Blazhe created the most amazing personalized trip for myself and five friends, which by far exceeded our expectations. From Albania to Montenegro and on to Croatia, our three day/three night driving trip was perfect - Blazhe served as our personal guide, and is a wealth of information; the city specific guides he arranged for us were also very knowledgeable; hotels and meals he arranged were perfect. And our driver, was terrific and worked so hard for us, and made traveling so easy.
I recommend using Blazhe for your future travels! I know I will!
Macedonia Tour Guide motto and philosophy is "Travel With A Story" – which is a mantra for those who seek to make every journey a meaningful and memorable experience. It's an invitation to explore the world with curiosity and openness, to seek out the stories that make each place unique, and to create your own narrative along the way. When we travel with a story, we see the world with new eyes, and we return home with a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
Welcome to Epic Travel Story!
Epic Travel Story (epictravelstory.mk) is a boutique travel company based in Strumica, North Macedonia. We design and run small-group and private journeys through Macedonia and the wider Balkans, always guided by our motto: travel with a story.
Macedonia Tour Guide is our brand and the way it all started. It began as the personal website of one licensed storytelling guide taking visitors around the country. The demand for his tours grew so quickly that we soon registered a company around it, so that we could offer complete multi-day trips, day trips, team-building programmes and tailor-made itineraries, with the same personal touch that made the first tours special.
We are deliberately small. Multi-day trips travel with a maximum of 7 or 12 guests, day trips and tailor-made tours are private, and every itinerary is put together by hand for the people who will actually travel it. Comfortable accommodation, transport, meals and local guides are arranged for you, and the price you see is the price you pay.
Whether you are interested in an active holiday, hiking, ancient history, architecture, gastronomy, wine or simply soaking up the scenery, we can design a programme that fits you, from a single day around Strumica to a two-week story through the Western Balkans.
Our founder
Blazhe Popov, founder and CEO of Epic Travel Story, is a professional licensed tour guide, trained mountain guide and trail designer who has been guiding travellers around Macedonia since the early days of tourism in the country. He speaks excellent English and Macedonian and good Serbian, Croatian and Bulgarian, and he still leads most of our tours himself.
Travel in our own vehicle
For private tours and transfers we can travel in our own Volkswagen Touran (Model - Design): a comfortable, air-conditioned family MPV with room for up to four guests and their luggage. It is ideal for couples, families and small groups who want door-to-door service, flexible stops and a guide who is also the driver.
- Up to 4 passengers plus luggage
- Air conditioning, comfortable seating for long drives
- Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel, the airport or the border
- Available for day trips, multi-day trips and one-way transfers across Macedonia and neighbouring countries
Groups of five or more travel with our trusted tour operator partners, who provide the right vehicle and a professional driver for the size of your group.