Complete Croatia

Welcome to Croatia's capital. Your driver meets you at Zagreb Airport (ZAG) and transfers you into the Lower Town. Check in and walk the Dolac market, the main square, and the green-horseshoe parks.

Afternoon at leisure. Welcome dinner at a specialist-selected restaurant — štrukli (cheese-filled pastry), kulen (spiced sausage from Slavonia), and a glass of Graševina.

Morning: guided Upper Town walking tour — St. Mark's mosaic-tiled Church, Lotrščak Tower (noon cannon), Stone Gate shrine, Zagreb Cathedral. The Museum of Broken Relationships or the Mimara Museum.

Afternoon: Tkalčićeva Street and the Lower Town's Austro-Hungarian architecture. Optional: Jarun Lake for a late-afternoon walk. Evening: Tkalčićeva bar-and-restaurant lane.

Morning: private transfer to Plitvice Lakes National Park (approximately 2 hours). Plitvice is a UNESCO World Heritage Site — 16 terraced lakes connected by waterfalls through a forested limestone canyon.

Afternoon: guided walk through the Upper and Lower Lakes. Boardwalk trails at water level alongside and over the falls. Timed entry avoids the midday tour-bus peak. Check in to a park-area lodge.

Morning: optional dawn return to Plitvice (empty park, extraordinary light) or depart directly. Transfer to Zadar (approximately 1.5 hours to the Adriatic coast).

Afternoon: Zadar's Sea Organ (underwater pipes turning waves into music) and Sun Salutation (solar LED light show at sunset). Walk the old-town peninsula. Evening: waterfront dinner as the Adriatic plays.

Morning: walking tour — the Roman Forum (largest on the eastern Adriatic), Cathedral of St. Anastasia (climb the bell tower), Church of St. Donatus (9th-century Byzantine), medieval walls (UNESCO).

Afternoon: at leisure or Kornati National Park boat excursion (89 barren limestone islands). Evening: konoba dinner on the Riva.

Morning: coastal drive from Zadar to Split (approximately 2.5 hours). Optional stop in Šibenik — the Cathedral of St. James (UNESCO, entirely stone, no mortar).

Arrive Split early afternoon. First walk: Diocletian's Palace Peristyle and the Riva waterfront promenade. Check in. Evening: dinner in the palace quarter.

Morning: guided tour of Diocletian's Palace — basement halls, Cathedral of Saint Domnius, Jupiter's Temple, Golden Gate. Then Marjan Hill for panoramic views.

Afternoon: ferry from Split to Supetar on Brač (approximately 50 minutes). Check in to your Brač hotel. Evening: grilled fish, olive oil, and local Bolač wine. The island chapter begins.

Morning: Zlatni Rat (Golden Horn) — Croatia's most famous beach. Optional hike to Vidova Gora (778m, highest Adriatic island point) for the panoramic view.

Afternoon: catamaran to Hvar Town (approximately 1 hour). Hvar is the glamour stop — Venetian harbor, fortress above, yacht marina below. Check in. Evening: harborside dinner.

Morning: Fortica fortress, Renaissance main square, Arsenal theater, Franciscan monastery. Stari Grad Plain (UNESCO, 4th-century BC Greek agricultural landscape) or lavender fields (June–July).

Afternoon: Pakleni Islands by water taxi — Palmizana beach clubs, Jerolim's quiet coves. Evening at leisure — Hvar's nightlife is the most vibrant on the Dalmatian Coast.

Morning at leisure on Hvar or Stari Grad Plain visit. Afternoon: catamaran to Korčula (approximately 1 hour). Korčula's fortified medieval old town on a peninsula — herringbone streets designed to channel breezes and block wind.

Check in. Evening: dinner in the old town — fresh fish, Grk and Pošip wines from the island's own vineyards.

Morning: Korčula walking tour — Marco Polo House (climb the tower), Cathedral of St. Mark (Tintoretto altarpiece), fortified walls. Optional: wine tasting (Grk, Pošip) or kayaking.

Afternoon: catamaran to Dubrovnik (approximately 2 hours) via Pelješac. Optional stop: Ston walls and Mali Ston oysters. Arrive Dubrovnik. Evening: Stradun walk and first Old Town dinner.

Morning: city walls walk — 1.2 miles circuit timed for golden-hour light after the cruise ships depart. Views over terracotta rooftops, the harbor, and Lokrum Island.

Afternoon: Old Town at ground level — Rector's Palace, Franciscan Monastery (pharmacy since 1317), Fort Lovrijenac. Srđ cable car for the panoramic view. Farewell dinner — wall-view terrace restaurant.

Morning: Lokrum Island (15-minute ferry) — monastery ruins, botanical garden, Dead Sea lagoon. Or a final quiet walk through the Old Town before the day-trippers arrive.

Transfer to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV). Thirteen days from Zagreb to Dubrovnik — the mainland's green hills, Plitvice's waterfalls, four Adriatic islands, and the ancient walls at golden hour. Your specialist remains reachable throughout. Safe travels home.