ITINERARY THE BALKANS: CROATIA, BOSNIA AND ROMANIA

I did this trip in about two weeks and a half. I made some changes in my original itinerary as I considered that there are some places that deserve more time to be explored.

 DAY 1: ARRIVAL ZAGREB, CROATIA

 DAY 2:  ZAGREB, CROATIA

 DAY 3: BUS ZAGREB-SPLIT WITH A STOP ON THE WAY TO VISIT THE PLITVICE LAKES NATIONAL PARK

 DAY 4: SPLIT, CROATIA

 DAY 5: DAY TRIP FROM SPLIT-ISLAND HOPPING

 DAY 6: DAY TRIP FROM SPLIT TO TROGIR AND SOLIN

 DAY 7: BUS RIDE FROM SPLIT TO DUBROVNIK, CROATIA (About five hours ride. It is recommended to do it early morning to enjoy the sunrise while riding along the Adriatic coast)

 DAY 8: DUBROVNIK, CROATIA

  • Explore Stari Grad or Dubrovnik’s Old Town

 DAY 9: DUBROVNIK, CROATIA

  • Visit Lokrum island and check the beaches nearby the Stari Grad or Dubrovnik’s Old Town

DAY 10: DUBROVNIK, CROATIA

  • Day Cruise Elaphite’s Kolocep, Sipan and Lopud

DAY 11: DAY TRIP TO MONTENEGRO FROM DUBROVNIK

  • Day trip to Montegro’s Bay of Kotor (Medieval towns of Kotor, Budva and Cetinje)

DAY 12: BUS FROM DUBROVNIK, CROATIA TO MOSTAR, BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA

DAY 13: MOSTAR, BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA

DAY 14: TRAIN FROM MOSTAR TO SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA (Take the old train)

DAY 15: SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA

DAY 16: SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA

DAY 17: BUS FROM SARAJEVO TO BANJA LUKA, BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA

DAY 18: BANJA LUKA, BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA

DAY 19: BUS FROM BANJA LUKA TO SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA

DAY 20: DEPARTURE FROM SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA TO BUCHAREST, ROMANIA

DAY 21:  BUCHAREST, ROMANIA

DAY 22: TRAIN FROM BUCHAREST TO SIGHISOARA, TRANSYLVANIA, ROMANIA

DAY 23: SIGHISOARA, TRANSYLVANIA, ROMANIA

DAY 24: BUS TO BRASOV, ROMANIA

DAY 24: BRASOV, ROMANIA

DAY 25: DAY TRIP FROM BRASOV TO BRAN, RASNOV AND SINAIA

DAY 25: BUS FROM BRASOV TO BUCHAREST, ROMANIA

DAY 26: DEPARTURE FROM BUCHAREST