8-Day Discovery Tour: The Delights of Dubrovnik and Beyond

Zicasso's tour company is fantastic. They designed a perfect custom itinerary for us that included boating, hiking, biking, wine tasting, and much more. Our days were filled with interesting activities and meeting some of the most lovely people as our guides.

Though there were too many highlights to list them all, a few unexpected ones were a cooking class near Split that included shopping for fresh ingredients, snorkeling, lunching off a luxury boat near Hvar, and lunch at an oyster farm.

We had the most lovely guide in Dubrovnik who works for the tourist board and gave us the insider's guide to places in the old town. We even had an authentic meal, one that takes days to prepare, outside of Hvar. There is so much to love about Croatia. This tour company will help you find it.

We had a fantastic trip! The overall itinerary, excursions, and guides were wonderful. Zicasso's travel professional was extremely responsive, right from the start. Thank you for all your help.

Notable positives include:

The Dubrovnik city and food/wine tour was a great start to get familiar with the area and cuisine/wines. Our guide even shared her “top-secret” wine spot!

The oyster/mussel farm tasting lunch with a wonderful farmer guide who you could tell truly loved his work and life. We had absolutely delicious oysters and a "buzara" lunch. It was an overall super-fun, educational (and delicious) experience.

On our Hvar Island tour, we felt our guide was one of the best tour guides we've ever had (on any trip). She was very knowledgeable, caring, and personable. We felt she elevated the experience!

The traditional lunch that day was also very delicious and so enjoyable! The family took time to chat with us after the meal and obviously takes great pride and joy in sharing their food and history.

Our guide in Split was very knowledgeable and provided an excellent tour of the old town and Trogir, including the history of the areas.

The wine and food pairing at a local vineyard was an experience to remember! Absolutely amazing food and wine, and such a fantastic location! We couldn't resist ordering some to be shipped home; we all loved it.

The boat trips were great experiences, with an excellent captain. We especially enjoyed the swimming stops in the beautiful sea.

Zicasso's travel agent planned a wonderful custom trip for my husband and me. The hotels were in central and safe areas in each city we visited. The drivers and tour guides were terrific, always on time, and very informative and personable. We especially enjoyed riding with our driver for six days, our tour guide in Rovinj, the truffle hunt and truffle lunch near there, the dinner and wine pairing at a vineyard near Split, the oyster tasting in Ston, and the walking food tour in Dubrovnik. Our agent listened to what we like to do and planned accordingly. It was a great trip!

All five of us agree that Zicasso’s tour operator provided us with one of the best and well-curated tours we have had. From the start in Ljubljana to the awe-inspiring finale at Dubrovnik, we could not have asked for more.

The cooking class in Trsteno was a highlight, as well as the truffle-tasting menu in Motovun and the food-and-wine pairings menu in Goriška Brda.

All the local guides were very knowledgeable and informative, providing us with not just information on the sights, but also the complicated historical background (especially in the Balkans!). They were also very interactive.

The accommodations were stellar.

Especially, our guide/driver was the best; very accommodating, friendly, and personable.

We can't wait to use them again in the future.

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.

We had an amazing time on our first trip to Croatia, where we celebrated a milestone wedding anniversary. Our Zicasso travel agent planned for us a perfect trip and was a pleasure to deal with from the start. She created an itinerary that was a combination of seeing historic sites and having exciting experiences. She listened to us when we described our style of travel, what we liked to do, and things we preferred to avoid. In the end, our eight-night trip took us to three amazing cities – Split, Hvar, and Dubrovnik.

All of the transfers were smooth and our guides were fantastic. Our agent also checked in on us periodically during our trip to make sure things were going smoothly and, when we had a question/issue, she was very responsive.