DAY 1 ZAGREB - Arrival
Arrival at Zagreb Airport and transfer to hotel.
Dinner and overnight in Zagreb.

DAY 2 ZAGREB
Morning city tour of Zagreb, including the fortified Upper Town, the city’s historical centre, St. Mark’s Church with its multicoloured roof, St. Stephen’s Cathedral and the Mirogoj cemetery. In 13th and 14th centuries, the Jewish communities in Zagreb were able to rule themselves with a leader called "Magistratus Judaeorum." This ended in 1456 when Jews, along with most non-Catholic Croats, were forced out during the rule of the first Habsburg monarchs. After the Edict of Tolerance issued by Habsburg Emperor Joseph II in 1782, the Jews started settling in the Zagreb area and in 1806 some 70 of them founded the Jewish Community. Visit Bet Israel Jewish Community Centre and the Zagreb Synagogue. Visit Bet Israel’s Elementary Jewish School Lauder-Hugo Kon and Nursing home Lavoslav Schwarz.
Overnight in Zagreb.

DAY 3 ZAGREB - JASENOVAC - PLITVICE
Morning departure for Jasenovac, the largest concentration and extermination camp in Croatia during World War II. At the outbreak of World War II, 23,000 Jews lived in Croatia. Jasenovac was established in August 1941, and was dismantled only in April 1945. According to incomplete lists some 60000 names were identified in Jasenovac and Stara Gradiška camps, mostly Serbs, Jews and Gypsies. According to some estimations, the total number of victims varies and goes far over this number. Visit to Jasenovac Memorial Centre. Continuation to Plitvice.
Dinner and overnight in Plitvice.

DAY 4 PLITVICE - SPLIT
After breakfast, we tour the Plitvice Lakes National Park - the 16 crystal-blue lakes lying at different levels linked together by spectacular cascading waterfalls. The forest around the lakes with a beautiful beech, fir and maple trees is the home to bear, wolves, wild board, deer and many rare bird species. The largest national park in Croatia, Plitvice was included on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1979 in recognition of its "outstanding natural beauty, and the undisturbed production of travertine (tuff) through chemical and biological activity”. Departure for Split.
Dinner and overnight in Split.

DAY 5 SPLIT
Morning sightseeing tour of Split, including the palace of Roman Emperor Diocletian, with Peristyle, Jupiter’s Temple and St. Duimus Cathedral. There are carvings of menorahs on the walls of the same room that houses the marble dining table in the Diocletian’s Palace. These carvings do provide evidence of an early Jewish presence in Split. Visit to the restored Synagogue of Split, located along the narrow street called Židovski prolaz (Jewish Passage), the Jewish Ghetto and Morpurgo Library. Visit to the Jewish Community Centre in Split. Afternoon drive to Marjan Hill for a visit to the Old Jewish Cemetery dating from 1537, from where we enjoy a magnificent view of Split. Return to hotel for overnight.
Overnight in Split.

DAY 6 SPLIT - DUBROVNIK
Breakfast followed by departure to Dubrovnik, driving along the Makarska Riviera with long pebble beaches and across picturesque Neretva River Delta. Enjoy the view of Dalmatian islands stretching southwards from Split to Dubrovnik: Brac, Hvar, Korcula, Mljet and Elaphite Islands. Afternoon arrival in Dubrovnik. The rest of the day at leisure.
Dinner and overnight in Dubrovnik.

DAY 7 DUBROVNIK
Morning panoramic tour of Dubrovnik, including a visit to the old Jewish Cemetery “Bet Haim”. Sightseeing tour of the Old City includes the Jewish Fountain, Franciscan Monastery with the third oldest pharmacy in Europe, Rector’s Palace and the Cathedral. From 1352 Jews were tolerated as itinerant traders in Dubrovnik although the city initially denied them residence. In 1546, a Jewish ghetto was established in a small street called Ulica Žudioska (Jewish Street). They played a part in international commerce and were pioneers in marine insurance. Visit to the Jewish Ghetto and the Synagogue of Dubrovnik, the third oldest Synagogue in Europe, built in 1408. Situated within a 13th century Gothic house, the Synagogue is one of the most cherished sites of Sephardic culture in the world. Visit to the Jewish Community Centre. Guest speaker will talk about the history of Jewish Community in Dubrovnik.
Overnight in Dubrovnik.

DAY 8 DUBROVNIK - STOLAC - MOSTAR - SARAJEVO
Early morning departure from Dubrovnik for Bosnia and Herzegovina. We stop enroute in Krajšina near Stolac to visit the grave of Moše Danon, highly respected rabbi of Sarajevo, also considered to be a holy man who suddenly died here on his way to Israel in 1889. Sightseeing tour of the Old Town of Mostar, recently included in the UNESCO’s List of World Cultural Heritage. Under the Turkish rule the city was an important trade settlement that developed on the banks of the Neretva River. We tour its elegant Bridge, Old Bazaar, the Mosque and a typical Turkish house. We continue our drive to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Dinner and overnight in Sarajevo.

DAY 12 BELGRADE - Excursion to NOVI SAD and SUBOTICA
Full day tour to Novi Sad and Subotica. Upon arrival in Novi Sad, a sightseeing tour including the Petrovaradin Fortress and the Baroque city centre. Visit to the Jewish Community Center and to its Ashkenazi Synagogue built by Baumhorn, Jewish architect who designed 24 synagogues in his career. The Synagogue’s impressive size reflects the optimistic attitude prevailing among the local Jews in the years before the First World War. In 1991, the Synagogue was leased to the city for a period of 20 years as a concert hall. Nevertheless, it remained at disposal of the Jewish Community for celebrating Jewish holidays. Drive to Subotica, situated close to the Hungarian border, where Ashkenazi Jewish Community was established in 1775. Visit its magnificent Secessionist style Synagogue, built in 1902, and its Jewish Community Center. Late afternoon return to Belgrade.
Overnight in Belgrade.