View allGreat trip at a fast pace which meant that we saw more than I thought possible.
Kathryn, traveled in July
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- Platinum Operator
- Travel Talk
- In-depth Cultural
- Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Low Intensity
- Travelers can expect some light physical activities
- Guided in English
- Group Size 4 - 40
- Ages 18-59
Places You’ll See
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
- Introduction
- Day 1 Bucharest
- Day 2 Bucharest City Tour
- Day 3 Bucharest, Sinaia, Bran, Brasov
- Day 4 Brasov, Sighisoara, Cluj-Napoca
- Day 5 Cluj-Napoca, Salina Turda, Hunedeoara, Sibiu
- Day 6 Sibiu, Bucharest
- Day 7 Bucharest, Veliko Tarnavo, Plovdiv
- Day 8 Plovdiv, Sofia
- Day 9 Sofia, Belgrade
- Day 10 Belgrade, Sarajevo
- Day 11 Sarajevo, Mostar,Trebinje
- Day 12 Trebinje, Dubrovnik, Trebinje
- Day 13 Trebinje, Kotor, Shkoder
- Day 14 Shkoder, Tirana, Ohrid
- Day 15 Ohrid, Skopje
- Day 16 Skopje, Thessaloniki
- Day 17 Kalambaka, Meteora, Delphi
- Day 18 Delphi, Athens
- Day 19 Athens
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
Hotel Mercure Unirii
HotelDays 1, 2, 6Hotel Ambient
Hotelday 3Hotel River Park
Hotelday 4Hotel Golden Tulip Ana Tower
Hotelday 5Best Western Premier Plovdiv Hills
Hotelday 7Novotel Sofia
Hotelday 8Abba Hotel or Similar
Hotelday 9Hotel Ibis Styles or Similar
Hotelday 10SL Panorama Hotel
HotelDays 11, 12Grand Hotel Europa
Hotelday 13Hotel Nova Riviera or Hotel Aqualina
Hotelday 14Hotel Panoramika
Hotelday 15
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Operated by
Travel Talk
Number of tours
148
Age Range
18 to 60 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
100%
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationGood
- FoodGood
- TPTanya· May 30th, 2025Fantastic tour with fantastic guides and accommodation. The places we visited were amazing. I would highly recommend this tour.Show more
Travel Talk commented on this reviewHi 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 TeamTrip date: May 2025 - Peter· April 25th, 2025If 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 - PeterShow moreTravel Talk commented on this reviewHi 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 moreTrip date: April 2025
- RIC· October 13th, 2024The 3 guides were excellent Some of the hotels could have done better Timing of meals was hard to reconcile.Show moreTravel Talk commented on this reviewHi 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 moreTrip date: September 2024
- SDSTEVE· April 7th, 2024My 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.Show moreTravel Talk commented on this reviewHi 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 TeamTrip date: March 2024
- April· August 25th, 2023The 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.Show moreTravel Talk commented on this reviewHi 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
Trip date: July 2023 - Shivani· August 7th, 2023Romania 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.Show moreTravel Talk commented on this reviewHi 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 moreTrip date: July 2023
- Kathryn· July 15th, 2022Great trip at a fast pace which meant that we saw more than I thought possible. Excellent guided and interesting destinations.Show moreTravel Talk commented on this reviewThanks 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
- THTom· June 20th, 2022Sites 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.Show moreTravel Talk commented on this reviewHi 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
- KMKate· June 17th, 2022The trip was sold to me as a 19 day tour but it actually was 3 separate tours and folks joined and left at different points. Romania/Bulgaria section was amazing: sights, hotels, guides. The Balkan Section was good but way too much time on buses and too few stops for sights/photo ops along the way. Hotels were also very good. The Greece section hotels were not great. Rooms were tiny. The tour guides were excellent. The local guides were okay but tended to repeat information already provided by the tour guides. Overall a good tour for the price.Show moreTravel Talk commented on this reviewHi 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 moreTrip date: April 2022
- Stefania· June 16th, 2022The tour was amazing, we went to so many great...Show moreTravel Talk commented on this reviewThanks 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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What our customers ask about this tour
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Philip
Asked on September 16th, 2025Why is there an age limit for 19 day Balkan tour?
Travel TalkOperator•Written September 2025The age limits are in place mainly for safety and logistical reasons. Longer tours, like the 19-day Balkan tour, involve early starts, long days of sightseeing, and occasionally physically demanding activities. Even for fit and healthy travellers, the tour operator sets an age limit to ensure the pace and demands of the tour are suitable for all participants and to help manage insurance and liability requirements.
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Brenda
Asked on August 28th, 2025Can I just do the first ten days of this tour? I have limited time. I can do Romania and Bulgaria sections only. Is that possible
- Travel TalkOperator•Written August 2025
Unfortunately, it is not possible to join only part of the full tour as you will have to pay the full amount and then leave the tour. However, you may book the Balkans-only itinerary below.
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Natasha
Asked on July 23rd, 2025is there time for individual exploration in the cities?
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Natasha
Traveler•Written July 2025what is the additional price as the listing says the tour is three hundred dollars less than what is given when I go to secure a booking
- Travel TalkOperator•Written July 2025
The best price (3,074USD) is for the 1st of November departure. The 2nd of August is for 3,389.40 USD. Yes, there is free time for individual exploration in several cities throughout the tour, including Bucharest, Brasov, Cluj-Napoca, Sibiu, Plovdiv, Tirana, Ohrid, Skopje, and Athens.
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Natasha
Traveler•Written July 2025is there an option to get picked up later or earlier?
- Travel TalkOperator•Written July 2025
The airport transfer is only available on Day 1 of the tour. If you are planning to arrive earlier or later than the scheduled arrival day, you would need to arrange both your accommodation and airport transfer independently for the alternative date.
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Vicky
Asked on May 28th, 2025Age restrictions? Single rooms available? Other options similar to this trip without age restrictions
- Travel TalkOperator•Written May 2025
There are no age restrictions on this tour – travelers of all ages are welcome. A single room is not mandatory, and while we currently do not have single rooms available for this tour, you're welcome to share a room with another traveler of the same gender if you're booking solo.
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David
Asked on May 26th, 2025Can I book a room by myself as a single person. Can I add an extra night or 2 in Athens after the tour.
- Travel TalkOperator•Written May 2025
A single room option is not available through TourRadar. If you'd like to add an extra night or two in Athens after the tour, you'll need to contact the hotel directly to arrange that.
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Anita
Asked on May 19th, 2025wonder about the average age. I am 27 and looking at doing this trip
- Travel TalkOperator•Written May 2025
For the departure on the 24th of May, we currently don't have bookings for the specific tour you're referring to. However, for our "Splendours of the Balkans and Transylvania" itinerary, we currently have 13 passengers booked. Additional travelers from other itineraries will also be joining, making it a larger group overall. The group will be a mix of ages, so you'll likely find a diverse and social group to travel with.
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Denis
Asked on March 17th, 2025How can I make payments for my booking?
- Travel TalkOperator•Written March 2025
Payments can be made through our booking portal, and we accept various payment methods.
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Zakaria
Asked on February 25th, 2025Are meals included in the tour package?
- Travel TalkOperator•Written February 2025
Meals are included in your tour package as specified in the itinerary.
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Jen
Asked on February 16th, 2025Is the age limit set in stone? I will be 74 and my wife 70 at the time of the tour, Sept 2026.
- Travel TalkOperator•Written February 2025
If you and your wife are interested in this style of tours, you are welcome to join!
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Sara
Asked on January 8th, 2025Is it possible to take the tour except Greece ... only days 1-16?
- Travel TalkOperator•Written January 2025
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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