BALKANS + EASTERN EUROPE Backpacking Trip

Overland BALKANS + EASTERN EUROPE Backpacking Trip 

Salam geng! Sharing my recent backpacking trip di Balkans dan Eastern Europe (cover 12 negara) pada November 2019 tahun lepas, selama 17 hari dengan overall kos RM 3700+-

Semuanya bermula apabila saya dan member berjaya grab tiket promo Scoot Airline ke Athens, Greece dengan harga RM1600 return; beli kira2 10 bulan before trip. Trip ini asalnya plan berdua, tapi last minit ada a few lagi yang nak join, maka menjadilah trip 5 orang. Disebabkan ramai, maka kami dapat berjimat dari segi accommodation (duduk Airbnb), transportation (taxi) dan meals (masak sendiri kat apartment).

Trip ini sepenuhnya kami overland menggunakan bus (tak sewa kereta) merentasi 12 negara. Kecuali di destinasi terakhir (Budapest) untuk pulang semula ke Athens, kami naik flight Ryanair. Sejujurnya trip ini bersifat TnG, tetapi kami cuba maximizekan itinerary di setiap tempat yang di singgah. Nampak penat, tapi kami enjoy! Tak digalakkan bagi yang tak suka travel dengan kaedah macam ni...

Route yang kami lalui: KL – Singapore - Athens (Greece) – Tirana (Albania) – Skopje (Macedonia) – Prizren (Kosovo) – Kotor (Montenegro) – Mostar (Bosnia & Herzegovina) – Zagreb (Croatia) – Ljubljana (Slovenia) – Venice (Italy) – Vienna (Austria) – Bratislava (Slovakia) – Budapest (Hungary) – Athens – Singapore – KL. 

Berikut secara ringkas itinerary kami:

Day1:

KL- Athens by Scoot Airlines (transit di Singapore)

Day2:

-Arrive Athens awal pagi

-Daytrip Athens: Ancient Agora, Roman Agora, Acropolis, Partheneon, Theater of Dynisos, Plaka, Monastiraki, Al-Salam Mosque.

-Malam: Depart to Tirana, Albania (overnight on bus)

Day3:

-Sampai Tirana awal pagi

-Daytrip Tirana: Dajti National Park/Lake Bovilla by cable car, Skanderbeg Square, Clock Tower, Et’hem Bey Mosque, and the Blloku district, old bazaar)

-Malam: Depart to Skopje, Macedonia (overnight on bus)

Day4:

-Tiba di Skopje awal pagi

-Daytrip Skopje: Matka Canyon, Mustafa Pasha Mosque, Old Bazaar, Stone Bridge, museum, Alexander Statue)

-Petang: Depart to Prizren, Kosovo by bus

-Arrive Prizren dan check in AirBnB apartment (for 2 nights)

Day5:

-Daytrip Prizren: old bazaar, Prizren fortress, stone bridge, Sinan Pasha Mosque, Marash Mosque)

-Malam: Overnight malam kedua di Prizren

Day6:

-Awal pagi depart to Podgorica by bus

-Arrive Podgorica then straight take bus to Kotor, Montenegro

-Malam: Arrive Kotor dan check in AirBnB apartment (for 1 night)

Day7:

-Daytrip Kotor: Kotor Bay, Kotor Old Town, St John Fortress, Kotor Main Square

-Malam: Depart to Mostar, Bosnia by bus (overnight on bus)

Day8:

-Arrive Mostar awal pagi

-Tour to Blagaj Tekija by public bus

-Tour to Pocitelji by public bus

-Malam: check in AirBnB apartment (for 1 night)

Day9:

-Daytrip Mostar: Old Town, Old Bazaar, Croked Bridge (Stari Mosque), Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque (view from minaret)

-Malam: Depart to Zagreb, Croatia

Day10:

-Arrive Zagreb awal pagi

-Terus ambil bus untuk ke Plitvice Lakes National Park

- Daytrip at Plitvice Lakes National Park

-Petang depart to Ljubljana by bus

-Malam: arrive Ljubljana dan check in AirBnB apartment (for 2 nights)

Day11:

-Pagi: Tour Lake Bled by public bus

-Petang: Ljubljana city tour – old town, Dragon Bridge, Butcher’s Bridge, Ljubljana Cathedral, Ljubljanski Castle, triple bridge, town hall

-Malam: overnight malam ke-2 di Ljubljana

Day12:

-Pagi: Depart to Venice, Italy

-Daytrip Venice: canals, Piazza Sn Marco, Basillica di San Marco, Ponte dei Sospiri, Torre dell Orologio

-Malam: depart to Vienna Austria

Day13:

-Arrive Vienna awal pagi

-Daytrip Vienna: Vienna grand mosque, Stadpark, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, palaces)

-Malam: : check in AirBnB apartment (for 1 night)

Day14:

-Depart to Bratislava, Slovakia

-Daytrip Bratislava: Old town, St. Michael gate, St. Martin Cathedral, town hall, Bratislava Castle, UFO Bridge

-Malam: depart to Budapest by bus

-Arrive Budapest and check in backpacker’s hostel (1 night 5EU only)

Day15: 

-Daytrip Budapest: chain bridge, house of parliament, St. Stephens Basilica, Buda Castle, Fisherman’s Bastion

-Malam: depart back to Athens by flight (Ryanair). Overnight at airport.

Day16:

-Depart Athens-Singapore by Scoot Airlines

Day17:

-Arrive n transit in Singapore

-Arrive KL 

TOTAL COST per person (trip berlima): 

Flight tix: RM 1600 (KL-Athens-KL transit di Singapore by Scoot Airline) + RM125 luggage

Flight tix: RM 135 (Budapest – Athens by Ryanair)

Transportation: 766.5EU (express bus/public bus/taxi/train/subway/tram); lebih kurang 153.3EU ~ RM688 per person

Accommodation: 412EU (AirBnB + hostel); lebih kurang 82.4EU~ RM 370 per person

Others (tours, entrance fees/meals/shopping/etc): 190EU ~ RM852 per person

GRAND TOTAL: RM 3770 per person

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Semoga bermanfaat!