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- Day 1 Arrive in Zagreb and Begin Exploring Your first hours in Croatia begin in Zagreb, where you can settle in or make your way along Strossmayer Promenade beneath a canopy of rustling chestnut branches, high above the city. You might pause beside the bronze figure of poet Antun Gustav Matoš, seated on a bench where he once read his newspaper and sipped coffee. Over dinner with your Travel Director, you taste Croatian wine and exchange stories across the table. Locations Visited: Zagreb HR.
- Day 2 Explore Zagreb From Lower to Upper Town With your Local Specialist, you'll cross Zagreb from the grand boulevards of Lower Town to the old lanes above, passing the Art Pavilion and the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. The funicular hums along its 66-meter track near St Mark’s Church, its heraldic roof patterned like embroidery against the sky. You’ll continue past Lotrščak Tower and descend into the chapel, where flickering candlelight casts long shadows against the worn stone. Your afternoon is free to relax or join an Optional Experience to Kumrovec, where Tito’s birthplace stands among the timber houses and cottage gardens of the Old Village Museum. Locations Visited: Zagreb HR.
- Day 3 Postojna and Opatija Riviera: Caves to Coast Venture into Slovenia to visit the world-famous Postojna Caves. Step aboard the cave train and descend into a subterranean world of stunning stalactites, stalagmites, columns and curtains. Marvel at the five-meter tall Brilliant, the cave's most beautiful stalagmite. Return to Croatia to your hotel on the Opatija Riviera Locations Visited: Zagreb HR, Postojna SI, Opatija HR.
- Day 4 Discover Roman Pula and Romantic Rovinj Across Istria’s heart-shaped peninsula, you’ll reach Pula and stand beneath the first-century Arena, its pale limestone arches opening towards the harbor. As your Local Specialist recounts the gladiatorial contests once held here, you look across the vast oval and up through tier upon tier of stone. In Rovinj, you’ll weave through narrow cobbled lanes between pastel façades, carved doorways and wrought-iron balconies, catching glimpses of blue water between the houses. The scent of coffee drifts from sidewalk cafes as you pass small shops and follow the lanes towards the harbor, where the old town climbs above the Adriatic in a sweep of warm color. Locations Visited: Opatija HR, Istria HR, Pula HR, Rovinj HR, Opatija HR.
- Day 5 Croatia’s Wild Heart: Coast to Plitviče Along Croatia’s Adriatic coast, you watch rocky islands scatter across the sea before the road winds inland towards the forests of Plitviče. Follow your Local Specialist beside glassy lakes as cascades spill over travertine ledges, their steady rush carrying through the beech and fir. You’ll learn how researchers monitor the park’s habitats and the species that depend on them. Later spend time with the women of the Tara Community Center, watching colored thread pass through cloth as one of your hosts shares how traditional handicrafts create work, independence and companionship within the community. Locations Visited: Opatija HR, Plitvice Lakes National Park HR.
- Day 6 Plitviče to Split: Coastal Croatia in Full You’ll leave Plitviče’s green woodland and follow the Adriatic, its turquoise water stretching beyond smooth pebble shores and rocky islets. In Zadar, you’ll pass Roman ruins and the market before reaching the waterfront, where each wave sends air through the Sea Organ’s hidden pipes and releases a low, resonant chorus from the steps. Silver-green olive groves line the road to Trogir, founded by the Greeks in the 3rd century BCE. You pause at the cathedral before Master Radovan’s carved portal, alive with lions, saints and mythical creatures, then admire the Renaissance elegance of Čipiko Palace. Continue to historic Solin, once the Roman city of Salona. Perhaps choose tonight’s Optional Experience and dine in a traditional konoba, where aromas reach the table before the first plate arrives. Locations Visited: Plitvice Lakes National Park HR, Zadar HR, Trogir HR, Split HR.
- Day 7 Explore Split Before Sailing to Hvar Deep beneath Split’s old streets, you’ll enter the vaulted cellars of Diocletian’s Palace, limestone arches fading into the glimmering half-light as your Local Specialist recounts the emperor’s rule. Above ground, you’ll follow narrow lanes into arcaded squares, passing the Peristyle’s red granite columns before reaching St Duje’s, built within Diocletian’s former mausoleum, and the Golden Gate once reserved for the emperor and his family. Split’s waterfront recedes beyond the ferry rail as your island-hopping begins across the Adriatic. On Hvar, steep inland ridges rise beyond the harbor and, in early summer, lavender perfumes the country roads. You’ll spend two nights on this famously sunny island among dry-stone terraces, mountain peaks and old villages. Locations Visited: Split HR, Hvar HR.
