Explore Croatia & Slovenia, an Eastern European countries with a long coastline on the Adriatic Sea, home of 1000+ islands, historic Old Towns and a laid-back gay scene. An earthly paradise of snow-capped peaks, turquoise-green rivers and Venetian-style coastline, Slovenia enriches its natural treasures with harmonious architecture, charming rustic culture and sophisticated cuisine. If your Mediterranean fantasies feature balmy days by sapphire waters in the shade of ancient walled towns, Croatia is the place to turn them into reality.
• Individual & Small Group suggested tour
• Zagreb - Ljubjana - Bled - Rovinj - Plitvice Lakes - Zadar - Split - Dubrovnik
• Charming Zagreb with its arts, history, culture & music
• Fairytale Bled as the iconic alpine jewel in Slovenia
• Worldwide famous karstic Postojna Cave
• Guinnes World record holder the Predjama Castle on the 123 meter-high-cliff
• Amazing natural heaven with waterfall and cascades at Plitvice Lakes
• Legendary Split from magnificent Roman era to lively Mediterranian hotspot today
• Dubrovnik, the jewel of the Adriatic and set of the Game of Thrones series
• LGBT Friendly Tour Guide for Gaily Tours and Excursions
Day 1 - • Arrival transfer from airport to your hotel.
• Accommodation and free time for shopping and dinner.
• Overnight at your hotel.
Explore Croatia's capital and largest city. Zagreb has a rich history and is home to beautiful architecture, café culture and a compact gay scene.
Zagreb is made for strolling. Wander through the Upper Town's red-roof and cobblestone glory, peppered with church spires. Crane your neck to see the domes and ornate upper-floor frippery of the Lower Town's mash-up of secessionist, neobaroque and art deco buildings. Search out the grittier pockets of town where ugly-bland concrete walls have been transformed into colourful murals by local street artists. This city rewards those on foot.
Day 2 - • Buffet Breakfast and be ready to explore the capital and biggest city of Croatia. • Zagreb walking tour starts from Zagreb walking tour starts from Zagreb’s main square – Ban Jelacic Square named after our 19th century viceroy and national hero, Josip Jelacic. • Your personal and Gay friendly tour guide will introduce you how Zagreb grew from two historical medieval settlements of Kaptol and Gradec into a city called Zagreb. Not only that you will walk through both of them will you hear stories and legends about them. • First you will visit Zagreb's Cathedral the most secrete church in Croatia. Then Dolac a beautiful market with its red umbrellas. • Before Upper town of Gradec you will visit street where it use to be Red light district, then Tkalciceva street, which is the most charming street in Zagreb and here you will find hundreds of cafes and bars. • After crossing the border between the two settlements, you will enter Upper town through the only preserved medieval gate, the Stone Gate. • In Gradec, you will get a chance to see St. Mark’s Church with its famous coloured roof, the baroque church of St. Catharine’s and 13th century Lotršcak tower and more. • At the end of our tour there is an option to use Zagreb’s Funicular, originally built in 1890, and known as the shortest funicular in Europe but also the oldest public transport in Zagreb. • We will end out tour where we started in fort of monument at the main square. • Lunch on your own. • Afternoon free for individual visits and shopping. • Dinner on your own and overnight at your hotel in Zagreb.
Day 3 - • Buffet Breakfast and departure to Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. • Lunch on your own. • Are you ready for an amazing tour of Ljubljana? Start your incredible tour from the Town Hall, whose unique architecture is the legacy of the Baroque and Art Nouveau periods, and then stroll around the Old Town district where you will find many baroque buildings, the colorful farmer's market and the cathedral of St. Nicholas. • Discover the mystery behind the Triple Bridge, dating from 1932, one of the most important and beautiful architectural solutions devised by Joze Plecnik. It is one of those works that confirm that their architecture is eternal and not merely part of the present. • Continue up the hill, above the city, by funicular and enjoy the tour of the old medieval fortress Ljubljana Castle, with its imposing tower. You can explore the grounds of this imposing building and enter the tower. Some say the best views in Slovenia can be found at the top of the tower! • You will have then some free time to explore beautiful streets on your own or just enjoying coffee on the banks of Ljubljanica River. • The evening will be free for night exploration of the city. • Dinner on your own and overnight at your hotel in Ljubljana.
