Romantic 10-Day Croatia Getaway

What to expect on this itinerary
Everyone knows that Croatia is one of Europe’s most captivating countries, but what they may not know is that this gorgeous gem is also the perfect destination for couples who are seeking a stunning location to reignite their romance. You and your partner will enjoy alone time amid idyllic scenery and jaw-dropping destinations. Whether it is winding your ways through cobblestone streets and quaint villages or spending sun-dappled days swimming, hiking, and relaxing as a couple on the islands and the Adriatic Sea, Croatia will captivate you both while also bringing you closer together. From Dubrovnik’s dazzling shoreline to the capital city of Zagreb, this 10-day luxury tour has been carefully curated with you and your significant other in mind. Whether it is wandering through the romantic Rastoke Village, spending a day of soaking up the history and beauty of Dubrovnik or lingering with your love amid the whimsical wonderland of Plitvice National Park, you and your loved one will be enamored as you embrace Croatia and each other, never wanting to let go.
Customizable Itinerary
Dubrovnik – Become Enamored by the Old Town on an Introductory Tour
Upon your arrival in Dubrovnik, you and your partner will be picked up by your private transfer at the Dubrovnik airport and then be whisked away to your luxurious accommodation. After settling in, you can slip on your favorite dress or slacks and get ready for an evening in Dubrovnik’s Old Town. Your private driver will bring you to meet your private guide who will lead you through the Old City, which is one of the loveliest, most well-preserved, walled cities in the world.
As you wind your way through this stunning, seaside locale that is surrounded by towering walls and centuries of history, the two of you will fall in love with this pedestrian-only paradise while learning all about Croatian culture and seeing stunning landmarks. As you wander through maze-like alleyways and charming side streets, you will sample local wines as well as sweet and savory tapas. After enjoying the highlight of the night of a world-famous sunset over the Adriatic, your private driver will transfer you back to your accommodation.
What's Included:
Dubrovnik – Swim and Hike on Kolocep Island
Dubrovnik – Romantic Horseback Ride for Two and a Sunset Picnic
Split – Stroll Side by Side as You Explore Split and a Sunset Cruise
Split – Escape the Mainland for a Magical Island Tour of Hvar
Plitvice National Park – Explore the Ethereal Wonderland of Plitvice National Park
Zagreb – Stroll through Quaint Rastoke Village on Your Way to Croatia’s Capital City
Zagreb – Experience Croatia’s Beautiful Countryside by Bike and Learn to Cook with a Croatian Master Chef
Zagreb: Spend an Entire Day Exploring Croatia’s Dream – like Istria Region
Zagreb – Depart for Home
Trip Highlights
- Wander around Dubrovnik’s Old City on a guided stroll with your significant other
- Smile for the camera amid Croatia’s most stunning scenery in a professional couple’s photo shoot
- Bask in a sunset picnic that overlooks the sparkling, Adriatic Sea
- Immerse yourself into a storybook setting amid the waterfalls and romantic, forest paths of Plitvice National Park
- Stroll with your love among the lovely lanes of working watermills in Rastoke Village
- Horseback ride while trotting through the Croatian countryside
- Hike and swim to your hearts’ content while sharing a sun-dappled day on Kolocep Island
- Venture on a unique cycling tour through Samobor
- Discover the beauty of the Istria region, including Pula, Porec, and Rovinj
Detailed Description
When it comes to romance and wonder, Croatia rates a perfect ten. So, when you are looking for the perfect spot to whisk your partner to, this stunning, European gem is the ideal go-to locale. Whether it is for your honeymoon, anniversary, or whatever the special occasion may be, sparks are sure to fly when you are surrounded by Croatia’s idyllic beauty and heavenly scenery.
From picturesque sites to exciting, outdoor excursions, this 10-day itinerary has been carefully curated with you and your loved one in mind. Your romantic European venture begins in Dubrovnik, where you will roam around the Old City, being wined and dined on a private, evening tour. The two of you will then spend an enchanting, sun-dappled day on Kolocep Island where you can hiking and swim before posing together for a professional photo shoot. Finally, giddy up and take a gander together at some of the country’s most awe-inspiring countryside on a private horseback ride before enjoying a gourmet sunset picnic that overlooks the Adriatic.
Your next destination, Split, will sweep you off your feet with an exciting, full day’s island adventure tour to nearby Hvar and the Blue Caves. You will also have the opportunity to wander around the city on a delicious private tour of discovery that will be complete with delectable wines and cheeses. Your together time will continue as you transfer to the fairytale world of Plitvice National Park. Here, you will have your hearts stolen by the storybook scenery, including enchanting, forest walkways, and nearly endless waterfalls. The fairytale in nearby Rastoke Village is a quaint enclave with working watermills, a rambling river, and an old-world style bridge.
