Highlights of Northern Croatia and Slovenia

Day 1  Zagreb, Croatia    
Arrive in Zagreb and soak up the city’s lively atmosphere.    

Day 2  Zagreb    
Enjoy a relaxed morning before your included walking tour. Your guide will introduce you to the history of the two towns’ beginnings including a visit to a local market and riding the world’s shortest funicular railway.    

Day 3  Zagreb to Ljubljana, Slovenia    
Pick up your car and drive across the border to Ljubljana. This afternoon, why not hire a bicycle and head to Tivoli Park, the largest in the city. Explore the landscaped gardens awash with colour, before meandering back to the city centre. With an emphasis on sustainability, this eco-friendly destination offers free electrically powered transport with bikes and kavalirs to transport you around the old town.    

Day 4  Lake Bled    
This morning drive north to Lake Bled. Perhaps hop on a boat across to Bled Islandand visit the Baroque Church of Assumption.  

Day 5  Ljubljana to Porec, Croatia    
Spend the morning exploring Ljubljana Castle. Later drive south, stopping off at Postojna Caves, a breathtaking subterranean kingdom filled with towering stalagmites. Continue on to Porec on Istria’s west coast.    

Days 6-7  Porec    
Overlooking the Adriatic, this picturesque Roman town is a maze of cobbled streets and small plazas. Meander down to the pebble beach, visit the neighbouring walled town of Novigrad or head inland to explore the vineyards.  

Day 8  Porec to Pula    
After breakfast drive to Pula for a final day of sightseeing before making your way to the airport.