When it comes to gourmet cuisine, islands are the perfect locale for finding the freshest and tastiest ingredients that serve to highlight any food lover’s dream meal. From succulent seafood that is fresh off the boat to locally grown honey that is fresh from the comb, Croatia’s islands are exotic treasure troves of delicious fare. Offering you one of the most delicious and elite gourmet adventures, this luxurious, 7-day getaway has been handcrafted with you and all of your gastronomic desires...
Customizable Itinerary
Day 1
Dubrovnik - Arrive in Dubrovnik and Visit the Old Town and Lokrum Island
Upon your arrival in Dubrovnik, your private driver will be waiting for you at the airport and will whisk you away to your luxurious accommodation after you have passed through security. Your afternoon excursion will begin as you embark on a private tour of the Old City. While you are strolling around this awe-inspiring UNESCO World Heritage Site, you will feel as if you have stepped back in time. From its impeccably preserved fortress to the narrow side streets that wind their way through the iconic landmarks, the Old City is sure to leave you speechless.
Once you have enjoyed discovering and snapping all of the requisite photographs of the Old City, you will enjoy a short sail to Lokrum Island. The moment that you arrive on the island, a gourmet feast will be waiting for you. The best part of this experience is that you will be enjoying this cornucopia of delicious Dalmatian fare al fresco under the stars. A post-dinner stroll around the island’s main thoroughfare will be followed by a delicious dessert and nightcap that will provide the perfect ending to your first night in Croatia. You will then sail back to Dubrovnik and make your way to your hotel for the remainder of the evening.
What’s Included: airport transfer, accommodation, tour, dinner
What's Included:
Day 2
Dubrovnik - Explore the Elaphiti Islands on a Whirlwind Private Tour
Day 3
Korcula – Find Your Bliss in a Private Yoga Class and Visit a Bee Farm
Day 4
Korcula – Savor Every Moment on a Solta Island Olive Oil Tour
Day 5
Korcula – Sip Croatia’s Finest Blends on a Hvar Island Wine Tour
Day 6
Zagreb - Visit Vis Island and the Blue Cave and Join a Cooking Class
Day 7
Zagreb – Sail to Dubrovnik and Have One Last Delicious Brunch
Trip Highlights
- Stroll around Dubrovnik’s ancient city, and as you admire the towering walls and iconic landmarks, you can sip and nibble on amazing Dalmatian cuisine
- Delight in an evening dessert and nightcap after exploring Lokrum Island, where you will be introduced to the island’s local wildlife of peacocks and wild bunnies
- Indulge in a private cooking class from a master chef, who will lead you step-by-step in crafting an authentic Dalmatian dish
- Luxuriate for an entire day’s sail around the enigmatic Elaphiti Islands, where you will have the chance to frolic in the sea, relax on the ship, and witness some incredible sights
- Find your center and reset to island time in a bliss-filled yoga session
- Treat yourself to a visit to a bee farm, where you can sample local honey while learning how this golden elixir is made
- Enjoy an olive oil tour on the stunning Solta Island while taking advantage of your opportunity to tour olive groves and sample the estate’s best blends
- Discover Vis Island and the spectacular Blue Cave while being amazed as you receive an up-close glimpse at the Cave’s mystical aura
Detailed Description
Islands are not necessarily the first things that travelers think of when they think of Croatia. While the mainland of this lovely nation does indeed boast a bounty of fine cuisine, it is the Croatian islands that have the monopoly on the freshest, mouthwatering food.
Nestled amid the azure waters of the Adriatic Sea, Croatia’s captivating islands are hidden gems that offer only awe-inspiring aesthetic beauty and a plethora of island adventures with a unique and appetizing appeal. This luxuriously customized 7-day excursion has been carefully curated for you and features only the most elite experiences, the most spectacular scenery, and the most glamorous and mouthwatering cuisine that the Croatia Islands have to offer.
Your first exciting destination will be the seaside city of Dubrovnik, where you will spend your first evening exploring the Old City and indulging in a jaunt to the lovely Lokrum Island. Your first full day will find you being whisked away to the alluring Elaphiti Islands, which is where you can explore a trio of islands that each offer their own unique excitement and charm. You will then venture to Korcula Island, which will act as your base for the rest of the week as you journey elsewhere for fabulous day trips. Before your day trips, you will experience the best that Korcula Island has to offer on a day that will be filled with private yoga, touring a bee farm, and sampling local honey.
A delightful excursion to the island of Solta awaits you, and during this experience, you will embark on a private olive oil tour, visit actual live groves, and learn from a master grower about what goes into a bottle of Croatian Island olive oil. Heavenly Hvar Island will be next on your agenda, and it is here that you will partake in a palate-pleasing wine tour while also cruising through the most idyllic areas of the island, including Hvar town.
A visit to Vis Island and the world-famous Blue Cave Grotto will fill your final day in the islands, and it will be followed by a private cooking class that will be taught by a master chef. On your final morning, you will sail back to Dubrovnik, where after enjoying a lovely brunch, your private driver will lead you to the airport for your flight home.
Throughout this memorable getaway, you will enjoy staying at the best luxury accommodations in addition to having the luxury of private transportation to and from every destination. Everything about this tour is completely customizable, even once you have reached your destination. Therefore, you can adjust anything and everything about this idyllic adventure to suit your moods and interests. All you have to do is sit back, relax, and enjoy the adventure.
