{"id":602556,"date":"2026-07-03T17:39:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T17:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/story\/602556\/penguin-travel-confirms-guaranteed-departure-for-its-14day-balkans-tour-across-8-countries-on-19-september-2026.html"},"modified":"2026-07-03T17:39:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T17:39:50","slug":"penguin-travel-confirms-guaranteed-departure-for-its-14day-balkans-tour-across-8-countries-on-19-september-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/story\/602556\/penguin-travel-confirms-guaranteed-departure-for-its-14day-balkans-tour-across-8-countries-on-19-september-2026.html","title":{"rendered":"Penguin Travel Confirms Guaranteed Departure for Its 14-Day Balkans Tour Across 8 Countries on 19 September 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:right;width:250px;padding:8px 10px 10px 10px\">\n<div><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/upload\/2026\/07\/1783077783.jpg\" style=\"border:none !important\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29\" title=\"Penguin Travel Confirms Guaranteed Departure for Its 14-Day Balkans Tour Across 8 Countries on 19 September 2026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/upload\/2026\/07\/1783077783.jpg\" alt=\"Penguin Travel Confirms Guaranteed Departure for Its 14-Day Balkans Tour Across 8 Countries on 19 September 2026\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" style=\"padding:0px 0px 10px 10px;border:0 solid !important\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"quotes\">\n<div>Balkan Kaleidoscope by Penguin Travel<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;padding:8px 0px\">&#8220;Balkan Kaleidoscope&#8221; links Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia and Bulgaria in a single small-group journey &#8211; now confirmed to depart, so travellers can book flights with certainty<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>COPENHAGEN, Denmark &#8211; 03 July, 2026 &#8211;<\/strong>&nbsp;Penguin Travel has confirmed a guaranteed departure on <strong>19 September 2026<\/strong> for &#8220;Balkan Kaleidoscope,&#8221; its 14-day Balkans Tour connecting eight countries in one overland loop. With the departure now guaranteed, travellers worldwide can book international flights knowing the trip will run as scheduled.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Starting and finishing in Sofia, the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.penguintravel.com\/Offer\/RoundtripsandCulturalTours\/1165\/BalkanKaleidoscope-8BalkanCountriesin14Days.html\" target=\"_blank\">Balkans Tour<\/a> crosses Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia and Bulgaria &#8211; a region where Europe meets the Orient, where Christian and Muslim traditions have coexisted for centuries, and where medieval old towns sit beside dramatic Adriatic coastline. Limited to a small group and led by a Penguin Travel tour leader alongside local guides, the itinerary is built to reveal how neighbouring cultures can feel at once alike and entirely distinct.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The route takes in a remarkable concentration of UNESCO World Heritage highlights:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Sarajevo<\/strong>, the layered capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with its Ottoman-era bazaar and turbulent 20th-century history.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mostar<\/strong>, whose reconstructed Old Bridge is a symbol of the region&#8217;s cultural coexistence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dubrovnik<\/strong>, the walled &#8220;Pearl of the Adriatic&#8221; and once the maritime rival of Venice.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Bay of Kotor and the town of Kotor<\/strong> in Montenegro, often compared to the fjords and to Italy&#8217;s Cinque Terre.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Visoki De\u010dani Monastery<\/strong> in Kosovo, home to the largest medieval church in the Balkans.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ohrid<\/strong> in North Macedonia, a lakeside medieval literary centre on UNESCO&#8217;s list.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tirana<\/strong>, Albania&#8217;s fast-changing capital, plus Belgrade, Prizren, Skopje and the Matka Canyon along the way.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Rated 4.65 out of 5 across 458 reviews and a member of the Adventure Travel Trade Association, Penguin Travel specialises in small-group adventure and cultural journeys to destinations beyond the mainstream.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Tour at a glance<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Tour:<\/strong> Balkan Kaleidoscope &mdash; 8 Balkan countries in 14 days<\/li>\n<li><strong>Guaranteed departure:<\/strong> 19 September 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Price:<\/strong> from &euro;1,390 per person (single supplement &euro;320)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Route:<\/strong> Sofia, Belgrade, Sarajevo, Mostar, Dubrovnik, Kotor, Pe\u0107, Prizren, Tirana, Ohrid, Skopje and back to Sofia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Includes:<\/strong> air-conditioned minibus transport throughout, en-suite 3-star hotels, local English-speaking city guides, a Penguin Travel tour leader (minimum 10 travellers), and meals per the itinerary<\/li>\n<li><strong>Excludes:<\/strong> international flights, airport transfers, visas where applicable, entry fees, drinks, personal expenses and tips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Full itinerary and booking: <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.penguintravel.com\/Offer\/RoundtripsandCulturalTours\/1165\/BalkanKaleidoscope-8BalkanCountriesin14Days.html\">https:\/\/www.penguintravel.com\/Offer\/RoundtripsandCulturalTours\/1165\/BalkanKaleidoscope-8BalkanCountriesin14Days.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>About Penguin Travel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Penguin Travel is an adventure and cultural travel operator running small-group tours to off-the-beaten-track destinations worldwide, with offices serving Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Bulgaria. A member of the Adventure Travel Trade Association, the company is rated &#8220;Great&#8221; on Trustpilot by its travellers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caps\"><span style='font-size:18px !important'>Media Contact<\/span><br \/><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/companyname\/penguintravel.com_190450.html\">Penguin Travel<\/a><br \/><strong>Contact Person:<\/strong> John Webber<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/email_contact_us.php?pr=penguin-travel-confirms-guaranteed-departure-for-its-14day-balkans-tour-across-8-countries-on-19-september-2026\">Send Email<\/a><br \/><strong>City:<\/strong> Sofia<br \/><strong>Country:<\/strong> Bulgaria<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.penguintravel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.penguintravel.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/press_stat.php?pr=penguin-travel-confirms-guaranteed-departure-for-its-14day-balkans-tour-across-8-countries-on-19-september-2026\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Balkan Kaleidoscope by Penguin Travel &#8220;Balkan Kaleidoscope&#8221; links Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia and Bulgaria in a single small-group journey &#8211; now confirmed to depart,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602556"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=602556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602556\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=602556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=602556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=602556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}