Your next and final destination will be Zagreb, Croatia’s capital city. Here, you will fall in love with the charming Upper Town, where the cotton candy-colored buildings and unassuming side streets will woo you completely, making you want to endlessly explore every one of them. You will spend some quality time with your partner on a private tour to nearby Samobor and attend an authentic cooking class, where you will learn how to make a mouthwatering Croatian dish.
Each night, you will stay in luxury accommodations, be absolutely cared for with private transfers to and from specified destinations and airports, and will have every detail of this deluxe tour catered for you with you both in mind. Learn more by seeing how our partner Croatia travel agents can customize your dream itinerary for you.
Starting Price
$3,300 per person (excluding international flights)
Your Zicasso trip is fully customizable, and this sample itinerary is a starting place for your travel plans. Actual costs are dynamic, and your selection of accommodations and activities, your season of travel, and other such variables will bring this budget guideline up or down. Throughout your planning experience with your Zicasso specialist, your itinerary is designed around your budget. You can book your trip when you are satisfied with every detail. Planning your trip with a Zicasso travel specialist is a free service.
What's Included
- Accommodations
- In-country transportation
- Some or all activities and tours
- Expert trip planning
- 24x7 support during your trip
Your final trip cost will vary based on your selected accommodations, activities, meals, and other trip elements that you opt to include.
Verified Traveler Reviews
Based on 181 reviews
We just returned home from a very memorable trip to Croatia. Thanks to Zicasso's travel expert and her company for the terrific itinerary. Dubrovnik, Hvar, Split, Rovinj, and Zagreb were all toured with knowledgeable guides and experienced drivers to get us there!
There were many highlights, including the beautiful Adriatic countryside, Plitvice Lakes National Park, and a dinner with wine pairing. Of course, there were many more delightful experiences, but too many to include all of them!
We received top-shelf transportation, well thought out itineraries, and first-rate services. I would highly recommend this travel company!
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This was the perfect family vacation! We started in Split and ended in Dubrovnik, with stops in Hvar and Korčula. Zicasso's travel specialists planned the perfect trip and when we ran into a few hiccups with our flights being canceled, they were accessible and helped change our plans.
We truly enjoyed every activity they planned for our family. The hotels they picked were perfect. I would definitely use this travel company again to plan another Croatian trip. My kids said it was their favorite family vacation.
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We are a couple in our upper seventies who recently returned from a fabulous 10-day private tour of Croatia. Of the many places we have visited around the globe, Croatia is among our favorites. The country offers extraordinary national parks, a gorgeous, dramatic coastline, warm, friendly people, great food, and a cosmopolitan culture with a rich history. The weather was splendid in late May.
Zicasso's travel specialist worked closely with us to put together an itinerary that was truly perfect in terms of the pace and the types of activities we like to do. She is a great listener and truly understood our concerns as senior travelers. We were very pleased to meet her for breakfast at the end of our trip. Although we had not been directly in touch earlier during the tour, we had the sense that she was checking in with our guides along the way, just to make sure every detail was attended to. When the Meštrović Museum in Split was closed while we were there, she arranged for us to have a private tour, just one example of her thoughtfulness.
At every phase of the tour, we had wonderful drivers and guides. All were extraordinarily interesting individuals, willing to share their personal experiences and opinions about the complicated and painful history of recent decades. We feel we learned a great deal and came to admire the resilience of these remarkable people. Despite great hardship, they remain positive and optimistic, and are very proud to introduce their culture to visitors.
We visited Zagreb, Zadar, Split, Hvar, Dubrovnik, and Mostar, and had walking tours of each. Truly every place we visited offered highlights. Among our favorites: Plitvice Lakes and Krka National Parks (the two are quite different and both are worth seeing); the Meštrović Museum in Split; walking the walls of Dubrovnik; an incredible Middle Eastern lunch following a trek to the historic bridge in Mostar; the Sea Organ and Greeting to the Sun in Zadar; lunch featuring prawns buzara at a harborside restaurant on a glistening day in the Elaphiti Islands. Indeed, too many fine restaurants to mention!
In sum, Zicasso's travel company created a superlative tour for us, for which we thank our travel specialist and her marvelous team.
