• 6 Dinner (D)
• 13 Breakfast (B)

• Top-rated dining, from farm-to-table to local restaurants
• Business class coach travel, and ferry journey
• 4 & 5-star stays

• Zagreb: Meet the curator and a local artist at Kolekcionart Gallery, hearing how they collaborate with younger Croatian artists to present contemporary work. Learn about recent exhibitions and the ideas behind selected pieces as you move through the space, with time to ask questions about their practice and Zagreb’s art scene.

• Ston: Meet an oyster farmer and see how oysters grow on ropes suspended in the bay. You’ll learn about the Ston Bay environment, the harvesting process and taste freshly opened oysters or mussels paired with a glass of local Dalmatian wine.
• Dubrovnik: Come together with your Travel Director and small group to share a final meal. It’s a chance to look back on the journey from Zagreb to the coast and islands, swap favourite moments and say goodbye over Croatian dishes.

Explore the green Lower Town as you join a guided walking tour past the Art Pavilion and the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, along the tree-lined paths of Zrinjevac Park. Hear how Habsburg-era boulevards framed a modern capital around lively squares and markets.

Ride the tiny blue funicular to Gornji Grad for medieval lanes, the tiled roof of St. Mark’s Church and views from Lotršcak Tower. Pass through the Stone Gate to sense the contrast between commercial Lower Town and the fortified ridge that anchored old Zagreb.

Venture beneath Slovenia’s limestone plateau to ride the underground railway into Postojna Cave, gliding past forests of stalactites before walking through vast karst chambers. Feel the cool, still air and the drama of cathedral-like spaces carved by water over millennia.

Learn why this cave became a cradle of karst science and look for the pale, amphibious proteus (olm), an underground specialist. As Europe’s most famous show cave, Postojna balances spectacle with research, revealing a delicate subterranean world.

Step inside the 1st-century amphitheatre to step inside the Roman amphitheatre of Pula, tracing stone terraces where crowds once roared. The harbour-facing arches frame a working port that long linked Istria to the wider Mediterranean.

Pair the arena with time in Rovinj, a former island town of cobbled lanes rising to St. Euphemia’s Church. Venetian shutters, fishing boats and sea-facing squares reveal Istria’s layered past—Roman roots, Venetian heritage and Habsburg-era polish.

Explore Plitvice Lakes National Park on wooden boardwalks skimming emerald pools and travertine waterfalls. Follow a Local Specialist to understand how tufa barriers grow and shape a chain of turquoise lakes set within beech and fir forest.

Hear about UNESCO protections and low-impact practices that keep wildlife corridors intact. The soundtrack is natural—waterfall spray, rustling leaves and birdsong—while viewpoints open onto luminous cascades and chalk-white limestone ledges.

Meet the women of the Tara Citizens’ Association at their community hub to meet the women of the Tara Centre, hear personal stories and see traditional handicrafts that sustain livelihoods. Learn how tourism income advances UN SDG 5: Gender Equality in rural Lika.

Discover embroidery, weaving and everyday customs preserved after displacement in the 1990s. This is a meaningful exchange—your visit helps fund workshops and social support while keeping local skills and memory alive.

Walk Zadar’s compact peninsula to stroll the Roman forum, pass the round silhouette of St. Donatus and weave through lanes where everyday life spills from cafés. Browse the daily market, browsing the daily market for Pag cheese, pršut and seasonal fruit alongside locals.

On the seafront, the Sea Organ’s resonant notes float over the promenade as waves pulse through pipes—an ingenious meeting of art and engineering that adds a modern layer to Zadar’s Roman and Venetian fabric.

Cross to the island town of UNESCO-listed Trogir for a guided orientation through polished stone lanes. Pause at St. Lawrence’s Cathedral, famed for its Romanesque portal, and note the 15th-century elegance of the Cipiko Palace on the main square.

Romanesque foundations meet Venetian refinements in this compact harbour, where quays, loggias and a sea breeze round out a textbook Adriatic tableau.

Enter the living monument of Diocletian’s Palace to roam its arcaded Peristyle and vaulted cellars with a Local Specialist. St. Duje’s Cathedral, the emperor’s former mausoleum, reveals how a Roman retirement complex became the heart of a thriving Adriatic city.

