Day1 01 ZAGREB arrival

Check in and overnight at the hotel.

Day2 ZAGREB – RISNJAK NATIONAL PARK – OPATIJA

After breakfast we depart to the region of Gorski Kotar, for our stop at the Risnjak National Park.

Visitors are recommended to take a walk along the educational path Leska where they can easily get to know some of it is natural resources and carst features. The path leads from the administration building in Bijela Vodica following the road towards west, through a forest of tall fir trees that grow along the way.

After exploring the national park we depart to the charming Opatija in Kvarner bay. Overnight at the hotel.

Day3 OPATIJA – BRIJUNI ISLAND NATIONAL PARK – OPATIJA

Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Fazana. Upon arrival embarkation to the transfer boat for Brijuni Island National Park. The sightseeing tour includes a ride by a tourist train, a visit to the remains of the Roman villa dating from the 1st century B.C. in the bay of Verige. The tour also includes visits to the archaeological museum, located in the Citadel building from the XVI century and the Church of St. Germain with its permanent exhibition of copies of frescoes and Glagolitic writings from Istria.

Return to Opatija. Overnight in Opatija.

Day4 OPATIJA – PAKLENICA NATIONAL PARK – ZADAR

Early breakfast and departure to Starigrad, a town at the entrance to the Paklenica National Park. The area of Paklenica National Park has an exceptional diversity of geomorphological forms. Within the National Park, there are over 150 km of hiking trails. The most attractive and most valuable parts of South Velebit are surely the impressive canyons of Velika Paklenica and Mala Paklenica.

Mala Paklenica Canyon is of lesser dimension, and the torrent running through it is much less powerful. It is 12 km long and 400-500 wide. In its narrowest part, it is only 10 m wide, while the surrounding cliffs rise up to a height of 650 m. The pass between the Velika Paklenica and Mala Paklenica Canyons is formed by a very inaccessible karstic area comprising rocks and cliffs.

Continuation to Zadar. Rest of the day is free to explore the city. Overnight in Zadar.

Day5 ZADAR – KRKA NATIONAL PARK – ZADAR

Breakfast and departure to Krka National Park and the place called Skradinski buk. This locality includes the most attractive part of the National Park. The sightseeing cruise to Skradinski Buk and back lasts approximately 2 hours and includes a walk on footpaths and bridges along the cascade formations, sightseeing of the mills with expert presentations and demonstrations of the ethnological collection stamping mills rollers and weavers workshop.

Visit the island of Visovac with its Franciscan monastery, church and museum followed by a short sightseeing tour around the island.

Return to Zadar. Overnight in Zadar.

Day6 ZADAR – KORNATI ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK – ZADAR

Breakfast and transfer to Zadar pier and embarkation on the boat for a full day excursion to Kornati National Park. In the central part of Croatian Adriatic Sea, there is an amazing group of islands called Kornati archipelago. The exceptional beauty of the archipelago moved authorities in 1980 to proclaim a large part of the area a national park. There are 147 islands, islets and reefs within the area of Kornati National Park (36 km in length and 6 km wide), making it the most indented group of islands in the

Mediterranean. Overnight in Zadar.

Day7 ZADAR – PLITVICE LAKES NATIONAL PARK – ZAGREB

Early breakfast and departure for Plitvice Lakes National Park.

Situated in a thick forest, Plitvice Lakes are considered one of the most beautiful natural phenomena in the world. The 16 lakes connected by waterfalls cascading through picturesque surroundings have been included on UNESCO s list of World Natural Heritage. Late afternoon arrival in Zagreb. Overnight at the hotel.

Day8 ZAGREB departure

Breakfast and check out from hotel.