Itinerary
- Day 1
Split
You'll get picked up from Split Airport and head to your hotel. Before the 6 pm welcome meeting, if your flight gets in early, the Mestrovic Gallery is worth checking out to see work by one of Croatia's greatest sculptors. After everyone gathers for the meeting, you'll join the group for dinner at a local restaurant where you can try brudet and rozata, two popular local specialties.
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome dinner at local restaurant with fellow travellers)
Included Activities
- Airport transfer
- Welcome meeting
- Welcome dinner at local restaurant
Optional Activities
- Mestrovic Gallery visit - EUR12
- Fish Market - Free
- Marjan Hill Hike - Free
- Highlights of Split Urban Adventure - EUR64
- City Museum - EUR4
- St Domnius Cathedral and Tower - EUR10
- Ethnographic Museum - EUR3
- Cellars of the Diocletian's Palace - EUR8
- Archaeological Museum - EUR8
- Gallery of Fine Arts - EUR5
Landmarks Mestrovic Gallery - Day 2
Split
This morning brings a guided walk through Split's historic streets with a licensed heritage interpreter leading the way. You'll cover cobblestoned streets, find hidden corners, and learn about local artisans while tasting soparnik, a traditional Dalmatian savoury pie. The afternoon opens up for exploring on your own—hunt down a seaside restaurant with coastal views or settle onto your hotel's terrace or garden.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Sustainable Urban Adventure 'Unveiling Split's Living History' with licensed heritage interpreter
- Exploration of local artisan workshops
- Soparnik tasting (traditional Dalmatian savoury pie)
Optional Activities
- Seaside restaurant dining and wine at own expense
Landmarks Pjaca Square - Day 3
Split to Korcula
A morning ferry takes you to Korcula, arriving in the afternoon. From there, a local guide walks you through Korcula Town and shares the island's history. You'll get to see traditional costumes used in local celebrations. After that, you can head to hidden beaches like Vela Przina or Proizd, wander through the Old City with its distinctive orange-topped buildings, or explore the local wine culture among olive groves.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Ferry to Korcula
- Walking tour of Korcula Town with local guide
- Access to traditional costumes from local celebrations
Optional Activities
- Visit to hidden beaches (Vela Przina or Proizd)
- Old City exploration
- Wine tasting among olive groves
- Moreska Traditional Dance Performance - EUR18
- Hop on hop off boat - EUR20
- City Museum - EUR6
- Mljet National Park visit (including ferry) - EUR55
Landmarks Korcula Town Vela Przina Beach Proizd Beach 
- Day 4
Korcula
You'll join a half-day tour of Korcula's history and quieter areas that benefit the local community, stopping at viewpoints throughout. In Vela Luka, there's a mosaic-making project where you'll learn techniques and create your own piece. Then it's over to Blato village for lunch and wine tasting at a family-run winery in the hills. You're back in Korcula Town by afternoon with the rest of the day free to do as you like.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Local lunch in Blato village)
Included Activities
- Half-day island tour with local guide
- Vela Luka mosaic workshop and participation
- Blato village visit
- Local winery lunch and wine tasting
Landmarks Vela Luka Blato - Day 5
Korcula
The day is yours to spend however you'd like in Korcula. You might relax at one of the hidden beaches and swim in the bay, visit a local winery to support the community over local cuisine and wine, or keep exploring the Old Town. By evening, check out the Revelin Tower and the impressive defensive walls before choosing where to have dinner from the island's many restaurants.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Beach relaxation and swimming
- Local winery visits
- Old Town exploration including Revelin Tower and defensive walls
- Dinner at local restaurants
Landmarks Revelin Tower - Day 6
Korcula to Dubrovnik
You're heading toward Dubrovnik today with a stop in Trsteno, just 20 km away. There's a brunch of local farm products prepared by a local family and presented by Croatian chef Katija Paseta, plus an olive oil tasting (local olive oil makes a good souvenir to bring home). You'll walk through the 15th-century arboretum, Croatia's only one and a major garden architecture monument that served as a Game of Thrones filming location. After taking in the Elaphiti Islands and Adriatic Sea views, you'll continue to Dubrovnik's medieval walls with a free evening to find your dinner spot.