Day 4 - • Buffet Breakfast and procede the tour to Bled and explore the castle on the top of the cliff and the famous church from 17th century on the small island in the middle of the Bled’s lake. • After lunch on your ownwe will head to Postojna Cave to enjoy its spectacular stone formations. • Only few kilometres away from the cave we will visit Predjama castle with dramatic setting in the gaping mouth of the mountain. • Back to Ljubljana. • Dinner on your own and overnight stay at your hotel in Ljubljana.
Day 5 - • Buffet Breakfast and departure from Ljubljana passing the Škocjan Caves / Lipica stud farm, stop in Piran, a small and gorgeous fisherman’s town, a pearl of the Slovenian coast. A short erientation walk to explore the town, free time. • Transfer to Rovinj, situated on the coast of Croatian Istria. • Free evening. • Dinner on your own and overnight at your hotel in Rovinj.
Day 6 - • Buffet Breakfast and afterwards you will visit a unique natural wonder – Plitvice Lakes National Park where you will enjoy the breathtaking scenery of 16 terraced lakes and spectacular waterfalls. • Lunch on your own. • From Plitvice we will departure to Zadar, the historical centre of Dalmatia. • Dinner on your own and overnight at your hotel in Zadar.
Day 7 - • Buffet Breakfast and be ready to explore the city of Zadar together with our LGBT Friendly Tour Guide.
Boasting a historic old town of Roman ruins, medieval churches, cosmopolitan cafes and quality museums set on a small peninsula, Zadar is an intriguing city. It’s not too crowded and its two unique attractions – the sound-and-light spectacle of the Sea Organ and the Sun Salutation – need to be seen and heard to be believed. • Walking along Zadar's streets you will show the entire spectrum of monuments and hidden corners, into a past of than 3000 years. Stories and legends to feel the pulse of the town from the past and today's everyday living. • Lunch on your own. • Free time in the afternoon. • Dinner on your own and overnight at your hotel in Zadar.
Day 8 - • Buffet Breakfast and in the morning continue to Split. • Lunch on your own.
Croatia's second-largest city, Split is a great place to see Dalmatian life as it’s really lived. Always buzzing, this exuberant city has just the right balance between tradition and modernity. Step inside Diocletian’s Palace (a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of the world’s most impressive Roman monuments) and you’ll see dozens of bars, restaurants and shops thriving amid the atmospheric old walls where Split has been humming along for thousands of years. • Free time in the afternoon for individual visits and shopping.
• Dinner on your own and overnight at your hotel in Split.
Day 9 - • Buffet Breakfast and be ready for a special LGBT Friendly guided tour of Split. • Explore its beauties and culture: the second largest Croatian city, situated on the shore of Adriatic Sea. • The historical centre is full of beautiful monuments: UNESCO Diocletian’s Palace (entrance fee included), the Cathedral, medieval fortifications, Gothic palaces and more. • Lunch on your own. • Free time in the afternoon for individual visits and shopping.
• Dinner on your own and overnight at your hotel in Split.
Day 10 - • Buffet Breakfast and morning transfer to Dubrovnik - the most breath-taking Adriatic city, which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list – Dubrovnik.
Regardless of whether you are visiting Dubrovnik for the first time or the hundredth, the sense of awe never fails to descend when you set eyes on the beauty of the old town. Indeed it’s hard to imagine anyone becoming jaded by the city’s limestone streets, baroque buildings and the endless shimmer of the Adriatic, or failing to be inspired by a walk along the ancient city walls that protected the capital of a sophisticated republic for centuries. • Lunch on your own. • Do you want to live a very special experience in Dubrovnik? Enjoy in the afternoon our Game of Thrones Gay Friendly Tour of Dubrovnik, learning more about the fictional city of King's Landing while exploring its UNESCO World Heritage Old Town. • Climb the city walls (entrance fee included), picturing the bloody battles from the TV series, visiting Lovrijenac Fortress to learn about the evil exploits of King Joffrey and discovering many LGBT characters of the TV series, all this enjoying a special view of the maritime town of Dubrovnik. • The evening will be free for night sightseeing, tasting the food and feeling the nightlife of Dubrovnik.
• Dinner on your own and overnight at your hotel in Dubrovnik.
Day 11 - • Breakfast in the hotel and transfer to the Dubrovnik airport.
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