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12 DaysMay 18-31, 2019

For More Information Contact:Select International Tours

800-842-4842 [email protected] share your faith

Best of

including Kosovo plus Hercegovina and Montenegro

SERBIAFr. Bratso Krsic

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May 18, Saturday, Day 1 – DEPART USA on an overnight flight to Belgrade. Dinner and breakfast are served on the plane.

May 19, Sunday, Day 2 – BELGRADEArrival in Belgrade, where you are greeted by your Serbian English speaking tour escort and transferred to your hotel. You have some time at leisure to become acclimated to a new time zone. Tonight we have a visit to the Kalemegdan Fortress followed by a welcome dinner with music in the bohemian part of the town called Skadarlija. (D) (Drinks are not included.) May 20, Monday, Day 3 – BELGRADEFollowing buffet breakfast at the hotel, we visit Saborna Crkva and the Patriarchy com-pound, including the Patriarchy itself, the Serbian Orthodox Church Museum and Konak Knjeginje Ljubice. Our next stop is the White Palace, home of the Karadjordjevic family for a tour. We see other highlights of Belgrade before our city tour ends in the city center. After-noon at leisure to explore on your own. Overnight in Belgrade. (B)

May 21, Tuesday, Day 4, BELGRADE – VALJEVO – ZLATIBOR Following breakfast, we depart for Valjevo, where we see the old town and Monastery Lelic to see the incorrupt body of St. Nikolaj Velimirovic. We arrive Zlatibor Mountain resort area, settle into our hotel and enjoy the rest of the day to relax and explore this beautiful area. Dinner and overnight in Zlatibor. (B, D)

May 22, Wednesday, Day 5, ZLATIBOR – SIRIGOJNO – DRVENGRAD – MOKRA GORAFollowing breakfast, we depart for Sirogojno Open Air Museum, which reflects traditional life in a Serbian village. Continue to Mokra Gora and Sarganska Osmica where we take a ride on the ancient train “Cira” through the picture perfect mountain range. We visit Kremna, to see where the famous brothers Tarabic predicted major events in Serbia’s future, and then on to Drvengrad, the cultural and ethnic attraction built by the famous Serbian film wizard Emir Kusturica. Visit the Mecavnik ethnic village where you enjoy a delicious dinner in a local restaurant. Return to Zlatibor for an overnight. (B, D)

May 23, Thursday, Day 6 – ZLATIBOR – VISEGRAD – TREBINJE Today is a busy day as we leave early towards Bosnia for a look at the famous “Bridge over river Drina” immortalized in the Nobel Prize winners book of the same name by the author Ivo Andric. Lunch. Continue through the magnificent scenery to Trebinje and Western Her-cegovina. Dinner is on your own. Overnight in Trebinje. (B, L)

May 24, Friday, Day 7 – TREBINJE – OSTROG – IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ST. VASILIJE OF OSTROGWe depart for Montenegro and the Monastery of Ostrog for a visit. We will the St. Vasilije incorrupt body and explore both the Upper and the Lower Basilicas. Then we visit the birth-

ITINERARYWHAT’S THE COST?

Land Portion$1995.00

Group Air from LAX$1056.00

Single Supplement $595.00

Prices are valid only if the deposit is received no later February 10, 2019

Final payment due March 18, 2019

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YOUR COMPREHENSIVE TOUR INCLUDES

• Accommodations at a First-Class hotel for 12 nights

• Hotel “Crystal” in Belgrade • Hotel “Mona” in Zlatibor • Hotel “Central Park” in Trebinje • Hotel “Grand” in Kopaonik • Hotel breakfast daily• 4 Restaurant lunches• 4 Restaurant dinners • 4 Hotel dinners • Professional English speaking tour

guide • Entrance fees for all included

monasteries, museums, and the train ride

• Transportation by a private deluxe motorcoach

• Wine tasting • Parking fees for motor coach• Local hotel taxes• Select International Tours Travel

Portfolio

RATES DO NOT INCLUDE• Personal expenses• Travel protection - optional and highly

encouraged• Medical insurance• Any items not specifically mentioned

in the listed inclusions• Beverages at meals unless otherwise

noted• $180.00 for gratuities will be added

as a line item to each invoice• Church donations

BAGGAGE CHARGES NOT INCLUDED IN TRIP COST• Any airline baggage charges. • Baggage handling at train stations,

airports, and hotels in excess of one suitcase per person.

• Any charges incurred due to exces-sive luggage including the cost of an additional baggage vehicle or portage charges.

place of St. Vasilije and the burial spot of his mother, also a holy place and the monastery of Tvrdos where we have an opportunity to taste some great Tvrdos wine. In the end, we will visit Mala Gracanica Complex. Dinner and overnight in Trebinje. (B, D)

May 25, Saturday, Day 8 – TREBINJE – ADRIATIC A full day at leisure to relax today as we are only a short drive from the Adriatic sea and the incredibly beautiful cities of Herceg Novi, Kotor, Budva, and Dubrovnik. The group can decide which cities to visit today, perhaps have a swim or just hang out and explore Trebinje. Dinner is on your own. Overnight in Trebinje. (B)

May 26, Sunday, Day 9 – TREBINJE – KOPAONIK We celebrate the Divine Liturgy at Mala Gracanica Church in Trebinje before driving through Montenegro on a full day journey to Kopaonik where we have dinner and an overnight. Lunch stop en route. (B, L, D)

