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Day 11: Prizren – Shkodra – Budva (Kosovo – Albania
      Free time in Tirana                                    – Montenegro) (290km – 5h30min)
                                                             Breakfast and check out of the hotel. Today we’ll drive back to Northern part
      Overnight in Tirana: Hotel Colosseo 4* - or similar    RI $OEDQLD  EXW WKH VXUSULVHV DUH QRW ŷQLVKHG \HW  6R NHHS GULYLQJ DQG VSHQG
                                                             some time in a countryside farm at the hills of Fishta village in south of Shkoder
      Day 9: Tirana – Kruja – Prizren (Albania – Kosovo) (205km – 4.5hrs)  - an amazing agritourist farm: Is not just a meal, is a pure show of the Albanian
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      route after one hour to Kruja hill town
      Upon arrival, we’ll start the walking tour of Kruja, through the Ottoman bazaar,   Proceed driving to Shkodra for half an hour and upon arrival, start the visit of the
      wooden shops and displays various gifts and antique items for the home. Visit   city, which was known as an old artisan center, as well road and river junction
      the castle walls, and an old house converted into an ethnographic museum,   with a considerable transit trade, also known to be the center of Albanian
      invites you to a special cultural aspect of life in northern Albania  Catholicism, Culture and Harmony between different religions. The main cultural
      Free time in the old bazar and also time for lunch at a local restaurant   attraction is Rozafa Fortress, rising majestically upon a rocky hill west of the city,
                                                             the outcroppings and battlements paint a blazing picture against the setting
      Continue our journey to Prizren/Kosovo, passing by spectacular views of high   sun.
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      PRXQWDLQV  JLYHV RII D ŷQH PLVW WKDW ULVHV XSZDUGV  FRQWUDVWLQJ ZLWK WKH JUHHQ   Our journey will continue towards Montenegro. Please note border procedures
      trees that frame it like a border.
      After crossing border we continue for approximately 20 min to Prizren  Overnight in Budva: Hotel Moskva 4* - or similar

      Overnight in Prizren: Accommodation: Hotel Kacinari 4*, or Hotel Centrum 3*   Day 12:  Budva – Cetinje – Kotor – Budva (Montenegro) (110km – 3hrs)
      or similar                                             This morning after our breakfast, we’ll drive to Cetinje, the former royal capital of
                                                             Montenegro, which is sitting at the foot of the Lovcen mountains. Visit of King
      Day 10: Prizren – Decan – Pej – Prizren (Kosovo) (210km – 4hrs)  1LFRODpV 0XVHXP  WKH UHVLGHQFH RI WKH ODVW 0RQWHQHJULQ UXOHU 1LNROD , 3HWURYLè
      Breakfast at the hotel. We start with the visit of Prizren, known as the cultural   Njegoš, in continuation of the tradition of collecting and carefully preserving the
      FDSLWDO RI .RVRYR  2YHU WKH \HDUV LW VHHPV WR KDYH EHHQ UXOHG DQG LQŸXHQFHG   materials on the Montenegrin past.
      by Illyrians, Dardanians, Romans, Serbs, Ottomans, Italians, Germans, and
      Yugoslavian communists. Today it is home to several mosques, a large castle,   Free time for refreshments and then continue our journey to Kotor. Enjoy
      a few churches, and beautiful old Ottoman buildings, a bazaar area, an old   wonderful view of Budva Rivera on Adriatic Sea
      town full of cobbled streets, and a stone ottoman bridge over the river that runs   Upon arrival, time for lunch in Kotor and then start the visit Kotor Old Town.
      through the center.                                    Walk and enjoy the Old Town of Kotor, a well preserved urbanization typical
                                                             town of the middle Ages, built between the 12th and 14th century. Medieval
      Board the coach and drive for 1hour and a half to Decan for an important visit,   architecture and numerous monuments of cultural heritage have made Kotor a
      part of Serbian orthodox culture Decani Monastery, a stunning white building   UNESCO listed “World Natural and Historical Heritage Site”. Visit the Cathedral
      ZLWK D VPDOO FXSROD  EXLOW E\ WKH 6HUELDQ .LQJ   6W  6WHIDQ RI 'HîDQL LQ       $   of Saint Tryphon (Sveti Tripun), a monument of Roman culture and one of the
      81(6&2 :RUOG +HULWDJH 6LWH  'HîDQL SRVVHVVHV D XQLTXH FKXUFK FRQVWUXFWHG   most recognizable symbols of the city.
      in a mixture of Romanic, Gothic and Byzantine styles
                                                             Drive back to Budva in 40 minutes and enjoy a nice evening walk in the old
      Procced our drive to Peja for lunch and free time in the old bazar  town of Budva
      On our drive back to Prizren, we may stop en route to Stone Castle Winery for   Budva’s Old Town lies on a small peninsula and represents a treasure chest of
      an optional Wine Tour and Testing 1h30min              culture heritage.
      Come with us to taste and to reveal the secret of the highest quality grape
      and producing approachable, premium wines, while combining the latest   Overnight in Budva: Hotel Moskva 4* - or similar
      technological advances with traditional winemaking methods.
      Our drive will continue for 45 min to Prizren for dinner and accommodation   Day 13: Budva – Dubrovnik – Mostar (Montenegro – Croatia
                                                             – Bosnia & Herzegovina)) (235 km – 4.5hrs)
      Overnight in Prizren: Accommodation: Hotel Kacinari 4*, or Hotel Centrum 3*   Breakfast at hotel. Check out, and depart to Mostar, via Dubrovnik. (Please
      or similar                                             note: border procedures Mnt/Cr; Cr/BiH)
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