About this offer

Your holiday includes

Accommodation: 7 nights cruise on MV Dalmatia
 
12 excursions & visits: Cres Island visit with guided walking tour, Walking tour of Mali Lošinj and the Garden of Fine Scents, Ilovik island visit, Guided walking tour of Rab old town, Goli Otok island visit, Guided walking tour of Krk old town, Vrbnik winery tour, Opatija walking tour

Tour manager: Titan tour manager

Transport from the UK: International flights. Prices are based on return flights with British Airways or easyJet from London Heathrow, Gatwick or Luton.

PLUS: Free bar open 11 hours a day. 3 evenings of live musical entertainment

Itinerary 

Day 1 - UK - Zagreb - Opatija (overnight)

Our nationwide shared chauffeur service collects you from home for your flight to Zagreb. On arrival we transfer to the Opatija Riviera where we board our ship.

MV Dalmatia (3-star)

Today includes: Dinner

Day 2 - Opatija - Cres (overnight)

We sail this morning to Cres. One of the largest of Croatia’s 718 islands, Cres is also one of the least developed with its thick forests, olive groves and rocky hilltop villages. Adding to its undiscovered and remote charm, the island is also home to 80 breeding pairs of rare griffon vultures - which we keep watch for as we skirt the island’s rugged shoreline. We moor up in Cres Town, jumping ashore for a guided walking tour. Cres may only have 3,000 permanent residents, but it has a heavyweight history - with buildings, churches and ruins cataloguing its Roman, Byzantine and Venetian occupation. We stay moored here for the night.

MV Dalmatia (3-star)

Today includes: Excursions & visits: Cres Island walking tour (afternoon)

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 3 - Cres - Susak - Mali Lošinj (overnight)

We sail this morning to Susak, one of the smallest of Croatia’s inhabited islands - just 4 sq km in size. Weather permitting, we’ll take a short walk on this car free island, carpeted in herbs and trees, and circled by golden sandy beaches - it’s a true taste of unspoiled Croatian island life. Then we sail east to the island of Mali Lošinj, whose crystal-clear waters were felt to give the island unique healing powers. A health resort for the Habsburg Royal Family in the 19th century, 200 years later the island is having a wellness revival, with travellers visiting for the clean water, medicinal herbs and warm climate. We dock in the main town of Mali Lošinj. Remnants of its grand Venetian past, the pastel-painted facades and sun-faded clocktowers make it one of the prettiest harbours in the Adriatic. We go ashore to explore the town and take a guided tour of the Garden of Fine Scents - a walled garden of over 250 species of herbs and medicinal plants that naturally grow on the island.

MV Dalmatia (3-star)

Today includes: Excursions & visits: Walking tour of Mali Lošinj and the Garden of Fine Scents (afternoon)
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 4 - Mali Lošinj - Ilovik - Rab (overnight)

Sailing onwards this morning, we head towards the small island of Ilovik. We’ll make a short visit after lunch (weather permitting). We’ll then spend the rest of the day making our way to Rab, the greenest and best known of the Kvarner Islands. Rab fits the archetypal Adriatic paradise perfectly - jade green waters, verdant hillsides and a red-roofed old town that looks straight out of a story book. We moor here overnight.

MV Dalmatia (3-star)

Today includes: Excursions & visits: Ilovik island visit (afternoon)
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 5 - Rab (overnight)

Dominated by four bell towers, Rab’s ancient walled town bears the beauty of its changing hands over the years - with Byzantine churches, elegant Italianate mansions and Romanesque towers to explore. After a walking tour, the afternoon is free to wander independently or soak up the city’s crumbling Venetian charms from the ship. Perhaps visit the House of Rab Cake, home of the delicious spiral-shaped cake made mainly from almonds and Maraschino liqueur, first served in 1177 to Pope Alexander III.

MV Dalmatia (3-star)

Today includes: Excursions & visits: Guided walking tour of Rab old town (morning).
Breakfast and Lunch

Day 6 - Rab - Krk (overnight)

We head towards the former prisoner island of Goli Otok this morning where we’ll make a short visit (weather permitting) and explore a little before continuing to Krk. Here, we enjoy a guided walking tour of the old town - now a familiar but still magical mix of Venetian buildings, Franciscan and Benedictine monasteries and fortified castles. We then travel by coach to Vrbnik, a medieval hilltop village whose silhouette is defined by its soaring Renaissance bell tower. As well as being one of the most picturesque villages in Croatia, Vrbnik is also known for Žlahtina - a white wine grape grown exclusively on the island. We tour a family-run winery and sample some of the goods before heading back to Krk Town where we stay moored for the night.

MV Dalmatia (3-star)

Today includes: Excursions & visits: Goli Otok island visit (morning), Guided walking tour of Krk old town (afternoon), Vrbnik winery tour (afternoon)
Breakfast and Lunch

Day 7 - Krk - Opatija (overnight)

Our ship sails towards Opatija, a summer resort town built in the 19th century for Habsburg royalty. Our ship remains in port overnight.

MV Dalmatia (3-star)

Today includes: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 8 - Opatija - Zagreb - UK

We enjoy a walking tour of Opatija this morning, and learn about the town’s interesting past. There is free time for lunch, before we return to the ship this afternoon. We then transfer to the airport for your return flight to the UK. Upon arrival, your vehicle will be waiting for the journey home.

Opatija - Zagreb - UK

Today includes: Excursions & visits: Opatija walking tour (morning)

Breakfast