May 27, Monday, Day 10 – SERBIAN MONASTIC TREASURESToday we visit three Serbian cultural and religious gems. Monastery of Zica, is magnificent, more like a castle surrounded by walls with lovely churches inside the walls. It was built be-tween 1205-1208 by the first King of Serbia – Stephan II Nemanjic, who was later crowned in this monastery as the first head of the Serbian Church and who was the father of Saint Sava. Here Saint Sava became the first Serbian archbishop. We also see the Monastery of Sopo-cani, famous for numerous frescoes and built by Uros I Nemanjic and Studenica, the most beautiful of all the monasteries which are dedicated to the Presentation of the Holy Virgin and represents the main church of all Serbian temples. Dinner and overnight at Kopaonik. (B, D)

May 28, Tuesday, Day 11 – KOSOVO We visit the Serbian Sacred Land of Kosovo, and its most valuable and sacred monasteries Dečani and Pećka Patrijaršija. Dinner and overnight in Kopaonik. (B, L, D)

May 29, Wednesday, Day 12 – OPLENAC – SERBIAN ROYAL TRADITIONS Today we depart for royal Oplenac and historic Topola located in the beautiful landscape of endless meadows and valleys in the heart of Serbia. We see where the Karadjordjevic Dynasty is buried and visit the Royal compound and the church in Oplenac. In Topola we see the place of the First Serbian Uprising by Karadjordje. We have lunch in a traditional rural home and stop for a tour of the Aleksandrovic Winery considered one of the best in Serbia for a tour and wine tasting. We arrive in Belgrade late this afternoon. Dinner is at leisure. (B, L)

May 30, Thursday, Day 13 – BELGRADEA day at leisure in Belgrade or enjoy an optional visit to Vojvodina including Sremski Karlovci, Fruska Gora Monasteries and Novi Sad*. Farewell dinner in the traditional Serbian restaurant Daca with local wine and music. (B, Special Dinner.)

May 31, Friday, Day 14 – RETURN TO USA (B)

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Deposits and final payment: A deposit of $500.00 per person by check should ac-company the registration form along with your optional travel protection payment if and a copy of your passport picture page by February 10, 2019. Final payment is due by March 18, 2019. A late payment fee of $100 will be charged per person for all payments received after the final payment date. Please mail your pay-ment to: Select International Tours, 85 Park Ave., Flemington, NJ 08822 Attn: Evelyn Wavrek , 800-842-4842, [email protected] passport must be valid through December 1, 2020. Reser-vations will not be processed until we have passport copies. Pric-es quoted are based on cash payments. Cash prices $1,995.00 Land Por-tion; $1,056.00 Group Air from LAX; $595.00 single supplement (in room by yourself). Credit card prices are 5% higher. Single supplement: A limited number of single rooms are available. Prices are based on two people per room. We do not guarantee room mates but will do our best to connect you with a possible share.Land Only Option: Land only services start and end at the hotels, unless you are able to meet the group at the airport, and do not include airfare.Tour Cancellation Policy: A $350.00 non-refundable fee will be assessed if the reservation is canceled more than 90 days prior to departure. 90-60 days before departure a total of $500.00 is non-refundable. Within 60 days of de-parture all payments are non-refundable regardless of reason for cancel-lations. All airline tickets are non-refundable once issued. All cancellations must be in writing. Unused portions of the trip are not refundable. We strongly encourage you to purchase Travel Protection Plan. Call or visit our website for details on the cost per person for the Group Deluxe and Cancel For Any Reason (CFAR) plans. CFAR is not available in NY State. We encourage all travelers to purchase a plan at the time of initial deposit. This document contains highlights of the plans. The plans contain insurance benefits underwritten by the United States Fire Insurance Company. The plans also contain non-insurance Travel As-sistance Services that are provided by an independent organization. Coverages may vary and not all coverage is available in all jurisdictions. See attached travel protection information for details, www.selectinternationaltours.com.Airline, seating and special requests: The seats are assigned by the airlines.

We do not reserve specific seats. You may change your seat, provide mileage program information and passenger contact information directly with the airlines once the ticket numbers are received. (approximately three weeks prior to depar-ture). All special needs and requests due to medical or dietary restrictions must be requested in writing at least 60 days prior to departure. Business class and premium coach seats are available upon request as are add-ons from your home-town airport. Switching from air and land to land only within 90 days from departure will be charged a $100 service fee and any airline charges. Pricing: Prices are based on a minimum of 15 passengers traveling & payment by cash or check. Prices are based on the current exchange rate of 1.16 USD to Euro and subject to recalculation. Fuel surcharge and taxes are subject to change at time of final invoicing. Air is subject to change.Baggage: Each participant is permitted to check (1) suitcase weighing no more than 50 lbs., and one small carry-on bag on the plane. Airline baggage fees are not includ-ed. Please check the specific baggage fees on the airline website.Responsibility: By accepting this confirmation, you agree that the Group Lead-ers and Select International Tours, Inc. have no responsibility for any acts or omission of the travel suppliers in your itinerary and during your trip. We have no special knowledge regarding the financial conditions of the suppliers, unsafe travel conditions, health hazards or weather hazards at locations traveled. We are not responsible for flight delays or cancellations or any charges incurred due to unforeseen circumstances. Unused portions of the trip are non-refund-able. For information about destination climate, risks and safety please consult the appropriate on line resources. For health information consult the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. You are responsible for checking passport, visa, vaccination or other entry requirements of your destinations. Itineraries are subject to change and out of our control. We are not responsible for any damaged, lost or stolen articles. We are not responsible for any sickness, injury or death during or after the trip. Travel documents will be mailed out approxi-mately 3 weeks before departure. Please review them carefully for any errors. Shipping & Handling: $15.00 per person - not included in package price will be added to each invoice. Your invoice will confirm the trip registration.

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