- Meals
- Brunch (Local farm products presented by Chef Katija Paseta with garden views)
Included Activities
- Stop in Trsteno
- Brunch with local family farm products presented by Chef Katija Paseta
- Olive oil tasting
- Arboretum visit (15th century, only Croatian arboretum)
- Game of Thrones filming location viewing
Optional Activities
- Dinner at local restaurants
Landmarks Trsteno Arboretum Elaphiti Islands 
- Day 7
Dubrovnik
Spend the day exploring Dubrovnik at your own pace. You could visit Rector's Palace to see Venetian-Gothic architecture, relax with a beer on cliff-side terraces, take a Game of Thrones walking tour, or watch people and have espresso. Tonight brings a sunset sail on a private boat to the Elafiti Islands during golden hour. You'll stop at Lopud fisherman's village, share trip highlights over a farewell dinner of local cuisine, then sail back to Dubrovnik to see the Old Town at sunset while toasting with local wine.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Farewell dinner on boat with local cuisine and local wine)
Included Activities
- Sunset sail on private boat to Elafiti Islands
- Lopud fisherman's village visit
- Farewell dinner on boat with local cuisine
Optional Activities
- Rector's Palace visit - EUR13
- Game of Thrones walking tour - EUR69
- Discover Game of Thrones Filming Locations Urban Adventure - EUR69
- Lokrum Island boat trip - EUR27
- Mt Srd Museum of Croatian War of Independence - EUR4
- War Photography Museum - EUR10
- Mt Srd Cable Car - EUR27
- Hike up Mt Srd - Free
Landmarks Rector's Palace Lopud - Day 8
Dubrovnik
You'll be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel in Dubrovnik. If you arrive before the 6 pm welcome meeting, the medieval Old Town is walkable and close by where you can visit the 15th-century Rector's Palace, baroque churches, or Game of Thrones filming locations. After the meeting, the group heads out for dinner at a local Old Town restaurant to try traditional Croatian cuisine.
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome dinner at local restaurant with traditional Croatian cuisine)
Included Activities
- Airport transfer
- Welcome meeting
- Welcome dinner at local restaurant
Optional Activities
- Rector's Palace visit - EUR13
- Game of Thrones walking tour - EUR69
- Discover Game of Thrones Filming Locations Urban Adventure - EUR69
- Lokrum Island boat trip - EUR27
- Mt Srd Museum of Croatian War of Independence - EUR4
- War Photography Museum - EUR10
- Mt Srd Cable Car - EUR27
- Hike up Mt Srd - Free
Landmarks Rector's Palace - Day 9
Dubrovnik to Kotor
Leaving Dubrovnik, you're heading to Kotor, a 5th-century UNESCO World Heritage site on a secluded bay. The route crosses from Croatia into Montenegro with a stop in Perast for a walk and coffee. Then you'll board a boat to explore the scenic Bay of Kotor from the water, visiting the Lady of Skrpjela island, created in 1452 around a rock where an image of the Madonna was found. Back on land, your leader walks you through Kotor's Old Town discovering cobblestone alleyways and charming stone buildings before checking into your hotel for a free evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Stop in Perast for walk and coffee break
- Boat tour of Bay of Kotor
- Lady of Skrpjela (Our Lady of the Rocks) island visit
- Guided tour of Kotor Old Town
Landmarks Bay of Kotor Lady of Skrpjela (Our Lady of the Rocks) Perast Kotor Old Town 
- Day 10
Kotor to Cetinje
After breakfast, you're heading to the mountainous town of Cetinje outside Kotor and stopping at Lovcen National Park for beautiful landscapes and trails. If stairs don't bother you, climbing to Njegos Mausoleum at 1647 m/5403 ft gives you panoramic mountain views that can reach as far as Albania on clear days. The mausoleum, built in 1974, houses a monument to poet and ruler Petar II Petrovic-Njegos. You'll then explore Cetinje Monastery to learn its history and see Orthodox Christian relics including the right hand of St. John the Baptist. Try local prosciutto and cheese in Njegusi, known for meat, cheese and honey. Back in Kotor, the afternoon is free so you can climb the city walls for views over the city and bay.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Lovcen National Park visit
- Njegos Mausoleum visit with panoramic views
- Cetinje Monastery visit and Orthodox Christian relics viewing
- Njegusi local prosciutto and cheese tasting
Landmarks Lovcen National Park Njegos Mausoleum Jezerski Vrh Cetinje Monastery Njegusi 
- Day 11
Kotor to Berat
