• 8 Breakfast (B)
• 6 Lunch (L)
• 3 Dinner (D)

• Top-rated dining, from farm-to-table to local restaurants
• 4 & 5-star hotel and overnight cruise stays
• Business class coach with extended leg room, and cruise travel

• Hvar: Sample a selection of locally produced olive oils during a tasting on board your vessel. Learn how traditional methods, native olive varieties and the dry-stone landscapes of Pelješac shape each oil’s character. This introduction to one of Dalmatia’s most prized ingredients offers a deeper appreciation of the region’s agricultural heritage and time-honoured production techniques.
• Korcula: Taste Korcula through its wines, from crisp local whites to deep Plavac Mali reds. At a local winery, you’ll hear how the island’s sun, sea air and distinctive microclimate influence each glass, while generations of winemaking knowledge continue to shape the bottles poured here today.

• Kuna Pelješka: At the Antunovic family farm on the Pelješac Peninsula, discover centuries-old traditions of animal husbandry and winemaking. Meet herds of sheep, goats and donkeys, then step inside a 300-year-old stone tavern for a true farm-to-table experience. Enjoy dishes cooked peka-style over an open flame, paired with wines from 15,000 estate-grown vines. Taste fresh cheeses and cured meats crafted from four types of milk, and experience rural Dalmatian hospitality at its most authentic.
• Brac: Delight in a Captain’s Dinner on board, accompanied by live entertainment from a small ensemble. Enjoy a four-course meal served in an elegant setting as you celebrate your journey with fellow guests. 

Explore Hvar Old Town with a Local Specialist, tracing elegant Venetian facades around the main piazza to the Renaissance cathedral with its distinctive bell tower. Wander polished stone lanes lined with galleries and cafes that open toward the palm-fringed harbour.

Climb to the 16th-century Španjola Fortress for a commanding panorama of terracotta rooftops and the forested Pakleni Islands. Along the way, hear about Hvar’s strategic role in Adriatic trade, the island’s sun-drenched microclimate and the stonecraft that defines its coastal architecture.

Taste Hvar’s character in a family-run cellar tucked within the old town, where you’ll sample regional wines shaped by sea breezes and limestone soils. Compare crisp island whites with bold Plavac Mali reds, learning how sun exposure and stone terraces influence aroma and structure.

Discover centuries of viticulture adapted to the island’s rugged terrain and dry-stone terraces. Your host shares grape varieties, traditional methods and modern techniques that preserve Hvar’s distinct maritime freshness in every glass.

Explore Dalmatia’s essential ingredient as you sample locally produced olive oils during a hosted tasting on board. Swirl and sip to distinguish grassy, peppery and almond notes while learning how harvest timing and milling shape flavour.

Gain insight into groves nurtured on the Pelješac Peninsula, where native varieties and dry-stone landscapes influence yield and character. Pair with fresh bread and sea salt as your guide explains pairings that elevate simple Adriatic dishes.

Experience Mljet’s serene protected landscapes as you cross the saltwater lake by boat to St. Mary Isle. Step into a 12th-century Benedictine monastery set amid Aleppo pines and glassy waters, a retreat once prized for contemplation and maritime wayfinding.

Hear legends of Odysseus and discover how unique brackish ecosystems coloured the lakes’ surface. Cloister arches frame views of still waters and wooded shores, while your guide reveals how monastic life and the island’s karst geology intertwined over the centuries.

Cruise along the ancient city walls to see Dubrovnik’s battlements from the water, where fortress towers rise above the surf and terracotta rooftops glow against limestone cliffs. The maritime perspective reveals the rugged coastline that shaped Ragusa’s seafaring power.

Glide past the old harbour and stone bastions as your crew highlights defensive lines, trading quays and navigation landmarks. Golden afternoon light and calm seas create time to pause for photos and reflection on one of the Adriatic’s most storied skylines.

Slip into crystalline water during scheduled pauses to pause for a swim off the ship, surrounded by limestone headlands and turquoise coves. Use the swim platform and ladders for an easy dip between islands.

Float above pebble-bright seabeds where visibility stretches for metres, with the scent of pine and the hush of cicadas ashore. These relaxed interludes celebrate the Adriatic at its purest—sun-warm rocks, gentle swells and time to simply breathe.