- Day 8 Hvar’s Highlights: Town, Harbor and Fortress A full day in Hvar Town is yours to spend following smooth marble lanes between honey-colored buildings, small boutiques and the polished yachts of its elegant marina. Climb to the Venetian Fortress, where you rest your hands on the old battlements as the Pakleni Islands stretch in a broken chain across the blue below. At the waterfront, you might order fresh seafood while white masts stand in slender lines against the horizon and boats rock at their moorings. Or seek out the island’s quiet coves, secluded beaches and stone villages. Choose an Optional Experience to Stari Grad and Vrboska, traveling across the UNESCO-listed Stari Grad Plain and crossing small bridges over Vrboska’s narrow channel. In a local wine cellar, you’ll taste Hvar wine with local specialties as your host talks you through each pairing. Locations Visited: Hvar HR.
- Day 9 Sail From the Mainland to Korčula From the ferry deck, you hear the low thrum of the engines as the mainland falls away and Korčula’s long, wooded outline lies low in the distance. Once ashore, you’ll follow the southern road above secluded bays, where pale shingle lines the coves and sheltered water mirrors the deep green of the trees. At the hotel, you’ll join your fellow travelers for dinner on your first evening on Korčula. Locations Visited: Hvar HR, Korčula HR.
- Day 10 Korčula’s Heritage: St Mark’s and Marco Polo Among Korčula’s herringbone lanes, you’ll move between carved balconies and weathered doorways, with views towards the Pelješac mainland across the channel. St Mark’s Square suddenly opens around the cathedral, its Gothic and Romanesque portal worked into a lace of carved stone as your Local Specialist shares legends of the island. You’ll remain within the Old Town’s close-knit streets for the Town Museum inside Gabrielis Palace, the Bishop’s Palace treasury and the Town Hall, before pausing at the ruins traditionally linked to Marco Polo’s birthplace. Later, follow whichever lane catches your eye, step inside a church where candle wax may scent the still air or look up at decorated palace fronts as a bell sounds above the roofs. Locations Visited: Korčula HR.
- Day 11 Cruise Mali Ston Bay to Dubrovnik Weather permitting, your boat slips into Mali Ston Bay, where oyster lines disappear beneath the dark water and Croatian brandy leaves fruit, spice and heat on your tongue. At the shellfish farm, a local oyster farmer lifts the day’s harvest from the bay and explains how oysters are cultivated in these sheltered waters. You’ll then gather for a Sea-to-Table tasting with a glass of wine at the water’s edge. Later, Dubrovnik’s walls rise above the coast. Inside the 16th-century bastions, your Local Specialist guides you through the Old Town as water pours into the carved basin of Onofrio’s Fountain. Beyond it, you’ll pass the baroque curves of Saint Blaise’s Church and the cathedral before entering the Franciscan Monastery’s arcaded cloister, where the city noise falls to a hush. At Hotel Dubrovnik Palace, you can end the day on a terrace above the Adriatic, with the Elafiti Islands resting on the horizon as the last light fades across the water. Locations Visited: Korčula HR, Peljesac HR, Dubrovnik HR.
- Day 12 Enjoy Dubrovnik at Your Own Pace With a free day in Dubrovnik, you can stay close to the city or choose an Optional Experience along Montenegro’s coast to Kotor. The road curls beside the bay before you’ll enter Kotor’s walled Old Town, the mountains towering behind a tangle of terracotta roofs. Within the walls, small squares appear between palace fronts and Romanesque churches, while cats doze beside bowls left at street corners. You might photograph St Tryphon’s Cathedral, then turn towards the water to take in the rooftops, bay and mountains in one sweeping view as you hear how Kotor earned UNESCO World Heritage status. Back in Dubrovnik, the evening is entirely your own. Perhaps begin at a wine bar before choosing a sidewalk cafe, where lantern light pools across the table and the old walls glow beyond the awning. Locations Visited: Dubrovnik HR.
- Day 13 Dubrovnik by Day: Bay Cruise by Night At leisure, you might cool off beside the pool, browse Dubrovnik’s market stalls or follow Cavtat’s curved harbor past small boats tugging gently at their ropes. Weather permitting, you’ll board an evening cruise around Dubrovnik Bay. The engine hums beneath the deck as you glide across the bay, Dubrovnik’s terracotta rooftops and pale stone walls stretching along the water’s edge. Over dinner, you’ll taste local specialties with your fellow travelers while Dubrovnik shimmers beyond the rail. Locations Visited: Dubrovnik HR.
