Mediterranean to the Balkans

 

Day 1: Your venice airport transfer will take you directly to our joining hotel, ready for an early start tomorrow. Today you will meet your crew for your tour briefing and welcome dinner.
Day 2: Leaving the city of marble palaces we enter renowned Tuscany on our way to the amazing Leaning Tower of Pisa
Day 3: A short ride today as we catch the ferry across to the French controlled island of Corsica, and birthplace of Napoleon, that rises from the Mediterranean
Day 4: We spend the day exploring Europe’s most mountainous region, Corsica, exploring its stunning coast road and narrow winding mountains roads, it’s thrilling stuff.
Day 5: Another day exploring the endless twisties of the incredibly mountainous Corsica
Day 6: Back on the ferry we cross back into Tuscany to overnight in jewel in the Tuscan crown, the magnificent medieval town of Sienna.
Day 7: Heading south we ride the ancient Roman road, the Via Cassia, through the UNESCO listed Val d’Orcia to the legendary Rome
Day 8: We spend a day exploring this mighty city, visiting the incomparable St Peter's Basilica, Pantheon, Colosseum and much more, it’s a walk through history today
Day 9: Back on the road we continue south passing through Naples and entering the UNESCO listed Amalfi Coast, a storied landscape of breathtaking coastal scenery and pastel coloured villages
Days 10: Turning east we enter a rarely visited region of Italy known as Puglia and stop off at Albarello to view the unique Trulli Villages before reaching the port city of Bari and catching the overnight ferry to Dubrovnik, Croatia
Day 11: We awake early as we disembark in Dubrovnik, Croatia and spend the day exploring this beautiful ancient walled city fronting the Adriatic.
Day 12: Another day to explore the awe-inspiring Dubrovnik, perhaps take the cable car for epic views of the city and Adriatic or visit Fort Lovrijenac where the Game of Thrones was filmed
Day 13: Its only 95ks / 60mi to Kotor however our route takes the long way round, crossing into Montenegro, and onto the stunning switchbacks of the Kotor Serpentine Road and onto Cetinje then finishing in breathtaking Kotor
Day 14: A shorter riding day today and another country, Bosnia-Herzegovina. We again take the road less travelled and arrive early into beautiful Mostar, famous for its 16th Century bridge built by the Ottomans and still bearing the scars from the war
Day 15: turning west we return to Croatia, via beautiful Konjic and the Blidinje National Park, and then ride the Adriatic Coast road to the renowned city of Split, spectacularly wedged between the coastal mountains on one side and the Adriatic.
Day 16: We follow the Adriatic Coast north before reaching Zadar before lunch. From here is a half day excursion out to the UNESCO listed Kornati Islands National Park, a magnificent island archipelago
Day 17: A magnificent ride today as we ride the Adriatic Highway following the coast passing through endless coastal villages ending in the Istria Peninsular town of Porec
Day 18: Leaving the Istria we take the wonderful Rt 103 to the awe-inspiring Lake Bled stunningly located in the Julian Alps
Day 19: Our final day will see spent the morning exploring the beauty that is Lake Bled before riding the short distance to the Slovakian capital of Ljubljana
Departure day: Spend some time in Ljubljana or fly home, the choice is yours.