Duration

Experience the Difference Tour: 14 days

The tour includes:

• Itinerary preparation and tour organization
• Hotel accommodation in 4-5* hotels, breakfast included.
• 15 days/14 overnights
• Luxury air-conditioned vehicle
• Professional guidance – knowledgeable English speaking guide/tour leader/professional driver
• Entrance tickets to all major sites and museums included in the itinerary
• 6 traditional lunches
• Coffee, cake and oyster tasting
• Airport pick up/drop off

Itinerary

Experience the Difference from Venice to Julian Alps, Lake Bled, Postojna Cave, National park Brijuni & Plitvice, Rovinj, Zadar, Sibenik, Split and more…

DAY 1: Venice, Italy

• Pick up at the Marco Polo Airport in Venice, Italy
• Transfer to the Venice Old town, check in to a hotel
• Welcome drink
• Free evening and overnight stay in Venice

DAY 2: Venice, Italy

• Venice city tour – historic walking tour through Venezia’s  labyrinthine calli (streets) and see: Gothic Palazzo Ducale, Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute,  the Piazza San Marco with the St. Mark’s Basilica Cathedral, Rialto Bridge over the Grand Canal
• Free afternoon and overnight stay in Venice

DAY 3: Julian Alps-Lake Bohinj-Lake Bled

• Morning departure towards Slovenia
• Driving through Julian Alps with a visit to the Lake Bohinj, Slovenian Waterfall Savica and the  Lake Bled
• Free evening and overnight stay in Bled

DAY 4: Ljubljana – Postojna Cave – Rovinj

• Driving through Slovenia, visit and tour of  the city of Ljubljana
• Visit and tour of Postojna Cave
• Driving to Istria, the town of Rovinj
• Check in to a hotel and overnight stay in Rovinj

DAY 5: Brijuni National Park – Motovun – Rovinj

• Visit to the National Park Brijuni Islands with the tour of the Island
• Visit to medieval Town of Motovun
• Truffle lunch at Motovun
• Overnight stay in Rovinj

DAY 6: Rastoke – National Park Plitvice Lakes 

• Visit to Rastoke watermill village
• Tour of the National Park Plitvice Lakes
• Lunch
• Overnight stay in Plitvice

DAY 7: Nikola Tesla birthplace -Village Smiljan – Town Nin – Zadar

• Visit to the Tesla’s birthplace interactive Museum and Tesla Memorial Center
• Stop at town Nin where you will see the smallest cathedral in the world – the Holy Cross Church dating from 9th century
• Expect to arrive to Zadar in the afternoon
• Seeing Greeting to the Sun and Sea Organ
• Free evening and overnight stay in Zadar

DAY 8: Šibenik – Trogir – Ruda village – Split

• Morning departure towards south Dalmatia- the city of Split.
• Visit and the tour of the Šibenik old town
• Visit and the tour of the UNESCO world heritage site of the old town of Trogir.
• Authentic local lunch at Ruda village – on the banks of the River Cetina in the Dalmatian inland
• Expect to arrive in the late afternoon.
• Overnight stay in Split

DAY 9:  Split

• Morning city tour of Split old town
Visit to Ivan Meštrović art museum
• Overnight stay in Split

DAY 10: Island Hvar; Stari Grad, UNESCO Stari Grad Plain, Town Hvar

• Ferry ride to Island Hvar
• Exploring the island
• Visiting Starigrad town, UNESCO Heritage Site, The Stari Grad Plain – a valuable example of the ancient Greek system of agriculture
• Final destination will be the Town of Hvar with overnight stay

DAY 11: Mostar – River Neretva Valley – Dubrovnik

• Morning departure with a drive across the Island
• Ferry back to mainland
• Visiting Old Town Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Tour of Mostar Old Town
• Driving along the banks of Neretva River
• Reaching Dubrovnik late afternoon
• Overnight stay in Dubrovnik

DAY 12: Dubrovnik

• Morning tour of Croatian pride and joy – the unique Old City of Dubrovnik and its walls.
• Free time to enjoy Dubrovnik
• Overnight stay in Dubrovnik

DAY 13: Pelješac Peninsula – The Island of Korčula – Ston – Dubrovnik

• Morning departure to the Pelješac Peninsula and the Island of Korčula.
• Scenic drive across the Pelješac Peninsula
• Ferry to the Old Town of Korčula
• Tour of the Old Town of Korčula
• Return to the Peninsula and lunch at one of the local households
• Optional visit to one of the winery
• Stopping at the Town of Ston,  visiting oyster farm and tasting fresh oysters
• Expect to arrive to Dubrovnik in the late afternoon
• Free evening and overnight stay in Dubrovnik

DAY 14: Montenegro – Dubrovnik

• Morning departure to Montenegro
• During visit to Montenegro you will see the town of Perast, Bay of Boka Kotorska (UNESCO World Heritage site) and the city of Kotor
• Return to Dubrovnik in the late afternoon.
• Free evening and overnight stay in Dubrovnik

DAY 15: Departure day

Departure from Dubrovnik Airport with a complimentary transfer.

This is an example of the tour itinerary, we can adapt or change any option according to client’s wishes.