Personalized Tours in Croatia and Italy

This 10-day luxury trip takes you through Northern Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia, with stays in hand-picked accommodations like lakeside hotels in Bled and coastal retreats in Rovinj. You'll visit the UNESCO-listed Plitvice Lakes National Park with its cascading waterfalls and emerald lakes. Glide across Lake Bled on a traditional pletna boat to visit the Baroque Church of the Assumption. Wander through ancient Zadar to see the 12th-century St Anastasia's Cathedral. The trip includes wine tastings at Villa di Maser's historic vineyards and the Poli Grappa Museum in Bassano del Grappa. Lunch is included at Bled Castle's restaurant. Ride a train through the Postojna Cave system.

Start at Venice's Grand Canal and St. Mark's Basilica, then head to Dubrovnik's UNESCO-listed Old Town. Stop at Murano's glass factories and see Burano's colorful houses along the way. Ride an underground electric train through Postojna Cave's stalactites and taste Plavac Mali wines at a Pelješac Peninsula winery. You'll hunt truffles with trained dogs in Motovun's forest. Stay at Leonardo Royal Venice Mestre, Best Western Premier Slon in Ljubljana, and Valamar Diamant in Poreč. Try fresh oysters at Lim Bay and take a traditional pletna boat to the Church of the Assumption on Lake Bled.

Ride a vaporetto along Venice's Grand Canal and head to a Murano glass factory to watch artisans craft intricate glassware. Sample Istrian truffles and regional wines in the medieval village of Šmartno, then try fresh oysters at Lim Bay near Rovinj. Walk through UNESCO-listed Plitvice Lakes with its 16 cascading turquoise lakes and take a pletna boat to Lake Bled's Church of Saint Mary. You'll stay at Leonardo Royal Venice Mestre, Grand Hotel Portorož, and Luxe Split while touring Diocletian's Palace and visiting Hvar Island by catamaran.

This personalized small-group tour for up to 15 guests combines Venice's Campanile bell tower and St. Mark's Square with Croatian coastal gems like Rovinj's island old town and the medieval walls of Dubrovnik. You'll stay at the Hotel Macola near Plitvice Lakes and the Hotel Amphora in Split while trying local agritourism tastings in Istria and walking through Trogir's antique palaces. The itinerary includes taxi boat rides in Venice, guided walks through Diocletian's Palace, and entry to the Rector's Palace, with three lunches and a farewell dinner included.

This trip takes you from gondola rides on Venice's Grand Canal to truffle hunting in Motovun's medieval forests with expert guides and trained dogs. You'll stay at the 4-star Leonardo Royal Venice Mestre and Grand Hotel Portorož while tasting wines in Šmartno's 14th-century village and sampling oysters at Lim Bay's seaside farms. The itinerary includes walks through UNESCO-listed Plitvice's 16 cascading lakes and visits to Trogir's Romanesque Cathedral of Saint Lawrence, with private transportation and daily water bottles provided throughout this small-group Croatian and Italian trip.

Start in Rome visiting the Colosseum and St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, then head to Florence to see the Duomo and Michelangelo's David at the Accademia Gallery. Take an overnight ferry from Ancona across the Adriatic to reach Croatia's coast. In Split, walk through the UNESCO-listed Diocletian's Palace and see the Cathedral of Saint Domnius. Continue to Dubrovnik where you'll walk the ancient city walls that surround the Old Town's red-roofed buildings. This private, self-guided tour lets you choose accommodation from hostels to 4-star hotels across 11 days.

Ride your bike from Mestre across the Litorale di Cavallino to Jesolo's beaches, then check out Portogruaro's Venetian palaces and the UNESCO-listed Euphrasian Basilica in Poreč. Stay in 3*** and 4**** hotels with luggage transfers between accommodations, designed for ages 16+ seeking personalized comfort. Visit Miramare Castle's botanical park near Trieste and the Roman excavations of Aquileia, all at your own pace.

Start in Venice's lagoon city with personalized access to mainland accommodations in Mestre, then cycle through the medieval fortified town of Portogruaro with its Venetian palaces and check out the Roman excavations of Aquileia, once a major city of the Roman Empire. Visit the romantic Miramare Castle overlooking Grignano Bay in Trieste, then see the UNESCO-listed Euphrasian Basilica in Poreč featuring beautiful Byzantine mosaics. This 8-day private trip includes stays in 3-4 star hotels, luggage transfers between accommodations, and flexible self-guided routes along the Adriatic coast.

Travel in a small group of 18 guests through Villa di Maser's eco-friendly vineyards in Bassano del Grappa and taste grappa at the historic Poli Museum. Ride a traditional pletna boat to Bled Island's Baroque Church of the Assumption and walk through Postojna Cave's underground passages by train. The UNESCO-listed Plitvice Lakes trails show waters that shift from emerald to azure, then you'll visit Nikola Tesla's birthplace museum in Smiljan before ending at Split's ancient Diocletian's Palace.