Arrival Zagreb airport – have private transfer to your centrally located hotel and relax after long flight and time zone difference
Zagreb Walking Tour with Dolac Market & cheese tasting - Dive deep into Croatian cuisine with this foodie tour of Zagreb. Hit the streets of the country's capital, learning about its history and culture. Zagreb's food scene is an essential part of its culture. From its lively open-air markets to hidden local favorites, you can learn a lot about the city's essence from its flavors and gastronomic traditions. You'll start with a visit to the famous Dolac Market, locally known as "Plac," right off the main city square of Ban Jelačić. Historically, women and others from the countryside would bring their produce and goods to the market to sell to the city dwellers, often carrying baskets of specialties on their heads. You can find this treasured memory locked in time with a statue of one of these basket-balancing women.
Zagreb – Plitvice Lakes National Park – Split - Moving forward to south of Croatia explore famous National Park Plitvice Lakes. The first Croatian national park and a UNESCO World Heritage site, Plitvice lakes offer its visitors a blend of vivid colors, sounds and smells that are spectacular and memorable. Its 16 cascading lakes and numerous waterfalls make up one of the greatest wonders of the world. The lakes are a mesmerizing view of green and blue accompanied by the thundering sounds of the many waterfalls that connect the lakes to create a true paradise on Earth.
The tour will cover the Diocletian's Palace and the surrounding medieval highlights. Split has risen on the foundation of the palace of Roman Emperor Diocletian built in 305 AD. Various cultural monuments are located inside and outside the Diocletian’s Palace walls, as Renaissance Prokurative. It is the home of most of the city sights like the Basements, beautiful Roman squares and statues, The Bell Tower, Jupiter’s temple, the City Museum and many more. Continue to Salona - Salona was first mentioned as an Illyrian town in 119 BC and it's thought that it already had walls by then. It became the administrative headquarters of the empire's Dalmatian province. From here you can get an overview of the foundations of buildings that compose the Episcopal Centre, including a three-aisled 5th-century cathedral with an octagonal baptistery, and the remains of Bishop Honorius’ basilica, with a ground plan in the form of a Greek cross.
One of the oldest Croatian towns on the Adriatic, Sibenik is famous for the Cathedral of St James which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Created initially as an ancient Croatian castrum, a fortification or encampment, at the bottom of St. Michael’s Fortress that still dominates the town, Sibenik was mentioned for the first time in 1066, in a document issued by the most important Croatian ruler - the king Petar Kresimir IV. Unique town of Trogir – beautifully set within medieval walls, its streets knotted and maze-like. It’s fronted by a wide seaside promenade lined with bars and cafes, and yachts in the summer. Trogir is unique among Dalmatian towns for its profuse collection of Romanesque and Renaissance architecture along with its magnificent cathedral, earned a UNESCO World Heritage status in 1997.
Make a stop in Ston ( Peljesac Penninsula) and enjoy spectacular gourmet tour. Taste the oysters fresh out of the sea or try to open one on the spot. After the boat tour, pamper yourself by continuing towards family run winery and enjoy a wine tasting with a snack. Unique, hand-processed, and ecologically produced wines from native varieties! Taste the essence of Pelješac peninsula terroir!
Dubrovnik – “The Pearl of The Adriatic”! meet our local guide who will take you for a walk through the city among its architectural and cultural masterpieces that will set you back in time of the Franciscan Monastery, Gothic cloister with one of the oldest pharmacies in Europe; the Rector’s Palace; the Onofrio fountain and the Bell tower. At the end of your tour be inspired to walk along the UNESCO landmark - ancient City Walls that have protected Dubrovnik Republic for centuries.
enjoy private transfer to Dubrovnik airport to take your onward flight back home
