Ahoy fellow nomads 🦜

The route I am planning to take for this spring is Romania -> Bulgaria -> North Macedonia -> Kosovo -> Montenegro -> Bosnia & Herzegovina -> Croatia -> Slovenia -> Croatia -> Hungary -> Romania. (the ones underlined are the ones that I haven’t been to yet).

The whole road trip would about 4,000kms and I think 2 months should work given the current plan. About 50 hours of driving split between 7-8 weeks is really not that bad.

I am trying my best to tick the remaining countries I haven’t visited yet from Europe and why not doing it in a longer road trip?

So far the itinerary would resume to something like below:

Road Trip Itinerary

Week I – Bulgaria & North Macedonia

  • Day 1, 2 – Veliko
    • Route: Constanta – Veliko
    • Duration: ~4hs
  • Day 3, 4 – Sofia
    • Route: Veliko – Sofia
    • Duration: ~3hs
  • Day 5, 6, 7 – Skopje
    • Route: Sofia – Skopje
    • Duration: ~4hs

Week II – Kosovo, Montenegro & Bosnia

  • Day 8, 9 – Pristina
    • Route: Skopje – Pristina
    • Duration: ~1.5hs
  • Day 10, 11 – Lake Biograd
    • Route: Pristina – Biogradska Gora
    • Duration: ~4hs
  • Day 12, 13 – Tara Canyon / Durmitor
    • Route: Biogradska Gora – Durmitor
    • Duration: ~4hs
  • Day 14 – Tjentište
    • Route: Durmitor – Tjentište
    • Duration: ~4hs

Week III – Bosnia & Croatia

  • Day 15, 16, 17 – Sarajevo
    • Route: Durmitor – Sarajevo
    • Duration: ~4hs
  • Day 18, 19 – Mostar
    • Route: Sarajevo – Mostar
    • Duration: ~2hs
  • Day 20, 21 – Dubrovnik
    • Route: Mostar – Dubrovnik
    • Duration: ~2hs

Week IV – Croatia

  • Day 22, 23 – Split
    • Route: Dubrovnik – Split
    • Duration: ~3hs
  • Day 24, 25 – Plitvice Lakes National Park
    • Route: Split – Plitvice Lakes National Park
    • Duration: ~3hs
  • Day 26, 27, 28 – Zagreb
    • Route: Plitvice Lakes National Park – Zagreb
    • Duration: ~1.5hs

Week V – Slovenia

  • Day 29, 30, 31 – Ljubljana
    • Route: Zagreb – Ljubljana
    • Duration: ~2h
  • Day 32, 33 – Bled
    • Route: Ljubljana – Bled
    • Duration: ~1h
  • Day 34, 35 – Maribor
    • Route: Bled – Maribor
    • Duration: ~1h

Week VI – Croatia, Hungary & Romania

  • Day 36, 37 – Zagreb
    • Route: Maribor – Zagreb
    • Duration: ~1.5hs
  • Day 38, 39 – Budapest
    • Route: Zagreb – Budapest
    • Duration: ~4hs
  • Day 40, 41 – Arad
    • Route: Budapest – Arad
    • Duration: ~3hs
  • Day 42 – Timisoara
    • Route: Arad – Timisoara
    • Duration: ~1h

Week VII – Romania

  • Day 43 – Timisoara
  • Day 44, 45 – Cheile Nerei
    • Route: Timisoara – Carbunari
    • Duration: ~3hs
  • Day 46, 47 – Cazanele Dunarii
    • Route: Carbunari – Orsova
    • Duration: ~3.5hs
  • Day 48 – Craiova
    • Route: Orsova – Craiova
    • Duration: ~2.5hs
  • Day 49 – Bucharest
    • Route: Craiova – Bucharest
    • Duration: ~4hs

Important Spots per Country

Bulgaria

  • Veliko Tarnovo

North Macedonia

  • Matka Canyon

Kosovo

  • The Marble Cave

Montenegro

  • Lake Biograd
  • Most na Đurđevića Tari
  • Durmitor
  • Savin Kuk
  • Prevoj Sedlo
  • Park Prirode “Piva”
  • Piva Lake

Bosnia

  • Sutjeska National Park
  • Tjentište spomenik
  • Piaskowe piramidy
  • Stari Most
  • Kravica Waterfall

Croatia

  • Walls of Dubrovnik
  • Golden Horn Beach
  • Plitvice Lakes National Park

Slovenia

  • Soteska Vintgar
  • Bled Castle

Romania

  • Cascada Bigar
  • Cascada Beusnita
  • Cheile Nerei
  • Cazanele Dunarii
  • Rock Sculpture of Decebalus

Main Expenses

  • Accommodation: 50 days x ~€40 = ~€2,000
  • Food: 50 days x ~€40 = ~€2,000
  • Gas: €10/100km x 40 = €400
  • Parking: €5/d x 50 = €250
  • Vignette: ~€10-€15/country x 8 = ~€100
  • Medical Insurance: €70 (only on SafetyWing)
  • Free tours: €10/country x 8 countries = €80

        Basic Estimated total: ~€5,000

If you have any recommendations or wanna join on the trip, please leave a comment below or DM me on Instagram (@costinbotez) ✌️

You can also follow the live journey also on NomadList 🛣

Stay tuned and keep healthy!