Hear stories of Diocletian’s nearby Salona and pass through the Golden Gate as palace walls give way to laneways lined with cafés, courtyards and sun-warmed stone.

Cross the central Dalmatian channels by ferry, watching the sunlit Adriatic slip past in bands of deep blue. Approach Hvar’s amphitheatre-shaped harbour with views of the Pakleni Islands scattered like emeralds offshore.

Learn how sea routes knit together Croatia’s islands and peninsulas, bringing produce, people and culture across the water long before highways reached the coast.

Board a private boat to skim Ston Bay toward Mali Ston, raising a glass of rakija as vineyards stripe the Pelješac hills. Meet an oyster farmer to taste freshly opened oysters and mussels paired with local wine from the Pelješac Peninsula vineyards.

Learn rope-cultivation methods, the bay’s unique salinity and the rhythm of harvests. Glimpses of Ston’s medieval walls complete a rewarding portrait of sea, terroir and tradition.

With a Local Specialist, walk the limestone Stradun to Onofrio’s Fountain and St. Blaise’s Church, then step inside the Franciscan Monastery and the cathedral to trace the city’s sacred architecture. Marble-bright streets, baroque facades and harbour light set the scene.

Learn how the Republic of Ragusa steered a path through turbulent centuries and how the encircling walls forged a fortified maritime city that still dazzles from land and sea.

Meet your Travel Director and small group to share a welcome dinner featuring seasonal Croatian dishes. Swap first impressions of the city and raise a glass to the journey ahead in a relaxed setting.

Expect comforting flavours—perhaps baked štrukli, grilled meats or market-fresh salads—paired with a local pour, as conversation sets an easy, convivial tone for the days to come.

Come together for a farewell dinner to look back on your journey from Zagreb to the islands and Dubrovnik’s walls. Expect a warm atmosphere and toasts to new friends as you share highlights and favourite moments.

Dalmatian flavours star—think freshly grilled fish, slow-cooked peka or a slice of rožata—bringing an elegant, coastal close to your Adriatic travels.

Visit Kumrovec open-air museum in the rolling Zagorje hills, where wooden houses, barns and workshops recreate 19th-century village life. Explore displays of folk costume, farm tools and everyday interiors that illuminate the rhythms of rural Croatia.

Meet local guides who share customs and stories tied to this borderland of vineyards and orchards. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour, offering a gentle, cultural escape from the capital.

Trace stone-walled fields on the Stari Grad Plain before wandering coastal Vrboska’s lanes. In a local cellar, taste island wines—often Plavac Mali—alongside olive oil and small bites that speak of Hvar’s sun and soil.

Hear about Greek-era land divisions still visible today and the families who tend vines and groves. This excursion is at additional cost and bookable on tour, adding depth and flavour to your island stay.

Follow the serpentine shore of the Bay of Kotor into Montenegro’s mountains to explore Kotor’s walled Old Town, a maze of limestone lanes, piazzas and stone palazzi. Admire the Romanesque Cathedral of St. Tryphon and sea-trading heritage on view.

Fjord-like cliffs and mirror-calm waters set a dramatic Adriatic scene as history, architecture and scenery combine. This full-day excursion is at additional cost and bookable on tour, passport required.

Sail across the Bay of Dubrovnik in the soft light of evening for shifting perspectives of the walled city and fortresses. The glow of sunset over the Adriatic sets a cinematic frame for photos and quiet contemplation on deck.

Return to shore with a fresh sense of place and scale before dinner. This short cruise is weather-dependent, at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Insight Vacations

Discover Zagreb’s contemporary scene at Kolekcionart, where you’ll meet the curator and a local artist for an insider conversation about contemporary Croatian art. Move through intimate exhibition spaces as the team shares the ideas behind selected works and the city’s creative pulse.

Gain context on how galleries here support emerging voices after the 1990s, connecting Zagreb to European networks. This encounter offers rare access to the stories, processes and collaborations shaping the current art landscape, with time for thoughtful Q&A.

Follow your Local Specialist into Korcula’s walled Old Town, where narrow streets fan out to catch breezes. Step into St. Mark’s Cathedral on the main square, then pass the Town Museum, Bishop’s Palace and Town Hall marked with Venetian coats of arms.

Hear how a fishbone street plan tames the bora wind and how the island’s trading past feeds the enduring legend of Marco Polo, still woven through local lore.