Croatian Adventure Tour

VENICE (dinner)
Meet group at Venice airport and transfer to the hotel in Opatija.
OR arrival at Opatija on your own.
Welcome drink at the Hotel, Opatija walking tour. Dinner &
overnight.

OPATIJA – PLITVICE LAKES (breakfast, dinner)
The most beautiful and oldest national
park in Croatia under UNESCO protection – consisted of 16 lakes
connected by waterfalls. The park is located in Lika mountain region and
visited mostly by foot – however the entrance includes a boat ride
across the Emerald Green Lake “Kozjak” and a train ride back to the main
entrance. The visit of the park grounds takes approx. 3 hours. Dinner
and overnight at a hotel near Plitvice lakes.

PLITVICE LAKES – ŠIBENIK – SPLIT (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
After breakfast at the hotel, we drive
down from the mountain region of Lika via the coast towards the city of
Šibenik. The historic town of Šibenik is rich in cultural and historical
monuments. The most representative among them is the famous Cathedral
of Šibenik (St. Jacobs), one of the most original architectural projects
of the late Middle Ages, primarily linked to the local master Juraj
Matejev Dalmatinac (George of Dalmatia).

From
Šibenik we continue to the Bibich Winery for a gourmet experience that
is more than a simple wine tasting. The winery burnt to the ground
during the war is now producing rewarded wines and exporting 80% of
their production to USA & Scandinavia. We will taste the dalmatian
Debit white wine and Cuvee of Shiraz & Merlot, accompanied with
delicious Croatian style Tapas. Departure towards Split for overnight
and dinner at the Hotel.

SPLIT & TROGIR (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Today’s Split is the handiwork of
seventeen centuries of men and women building and remodeling, adding,
tearing down and touching up, so that 18th century houses intersect with
ancient Roman walls and fourth century chambers house twentieth century
apartments. At the core of this sprawling cityscape is the palace the
Emperor Diocletian built for his golden years at the turn of the fourth
century.

Today’s
lunch will be the traditional Dalmatian dish – Pašticada which we will
taste at the Tragos restaurant in Trogir. The town of Trogir, a UNESCO
site, has a fascinating 2300 years of continuous urban tradition. Its
rich culture was created under the influence of old Greeks, Romans, and
Venetians. Trogir has a high concentration of palaces, churches, and
towers, as well as a fortress on a small island. Departure towards Split
for overnight and dinner at the Hotel.

SPLIT – STON – DUBROVNIK (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
On our way to Dubrovnik we will stop in
the town of Ston, where we visit the “MILOŠ” winery and taste the famous
“Plavac Mali” wine, a very close relative to the Zinfandel. In this
winery the traditional wine making business has been passed on for
generations, offering a unique story everyone wants to hear.

The
wine tasting includes a wine presentation on all the specifics of the
wine-making process, a visit to the old part of the cellar, wine tasting
and a short movie about Plavac mali, Peljesac peninsula and the Milos
wines. Arrival in Dubrovnik and overnight.