, excluding Greece. However, please note that the total cost of the tour will remain the same, as partial participation does not affect the pricing.

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    What is the total price in Australian dollars for 2 adults. Do you have any tips for flight booking. Do you offer a 2or4 day cruise Greece islands starting I. Athens and finish in Athens at end of tour.

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    • Travel TalkOperatorWritten January 2025

      The cost for 2 passengers, departing Saturday 13 September, 2025 to Ultimate Balkans and Transylvania (4 Star Hotels) tour is AUD 9,582.10. We do have a 5 days tour: 2 Island Explorer, departing Mon 15 Sep 2025, starting in Mykonos, finishing in Santorini. Cost is 3940AUD (5 days) 2 passengers.

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    Do you have any Balkan tours that would accommodate us? We are two adults (age 52 and 53) and 2 teenagers ages 14 and 17. My kids are well traveled.

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      While our tours do have an age guideline of 59 years, we are happy to make exceptions on a case-by-case basis. You and your companion are welcome to sign up for this tour.

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      All ages are welcome to join our trips! Passengers that falls out of 18-59 age group traveling alone may find it beneficial to consider booking a private room. Since you are travelling with a companion, you may disregard this guideline as it is made for solo travellers.

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  • Plugs & Adapters

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    Albania, Bosnia, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro
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    • Typhoid - Recommended for Albania and Romania. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Hepatitis A - Recommended for Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Romania and Montenegro. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Hepatitis B - Recommended for Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Romania and Montenegro. Ideally 2 months before travel.
    • Yellow fever - Certificate of vaccination required if arriving from an infected area for Albania. Ideally 10 days before travel.
    • Tick-borne encephalitis - Recommended for Albania and Croatia. Ideally 6 months before travel.
    • Tuberculosis - Recommended for Bosnia, Bulgaria and Romania. Ideally 3 months before travel.
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