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Itinerary DAY 5 • Plitvice Lakes • Split • Embark ship DAY 8 • Korcula • Island Life conversation
VERY ACTIVE DAY (3-mile/3-hour uphill and downhill • Dubrovnik
walk over uneven surfaces) Soak up the history of Korcula during a visit to
DAY 1 • Depart U.S. This morning, travel overland to the Plitvice Lakes its local museum, St. Mark’s Cathedral, and the
Fly from the U.S. to Zagreb, Croatia. for a walking tour. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Treasury of the 14th-century Abbey Palace. Enjoy a
these 16 turquoise lakes are linked by waterfalls and conversation with a local who shares the highlights
DAY 2 • Zagreb, Croatia cascades. Later, depart for Split and embark your and challenges of life on the island. After, set sail for
Arrive in Zagreb, where you’ll be met at the airport small ship. the enduring gem of the Adriatic—Dubrovnik.
for the transfer to your hotel. Travelers on the pre- B,L,D — M/V Arethusa or M/V Athena
trip extension to Alpine Wonders of Slovenia: Lake Bled B,L,D — M/V Arethusa or M/V Athena
& Ljubliana or New! Bosnia & Herzegovina Reborn: DAY 6 • Split DAY 9 • Dubrovnik • Controversial Topic:
Sarajevo and Mostar join the main trip today. Stroll the ancient streets of Split—a UNESCO Dubrovnik siege women • Gromaca village
Hotel Dubrovnik or similar World Heritage Site—including a visit to the • Home-Hosted Dinner
Imperial Palace of Emperor Diocletian, built in the Explore the gems of Dubrovnik on an included
DAY 3 • Zagreb third century.
Enjoy a guided tour of Croatia’s capital with a stroll B,L,D — M/V Arethusa or M/V Athena walking tour this morning. After your tour, learn
about a Controversial Topic when you meet Aida
through the Lower Town. Then, take the funicular Cvjetkovic, a local woman who organized 2,000
to the Upper Town to visit the Croatian Museum DAY 7 • Hvar • Vineyard visit • Croatia fellow women to risk their lives aiding soldiers and
of Naive Art and several of the city’s medieval Today conversation • Korcula civilians during the 7-month siege of Dubrovnik
landmarks. On the verdant island of Hvar, you’ll stroll through that began in 1991. Later, visit the village of
B,D — Hotel Dubrovnik or similar the fisherman’s village of Vrboska and stop for Gromaca andl meet some of the village residents
a wine tasting at a small, private winery. Then, and experience their way of life. Then, sit down with
DAY 4 • Zagreb • Varazdin • Farm visit cruise to the island of Korcula this afternoon. Later,
Venture into the Croatian countryside to Varazdin, participate in a Croatia Today conversation led by them for a Home-Hosted Dinner.
a beautifully preserved Baroque city. A walking your Trip Experience Leader. B,L,D — M/V Arethusa or M/V Athena
tour will reveal the city’s magnificent castles and B,L,D — M/V Arethusa or M/V Athena
churches, while an included lunch will introduce you
to its fine culinary traditions.
B,L — Hotel Dubrovnik or similar

Meet the people who call
Greece & Croatia home

A traditional meal in Gromaca : On
Day 9, we’ll enjoy a Home-Hosted
Dinner in Gromaca, a small village near
Dubrovnik. We’ll hear about what rural
life is like here and share traditional
Croatian food.
Families in rural Croatia : Your A Day in the Life experience on Day 10 will be
even more intimate and rewarding when we split into smaller groups to meet
with different host families--one group will visit a Croatian family at their
winery in the village of Drvenik, and the other will experience everyday life in
rural Croatia with a local family at their agricultural estate.
An investigative journalist in Albania : During our visit to Butrint on Day
12, we’ll learn about the Controversial Topic of the Albanian mafia from a
popular investigative journalist who will enlighten us about the organization’s
role in the widespread corruption in the nation’s political, business, and
media sectors.

Stroll through Plitvice Lakes National Park on Day 5.

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