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- Contiki
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 8 - 50
- Age range 18 to 35
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Feast on a welcome dinner in a historic city
- Explore Budapest's landmarks on a walking tour
- Experience Lake Bled's fairytale scenery
- Discover Plitvice Lakes' stunning natural beauty
- Wander through Dubrovnik's ancient streets
Itinerary
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- Introduction
- Day 1 Budapest
- Day 2 Budapest > Ljubljana
- Day 3 Ljubljana > Lake Bled > Radovljica > Ljubljana
- Day 4 Ljubljana > Plitvice National Park
- Day 5 Plitvice National Park > Split
- Day 6 Split > Dubrovnik
- Day 7 Dubrovnik
- Day 8 Dubrovnik
What's Included
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- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
All accommodations are subject to change
Ibis Budapest City South Hotel (or similar)
Hotelday 1Ibis Styles Ljubljana Centre (or similar)
HotelDays 2, 3Hotel Big House Plitvika Jezera (or similar)
Hotelday 4Hotel Split Inn (or similar)
Hotelday 5Hotel Petka Dubrovnik (or similar)
HotelDays 6, 7
Operated by
Contiki
Number of tours
538
Age Range
18 to 35 years old
Response time
6 hours
Response rate
100%
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Customer Reviews
Lorena· August 8th, 2022The tour was okay. It was a 5 day tour, which I very quickly realized was way too short. Because it was so short, it felt like the tour didn't really include much. First day was a travel day, so it was a free afternoon and an optional dinner. The second day was a full free day. That was already half of the tour because the last day is only departure. So it only felt like I did things as part of the tour for 2 days. I was not happy about the hotels either, they were super far from the city. The hotels themselves were not terrible, it was just really bad locations. Every hotel required either a local bus or Uber ride into the city. This added extra expenses and extra dangers because if we wanted to go out we had to find some type of public transportation back to the hotel at night. One of the hotels was right in front of a dumpster and all other buildings around it were industrial. It was a terrible location. This was my first impression with Contiki and not sure that I would do it again.Show more
Contiki commented on this reviewThanks for sharing your honest review of the Mini Balkan; we always appreciate receiving these from our travellers. It's concerning to learn that there were a few aspects that you felt let this trip down, including the itinerary and the location of... Show moreTrip date: July 2022- NKNadsya· August 4th, 2022The trip was good. I would reconsider the starting point for the 5-day mini balkans tour. It was pointless to meet in Budapest for 3 hours before we drove directly to slovenia. Should we meet in Budapest it would make more sense to tour the city for a day with the group and mentor before leaving. The hotel we stayed at in Split was too far away from the town center and it felt incredibly unsafe. Other than these, the tour was good! The mentor Muz was knowledgeable and interactive. The places and special add ons were authentic and special.Show moreContiki commented on this reviewThank you for sharing your feedback. We appreciate your comments, and we are sorry to learn that you felt there were certain aspects of your trip that could have been improved and that a particular hotel did not meet your expectations. As such, we have... Show moreTrip date: July 2022
- OBOmer· July 3rd, 2022Excellent people, great serviceTrip date: June 2022
Dates & Availability
8 days
Balkans Escape (8 Days)
From Budapest to Dubrovnik
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