Depart Home for Zagreb, CR
Arrival in Zagreb, Croatia
Airport Transfer
Check-In, Refresh and Relax
Orientation Walking Tour – The group will become oriented with their neighbourhood, the public transportation systems, nearby pharmacies, markets, ATMs, etc. Additionally, an in-depth safety briefing will be provided for what to do in case of an emergency.
Free Time
Welcome Dinner - Quintessential Croatian cuisine with a range of options for all palates – Included
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Introduction to Zagreb - Walk through the center of Zagreb, learn about the city’s role in Yugoslavia’s history, and see how socialist architecture and monuments are woven into the city’s fabric.
Lunch - Not included
WWII Resistance and Liberation - Visit the sites of wartime oppression and resistance.
Dinner - not included
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Dotrščina - Stroll through a memorial park with an introduction to how the socialist regime produced monuments and how independent Croatia has dealt with that legacy.
Lunch – Not included
Free Time
Dinner - Not included
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Transfer to Jasenovac (Approx. 1,5 hour)
Jasenovac Walking Tour- Tour the site of a WWII concentration camp and meeting with a local researcher
Lunch - Not included
Transfer to Jajce (2,5 hours)
Jajce Walking Tour- Walk the narrow streets of the medieval royal town and place of socialist pilgrimage, with its picturesque waterfall, hilltop fortress, city walls…
Dinner – Not included
Breakfast & Day Briefing
AVNOJ Museum - Visit the place where socialist Yugoslavia was founded.
Meeting with KUD Jajce - Chat with Local Activists about Overcoming Systemic Divisions in Bosnia’s Society.
Lunch Break – Not included
Transfer to Sarajevo (Approx. 3,5 hours)
Dinner - Introduction to Bosnian Cuisine – Not included
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Sarajevo Walking Tour - Introduction to the rich history of Bosnia’s capital. Baščaršija bazaar, Ferhadija promenade, Tito Street, river Miljacka, the spot where WWI began.
Lunch Break – Not included
Olympic Sites with a Local Historian - Visit select sites of the Sarajevo ‘84 Olympics, including the abandoned bobsled track and the Skenderija sports and cultural center.
Ex-YU Rock Centar - Rock out with the legacy of Yugoslavia popular music.
Dinner – Not included
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Departure to Konjic (Approx. 1 hour)
Konjic Walking Tour- Tour to the elaborate 1970s bunker, now an art gallery, dug deep into a mountainside.
Transfer to Mostar (Approx. 1,5 hours)
Lunch Break – Not included
Mostar City Tour- Famous Ottoman era bridge, medieval alleys, and mosques as well as the Partisan Necropolis, a Bruce Lee statue, and abandoned buildings.
Return to Sarajevo
Dinner – Not included
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Studying Bosnia War and Post-War through Art - Meeting with a local artist and investigate how cultural production can offer valuable insights into the nature of conflicts, particularly in the aftermath of the Srebrenica genocide.
Lunch Break – Not included
Free Time
Dinner + Music - Sample traditional Bosnian cuisine and listen to the country’s greatest world music export – Not included
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Transfer to Srebrenica (Approx. 3 hours)
Srebrenica Walking Tour - Familiarize yourself with the story of the Srebrenica genocide and the politics of remembrance in the divided society.
Lunch Break – Not included
Transfer to Belgrade (Approx. 3 hours)
Dinner – Not included
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Belgrade City Tour - Stroll through the city that has been destroyed and rebuilt 44 times. Including during Yugoslav times. Kalemegdan Fortress, Republic Square, Knez Mihajlova promenade, university campus, Terazije, parliament and presidential residence, former Marx Square…
Lunch Break – Not included
New Belgrade with a Local Expert - Yugoslavia’s nonalignment and its legacy within an hour’s walk, including the Federal Palace, Hotel Yugoslavia, Museum of Modern Art, and Friendship Park. Tour the socialist-era development in tiny socialist cars and visit Tito’s grave (and memory) at Museum of Yugoslavia.
Dinner in Kafana, Traditional Serbian Inn – Not included
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Zemun City Tour - Take a leisurely cruise up the Danube to an Austro-Hungarian town. Sample the river’s bounty at a floating restaurant.
Free Time
Dinner – Not included
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Live through the 1990s Resistance and Overthrow of Milošević…with someone who was there.
Lunch Break – Not included
Belgrade’s Street Art Tour - Tour of the sites of continued resistance and immerse yourself in the city’s underground culture.
Farewell Dinner and Program Closing – Included
Breakfast & Day Briefing
Airport Transfer
Depart Belgrade for Home