Balkan Peninsula

By Qinggong · September 27, 2025 – October 16, 2025

CountriesUnited StatesAustriaAlbaniaNorth MacedoniaKosovoMontenegroBosnia & HerzegovinaSerbiaCroatiaSlovenia

Travelled byPlaneBusCampervanMetro

The Balkan Peninsula, located in southeastern Europe, is bounded by the Danube and Sava rivers to the north and bordered by the Aegean, Adriatic, and Black Seas to the south. Known as the "Powder Keg of Europe," it boasts a mountainous terrain. Since ancient times, it has been a hub of communication and cultural exchange between East and West, influenced by Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman…

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The route

  1. To TiranaMetro · 6 pebbls996 km
  2. TiranaHiking · 6 pebbls3 km
  3. Day Trip to North MacedoniaBus · 9 pebbls303 km
  4. Day Trip to KosovoBus · 8 pebbls529 km
  5. Sari Sallitik Day TripBus · 2 pebbls83 km
  6. Travel to Podgorica, MontenegroBus · 4 pebbls181 km
  7. Podgorica to Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaBus · 4 pebbls248 km
  8. Day trips around SarajevoBus · 10 pebbls378 km
  9. Sarajevo to BelgradeBus · 5 pebbls420 km
  10. 2-hour morning tour of Belgrade and ZemunBus · 11 pebbls32 km
  11. Belgrade city tourBus · 3 pebbls1 km
  12. To ZagrebCampervan · 9 pebbls456 km
  13. Zagreb city and Tito's hometown tourOn foot · 11 pebbls159 km
  14. To LjubljanaBus · 7 pebbls205 km
  15. Bled Castle, Lake Bled and Lake BohinjBus · 6 pebbls86 km
  16. Plitvice Lakes (16 lakes)Bus · 4 pebbls335 km
  17. Split City TourBus · 11 pebbls268 km
  18. Dubrovnik Old TownHiking · 8 pebbls279 km
  19. Continue your tour of Dubrovnik Old TownOn foot · 3 pebbls43 km
  20. Returning to the United States from CroatiaPlane · 3 pebbls7 959 km

Places along the way