Classic Balkan Adventure: Trebinje to Pristina

This G Adventures small-group tour covers four Balkan countries, beginning with an orientation walk in Trebinje and visits to the town of Stolac and the necropolis tombstones. Waterfalls such as Kravica and Koćuša punctuate the route, followed by a winery dinner in Čitluk and Ottoman stone towns like Počitelj. In Mostar, you get a walking tour and a Turkish coffee experience before heading to Sarajevo for a food tour and cable car ride.

Montenegro showcases Kotor with its maritime museum and boat tour to Perast, plus Budva’s old town and the Ostrog Monastery. Nature takes centre stage in Biogradska Gora National Park and a 4x4 excursion near Kolašin. The route also brings you to Albania’s rugged landscape with a shepherd outpost hike and coastal towns like Himare, a visit to Ali Pasha’s Castle, and the archaeological park at Butrint.

Further stops include Gjirokastër, Berat, and a cruise on Lake Ohrid, with walking tours in Ohrid, Bitola and Skopje before reaching Kosovo’s Prizren and Pristina. Along the way, modest hotels,: plenty of walking, and local guides familiar only with orientation walks define the travel style, all with a CEO to help navigate the itinerary’s twists and turns.