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9 Days

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Trip Type: Small Group

Activity Level: Light

Spectacular natural beauty and fascinating cultural heritage go hand in hand in Slovenia and Croatia. This nine-day Premium journey will take you from the glittering canals of Venice to the beaming waters of Lake Bled and the underground world of the Postojna Caves.

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Experience Overview

Discover the spectacular natural beauty and fascinating cultural heritage that go hand in hand in Slovenia and Croatia. This nine-day Premium journey will take you from the glittering canals of Venice to the beaming waters of Lake Bled and the underground world of the Postojna Caves. Ride the cable car up Mt Vogel for views over Lake Bohinj and appreciate the caves and waterfalls in Plitvice Lakes National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Indulge in epicurean delights like truffles and wine and prepare soparnik with a local family in a 14th-century village during a Signature Experience. Soak up the Adriatic sunshine and let this part of the world enchant you.

Highlights

Enter the underground world of the Postojna Caves – one of the longest karst caverns in the world – home to strange rock formations and creatures like the eyeless salamander.
Ride the cable car up Mt Vogel for exceptional views over Lake Bohinj and the foothills of the Alps.
Indulge in a truffle tasting in Motovun during a Signature Experience where truffles are combined with local specialty dishes.
Stay in a historic boutique hotel right on one of the most beautiful squares in Split for your historic Feature Stay – the city’s first cafe opened in this building in the 1700s.
Step into the 14th-century village of Tugare and learn to prepare traditional soparnik with a local family during a Signature Experience.

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Trip Details

Product Code: 3223

Tour Type: Small Group

Accommodation: Unknown

Transport: Private vehicle

Guide Language: English

Travel Styles: Explorer, Budget

Tour Operator: Intrepid Travel

Supplier Code: ZMPY

Starts: Venice, Croatia

Finishes: Split, Croatia

Duration: 9 days

Departures: Not Guaranteed

Physical Rating: Light

Includes

Meals: Breakfasts (8), Lunch (2), Dinner (2)
Accommodation: Comfortable Hotel (7 nights), Feature Stay (1 night)

Price

Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $9195 ($1,022 /day)

Itinerary

Day 1: Venice

Buongiorno! Welcome to Italy. Your adventure begins in the floating city of Venice. You’ll be collected from the airport and transferred to your hotel by car and water taxi. You’ll meet your leader and fellow travellers at a welcome meeting at 6 pm. If you arrive early, there’s plenty to explore among the bridges, towers, piazzas, canals, churches and gondolas – practically unchanged for 600 years. Maybe walk to St Mark’s Square and the Basilica, Doges’ Palace, Accademia Bridge and the Bridge of Sighs. After the meeting tonight, join your leader and group for a welcome dinner at a local restaurant. Venice is famous for seafood and fresh Veneto vegetables – perhaps try some fritto misto (a mix of fried seafood) or risotto with asparagus.

Included Activities:

Venice - Welcome Dinner at Local Restaurant
Complimentary Arrival Transfer

Optional Activities:

Venice - Chicchetti & Wine Tour of Venice Urban Adventure (112 EUR)
Venice - Doge's Palace & Bridge of Sighs (30 EUR)
Venice - Gondola Ride (113 EUR)
Venice - St Mark's Basilica Treasury (20 EUR)
Venice - St Mark's Campanile (15 EUR)
Venice - Traghetto Ride (2 EUR)
Peggy - Guggenheim Collection (17 EUR)
Venice - Accademia Gallery (16 EUR)
Venice - Uncommon Venice Urban Adventure (must be prebooked in advance) (79 EUR)

Accommodation:

Maison Venezia or similar (Number of Nights: 1)

Day 2: Venice to Bled

Say farewell to Venice this morning and travel to Ljubljana – a city full of style and sophistication. When you arrive, take a guided tour around the Old Town. Learn about the city’s history as you visit Ljubljana Castle, the Town Hall, the Cathedral of St Nicholas and the Dragon Bridge. You’ll also visit the open market before continuing to the lakeside town of Bled. The evening is yours to relax and enjoy your scenic surroundings.