- Day 14 Say Goodbye to Croatia After breakfast, it’s time to say goodbye as your Croatian tour comes to an end. Locations Visited: Dubrovnik HR.
Name: Country Roads of Croatia - Classic Group
Brand: Trafalgar
Quality: Superior First Class
Tour Type: Escorted
Start City: Zagreb
End City: Dubrovnik
Location Summary: Zagreb, HR
Postojna, SI
Opatija, HR
Istria, HR
Pula, HR
Rovinj, HR
Plitvice Lakes National Park, HR
Zadar, HR
Trogir, HR
Split, HR
Hvar, HR
Korčula, HR
Peljesac, HR
Dubrovnik, HR
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Highlights
- Dining Summary - 6 Dinner (D). 13 Breakfast (B).
- How You'll Travel - Top-rated dining, from farm-to-table to local restaurants. 4 & 5-star stays. Business class coach travel, and ferry journey.
- Top Rated Highlights - Zagreb: Walk with your Local Specialist from the 19th-century parks and facades of the Lower Town towards the older streets around the main square. Along the way, you’ll see key buildings such as the Art Pavilion and the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, setting out the city’s main landmarks.. Zagreb: Ride Zagreb’s funicular, in operation since 1890 and often cited as one of the world’s shortest public-transport funiculars. The 66 m (217 ft) line links Ilica Street with the Upper Town in around a minute, giving an immediate sense of the change from the commercial Lower Town to the old fortified ridge.. Postojna Cave: Explore Postojna Cave, a karst system with more than 20 kilometers of surveyed passages and one of the first caves in Europe to introduce an underground railway in the 19th century. Inside, discover the cave’s role in karst research and spot endemic species such as the proteus, or “olm”, that live in these underground waters.. Pula: Visit one of the largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheatres still standing, built in the 1st century CE under Emperor Augustus. You’ll stand inside a structure that once held around 20,000 spectators for gladiatorial games and public events, with the outer walls and tiers still clearly defined.. Plitvice Lakes National Park: Join a Local Specialist to explore Plitviče Lakes National Park and learn how ongoing studies monitor and protect its fragile lake and forest habitats. Hear about habitat restoration, low-impact visitor practices and work to safeguard local wildlife, as staff share village traditions and their own stories of living beside the park.. Split: Cruise to the sunniest island of the country, Hvar, your home for the next two nights. Enjoy beautiful views and crystal waters on this two hour ferry crossing. . Split: Sightseeing with your Local Specialist continues through the old town. Walk through the Jewish Quarter to reach Narodni Trg, the center of Old Split. Continue to Trg Braće Radić, translated as the Square of the Radić brothers, but better known to the locals as Vocni Trg, or the Fruit Square.. Split: Explore above and below the Roman Emperor Diocletian's palace. A Local Specialist guides you through labyrinthine streets to see St. Duje's, the Golden Gate and the Cellars.. Hvar: Enjoy a panoramic orientation from the comfort of your coach as you travel from the ferry port in Stari Grad to your hotel in the heart of Hvar Town.. Hvar: Cross the central Dalmatian channels with clear views of neighboring islands and the Pelješac Peninsula.. Korčula: Follow your Local Specialist through the walled Old Town, visit St. Mark’s Cathedral and cross the main square. You’ll pass the Town Museum, Bishop’s Palace and Town Hall, seeing how medieval fortifications and later Venetian details fit together on this small peninsula.. Ston: Board a private boat to cross the bay towards Mali Ston, with clear views of the Pelješac shoreline and its vineyards. Sip a glass of traditional brandy and see how small boats, farms and villages are linked by this sheltered stretch of water.. Dubrovnik: Walk the limestone Stradun with a Local Specialist, stopping at Onofrio’s Fountain and St. Blaise’s Church. You’ll visit the cathedral and Franciscan Monastery and see how the compact, UNESCO-listed Old Town sits within its defensive walls beside the harbor.. Dubrovnik: Sail across the bay to see the walled city, fortresses and coastline from the water. As the light changes, you’ll have time on deck for photos and a last look back at Dubrovnik before returning to shore for dinner..
- MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® - Plitvice Lakes National Park: Join the ladies of the Tara Center, where income from tourism has funded a small community hub for the Tara Citizens’ Association, formed mainly by older women, many once refugees. Hear about local customs and personal stories of the village, and learn about the traditional handicrafts that support their income and well being. Your visit directly supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality..
- Authentic Dining - 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 favorite moments and say goodbye over Croatian dishes..
