Croatia Dalmatia Trip

Welcome to Zagreb, the capital as well as the biggest city in Croatia. Our English speaking driver will pick you up at Zagreb Airport and lead you to the hotel.

After a short break, a local guide will show you around the city center. We are going to visit majestic Zagreb Cathedral, bustling Dolac Farmers Market, and the vibrant Tkalča Street. Besides, you could see the tunnels built during the Second World War and local funicular called uspinjača. Then, we will visit the Lotrščak Tower and St. Mark's Church from outside. Stone Gate and Zagreb's main square are the last two stops of this two-hour city tour. After, you may spend the rest day as you like.

Today's first destination is Rastoke, a village dubbed by locals as the Small Lakes of Plitvice. There, you may take a walk around for half an hour, and it will be a refreshing experience to find beautiful waterfalls and rivers all by yourself. Then, our driver will take you to the Plitvice Lakes National Park. A licensed guide will join you there for the next three-hour expedition. When it finishes, our driver will lead you to a nearby restaurant and you may have lunch at your own expense.

After lunch, we will spend 2.5 hour driving to the hotel in Split, the biggest city of our Dalmatia trip.

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, our driver will escort you to the wharf for boat to Brač Island. After arrival, the skipper will lead you to discover military tunnels and have fun snorkeling at the Golden Horn beach. Then, you will be given some free time to enjoy walking through Pučišća, which is a coastal village known for white limestone, and have local food for lunch at your own expense. Then, the skipper will take you to Lovrečina bay. It is situated in northern Brač and famous for vast beach and precious archeological sites.

We will go back to Split at around 5 p.m. After a short break, our local guide will accompany you to enjoy a 1.5-hour Split walking tour, and visit the Diocletian's Palace, which will be a highlight of today's Dalmatia trip.

Meals: Breakfast

Today is planned with a private speedboat tour. Our English speaking skipper is going to show you the beauty of the Blue Cave, Stinivia Beach, Budikovac Island and Pakleni Island. Then, you will be dropped off in Hvar at 4 p.m. to meet your hotel host, who will then transfer you to the hotel for check-in. After a rest, a local guide will join you at 5 p.m. to show you around the old city of Hvar. You will feel this city's vibe by touring St. Stephen's Square, Dalmatian Renaissance Theater, Fortica castle and the Cathedral of St. Stephen.

Meals: Breakfast

Today, you may plan the schedule as you like in Hvar before 5 p.m.. Then, it is time to leave for Korčula by catamaran. If catamaran is not available for some reason, we will arrange you a private speedboat or car for the transfer, and you need to pay for the expense incurred. On arrival, check in at the hotel first and get some rest. In the evening, our local guide will lead you to explore Korčula Old Town, which is better known as the mini Dubrovnik.

Meals: Breakfast

No activities are planned in the early morning, and we will leave from Korčula to Dubrovnik at 11 a.m. Today's Dalmatia tour features several attractions midway. First, we will make a stopover at Pelješac to taste mellow Plavac Mali wine. After, we will reach Ston at 13:30, where you could freely admire the salt plains together with the medieval city wall built to protect them. Two hours later, we will arrive at Trsteno Arboretum. It was the filming location of King's Landing in "Game of Thrones", and the lovely gardens will please your eyes. Call it a day after we arrive at the hotel in Dubrovnik.

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, the driver will transfer you to Srd Hill to enjoy a bird's-eye view of Dubrovnik old town. Then, we will backtrack to meet our local guide. He or she will then lead you to visit various churches, palaces and fountains while telling the stories behind these Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque buildings. This guided city tour, the final part of our trip, may last for two hours. Then, you may stroll around on your own.

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, our driver will escort you to Dubrovnik airport for your return flight. Thanks for choosing our 8-day Croatia itinerary.

Meals: Breakfast