SERBIA-CROATIA-BOSNIA-MONTENEGRO-SERBIA 8 days/2013

               We are so happy that we choosed to visit Croatia, in our opinion is one of the most beautiful countries of all we visited until now. For transportation we choosed the personal car, because it was less expensive. We got out from Romania through Drobeta Turnu Severin, entered Serbia direction Belgrad. A part of the road was national road, then we entered on the highway. We got out from Serbia through Batrovici, entered Croatia and continued on the highway to Zadar.

              Before entering in every country we advise you to stop at the custom's currency exchange. In Serbia the national currency is the dinar and in Croatia is kuna. The highway fees (Croatia and Serbia) were like 30 Euro.

             The trip to Zadar, where we had accomodation for 2 nights, took us 15 hours. We choosed this city because it has beaches and it is one hour away from Plitvice National Park.

                

View from the villa in Zadar

                              

                                      Plitvice National Park

                   To visit the Park you should come early in the morning, because it is very big and divided in 3 parts. The entry price is 10 euro/students and 15 euro/adults. In the season the price doubles and you should ckeck the Park's website before making your budget. We choosed Lower Lakes because we arrived late. When we entered the Park we were amaized and felt like in the movie 'Avatar'. Different and beautiful species of plants, blue lakes with lots of fishes and tens of meters high waterfalls. You can walk over the lakes on small wodden bridges that are integrated very nice in the landscape. After crossing the trail we were guided to a cave in which you go up on the mountain where a little train waits to take you to the Exit. In Croatia, in the mountains in special, it rains for 1 or 2 hours/day, so I advice you to take warm clothing and umbrellas. In the evening it is cold.

Little waterfalls

Medium waterfalls

The cave

Big waterfalls

Lower lakes seen from the mountain

                                                                    

                                                    Split

                 We drived along the Dalmatian coast, whose beauty leaves you speachless and we stopped in Split, where we visited Diocletian's Palace, the Cathedral with it's famous tower with the bell from where you can see the city and we walked on the narrow streets, crammed with shopes and terraces. We dedicated 3 hours for visitting.

The Cathedral

The tower

Split seen from the tower

The bazaar

The seaside

                                           

                                Brela – Dalmatian coast's pearl

                In this resort we stayed for 3 nights, it is located at the base of the mountains and it has one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, that received the blue flag. Water is cristallyne, beach with little stones and pines that under it's shade is cooler. We walked on the seaside to the nearest resort Baska Voda where we found the harbour with boats that offered trips. We choosed the trip to Brac island, with one stop at the Sweet Springs, with the speed boat, price 10 euro/person. An unforgettable experience!

                On the island we found pictoresque houses and a very relaxed atmosphere. We walked on the streets and we admired locals backyards full of olive trees.

Brela

Brela

Brela

Sweet springs

Brac Island

Brac Island

                                                             

                                    Dubrovnik

               To reach Dubrovnik we had to pass threw Bosnia (10 km), we advise you to check your car's green card if this country is on the list, if not you have to buy another insurance from the custom (fines are big).

              When we arrived in Dubrovnik we visited the old city that has an impressive arhitecture. You can climb on the city's wall for the price of 8 euro/person. We dedicated 3 hours for visitting.

Entrance in the Old Town

Through here you can climb on the wall

                                                         

                                                    Kotor

                      We went to Montenegro, first stop: Kotor! A city that we liked a lot, built during the Republic of Venice, surrounded by an impressive wall. We spent six hours there, we walked on the streets that reflect the venetian influence, we listened to a classical music concert (for free), we sow also the fanfare and we went up to the city's ruins, we didn't counted the steps, but I can tell you that it took us 2 hours to get there. The view over the bay is absolutly amazing. The price is 3 euro/person and it is not recommended for people that have fear of heights.

                                                                        

                                                   Budva

            Last stop was Budva, where we stayed for 2 nights. The beaches are beautiful, very large with thin sand. Price for food is cheaper than in Croatia. Night life is present, clubs are competing, all are located parallel on the street, fun starts at 9 pm and ends at 1 am. 

           In return we made 17 hours to Romania, because the trail through Montrenegro is very difficult and dangerous (serpentines everywhere).

Sveti Stefani

Beach in Budva

Budget/person

Gasoline + highway taxes - 100 Euro
Food (bought from the supermarket in Romania) - 120 Euro
Accommodation place in apartment / 7 nights - 100 Euro
Various (excursions, sightseeing, souvenirs) - 60 Euro

TOTAL-380 EURO/PERSON