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1 - Friday 5th June - ZAGREB
Met by our agents on arrival at Zagreb International Airport and transfer
by private coach (30 minutes) to Hotel Dubrovnik. Meet
in hotel lobby at 8.00pm and walk (10 minutes) to Restaurant Kaptolska
Klet for a welcome reception and dinner party of traditional Croatian
home cooking. Overnight Hotel Dubrovnik. D
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2 - Saturday 6th June - PLITVICKA JEZERA NATIONAL PARK
Depart at 8.00am for a two hour guided city tour to include the fortified
upper town, Kaptol and lower town with its elegant pavements, cafes, restaurants
and picturesque open-air markets. After the tour, time has been allowed
for an optional visit to the market and coffee.
Check out
of the hotel and drive towards Plitvicka Jezera National Park. After about
two hours we stop for a typical and simple peasant workers lunch at a
rustic riverside restaurant in the village of Rastoke - now completely
restored following its destruction in the Serbo-Croatian war in 1991.
Drive (45 minutes) to Hotel Jezera.
After checking
in at the hotel and a short rest, we commence our first walk. We take
the national park bus to the start point for the Upper Lakes walk. Following
a well marked trail through forest and amongst lakes with hundreds of
waterfalls we reach a lakeside jetty where we take a boat across Lake
Kozjak and then follow the trail back to the hotel. 8km. Grade EASY. Dinner
in local mountain restaurant. B L D
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3 - Sunday 7th June - PLITVICKA JEZERA NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, check out of the hotel and walk to the entrance gate
of the national park to start the walk. Follow a well marked trail to
the lower lakes area, then walk to the highest waterfall in the park and
follow a lakeside trail to an open meadow where local people will be selling
their produce for an optional picnic lunch. Continue along the side of
the lake to the jetty, crossing the lake by boat back to the hotel. 10km.
Grade EASY.
After the
walk, check out of the hotel and drive (3 hours) south through the remote
and attractive countryside of Lika Province close to the border with Bosnia-Herzegovina,
over the Velebit mountain range towards the Adriatic Coast near Zadar
to Starigrad where we spend the next three nights at Hotel Vicko. 8km.
Grade EASY. Dinner in the hotel. Overnight Hotel Vicko. B L D
Day 4 - Monday 8th June - PAKLENCIA NATIONAL PARK
Walk from the hotel to the entrance of Paklencia National Park where our
walk commences. Follow a limestone trail up into the gorge, elevation
550m, following a mountain river, wild flowers and immense rock faces,
well known as a world famous rock climbers paradise. Follow a zigzag path
near the north face of the gorge until we reach the largest cave in the
area, which we explore with a local guide. We then retrace our steps down
the zigzag until we reach a mountain hut where a simple cooked lunch will
be prepared for us by the national park staff. There is only one way in
and one way out of the gorge, so we return by the same route to the entrance
of the national park. From there we return to the hotel. 15km. Grade MODERATE.
Dinner in the hotel. Overnight Hotel Vicko. B
L D
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5 - Tuesday 9th June - CHARTER BOAT TO DUGI OTOK (LONG ISLAND)
Our coach takes us to a harbour near Zadar (50 minutes) where we embark
on a privately chartered boat for Telascia Nature park on Dugi Otok. Disembark
at the lighthouse and start a coastal walk to Salt Lake, called Mir, stopping
for an optional swim, then continue by boat to a delightful little cove
where our hosts prepare a simple lunch of freshly caught fish.
Re-embark
and return to Zadar, stopping off, time permitting, to explore other islands
along our route. 10 km. Grade EASY but rocky limestone path makes it MODERATE.
Dinner in the hotel. Overnight Hotel Vicko. B L D
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6 - Wednesday 10th June - DUBROVNIK
Check out of the hotel and drive south by private coach via Starigrad
along the coast to Split (2 hours) where we stop for a visit to the old
town. Met by a local guide for a conducted tour of the Diocletian Palace
to learn something of the architecture and history of this famous Roman
palace, and its transformation from a palace into a town. After an optional
lunch, continue to Dubrovnik (4 hours) where we can enjoy a delightful
scenic drive along the Adriatic Coast. crossing briefly into Bosnai-Herzegovina
and stopping at Neum for optional refreshments. Check into Hotel Excelsior
and Spa for the next two nights. Dinner this evening under your own arrangements.
B
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7 - Thursday 11th June
- DUBROVNIK
Breakfast in the hotel, followed by a two-hour guided walking tour of
the old town of Dubrovnik. Optional lunch and free time for you to explore
the many cultural delights of Dubrovnik, including a tour of the city
walls. Farewell dinner in a local restaurant. B D
Day
8 - Friday 12th June
Transfer by private coach to the International Airport at Dubrovnik for
the return flight to UK. B
B
= Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner
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