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Our 5-week Balkan Trip

From May 11th to June 6th, 2023

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We drove from Warsaw, Poland to Lviv, Ukraine; then back to Warsaw again and flew from Warsaw, Poland to Sofia, Bulgaria. After renting a car in Bulgaria, we drove through North Macedonia to Albania, to Montenegro, to Croatia, to Bosnia & Hercegovina, to Serbia, to Slovenia, to Slovakia, to Hungary, to Romania.

After our Balkan tour we flew from Bucharest to Frankfurt to catch our flight to Nairobi, Kenya for a month-long tour of Africa’s beauty.


In summary, here’s the list of travel through The Balkans:

  • May 12th-14th - Ukraine: Lviv (Leopolis)

  • May 14th-15th - Poland: Warsaw (Bristol)

  • May 15th-17th - Bulgaria: Sofia (InterContinental)

  • May 17th-18th - North Macedonia: Skopje (Marriott)

  • May 18th-20th - North Macedonia: Lake Ohrid (Villa Mal Sveti)

  • May 20th-22nd - Albania: Tirana (The Plaza)

  • May 22nd-24th - Montenegro: Kotor (One and Only)

  • May 24th-27th - Croatia: Dubrovnik (Villa Dubrovnik)

  • May 27th-29th - Bosnia & Hercegovina: Sarajevo (Swissotel)

  • May 29th-31st - Serbia: Belgrade (Square Nine)

  • May 31st-June 2nd - Slovenia: Lake Bled (Adora)

  • June 2nd-3rd - Slovakia: Bratislava (Grand River Park)

  • June 3rd-6th - Belmond Orient Express (from Budapest to Bucharest)

Next time we visit, we plan to check out:

  • Kosovo

  • More of Montenegro

  • More of Croatia

  • Beaches of Albania