You're crossing the border into Albania early, with a long journey ahead but several stops along the way. There's a wine tasting at a winery in Fishte to learn about local wines in the Albanian countryside. Next comes a farm-to-table lunch with local produce, wild fish, and organic meat, all prepared on-site. You'll arrive in Berat in time for group lunch, then your late afternoon and evening are free to explore at your own pace.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Farm-to-table lunch with local produce, wild fish, and organic meat prepared on-site)
Included Activities
- Winery visit and tasting in Fishte
- Farm-to-table lunch at Fishte
Landmarks Fishte 
- Day 12
Berat
A local guide leads you on a walk around Berat to learn about the city's history and highlights. You'll climb up to the still-inhabited fortress for views over town, then there's free time to stroll through parks or relax at a cafe. Later you'll head to the village of Gjirokaster to learn how to make traditional Albanian food with locals in a garden, helping prepare meals and then enjoying the flavors of Albania over conversation with your hosts.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Traditional Albanian meal prepared during cooking class with local hosts)
Included Activities
- Guided city tour of Berat with local guide
- Fortress visit with views over town
- Travel to Gjirokaster village
- Traditional Albanian cooking class with locals in a garden
Landmarks Berat Fortress Gjirokaster - Day 13
Gjirokaster
You'll have a leisurely morning at local cafes before a guided tour of Gjirokaster, which is called 'Stone City' for its unique stone buildings and cobblestone streets. A local guide shares the history of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. You'll visit the Monasteries of the Drino Valley set against a mountain backdrop, 16th and 17th-century Orthodox monasteries that were vital to Albania's social fabric and culture. The rest of the day is free—try sweet treats in the old town, explore the Cold War tunnel, or relax in a park with a book.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Guided city tour of Gjirokaster with local guide
- Drino Valley Monasteries visit (16th-17th century Orthodox monasteries)
Optional Activities
- Cold War tunnel exploration
Landmarks Gjirokaster Old Town Drino Valley Monasteries - Day 14
Gjirokaster to Albanian Riviera
After saying goodbye to Gjirokaster, you're driving to Butrint National Park, surrounded by wetlands and the Vivari channel. The park is known for its well-preserved ancient Greek and Roman ruins set within a natural landscape. You'll explore the Greek theatre, Roman baptistery, Venetian castle, and more while taking in the views. Then you'll head to your Feature Stay on the Albanian Riviera, where rolling hills and crystal-clear blue water provide the perfect place to relax.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Butrint National Park visit and archaeological site exploration
Landmarks Butrint National Park Vivari Channel - Day 15
Albanian Riviera
After breakfast, you have a free day on the Albanian Riviera. Stay at your Feature Stay or explore the surrounding area with plenty of beach options where you can sit with a book or swim in clear water. History fans might visit Himare Castle perched on a hill with panoramic coastal views, or take a day tour through Pirate Cave. For lunch, choose from local restaurants where your leader can recommend the best spots. Fresh seafood is a local specialty worth trying.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Himare Castle visit
- Pirate Cave day tour
- Beach relaxation and swimming
- Local restaurant dining (seafood recommended)
Landmarks Himare Castle Pirate Cave - Day 16
Albanian Riviera to Tirana
You're wrapping up your Albanian Riviera time and heading to Tirana, the capital. On the way, stop at the ancient Greek site of Apollonia for a leader-led exploration through well-preserved ruins including a theatre, temples, and a triumphal arch. Continue to Tirana for a guided tour learning about its unique blend of cultures and customs, with mosques, citadels, Ottoman architecture, and the medieval atmosphere of the Balkans. The compact city is ideal to explore on foot and filled with architectural influences from Italy and Turkey. Your day ends with traditional Albanian food at a local restaurant for a farewell dinner with your group.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Farewell dinner at local restaurant with traditional Albanian cuisine)
Included Activities
- Apollonia ancient Greek site exploration with leader
- Guided tour of Tirana city
- Farewell dinner at local restaurant with traditional Albanian cuisine
Landmarks Apollonia Archaeological Site Tirana - Day 17
Tirana
Your trip wraps up after breakfast with no activities planned. If you'd like to extend your stay, contact your booking agent ahead of time to arrange additional accommodation.
- Meals
- Breakfast
