History & Culture Tours & Vacations

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.

Our Zicasso travel specialist put together the perfect itinerary for our two-week trip to Croatia.

From our arrival in Zagreb to our visits to Rovinj, Plitvice National Park, Split, Hvar and Dubrovnik, we enjoyed our knowledgeable guides and drivers, and the special places we visited. These places included the Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb, the cooking class and private lunch in Hvar, the oyster and mussel farm, and the Elafiti Islands.

We also appreciated that we had the opportunity to meet our travel specialist, who graciously gifted us a delicious bottle of Croatian wine.

We traveled for 17 days, visiting nine cities and towns. In that time, we stayed at nine boutique B&Bs or townhouse apartments, were transported by nine private drivers, five trains, and a flight. We went on eight private or semi-private tours and participated in five cultural activities. Everything mentioned here was prearranged by Zicasso’s travel specialist and her team, and I cannot imagine the amount of work and time it took to make this all come together. It was an amazing trip. We experienced everything we asked for and more.

We had an incredible 11-day trip to Croatia with another couple!

We started in Split, spending two days exploring the area and visiting the beautiful Krka National Park. We then spent six unforgettable days aboard a private catamaran, visiting a different island each day for dinner and stopping along the way to swim, snorkel, and paddleboard in the crystal-clear Adriatic Sea. Having our own skipper and hostess made the experience even more special. Our skipper took us to beautiful spots along the way and our hostess prepared delicious breakfasts and lunches every day. The catamaran portion was definitely the highlight of our trip! It was the perfect combination of adventure, relaxation, and exploring the stunning Croatian islands.

We finished our trip with three days in Dubrovnik, staying at a beautiful hotel overlooking the Adriatic Sea. One of our favorite experiences was taking a cooking class, which was a wonderful way to immerse ourselves in Croatian culture and cuisine.

We highly recommend Croatia and especially our Zicasso travel expert, who did a fantastic job planning an unforgettable trip. Everything came together seamlessly and the itinerary was the perfect balance of adventure, culture, and relaxation. We made wonderful memories and would absolutely recommend our travel specialist to anyone planning a trip to Croatia!

Zicasso's travel company was exceptional; so helpful and informative. They connected us with a Croatian guide who gave us absolute 5-star service. Highly recommend her. She booked several tours for us, which were bucket-list excursions, including a beach club, a blue cave boat tour, restaurants, wonderful hotels in the center of everything, and a private car to Plitvice Lakes. Then, in Lake Como, we once again experienced fantastic service and a beautiful private boat tour of the lake. Spectacular.

Our 16-day trip through Venice, Florence, Tuscany, Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast, and Rome was outstanding in every detail. Every transfer ran on time, every guide was knowledgeable and warm, and every hotel was a great choice.

Our favorites were the private lagoon boat trip in Venice, the Brunello wine and cheese tour, the pasta class at a Tuscan farm, Pompeii, the Capri cruise, and the Vatican tour. We couldn’t have asked for better planning or support. We highly recommend Zicasso's travel company.