Need Balkans Advice HI everyone. I am taking my first trip to the Balkans the first week of May and would love some advice. I am leaving Dubrovnik on early Tuesday morning and will end up in Tirana, Albania Friday afternoon. It looks like a 6 hour drive and I want to do it over 4 days. I am planning on using a driver (Daytrip). I like to see major sites, eat good f…

Colombia, Balkans or Bali? (6-7 weeks) Need help and recommendations, what would you guys do, go to Colombia (maybe Brazil Ecuador and Peru), Balkans like Bosnia Montenegro Macedonia Bulgaria (and maybe) Istanbul or Bali?? What is the most worthwhile trip for a nature, food and beverages enjoyer submitted by /u/highcoeur

Summer 2024 Balkans roadtrip with photos and practical advice Me and my SO spent about a month roadtripping in the Balkans. Here are some of the experiences and some practical aspects that might help fellow travelers in the future. Our trip was in May/June 2024 (so yeah I’m kinda late with this post, well, better late than never). There’s probably overlapping information to what has been posted earlier, bu…

Balkans in April /May Hi 👋 I’m looking to travel to the Balkans for 2 weeks mid April to May for 2 weeks Starting in Bosnia for 2 days then going to Montenegro then Albania. I would like to do some hiking on this trip. Will there be a lot of snow on the alps or recommendation where to hike? Also, will it be too cold for a swim? submitted by /u/Confident-Recove…

Travelling to Balkans in April 2025 I would like to travel to the Balkans with my SO starting April 3rd 2025. We would drive from my hometown in Poland and ideally visit one place for just over a week before heading back. I’ve been considering Montenegro or Serbia because I am able to speak and understand some Serbian (I have been to Croatia many times and have many Croatian and S…

Would you do Balkans or Spain in my position? 24/M I’m planning a trip next year to Europe. Sometime in summer or fall. Probably gonna go for like 10-12 days. I’m thinking either going to the Balkans or Spain For the Balkans I’d probably focus on Croatia and go to Zagreb, Hvar, Split, and Dubrovnik as well as a day trip to Mostar in Bosnia. I’d also like to go to Montenegro. For Spain I’d g…

Festivals or events in Balkans Nov-Dec 2024? Hi everyone, I am doing a trip to the Balkans from mid-Nov to mid-Dec 2024. I am wondering if there are any festivals or major events happening in any of the Balkan / central European cities around this time. I tried to search online but there aren’t many sources of information in this regard. For example, I went on https://www.festivalfinder.eu…

Experience driving through some of the Balkans this month submitted by /u/Just-Course2248

Two weeks in the balkans – is this itinerary reasonable? Link to rough itinerary: https://imgur.com/a/NQJo8Cw Looking to book a flight into Dubrovnik and out of Split, going around neighbouring countries in between. This seemed like the best path in google maps. My question is, it’s not suuuuper rushed is it? Didn’t seem so to me especially since i’m young and experienced with travel. Other questions …

Is Greenor.no legit? Travelling to the Balkans Hi all, I am planning a trip to the Balkans, and I stumbled upon an adventure aggregator, www.greenor.no, that offers a lot of interesting activities. I am mainly interested in going white water rafting in the region, and was thinking of booking through the website. However, I can’t find any reviews, so I was just wondering if anyone has ever us…

Roaming Sim for travel in the Balkans (no eSim) Hi, I realise I’ve left this rather late, as I’m leaving for my month long trip round the Balkans (Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Bulgaria) in just 6 days. However I need to find an affordable way to pay for roaming data when abroad within all these countries, though my phone is not compatible with e sim. Every pro…

Balkans beyond Croatia My fiancé and I are considering Croatia along with some of the other countries in the Balkans for our honeymoon but we don’t know which. We’ve never been to the area. What are your favorite places in the area and why? submitted by /u/HumpbackSnail

the Balkans trip – what after Bosnia? Hi guys, I’m not a very experienced traveller but I’d like to organise everything myself and need some help. I’m starting my trip on 24th June from Poland and wanna go to the Balkan states. So far I’ve booked Bratislava (3 days), Lublana (3 days), Pula (2 days), Zagreb (3 days) and arrive at Sarajevo on 6th July. Then I have 2 ideas to consider:…

Bus travel in the Balkans Hi, next month I will be travelling between Mostar and Dubrovnik and Dubrovnik and Kotor via bus. Do I need to book these buses in advance or can I just buy them when I arrive in the city? submitted by /u/bulls9596

Road trip round the Balkans trip: Part 1 – Belgrade, Zagreb, Split, Mostar and Sarajevo Belgrade Fortress Statue of Tito outside the Museum of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade Stadium with fan tank outside Belgrade Cathedral outside Belgrade Cathedral inside View of Zagreb from the top of the world’s shortest funicular Church in Zagreb Walls of Split old town Diocletian’s Palace Tower of Split Cathedral in Diocletian’s Palace View of …

10 days solo in the Balkans this winter…need route advice! I was set to visit Israel/Jordan this winter holiday but with the war outbreak, I need to change my travel plans. I was able to find a flight into Athens, Greece for only a $50 difference so I might opt for that. I plan to fly into Greece on December 19th from NYC and I need to be in Berlin by December 28th. Looking at the map, going north throu…

Central Europe/Balkans or Italy for October? Boyfriend and I are going to London in October (from Canada). We want to fly from London to another European city and travel the region for 14 days. Budget and weather are our top considerations. Central Europe is probably cheaper but Italy in October sounds like summer to us Canadians. We don’t have activities in mind, anywhere with interestin…