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Journeys: Discover the Balkans Reviews
2 Journeys: Discover the Balkans reviews from past travellers that booked with Global Journeys.
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Elaine, VIC, Australia, May 2026
My third trip with G Adventures (including National Geographic Expedition/Journeys), and they've done it again. The Discover the Balkans Tour itinerary struck the perfect balance of culture, history, food and stunning scenery, but Carly (our Tour Leader) made the trip. She was passionate, organised, knowledgeable, full of local insights, and somehow read more made every day feel effortless while creating a genuinely fun and inclusive group. I also met a fantastic group of fellow travellers, which made the experience even more memorable. Three tours in, and I have no doubt I'll be booking with G Adventures again.
We really enjoyed this tour (our second with G Adventures). Our tour leader (Summer) - called a CEO, short for Chief Experience Officer by G Adventures was fantastic and put in the extra leg work to find those special experiences throughout the tour. This one was a National Geographic Tour which provides a better class of accommodation together with read more longer in each location which gave us the ability to actually look around at our leisure without being herded from spot to spot.
We allowed additional time in Zagreb before the tour commenced which gave us time to look around this area and also take a day trip into Slovenia. This tour included a visit to Plitvice Lakes National Park but unfortunately due to exceptionally heavy rainfall we were unable to experience the boardwalks but the waterfalls were really roaring. The history of this area was amazing with the last war a very recent memory to many with numerous signs of damage still evident. We ended the tour in Dubrovnik where we added two additional days staying in the old town which we enjoyed. Accommodation would have been rated as excellent except the starting and finishing hotels were a little tired and appear to have been changed at the last minute.
We allowed additional time in Zagreb before the tour commenced which gave us time to look around this area and also take a day trip into Slovenia. This tour included a visit to Plitvice Lakes National Park but unfortunately due to exceptionally heavy rainfall we were unable to experience the boardwalks but the waterfalls were really roaring. The history of this area was amazing with the last war a very recent memory to many with numerous signs of damage still evident. We ended the tour in Dubrovnik where we added two additional days staying in the old town which we enjoyed. Accommodation would have been rated as excellent except the starting and finishing hotels were a little tired and appear to have been changed at the last minute.
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