Pearls of Slovenian & Croatian Istria

Borders and countries are changing, but the beauty and culinary of Istria is forever. This tour will get you to underground Karst world, breath-taking national parks, historical cities and to most beautiful beaches on Adriatic coast. Moreover, you will learn the real meaning of the sea by visiting a »brancin« fish farm and salt pans, where high-quality salt is still being produced in a traditional way.

Experience
  • food_and_wine
  • Culture and Historical Experience
Duration
6 days
Price
From 719 €
Short Itinerary
  • Day 01 Arrival – Ljubljana, the capital (Slovenia)
  • Day 02  Ljubljana – Postojna cave & Predjama castle – Piran
  • Day 03 Sečovlje saltpans – Sea bass fish farm – Free time at leisure
  • Day 04  Croatian Istria: Poreč – Rovinj – Pula  (Croatia)
  • Day 05  Pula – Brioni national park – Motovun – Opatija
  • Day 06  Opatija – Zagreb guided tour – departure
Piran - Jewel on Slovenian coast
  • View on the old town of Rovinj, Croatia
  • View on village Motovun, Croatia
  • Postojana cave - Slovenian underground world
  • Slovenian delights
  • Old house at salt-pans of Sečovlje, Slovenia
  • Salt from Salt pans of Sečovlje on Tartini square in Piran
  • The amphitheatre of Pula, Croatia
  • Spectacular Predjama castle, Slovenia

From people who know best

"Slovenia - one small and charming country, where you like to return."

“Slovenia - one small and charming country, where you like to return. The beauty is everywhere in the nature and in the way of living. Honey, the symbol of sweetness and love is a part in the children education. It looks like a space where the spirit of the bees lives free."

(Dr. Cristina Aosan, Member in the Apitherapy Commission of Apimondia, Vicepresident of the Romanian Apitherapy Society)


Why Slovenia and Croatia?

Experience two neighbouring countries on beautiful Adriatic coast

  • 1777 km of Adriatic coastline of turquise waters and many picteresque coast towns next to it.
  • Slovenia is famous for premium wines, thermal springs, excellent food, historic towns, castles, monasteries and hill-top churches.
  • In salt-pans of Sečovlje, most northernmost Mediterranean salt-pans, salt is still produced traditionally, with classical salt-pan methods and tools. 
  • Croatia has a Mediterranean climate, which means mild winters and gorgeous spring and summer seasons. The average of sunshine hours is 2,600 per year.
  • The Episcopal complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in Porec, protected UNESCO sight, is the most complete surviving complex of its kind.
  • National Park Plitvice Lakes is one of a kind in the world. Within the boundaries of this heavily forested national park, 16 crystalline lakes tumble into each other via a series of waterfalls and cascades.
     
Cascades in PlitviceSalt from Salt pans of Sečovlje on Tartini square in PiranBeekeeper in Logarska valley_resizedView on the old town of Rovinj, Croatia