Uncover a tiny island city of Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance gems on a guided stroll through Trogir. Pass the seafront Kamerlengo Fortress and the 15th-century Town Hall before visiting the Cathedral of St. Lawrence, famed for its 13th-century portal by Master Radovan.

Navigate slender lanes and sheltered courtyards that reveal influences from ancient Greeks to Venetian governors. Your guide highlights carved capitals, stone loggias and shipyard traditions that made this harbour a jewel of Dalmatia’s coast.

Celebrate your voyage with a formal Captain’s Dinner, a multi-course showcase of regional dishes served in the ship’s elegant dining room. Raise a glass with fellow travellers as the crew shares nautical toasts and stories.

Enjoy live entertainment from a small ensemble, adding a festive rhythm to the evening as you savour Dalmatian flavours, local wines and sea-cooled breezes drifting through the salon. It’s a convivial close to a day along the islands.

Paddle a stable tandem kayak as you set out for sea kayaking beneath the city walls, tracing limestone bastions and hidden grottoes at the base of the fortifications. Glide over clear water with views back to ramparts and bell towers.

Guides share seafaring lore and coastline geology while you explore hidden coves and calm channels. Suitable for beginners; equipment and instruction provided. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Walk through King’s Landing as you visit real-world sets, from Fort Lovrijenac as the Red Keep to the dramatic Jesuit Stairs and the gates and courtyards near Pile Gate. Guides weave behind-the-scenes insights with the city’s true Ragusan history.

Compare screen moments to stone-carved details and coastal vistas that inspired them, while hearing about filming logistics in a living UNESCO site. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Insight Vacations

Discover Split’s living Roman palace as you join a guided walk through narrow marble alleys, courtyards and the Peristyle. See the Diocletian’s Palace gates, including the famed Golden Gate, and step inside the Cathedral of Saint Domnius, once the emperor’s mausoleum, to admire its bell tower and carved choir stalls.

Learn how temples and halls evolved into homes, workshops and markets over centuries. Glimpse the late-antique grandeur in the vaulted subterranean cellars, and hear how the augustus who retired here in AD 305 shaped the city’s enduring urban fabric.

Discover Dubrovnik’s UNESCO-listed heart on a guided walking tour, passing Onofrio’s Fountain and the 14th-century Franciscan Monastery, home to a working pharmacy since 1317. Trace the city’s merchant republic heritage and ingenious fortifications along marble-paved Stradun.

Ascend by cable car to Mount Srd for sweeping views over the red roofs and the Elaphiti Islands. Your guide explains how the urban grid was rebuilt after the 1667 earthquake and how the walls safeguarded trade routes linking East and West.

Walk Korcula’s fortified centre with a Local Specialist, navigating its ingenious herringbone street plan designed to tame wind and sun. Admire Gothic-Renaissance facades en route to the Cathedral of St. Mark and hear stories linking the island to Marco Polo.

See Venetian stonework, pocket-sized squares and watchtowers that guarded sea lanes. Your guide reveals how artisans, shipbuilders and salt merchants once animated these lanes, where the scent of cypress and the shimmer of the channel frame each viewpoint.

Experience rural Dalmatia at its most authentic with a Farm-to-Table dinner on the Pelješac Peninsula. Dishes are slow-cooked peka-style beneath the embers and served in a 300-year-old stone tavern, paired with estate wines.

Meet the family behind the Antunovic estate and hear how monastic traditions, herding and winemaking shaped village life. Taste fresh cheeses and cured meats alongside seasonal produce, and toast to warm rural hospitality that endures from vineyard to table.

Kick up a little dust on a guided buggy safari across Korcula’s interior, rumbling along farm tracks through vineyards and olive groves to breezy coastal viewpoints. Expect big smiles, sea air and island panoramas.

Helmets and instruction are provided before you follow your lead driver on scenic loops with photo stops. Light refreshments typically included. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Visit Tasovac Winery for a cellar introduction to Korcula’s terroir, meeting vintners who cultivate vines between stone walls and sea breezes. Tour the barrels and sample regional wines noted for aromatic whites and structured reds.

Learn how soil, sun and island winds influence each vintage as you compare styles with light local bites. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Settle into a local konoba for a traditional Dalmatian dinner featuring grilled seafood, herb-scented stews and island-grown produce. Expect olive oil-dressed salads, seasonal vegetables and family recipes passed down through generations.

Pair your meal with regional wines as hosts explain cooking methods that honour the sea and stone. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.