Local Living Tours & Trips in Croatia

A baking demonstration and farmhouse dinner in Konavle village gives you a taste of authentic Croatian traditions. Visit DEŠA Women's Centre in Dubrovnik to learn about female empowerment initiatives and tour Maritimo Recycling's community-based facility. Taste local Grk wine in Lumbarda's fishing village and head to a family-owned winery on the Pelješac Peninsula for a tour with traditional lunch.

Stay in a rustic Mediterranean villa in Lovorno with sweeping views of the Konavle Valley and the Adriatic Sea, hosted by the welcoming Mujo family who live next door. Cycle through the Konavle wine route, sampling prosecco and olive oil at family-run vineyards, then master traditional Croatian dishes in a hands-on cooking class using fresh produce from neighboring farms.

Pedal through the UNESCO-listed Stari Grad Plain on Hvar Island, then take a ferry to the medieval walled town of Korčula, known as Marco Polo's birthplace. You'll stay at the beachfront Aminess Younique Senses Resort near Vrboska and have a group dinner with traditional Croatian dishes.

At a family agrotourism villa in Konavle Valley, you'll walk Mediterranean gardens, pick fresh produce, and have traditional lunch with your hosts. See the ghost town of Malo Grablje, empty since the 1960s, and the nearly abandoned shepherd's village of Brusje with a local guide. You'll also taste fresh oysters in Ston.

Visit the DEŠA women's centre in Dubrovnik, a community project from the Balkan war where you'll taste local delicacies made by staff preserving cultural traditions, then cruise on Karaka, a 16th-century replica ship, for lunch with fresh Dalmatian seafood on Sipan Island. You'll stay seven nights at Hotel Croatia Cavtat.

Try traditional Strukli at a local Zagreb bakery and sample Iločki Traminac wine at Ilok's medieval Old Cellars, once served at Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. Check out the bohemian Skadarlija quarter in Belgrade and walk through the village of Rastoke. See Osijek's historic Tvrđa fortress complex and visit Vukovar.

Walk Opatija's 12km Lungomare promenade past grand 19th-century villas where European aristocracy once vacationed, and hear about Croatia's first tourist destination from English-speaking guides. You'll get free time in Rovinj to browse galleries, try Istrian wines at cliffside bars, and check out artisan shops.