Croatia Tour Package

Arrive in Dubrovnik Airport, your personal chauffeur will meet and welcome you. Take a private transfer to your hotel and check-in for a 2 nights stay.

 

 

0900hrs meet your local English speaking guide visit to Zagreb.  Zagreb has served as the cultural and political focus of the nation since the middle ages. The city grew out of two medieval communities, Kaptol to the east and Gradec to the west, each sited on a hill and divided by a (long since dried up) river. Zagreb grew rapidly in the nineteenth century, and many of the city’s buildings are well-preserved, peach-colored monuments to the self-esteem of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city offers a uniquely vivacious café life and a year-round program of heavy-duty art exhibitions and at least one genuine cultural flagship in the shape of the recently opened Museum of Contemporary Art. The tour will ends at 11:00hrs. 

 

 

At 0900hrs take a private transfer to Ljubljana to meet your English speaking local guide. The tour starts at 1100hrs. Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and has preserved evidence of all the five millennia of its history, including, among others, the remains of the Roman city of Emona and the old city centre with its medieval castle and beautiful buildings with baroque façades, decorative portals and uneven roofs. Other significant bits in the mosaic of Ljubljana are its picturesque bridges across the river Ljubljanica and its vast Tivoli Park, stretching into the very city centre. In the second half of the 20th century, it was the world famous architect Jože Plečnik that put an indelible personal stamp on his native city, and the so called Plečnik's Ljubljana ranks among the 20th century's most prominent total works of art. Afternoon free time at leisure to discover Ljubljana. You may consider take an optional tour panoramic boat ride on Ljubljana River.

 

 

At 0930hrs take a private transfer to Postojna cave and at 1100hrs starts tour with audio guide, Postojna Cave is a network of 20 kilometers of passages, galleries and chambers into which experienced guides have accompanied more than 35 million visitors in the last 188 years. It is the largest cave in the “classic karst” and the most visited show cave in Europe. In 1872 railway lines were laid in the cave, electricity arrived in 1884. Today you begin your visit aboard the cave train; the electric lighting allows you to admire the size and splendour of the underground world, where the geological past is recorded in a unique manner. Visitors to the cave are dazzled by a wealth of speleothems, calcite formations, stalactites and stalagmites abounding in a variety of shapes, colours and age. The constant temperatureinthe caves ranges from 8 to 10° C. The tour ends at 1230hrs then continue to Opatija.

 

 

At 0900hrs take a private transfer to Pula. The tour starts at 1100hrs. Pula is part hard-working port city (Istria’s largest, with more than 65,000 people) and part a must-see tourist attraction because of its famous 1st century Roman ruins. Smack in the middle of town, looming out of nowhere is the sixth largest Roman amphitheater in the world and nearby a just as impressive 1st century Triumphal Arch of Sergius, which even Michangelo knew about and studied. During your tour you will see Augustus Temple, Roman Golden and Hercules Gate, Punishment of Dirce Mosaics and Pula Cathedral. The tours end at 11.30hrs. On the route to Rovinj there’s a possibility of stop by in Medea winery in Vodnjan. A moment of passion. It is exactly how we like to see wines at the winery Medea. We like to call them a moment of passion towards everything in life associated with wine – gastronomy, society, culture. In one word, people. Wine is the one thing that connects us all, makes us laugh and is part of our daily life.
In the afternoon, Sightseeing of Rovinj. Rovinj is the kind of magical town that makes you wants to drop everything and move here. And with 2.400 hours of sunshine annually, its nautical allure and so many cultural and artistic attractions it’s no wonder everyone is so enchanted. This is an old town with a wonderful waterfront promenade full of pleasure boats, excursion vessels and working fishing boats. A walk par excellence. You can literally circumnavigate the whole peninsula strolling along Rovinj’s beautiful narrow cobblestone streets and stepped alleys. What a rich patina– lovely Mediterranean houses with brightly painted shutters, balconies overflowing with flowers, the sea, the stunning harbor, and crowning it all, on the top of the hill, is the Venetian-Baroqu St. Euphemia’s Church, with a nearby 60 meter tall bell tower that can be seen for miles, Rovinj’s signature street is Grisia which becomes a wonderful open-air art gallery in the summer. Evening return to Opatija.

 

 

At 0900hrs take a private transfer to Plitvice Lakes. Meet local guide start tour at 1130hrs. The area of Plitvička jezera, declared to be National park in 1949 is considered one of the prettiest natural notabilities of Europe. It is forested mountain area throughout which, one under another, line sixteen beautiful lakes and ponds of crystal blue-green colour. They are filled with water from many streams and brooks, interconnected with foamy cascades and murmuring waterfalls. Throughout the ages water from these lakes was breaking, corroding and melting the rocks and beds through which they have flown. Through sedimentation of calcium carbonate from the flow and through interference of special algae and mosses, spongy kind of rock, sedra or travertin, has been and still is created. Near the lakes there are a couple of caves, and there were even discoveries from ancient history. The national park covers the area of 29.482 hectares in size, most of which falls of on woods, then grasslands with village spaces and waters. This natural resource is rich with diverse flora and fauna. In the park alongside many kinds of birds (around 161 different kinds), butterflies, there is also some small game, followed by large game, bears, wolves, boars and wild cats. Flora of the park is made from about 1200 herb sorts, of which 55 sorts are in the orchid family. Entrance included. The tour ends at 1430hrs t, after tour continue to Split.

 

 

At 1000hrs meet your local guide for sightseeing tour of Split. Split, Croatia's second largest city, not only serves as a convenient base from which to explore this beautiful country, it also boasts a number of excellent tourist attractions of its own. The city was continuously inhabited for thousands of years starting with the Romans, followed by the Byzantines, Croats, Venetians, and finally the Austrians who only left in 1918. The tour includes visit to the Diocletian Palace and its cellars. The tour ends at 1200hrs.

 

 

After breakfast, free till departure transfer to Split Airport for homebound flight.