Included Activities:

Ljubljana - Walking Tour
Ljubljana - Castle visit & funicular

Accommodation:

Rikli Balance or similar (Number of Nights: 1)

Day 3: Bled

This morning you’ll drive through the misty Sava Bohinjka Valley to beautiful Lake Bohinj – the largest permanent natural lake in Slovenia. Take a cable car to the top of Mt Vogel, where you’ll be greeted by views of evergreen woods sloping down the mountains to blue waters. Take some time to enjoy the area before returning to Bled – renowned for its mild, healing climate and thermal lake water. Have lunch at a local restaurant, then take a pletna boat ride (a wooden, awning-covered boat rowed by a special oarsman) to the island on Lake Bled and climb up the 99 steps to St Mary’s Church. Enjoy a free evening where you can seek out the famous Bled cream cake (nearly every cafe and cake shop in town claims that theirs is the best).

Included Activities:

Bled - Pletna Boat Trip on Lake Bled
Lake Bohinj - Cable Car to Mt Vogel
Lake Bohinj - Day Trip

Optional Activities:

Bled - Castle (18 EUR)
Triglav National Park - Vintgar Gorge (15 EUR)

Accommodation:

Rikli Balance or similar (Number of Nights: 1)

Day 4: Bled to Pula

This morning, begin your day with a visit to the Postojna Caves. This 20-km (12.4 mi) network of passages, galleries and chambers is the largest classic karst cave in Europe. Take an open-top train ride through narrow tunnels into the jungle of stalactites and stalagmites, before your leader explains the geology of this natural wonder. Continue to Motovun – sitting atop a cone-shaped hill and surrounded by the bountiful Mirna River Valley. The forests here are famous for truffle hunting. Today, you’ll have the chance to sample this local product combined with fritaja (Croatian omelet), a local speciality, on a visit to a family-owned farm. Then, head to the hilltop village of Buzet, which sits on top of a hill and is filled with traditional Istrian houses and streets.

Included Activities:

Motovun - Town Walls Walk
Postojna - Caves Visit
Motovun - Truffle Tasting

Accommodation:

Boutique Hotel Vela Vrata or similar (Number of Nights: 1)

Day 5: Plitvice Lakes National Park

Today, make the most of a late morning before heading to the villages of Slunj and Rastoke on the banks of the Korana River. Take a walk through the beautifully preserved villages and admire the traditional wooden houses and water mills. From here, head to your hotel just outside Plitvice Lakes National Park. When you arrive, you have the option to head out on a leisurely walk with your leader to get your bearings. Then, the rest of the afternoon and evening is free for you to spend at your leisure.

Included Activities:

Slunj and Rastoke - Villages Walk

Accommodation:

Hotel Lyra or similar (Number of Nights: 1)

Day 6: Plitvice Lakes National Park to Zadar

Early this morning, you’ll explore one of Croatia’s most beautiful sites before the crowd arrive – Plitvice Lakes National Park. This UNESCO World Heritage site is a fairytale land of wooded hills, turquoise lakes and waterfalls. Your local guide will show you a quiet, alternative route, so you can experience a side of the park few visitors see while learning about the natural environment as you walk. After, drive to the walled city of Zadar. Take an afternoon city tour with a local guide, learning the ancient history of the Roman Forum, built in the 1st century, and St Donatus’ Church. Visit the reconstructed Romanesque Church of St Chrysogonus, St Mary’s bell tower, St Anastasia’s Cathedral, and the People’s Square. Finally, visit the Three and Five Wells Squares. There is also an opportunity to visit the Gold and Silver Museum. In the late afternoon, top off the day with a local food tasting, including prosciutto, pancetta, dried sausages, goat cheese and olives, and sample maraschino, a sweet cherry brandy originating from Zadar. After, relax and enjoy a drink overlooking the bay.