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Starting Price
$2,300 per person (excluding international flights)
Your Zicasso trip is fully customizable, and this sample itinerary is a starting place for your travel plans. Actual costs are dynamic, and your selection of accommodations and activities, your season of travel, and other such variables will bring this budget guideline up or down. Throughout your planning experience with your Zicasso specialist, your itinerary is designed around your budget. You can book your trip when you are satisfied with every detail. Planning your trip with a Zicasso travel specialist is a free service.
What's Included
- Accommodations
- In-country transportation
- Some or all activities and tours
- Expert trip planning
- 24x7 support during your trip
Your final trip cost will vary based on your selected accommodations, activities, meals, and other trip elements that you opt to include.
Reviews of Zicasso's Referral Service
4.91 stars based on 1332 reviews.
Our travel guide was excellent. Our hotels were perfect and, from the beginning, he accommodated all of my requests, including my need for gluten-free foods. And during the trip, when my daughter got sick, he arranged for a doctor to come to the hotel.
Reviewed By Julie Q.
Croatia is a beautiful country to visit. The people we met and the guides we had were all fantastic, professional, knowledgeable and incredibly friendly. Every place we visited, even the more crowded tourist areas, felt very safe.
Our Zicasso travel agent worked really closely with us right from the beginning to make sure the trip gave our family the balance of exploration, relaxation, learning, and adventure that we look for on our vacations. Every aspect of our trip – every tour, every driver, every dinner, everything – flowed exactly as we had planned it.
Reviewed By Julia S.
Our Zicasso travel agent's communication was incredible! She was fast, professional, and always thorough. Everything she planned for us was of such high quality! It was perfect!
Reviewed By Karen W.
Zicasso's travel consultant was so helpful in designing a near-perfect trip for our group of eight travelers. We visited Croatia and Greece. In the planning stages, she was patient yet persistent in moving us toward finalizing the trip. The hotel recommendations and sightseeing choices were, for the most part, outstanding. The ground transfer arrangements were perfect. Most of all, her recommendation for the right Greek island for our group's needs was spot on.
Reviewed By Ann M.
Before our trip, Zicasso's travel specialist assured us we would have an amazing, worry-free trip through Slovenia and Croatia. We most certainly did!!
She had us in beautiful, centrally located hotels, on exciting daily excursions with knowledgeable tour guides, and even on a private speedboat ride!! Our journey included historic sites, wonderful museums, and hikes through caverns, waterfalls, and fortresses!!
Any questions we had were answered in the moment, completely and respectfully! Thank you so much to our travel specialist for her caring attention to detail and for making our trip truly memorable!!
Reviewed By Darlene Z.
The entire nine days of travel from Slovenia to Montenegro were seamless as far as being picked up at the arrival airport and departure as planned. Transportaion was on schedule, which was important to me in a foreign country and eliminated any stress. Each private guide and/or driver throughout our trip was courteous and spoke English, which avoided any misunderstanding about all the wonderful sites we saw.
Lake Bled was absolutely wonderful. The guide parked the van at this family home four blocks from the lake and introduced us to his mother and sister, who welcomed us, and we saw how they lived in this beautiful village. The walk of four blocks to the lake also gave us the opportunity to see more of this quaint place to live. Since the lake does not allow power boats, we and about 20 other people were rowed to the island, where an ancient church was located. We found out that this family, in the past, were the caretakers of the island and our tour guide had to row himself to the shore to go to school and, in the winter, skate to school every day.
Next, we were driven to the castle on top of a small mountain, which had a perfect, 360-degree view of the area. Beautiful!
The next day we went to Plitvice Lakes National Park, with too many waterfalls to count and water that looked as crystal clear as any natural water I have ever seen. The four-kilometer walk upstream was nothing like I've ever seen in the USA.
We spent the night in a wonderful mountain lodge, with individual lodges and an upper-end-style bed and breakfast theme.
Split was a city with parts dating back to the third century, with many Roman influences in its many buildings.
Mostar in Bosnia was very interesting and had a central arch-style bridge which seemed to be a central point for all to see. There was so much we saw that it is too much to describe here.
We also stopped at a wine tasting at the most modern winery I've ever been to. It even had 12 guest rooms, with a pool.
On our way to Dubrovnik, we stopped at Ston to have an unbelievable lunch. At the restaurant, we had an oyster tasting of fresh oysters being farmed several hundred yards from the restaurant. We were served oysters three ways, from raw to fried and baked, and they were the best I will ever eat in my life.
We next went to Dubrovnik, which was particularly interesting to me because it is where Game of Thrones was filmed. Our guide was excellent, as he worked as a "roadie" for the film company, helping set the scenes by taking down modern signs or anything modern, and putting them back after filming. He had large screen shots in a spiral binder and would take us to a cove and hold up the screen shot of the actual scene from the movie to show us the similarity. His behind-the-scenes knowledge of the actors and the reaction from the town and church was beyond expectations. My wife and I were fans of GOT and so excited that we are going to watch if all again one day.
Our last day was in Montenegro, which again was beautiful, and we spent the day next to the water there. We were ferried to a man-made island with an old church on it.
Overall, the Adriatic Sea along the coast of these countries was one of the most beautiful stretches of water you could imagine.
Our expectations of this tour were met and exceeded.
Reviewed By Sandra H.