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Zicasso’s travel specialist was very attentive to our personal preferences in planning an unforgettable honeymoon. Her knowledge of the area allowed us to have a diverse itinerary, which included city and hiking tours with personable local guides, a flexible skipper trip with options to snorkel and visit islands and caves, and a chef's table to sample local cuisine with a personal chef. We had the opportunity to stay in Dubrovnik, Hvar, and Split at high-quality hotels in convenient locations.
She was very responsive and connected us with drivers, our skipper, and guides to assist with coordination. Overall, the trip was made stress-free thanks to the personalized itinerary, recommendations, bookings, and ferry/park tickets provided ahead of time.
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This is a summary of our thoughts on our recent trip to Croatia that was created by Zicasso's travel specialist. Overall, we had a really great time.
The hotels that the travel specialist chose for us were terrific. The rooms in our hotels in Split and Dubrovnik were spacious and very comfortable. In fact, the location for all three hotels was excellent. In Split, our hotel was right where the action was. It was a great location. The hotel rooms at our hotel in Hvar were small, but otherwise very comfortable, and the location was fantastic. The travel specialist correctly chose our hotel in Dubrovnik outside of the Old Town. It was not within walking distance of the Old Town, but travel by cab or Uber was very easy and our hotel was beautiful. The breakfast spots in each hotel were beautiful, which was a lovely way to start each day.
At each point in the trip, the arranged rides were right on time and very helpful. The vehicles were all excellent. We had a variety of excursions and the quality was variable. Our first full day in Split we had a food tour mid-morning after we had had a full breakfast. That kind of tour would have been much better in the afternoon. Our guide did not give us very much history of Diocletian's Palace, which we would have enjoyed, but touring the palace was still a delight.
The trip to Krka National Park was beautiful, as well as the brief walk in Šibenik on the way back to Split. Our guide was very knowledgeable and pleasant.
The ferry rides from Split to Hvar and then Hvar to Dubrovnik were uneventful. Transfers to and from the hotels also were smooth.
The tour of Hvar was interesting, although it seemed to be stretched out to get us to our dinner destination at a set time. That particular meal was mediocre and the subsequent trip to a small winery was also not a highlight. That trip could have been done in a shorter period of time and we would have been happy to pick our own dining location. The itinerary read, "Enjoy your authentic Mediterranean meal," but it really was not special.
We were disappointed that we could not see the Blue Cave or the island of Vis, but the weather really did not permit it. The itinerary was clear that weather conditions might affect the itinerary, which they did, but the skipper did his best to keep us relatively close to shore. We were still able to go swimming at a protected cove and had a nice stop at a beautiful winery, which made up for not getting to the cave and Vis. Unfortunately, at one point two of us got seasick and after lunch those two went home to Hvar by taxi. The other two of us had a great afternoon boat ride back to Hvar.
In Dubrovnik we had an excellent guide who showed us the Old Town and guided us to the cable car ride to Mount Srđ. We had a one-day Dubrovnik Pass, which, frankly, was a waste of money. We had toured with our guide and then did the cable car, so there really was not any time to avail ourselves of the things that the Dubrovnik Pass would have given us. If it helps for future planning, we really did not need the pass.
We, as a group, had different feelings about the trip to Montenegro. We did not realize how long the trip actually took. It's a long drive there and back. One of us thought it was worth the effort; the others did not. Our guide was very good. If we had understood what was involved in traveling back and forth, I suspect we would not have pursued the trip. It was relatively late in our tour and a day of rest or a trip back to Dubrovnik would have been a better use of time (and then we would have used the Dubrovnik Pass!)
The last day touring the Elaphiti Islands was also affected by rough seas. Again, it was no one's fault, but we did not get to see everything we had hoped for. That said, our skipper was excellent. We learned quite a bit about Croatia and Croatian life from him, and we had a nice lunch on a beautiful island.
One recommendation that we would like to make relates to tipping. We were very happy to tip everyone along the way, but we had not planned for this, so we were a bit short on the euros that we had brought with us. We would recommend that the travel company include an approximate total of the tips for the trip. That would have been very valuable.
All told, it was an excellent trip, our second Zicasso trip in two years. Thanks!
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Overall, our trip was well planned and brought different views to Croatia with each destination we visited. The 3 destinations (Dubrovnik, Hvar, Split) provided us with a different view that allowed us to truly experience the country's culture and highlights.
Zicasso's travel agency had wonderful activities that allowed for a more personable experience. We particularly enjoyed the Karaka boat tour, Hvar wine tasting and island tour and Krka park tour. The tour guides were experienced, interactive, and knowledgeable.
Overall, it was easy to communicate our needs and questions. Would be easier to just use email instead of the portal.
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