NATURE TOUR CROATIA

The first day consists of your arrival and a chance to get some rest after your transfer to Zagreb, the capital of Croatia which is also the cultural, economic and political center of the country. Accommodation in the center, hotel 3*.

After morning breakfast the day will start with a tour around the city and the Nature Park Medvednica with a local guide. You will experience Zagreb like a world with two different sides – the modern and urban side and the historic and cultural. We will take a ride with the funicular to the upper town, visit the famous Dolac market, the beautiful city parks and squares and we will also have coffee at the local bar. Afterwards we will go for a panorama tour of Zagreb’s residential area on its hill tops with a visit to the nature park Medvednica. After the tour we will have lunch in a traditional Zagreb restaurant. The rest of the day is free for sightseeing. Overnight stay at the hotel 3*.

In 8am in the morning we will meet in front of the hotel and drive to the oldest Croatian National Park Plitvice which is titled as one of the most beautiful landmarks in Europe and is also on the World Heritage UNESCO list. Plitvice has 16 breath taking lakes and numerous waterfalls in a beautiful surrounding of flora and fauna.

We will arrive to Plitvice lakes around 10am in the morning and upon arrival we will start with the sightseeing. You will enjoy an unforgettable scenario of the upper and lower lakes and after we will have lunch at the restaurant. After lunch there will be free time for a walk among the lakes. The planned departure will be around 3pm and we will arrive to Split around 6.30pm. Upon arrival we will check in at the hotel 4*, and in the evening if desired we can go to the old city of Split and see the 17 centuries old palace of the Roman Emperor Diocletian which is also on the World Heritage UNESCO list since 1979. After a short walk around the city we will return to the hotel.

On the third day we offer you 2 facultative day excursions. If you are more an adventurous type you can go rafting on the Cetina river and take home a wild experience, if you are a type of person who likes panoramic views and hiking, the Nature Park Biokovo will be the perfect choice for you, or you can stay at Split and have a free day for sightseeing the city.

I. ONE DAY TRIP AND RAFTING ON CETINA RIVER
Just an hour away from Split is the Cetina river and the adventure that is waiting for your arrival! Cetina is located next to the small town of Omiš and it can offer you a spectacular rafting and canyoning experience. The rafting trip lasts three to four hours and it takes you down a 12 kilometre long part of the Cetina course. You will experience an amazing scenario of impressive cliffs, playfull waterfalls and numerous rapids while rafting or taking a rest after and enjoying the amazing natural ambience of fresh air and nature. After the rafting experience we will stop to Omiš and have lunch at a local restaurant.

II. ONE DAY TRIP TO THE NATURE PARK BIOKOVO
We also offer you a trip to one of the most beautiful Nature Parks in Dalmatia which is located near the little town Makarska on the Dalmatian coast, only an hour and half away from Split. Biokovo is a mountain that emerges from the sea and offers his visitors unforgettable panoramic views of the Makarska Riviera and the areas around the park itself. The park is also unique because of its geomorphology and its biological diversity which was the main reason why it was proclaimed a Nature Park in 1981. It offers its guests many activities, so you can choose between walking to the look-out points, educational trails, visiting the botanic garden or presentation and information centers, rock climbing, cycling or even paragliding. After the sightseeing we will have lunch at one of the local restaurants in the park with traditional meal offers.

After one of the tours or your stay in Split, we will continue our drive to Makarska, an interesting, small and very touristic town on the Croatian coast. We will check in at the hotel 4* and in the evening take a walk around the city.

The forth day of the tour includes an all-day swimming experience. The planned departure from Makarska is around 8.30am in the morning and we will go towards the South of Dalmatia until we arrive to the so-called Bacinska jezera, which are a collection of lakes near the town of Bacina. The lakes are relatively small (138 hectares) but they align in the most interesting phenomena in krast hydrography. After a little more than an hour driving, the interesting thing that awaits for you on the Bacina lakes is a tour of stand up PADDLE SURFING! The tour lasts 2 hours, it begins with practical exercise on the land, then with practice on the “Sladinac” Lake and starting the tour, then we paddle to the biggest lake, around the Island of Love and stop at a natural water spring, then we pass under the “Ždrioc” – old bridge to reach the “Crniševo” Lake, and after that is swimming time. During the swimming time you can enjoy a fruit picnic at a secret location, and after that we will paddle back to the starting point and finish the tour at the beach bar where you can enjoy the relax zone hanging and swinging in a hammock. We will then have lunch at the Bacina lakes and continue our tour to the Usce of Neretva – called a happy place where people walk on water. On the Usce you can also have a swim or if you are brave enough you can go kite boarding, if not, we always recommend to take a swim, have a cup of coffee and enjoy a place which words cannot describe in the sunset.
After swimming we will continue our drive to Metkovic which is half an hour away and check in the hotel 3*.

After morning breakfast, we will head out to our photo safari tour on the Neretva river which offers you an unmarkable experience. You will drive in a traditional local boat (which fits 22 people) through the effluents and the channels of the river which will feast your eyes and spirit. While sailing down the river, followed by traditional songs, we will take a peek into the untouched heart of the Neretva Wetlands and then arrive to the Neretva house, a place which can only be reached by water. The Neretva house is located on the bottom of a hill on the coast just nearby the river. The place will show you the real Neretva spirit, from the traditional design, to the friendly hosts and most important traditional cuisine. You will be served with traditional meals as the famous brudet, a meal made out of eels and frogs. You will also have the chance to sweeten yourself with their desert made of tangerines from the surrounding fields. Tasting local specialties prepared in a traditional way in an authentic ambience is an unforgettable experience, which stays forever engraved in the heart of every tourist after visiting the Neretva house. Because of the atmosphere in the house there will be free time for relaxing after desert, maybe time for some homemade wine and a refreshment by swimming in the lake Kuti. After the whole afternoon at the Neretva house the boats will take us back to the starting point where we will begin our half an hour drive to the Rizman winery, one of the most beautiful wineries in Dalmatia. Except the modern wine tasting house and the traditional prosciutto and cheese that you will be served, there is also one thing that distinguishes the Rizman winery from anything else, and that is the panoramic view on the peninsula Peljesac and the Croatian indented coast. After the wine tasting and some photos of the sunset we will continue our drive to Dubrovnik which is less than 2 hours away. In the evening we will check in the hotel 4* in Dubrovnik.

After breakfast around 8.30am we will head to the old city of Dubrovnik, one of the most important historic and touristic places in Croatia. They say that Dubrovnik is the most beautiful place in Croatia, so we will let you decide after our morning walk through the old city and the famous Stradun street. If desired we can also take a walk on the Dubrovnik walls. After lunch our planned departure from Dubrovnik is around 3pm. We will drive through the highway back to Zagreb which will take about 10 hours. Planned arrival is in the late evening.