Included Activities:

Zadar - Sightseeing Tour with Local Guide
Zadar - Local Liqueur Tasting
Zadar - Local Food Tasting
Plitvice Lakes National Park – Guided Hike

Accommodation:

Hyatt Regency Zadar or similar (Number of Nights: 1)

Day 7: Zadar

The day is yours to continue to get to know Zadar. There are several excellent museums to visit, including the Museum of Church Art, the Archaeological Museum and the National Museum. Don’t forget to visit the famous ‘Greeting to the Sun’ and the ‘Sea Organ’, two of the more modern sights of Zadar. The latter is a manmade organ on Zadar’s Riva that works with the motion of the waves and 35 pipes to create a musical soundscape. Maybe visit the vibrant fish markets of this port town, take a dip in the clear coastal waters, or explore the cafe culture and do some people-watching.

Optional Activities:

Zadar - Gold and Silver of the city of Zadar Museum (6 EUR)
Zadar - Museum of ancient glass (6 EUR)
Zadar - Archaeological Museum (5 EUR)

Accommodation:

Hyatt Regency Zadar or similar (Number of Nights: 1)

Day 8: Zadar to Split

You’re in for a treat today – heads out for a Signature Experience in Tugare, a small 14th-century village with original structures and stone houses that reflect its past. Head to a local family home, where you’ll be greeted with a welcome drink of homemade rakija and a traditional dessert. Then, help prepare soparnik, a protected regional dish, with time to talk to your friendly hosts. While the soparnik is cooking, you’ll tour the village with a local guide who will explain what you’re seeing in this abandoned village. Then, go enjoy that delicious soparnik you made! After, continue to Split, Croatia’s second-largest city. It’s an enviable spot in the heart of the Dalmatian coast, set on the azure waters of the Adriatic Sea and sitting against a backdrop of coastal mountains. Check into your Feature Stay accommodation – a boutique hotel with centuries of history (it started its life in the 1700s as the first cafe in Split!), situated on the most beautiful square in the city. This evening you may like to head to one of Split’s restaurants with your group for dinner.

Included Activities:

Tugare – Village Tour with Local Guide
Tugare – Soparnik Cooking Experience

Optional Activities:

Split - Fish Market - Free
Split – Highlights of Split Urban Adventure (99 EUR)
Split - Marjan Hill Hike - Free
Split - Ivan Mestrovic Gallery (12 EUR)
Split - Archaeological Museum (8 EUR)
Split - Cellars of the Diocletian's Palace (8 EUR)
Split - St Domnius Cathedral and Tower (10 EUR)
Split - Ethnographic Museum (4 EUR)
Split - Gallery of Fine Arts (5 EUR)
Split - City Museum (10 EUR)

Accommodation:

Santa Lucia Heritage Hotel (Feature Stay) or similar (Number of Nights: 1)

Day 9: Split

Your adventure comes to and end after breakfast this morning. If you would like to extend your stay in Split, just get in touch with your booking agent to organise additional accommodation.

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Reviews

Pam - Traveled, October 2023

The tour is a great mix of nature, culture and history. My favourite sites were all things Slovenian and Plitvice National Park. Ivana, our tour guide was excellent. Always enthusiastic, well prepared and knowledgeable. She is a treasure and really helped our group enjoy each other. Other highlights were the feature hotel and truffle lunch. A fun and interesting trip!

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/04/2023

Thomas - Traveled, September 2023

Such an amazing trip to a beautiful country! Every stop was a new adventure with delicious food and friendly people. Our guide, Vlad, treated us like family the whole way. Highly recommend this trip to anyone who’s wanted to go to Croatia!

