Top Eastern Europe Budget History Tours & Packages 2025/2026

Highlights

• Explore the remote northern reaches of Albania and take one of the world’s best boat trips with a cruise through the mountainous corridors of Lake Koman
• Experience daily life in the Valbona Valley with a stay at a local guesthouse. Clink glasses with the locals in the village and hike the rugged valley passes.
• Sail across the blue waters of Lake Ohrid, one of Europe's oldest lakes. No wonder North Macedonia and Albania share this beautiful attraction – nobody would want to let it go.
• Kososvo is rich in history and contrasts. Step back in time and learn about the infamous Battle of Kosovo on a day trip to the Field of Blackbirds, before embracing the modern culture thriving in Prishtina, Europe’s youngest capital.
• Lose yourself in Tirana, the Albanian capital full of a revitalised urban energy, and partake in the local's favourite pastime: drinking coffee and people-watching.

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• Take a guided tour of the beautiful Old Town in Prague
• Explore the cobbled streets and quaint squares of Cesky Krumlov
• Visit the magnificent Lednice Chateau estate, a Unesco-listed masterpiece
• Sip local wines in a vineyard in Skalica
• Soak up the majestic landmarks of Vienna on a guided tour

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• Discover Skopje and Sofia, two of the most vibrant capitals in the Balkans
• Visit the Unesco-listed Rila Monastery in Bulgaria
• Discover the Tikvesh wine region and alluring Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia
• Explore Prizren, the culture capital of Kosovo
• Enjoy natural beauty, ancient sites and traditional Balkan cuisine

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• Visit Unesco World Heritage sites: Pogradec, Butrint, Berat and Gjirokaster
• Journey through the beautiful Albanian Riviera
• Discover historic monuments, including Durres Amphitheatre and Korce Museum of Medieval Arts
• Explore Llogora National Park

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• Visit historic fortress and visit two excellent museums
• Head to the sea for a kayaking orientation talk and to start our paddling journey
• A scenic drive to the seaside town Saranda on the Ionian sea
• A visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Butrint
• Visit the Blue Eye, a deep water spring

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• Mostar, the bridge and the bakeries
• Sarajevo walking tour with a cevapcici lunch in the Old Town
• The buzz of Belgrade
• Our gypsy evening in Sofia
• Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast

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• Experience 3 of the least known countries in Europe
• The last bastion of communism in Belarus
• A high emphasis on local culture and important historical sites
• Experience local hospitality in rural farmsteads in all 3 countries
• Travel to the glorious Carpathian Mountains

Highlights

• Gdansk - Begin in Gdansk at Westerplatte where the Polish garrison withstood German naval, artillery and infantry assaults for seven days in the war’s first action. Hitler's Wolf's Lair - Walk through the eerie remains of Hitler’s Wolf’s Lair hidden in the pine forests of NE Poland. Here he masterminded his eastern front operations and survived the 1944 assassination attempt. Warsaw - Tour Old Town Warsaw completely rebuilt after the city was destroyed and the Warsaw Rising museum, tribute to the courageous 1944 battle that lasted 63 days. Krakow - We highlight 1000-year-old Krakow and the Royal Castle and the Schindler Factory and Museum before entering through the “Arbeit Macht Frei“gates of Auschwitz, the international symbol of the Holocaust. Stalag Luft III - Visit Stalag Luft III where the “Great Escape” took place allows us to see the barracks and the remnants of tunnels Tom, Dick and Harry dug by the Allied airmen. Berlin - In Berlin we stand where the final surrender took place at Karlshorst, as well as see the Reichstag and the chilling Topography of Terror Museum. Not far from the Brandenburg Gate we experience the height of the Cold War at the Checkpoint Charlie Museum straddling what was East and West Berlin.