Montenegro
Optional Pre-Tour
August 31 - September 3, 2010

ITINERARY

Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Departure from U.S.

Leave your home city today on a flight bound for Dubrovnik. Use the airport code DBV when searching for the best flights. Plan to arrive any time tomorrow.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Arrival in Dubrovnik / Evening at Leisure

Transfer on your own by taxi from the airport to our hotel, located at the gates of the Old City. The evening is free for you to get acquainted with this marvelous city.     (No meals)

Thursday, September 2, 2010
Kotor, Montenegro

Depart this morning for an overnight tour to Montenegro, considered by many to be the Pearl of the Adriatic. We drive along the dramatic coast to the gorgeous Bay of Kotor. In 1979, the Bay of Kotor, the City of Kotor and surrounding territory were named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
     In the Middle Ages, this natural harbour on the Adriatic coast in Montenegro was an important artistic and commercial centre with its own famous schools of masonry and iconography. A large number of the monuments (including four Romanesque churches and the town walls) were seriously damaged by the 1979 earthquake but the town has been restored, largely with UNESCO’s help. Our guided tour includes visits to the Orthodox Cathedral and St. Tryphon’s Cathedral. Overnight in Kotor.     (Breakfast included)

Friday, September 3, 2010
Return to Dubrovnik

A hot buffet breakfast is included at the hotel today. The morning is at leisure for independent sightseeing in Kotor. After lunch, we transfer back to Dubrovnik, arriving in plenty of time to attend the welcome festivities at the beginning of the main Croatia tour.     (Breakfast)