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/15/2023

Alistair - Traveled, September 2023

It was everything and more thanx we’ll be back

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/15/2023

Savanah - Traveled, September 2023

Had a wonderful experience with Intrepid. The accommodations were lovely and the sites beautiful. I enjoyed getting to meet people in our group from all over the world who at the end of our trip became my travel family. Grateful for the memories and friendships I made through and Intrepid

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/13/2023

Pat - Traveled, September 2023

We enjoyed this trip very much. I wanted one that included Slovenia and this one did just that. Our tour leader was very helpful and full of local knowledge. We saw a great mix of beautiful scenery and also buildings, old walls etc. Had a good miz of free time and local tours.

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/18/2023

Elizabeth - Traveled, September 2023

Loved this trip, a great combination of natural wonders, historic locations and great food.

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 09/16/2023

Sue - Traveled, September 2023

I would highly recommend this trip. Travelling with a small group made it fun and easy to get around

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 09/16/2023

Michael - Traveled, August 2023

Excellent itinerary and a great tour leader with breathtaking destinations, possibly the most surprising fun you will ever have

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 09/09/2023

Joshua - Traveled, August 2023

Great experience. Excellent itinerary.

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 09/14/2023

Julie - Traveled, August 2023

Great trip with amazing diverse group all ages Venice to Split. Inclusions fantastic, scenery amazing tour leader focused on making our trip experience ‘ the best’

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 08/11/2023

Al - Traveled, July 2023

Good tour, great leader in Hrvoje and beautiful countries. We enjoyed seeing Slovenia and Croatia and felt well taken care of.

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 07/24/2023

Viv - Traveled, July 2023

We just completed a premium small group tour from Venice to Split with tour guide Hrvoje. Would highly recommend the tour. Each day is packed with interesting places to visit gorgeous scenery and delicious food. A stress free way to.travel.with like minded people!

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 08/04/2023

Lynne - Traveled, July 2023

With the exception of a hiccup with our airport transfer in Venice this was a fantastic trip. Our schedule gave us enough free time, hotels were excellent, transport was really good....and I loved having our luggage delivered to each hotel! Hrvoje was a fantastic leader and took care of everything along the way, advised us of good restaurants and places to visit. Plenty of inclusions...a fun trip!

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 07/21/2023

Barbara - Traveled, June 2023

Just finished Croatia trip Venice to Dubrovnik recommend it to everyone so beautiful and informative

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 07/07/2023

Faythe - Traveled, June 2023

My trip was amazing. It was the first time I travelled abroad by myself. I felt completely safe and thoroughly enjoyed myself. I met incredible, life long new friends.

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 06/18/2023

Emily - Traveled, May 2023

I was hesitant at first with Intrepid (couldn’t tell if all the reviews were fake) but the price was reasonable so we took a chance (Premium tour). Well… will only be using Intrepid in the future! Our expectations were blown away. You wont be disappointed! (Middleclass, W, F, 34age, from U.S., traveling w Husband)

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 06/14/2023

Karen - Traveled, May 2023

An incredible trip! The itinerary took us through the canals of Venice, the mountains of Slovenia and the coast of Croatia. Amazing food, culture, natural beauty and history. And our tour leader, Petar was phenomenal - he provided us with a fun, well organized trip that let us see, do, and eat so many memorable things.

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 05/25/2023

Kristin - Traveled, May 2023

Words cannot explain what a great trip this was from Venice to Split with our tour guide Peter. Very knowledgeable about the area. His attention to details and willingness to help a make sure everyone was taken care of.

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 05/23/2023

Madison - Traveled, May 2023

This is an excellent trip. You get a lovely taste of Venice followed by the best of Slovenia and Croatia without feeling like you are rushing through. The included activities are excellent, and a great focus is on immersion in the local culture and community. I recommend this tour to anybody curious about this part of the world.

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 06/19/2023

Owen - Traveled, October 2022

This trip was absolutely incredible. There was gorgeous scenery, delicious food and fun activities in each location.

Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/06/2022