Multi activity holiday in Croatia

COUNTRY:
Croatia
DEPARTURES:
2013: 1 Jun, 8 Jun, 15 Jun, 22 Jun, 29 Jun, 6 Jul, 13 Jul, 20 Jul, 27 Jul, 3 Aug, 10 Aug, 17 Aug, 24 Aug, 31 Aug, 7 Sep, 14 Sep, 21 Sep, 28 Sep
PRICE:
From 590 - €760 (8 days) excluding flights
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The price depends on the month of travel and includes half board accommodation, activities, park fee, local taxes, transfers, guides, insurance. Min age 8. Max group size 16. Single room supplement 20%. Child discount 10% (8-14 years). Five day trips also available, starting at 490 euros.
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Multi activity holiday in Croatia

Multi activity holiday in Croatia

Small group adventure holiday
Typically you will be sharing your experiences with between 4-20 like minded travellers (depending on the trip, operator and how many others are booked on the trip) and you'll have a group leader with you. Whether you are travelling alone or with friends its good value, and a great way to meet new people! While itineraries are pre-planned there is some flexibility and you'll have plenty of privacy. This trip will appeal to travellers of all ages who enjoy meeting new people as well as seeing new places.

How Multi activity holiday in Croatia makes a difference

Environment

On our trips we bike on pawed roads only, walk and hike on bitten paths and admonish our guests not to feed, fish, hunt and disturb animals. In our office we minimize printing actions and recycle paper. Most of all, we ensure that negative environmental impacts are drawn to a minimum.

3/4 of a million tourists have visited this area in 2007, but we bring bicycles, canoes and kayaks that take our friends to places that only a couple of hundreds of those get to see and experience: best preserved, remote, quiet and most romantic.

Community

By booking this trip you bring much needed income to the people who are still recovering from the war-torn years, as this was the area severely affected by war. This trip ensures that the local people benefit as much as possible in the form of jobs (we employ local guides and drivers) and provision of accommodation (we use family owned hotels or home stays with local family). We also use local transfer services, buy food from the small farms and work on developing responsible waste management by stimulating waste recycle.

By buying local products you are supporting this country’s economy and helping Croatia to stand on her feet again! We consider it our responsibility to lead efforts to maintain and preserve the integrity of this fledgling sector by petitioning the introduction of tighter controls over the use of the country’s natural resources.

As a company, we support the local community by building camps in partnership with local families, building bridges and accesses to the rivers. In order to preserve traventine barriers on Zrmanja River we have built wooden detour bridges. We also support an orphan bear shelter in Kutarevo.

The Korana Village has less than a dozen houses and it is situated on both sides of a small river of the same name, at the end of a dead-end road in Plitvice Lakes National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Travel agencies or tour operators never showed interest in the place that cannot accommodate more than 20 tourists and whose road is too narrow for a tourist bus. Like in no other hotel room you have stayed in, these traditional houses are perched on the very edge of the river bank. Hear firsthand how this village has managed to preserve their tradition and rebuild all family houses after it has been torn down and burned in the war.

Our local guides are cooks and are famous for their delicious cuisine. We keep a full stock of supplies and stop frequently at local shops to load up on fresh food suplies to ensure our meals are always healthy and nutritive sufficient with a touch of tradition.

Multi activity holiday in Croatia

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The story of the provider of Multi activity holiday in Croatia

When I built my first canoe in the late seventies, I named it after my childhood hero. Twenty years on, my first canoe has transformed into my own business, now the leading adventure travel organisation and outfitter in Croatia. Our job as a company is to help you enjoy your stay in Croatia, to immerse you in the beautiful scenery and show you some of the rarer, more exclusive sights of our country. We specialize in adventure and sustainable tourism; work closely with local communities and individuals throughout Croatia with whom we share mutual passion for outdoors, adventure, sports and travel. We have a range of one-day adventures or multi-day trips that are a well balanced mixture of nature, activity and culture. Our company will be happy to be your hosts in Croatia – to explore it, to enjoy it, to see it as it it and to leave it as it was.

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Multi activity holiday in Croatia

Reviewed 10 Jun 2012 by Vicky Brown5 star rating

1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?


Everyday was enjoyable, I met some great people, I've never been kayaking before and I really enjoyed it, we went kayaking 3 times, cycling, and visited 2 national parks, along with the little extras like stopping for a quick swim in the Adriatic, organising traditional Croatian lunches and entertaining us in the evening with his guitar, our guide Marko and his assistant guides Ivan and Guillaume made the holiday really special, they were very professional, had lots of knowledge of the areas we visited and looked after us throughout the week, it was the perfect holiday. Great people, great weather and great surroundings.

2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?


Best holiday I've had, would definitely recommend it, I couldn't fault anything.

3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?


Yes, we stayed in the lovely village of Korana in a guest house of the local people, it was perfect and we had great meals cooked for us every night by the river.

4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?


Perfect holiday, made me fall in love with Croatia, I will definitely be going back.

Reviewed 20 Sep 2011 by Nigel Kenward4 star rating

1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?


The position of the hotel on the wide sweep of a crystal clear river was superb, just the place to eat Breakfast and Dinner at either end of a wonderful day of activities and relaxation.

2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?


Don't worry if you are not super-fit, it's an ideal mix of exercise and relaxation. If you can do 4 hours of activity each day, that'll see you through, but you will need to be able to swim!

3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?


Yes, very local in its structure. I suspect that Croatia has some work to do to ensure environmental impacts of tourism remain low, but at the moment they seem to have got it about right.

4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?


Excellent.

Reviewed 11 Aug 2008 by Penny Ayre4 star rating

1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?


Several, plunging down a 4 meter waterfall on the Mreznica River, watching my 14 year old son dive of an even higher one, arriving on the ferry from Dubrovnik at Lopud and then seeing our lovely apartment!

2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?


Don't attempt to drive from the top of Croatia, to the bottom in one day, especially not in holiday season.

3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?


Definitely, particularly The Land of Waterfalls trip.

4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?


We had disappointingly cold weather the first week for which we were not well equipped, despite this we all had a great fortnight .The holiday met the needs or adults and teenagers.

Reviewed 01 Apr 2008 by Marijke van der Ploeg4 star rating

1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?


Doing things I have never expected myself to do.

2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?


Although you have to follow a specific group schedule you can still arrange private time for yourself and enjoy the surroundings. It's a wonderful and beautiful place.

3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?


Absolutely. Everything concerning the holiday is arranged with/by local people. In addition to that the guides make sure the environment is treated with respect.

4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?


Very good. A nice combination of activities and beautiful surroundings.
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