Croatia weekend break

Planet

This package is a low-impact, environmentally responsible type of tour. We take our tourists hiking through Cres island, the biggest island in Croatia but also the sparsely populated.
The benefits for the environment are numerous. Hiking is a simple and modest way of living, using only what you need, and combining stuff for multiple uses. When you are surrounded by nature all day, recycling on the trails comes naturally, and you are becoming aware of the benefits of recycling and reusing.
In this tour, we only leave our footsteps on the hiking trails. This way, we are protecting the natural habitat of native animals and plants.
On this tour, we are not buying and not wasting. The only things we are taking are photographs and great memories.

The tap water in Croatia is potable and we will always remind you, as well as of the fact that, instead of buying bottled water, you can refill your bottles at all times, even on the springs in nature.
From the very beginning, we are the gold sponsor of the Via Dinarica project in Croatia, and we keep promoting this mega- mountaineering and hiking trail that extends from Albania to Slovenia, connecting natural and
cultural sights of the Dinarids, in a great number of our programs – an area of the Ucka nature park is a part of the „White line “of the trail.
We focus on small groups for this tour (up to 6people) as well as FIT travel, where means of transportation are reduced to one vehicle (usually minivans or even hybrid cars) and put an emphasis on slow traveling - staying at one location to prevent a lot of moving around by car and the overall carbon footprint, but spending days filled with interesting activities.
In the office, we have a lot of initiatives to increase a responsible effect on the environment. To name some of them – we do not use paper towels, we use kitchen cloths that we regularly change and wash, bring back into the office. The cleaning products we use to clean our office are made with bio-ingredients and not the industrial kind. We recycle paper and plastics, and we do not print pamphlets for our end clients. Our clients receive our offers via email and other electronic channels with the remark “be green, keep it on the screen” The taps and soap dispensers in our toilets are on the sensor and this is how we save the excess use of water. At the end of the day, all electricity is turned off in our offices.

People

Hiking is good for us; it has a positive effect on our physical and mental health. Spending active time surrounded by nature regularly can reduce the risk of heart disease or lower blood pressure. When hiking, your whole body is working, and rambling over uneven surfaces makes your mind active and release you from stress.

On this tour, you will have the same guide for all of the activities, born and raised in Opatija, Croatia, a small seaside town where you will be situated also. She or he will provide a lot of fun and interesting facts about the locality you are visiting and inside stories about the destination. He or she will make you laugh and feel more comfortable and familiar with the destination. That person is just one of the thousands of self-employed women or men in Croatia. By taking our guided tours, you help them earn their monthly salary and pay for social and health insurance.

Most of our pre-made itineraries already have suggestions to help our travelers build a local feel into their trip and to better understand and connect with locals.