Magical Croatia with orient and Adriatic cruise from Dubrovnik

ROUTE A306

M/S Eden, landA101

Guaranteed departures in English/French

14 days, 13 nights

Day 1 DUBROVNIK Sunday

After you land in Dubrovnik, we will transfer you to your hotel, situated just 20 minutes ride from airport. In your hotel, you will meet tour guide, have dinner and spend the night.

Day 2 DUBROVNIK – MOSTAR – SARAJEVO Monday

We will start our adventure in the morning. We will leave Dubrovnik and head to Mostar, beautiful and friendly city. Our sightseeing will start by visiting Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar where you can see locals jumping from the top of the bridge to the crystalline water.  Next to Old bridge we will visit Old Bazar Kujundziluk, a pedestrian area of Muslim Mostar where the Turkish shops are located. Next is a short visit to Mosque and a typical Turkish house. Afterwards we continue to Sarajevo. First we will visit most interesting place in Sarajevo – old bazaar and cultural center of the city – Baščaršija.  Another place to see is Gazi Husref Bey Mosque – well preserved ottoman architecture with stunning interior. In the evening, we will have dinner and spend the night in Sarajevo.

Day 3 SARAJEVO – BELGRADE Tuesday

After we have breakfast we will head to Belgrade (obligatory stop for lunch). After we arrive we will have dinner and spend the night in Belgrade.

Day 4 BELGRADE – ZAGREB Wednesday

In the morning we will start with sightseeing. Our tour will include a visit to Kalemegdan – fortress and a park set at the confluence of Sava and Danube River. We will not miss Republic Square, Knez Mihajlova Street, Saint Sava Temple and Tito’s Memorial.  In the afternoon, we will head to Zagreb for dinner. We will spend the night in Zagreb.

Day 5 ZAGREB – NP PLITVICE Thursday

We’ll take morning tour of Zagreb. We will visit Upper Town, St. Mark’s Church with its multicolored roof, Cathedral, Croatian National Theatre and the University. After enjoying Croatia’s capital we will head to most popular national park in Croatia – Plitvice lakes. Plitvice consist of sixteen lakes joined in a series of cascading waterfalls. You will enjoy this natural phenomenon and some say Plitvice are the best part of this tour. We will have dinner and spend the night in Plitvice region.

Day 6 NP PLITVICE – TROGIR – SPLIT Friday

Early in the morning we will head to Trogir. Short walk around Trogir will guide us to the Cathedral of St. Lawrence highest building in Trogir, dominating the area. After we complete our tour of Trogir, we will visit most populated city in Dalmatia, Split. Diocletian’s Palace and Peristyle are most famous sight in Split and for good reason – they are amazingly well-preserved.  In Split we will have dinner and spend the night.

Day 7 SPLIT – DUBROVNIK – Embarkation, Saturday

On Saturday morning, we will continue to Dubrovnik. In organized sighseeing tour we will visit Franciscan Monastery with Europe’s third oldest pharmacy, the Rector’s Palace and the Cathedral. After tour, we will embark on our boat waiting for us in Dubrovnik harbor. Welcome reception and dinner are organized in evening hours. We will spend night onboard.

Day 8 DUBROVNIK – KORČULA, Sunday

On Sunday we will head to island of Korčula. We will make obligatory stop to take a swim in one of numerous bays, just before lunch time. We will stop at town of Korčula, best known as the birthplace of Marco Polo, famous writer, explorer and merchant. You will have the possibility to take tour of town of Korčula. We will spend the night in Korčula.

Day 9 KORČULA – PUČIŠĆA, Monday

In the morning we will head towards another island – island of Brač. We will have lunch onboard before arriving at town of Pučišća. This beautiful town situated in pristine bay is widely known for limestone from local quarries, which has been used to build White House in Washington. In this last stonemason school in Croatia students carve sculptures from limestone. We definitely recommend a visit. In Pučišća we will spend the night.

Day 10 PUČIŠĆA – OMIŠ – SPLIT, Tuesday

On Tuesday we will depart for Omiš, a small town on mainland, famous for its history filled with pirates stories who once made homes and fortunes here. If you are interested we can board a small boat and sail into Cetina River Canyon. Afterwards we return to our boat and head to Split with lunch onboard. In the afternoon we arrive in Split. Here we will spend the night.

Day 11 SPLIT – HVAR, Wednesday

We will head to island of Hvar, Croatia’s sunniest island. One of the most popular islands among international jet-set attracts thousands of visitors each year thanks to sunny climate, excellent food and wine situated in most beautiful scenery you can imagine. While in town of Hvar it is possible to book guided tour of Hvar.

Note: Sometimes because of the limited capacity of the Hvar harbor (during peak season in July and August) port can be substituted for Stari Grad/Jelsa. In that case transfer by bus will be organized to and from Hvar.

Day 12 HVAR – NP MLJET, Thursday

Croatian greenest island Mljet is most special of all islands in Croatia because of its two deep salty lakes. Enjoy your visit and afterwards Captain’s dinner onboard. We will spend the night in Mljet.

Day 13 NP MLJET – DUBROVNIK, Friday

In the morning we sail back to Dubrovnik. We will have lunch onboard and arrive in Dubrovnik in early afternoon.  We will spend the night here.

Day 14 DUBROVNIK DEPARTURE, Saturday

After breakfast we will disembark. Transfer to Dubrovnik airport is organized.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

Arrival transfer from Dubrovnik Airport to hotel and departure transfer from Dubrovnik harbor to Dubrovnik Airport on the first and the last day of the tour

6-night accommodation in 4* hotels on half board basis (starting with dinner on Day 1 and ending with breakfast on Day 7)

ATLAS air-conditioned motor coach throughout

ATLAS tour escort throughout land (English-French) portion

Professional English-speaking Cruise Manager

7-night accommodation on board (comfort boat) in a cabin with private bathroom and air-conditioning

Welcome dinner and Captain’s dinner on board

Daily buffet breakfast on board

6 lunches with 3 courses on board

Complimentary fresh fruits available daily on board

Water 0,5 l bottle per person per day on board

Free Wi-Fi on board

SIGHTSEEING TOURS INCLUDED:

Local guides for sightseeing tours of Mostar, Sarajevo, Belgrade, Zagreb, Split and Dubrovnik (English/French)

Entrance fees to Turkish House and Mosque in Mostar; Gazi Husref Bey in Sarajevo; Kalemegdan Fortress in Belgrade; Plitvice Lakes National Park, Cathedral of St. Lawrence in Trogir, Diocletian’s Palace and Cathedral in Split; Franciscan Monastery and Rector’s Palace in Dubrovnik

SUPPLEMENTS (OPTIONAL):

Omiš & Cetina River Excursion – river boat ride, snack in Radman Mills (prosciutt o, cheese, homemade bread, wine, water) – 25 EUR per person

Entrance to the Mljet National Park: up to 25 EUR per person – (depending on the season)- to be paid at entrance. Guide free of charge.