Zagreb is the Capital of Croatia and Like any Central European capital, Zagreb is not short of praiseworthy highlights: bountiful museums, captivating architecture, and an explosion of outdoor activities. So, think of vibrant food markets, everyday cafe culture, lush greenery, and a host of street festivals. I highly recommend The Hotel Astoria
This trip starts in Zagreb for 2 days then you will leave for Split, on the journey you will stop for appx 4 hrs. at the natural treasure of Plitvice lakes . Split, located on the Dalmatian coast in Croatia, is a vibrant port city well-known for its ancient center, beautiful architecture, and exquisite cuisine. One of the homes to the Game of Thrones. After Split your choices are Hvar or Zadar or both. Both are vibrant sea side villages with fantastic relics of the ancient ages and great modern touches. From here you will go to Dubrovnik via Croatia’s wine country, this 4 hour trip with stops at the wineries will leave you ready to see
Dubrovnik Popular for its spectacular seafront location on the Dalmatian Coast, coupled with its evocative and historic Old Town district, Dubrovnik is home to Croatia’s artistic and intellectual elite. Here you can visit Montenegro, cruise the islands, or just enjoy Dubrovnik.
For me Spilt and Dubrovnik are must do’s. Historic cities with much to do. Zadar and Hvar are also wonderful to see and can be seen on subsequent trips( and there will be subsequent trips). Their proximity to Split makes adding them very easy. Zagreb is a fair distance to the coastline great to see and an easy jumping spot for Ljubljana. The Lovely Capital of Slovenia Probably the cleanest and quietest capital you’ll ever see, in 2016 it won the title of ‘Europe’s Greenest City’. Near Ljubljana is the city of Bled, which to this day is one of the most magical cities I have ever visited.
Bled has a Castle on a mountain by a lake, stunning. From Slovenia, it is a fairly easy trip to Zadar and working your way to Dubrovnik.
Another easy stop from Split is the town of Mostar in Bosnia Herzegovina. This is an important area for the war (conflict) in the 1990’s, the stunning Stari Most Old Bridge built in 1566 stood for 427 years and was destroyed in 1994 during the conflict. UNESCO and countries around the world had the bridge rebuilt using the recovered fragments. With all that history the best part of the Stari Bridge is tipping young Bosnian men to jump off of it, absolutely breathtaking.
Another day trip from Split is Plitvice Lakes, National Park. Plitviče Lakes National Park is a 295-sq.-km forest reserve in central Croatia. It’s known for a chain of 16 terraced lakes, joined by waterfalls, that extend into a limestone canyon. Walkways and hiking trails wind around and across the water, and an electric boat links the 12 upper and 4 lower lakes
Once you decide on an itinerary we can look at all the transportation available, Driving is easy in Croatia, For border crossings, I would recommend doing those as tours. There is an abundance of cruises available and all of the tour companies offer versions of all of these itineraries. I can give you some quotes on those as well. English is widely spoken, you can run into a store or shop where you will have some difficulty communicating, but never enough to cause problems. Restaurants will have English-speaking servers.
