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National Parks of Dalmatia

Cruise & Cycle Guided Grading Level 2
8 days/7 nights

Mid £625pp; High £695pp; (Below Deck Cabin)

Tour Code CR005
 

Croatia has a beautiful and well-indented coast with thousands of islands, reefs and bays. Numerous romantic ruins, charming hills, countless natural beauties and phenomena are waiting to be discovered. We invite you to spend a week on a ship cruising between the mainland and the sea. You will visit two national parks and the islands of Central Dalmatia, starting from the UNESCO protected old town of Trogir. Other highlights include Primosten, Sibenik with its famous cathedral, Zadar, Krka national park with its spectacular waterfalls and Kornati Islands. Spend your days cycling, and nights on board a motor yacht, which will be accompanying you throughout the whole trip.

You cycle off after a hearty breakfast and at midday meet the ship at a harbour for lunch. In the evening the ship will be waiting in the next harbour, so that you can enjoy fantastic cuisine as the sun sets, followed by a stroll through the historic harbour town. Finally, settle down in your cabin to sleep - or sleep on deck under a thousand stars...

Krka Waterfalls

 

Includes

  • 7 nights on board a Standard Plus ship in Below Deck Cabin (based on 2 people sharing)
  • 7 x breakfast, lunch and evening meal
  • 21 speed bike
  • Maps and route information
  • Local tour guide

Excludes

  • Flights
  • Cycling Helmets
  • Visitor’s tax and local charges € 20

Optional extras

  • Insurance £22pp
  • Supplement for Above Deck Cabin £35pp
  • Single supplement £150 (Below deck); £220 (Above Deck)
  • Extra night in Trogir £30pp (Single £36)
  • Taxi transfer from airport to ship £11 (one way)

How to get there

 

Departure Dates 2008

April
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19(M)
26(H)
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May
3(H)
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June
7(H)
14(H)
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28(H)
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July
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12(H)
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26(H)
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August
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9(H)
16(H)
23(H)
30(H)
September
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October
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11(M)
18(M)*
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* Special tour from Trogir to Zadar (details available on request)

 
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Daily Itinerary
 
The Kapetan Jure"Kapetan Jure" is one of the boats used on this tour and is a 27 metre long and 7 metre wide comfortable and spacious wooden motor yacht that was built in 2000. 11 of the 15 cabins are on deck. 10 of these are furnished with two beds, arranged side by side, while one cabin has bunk beds. The remaining 4 cabins are below deck, and are furnished with a french bed (140 cm wide) and a porthole. Captain Anton and his crew form an experienced team, which offers delicious specialties to their guests. We use a German operator for these holidays, and as other agents in Europe and America, such as ourselves, sell these tours it is likely you will have a mix of German and other nationalities on this tour adding to the cultural enjoyment.
 

Day 1 (Sat) Arrive Trogir – Rogoznica - Primošten 12 miles

Individual approach, either by car to Trogir or by plane to Split. After checking in on the wooden yacht at Trogir and a first lunch on board, you first cruise begins. You are heading for Rogoznica, a small settlement on an island connected to the mainland by a dam. From there you continue by bike to Primosten, where you spend the first night on the ship.

Day 2 (Sun) Primošten – Vodice – Biograd 34 miles

During breakfast the boat takes you to Vodice. Then you begin your first extensive bike tour. This trip takes you around Lake Vran to Beograd. Lake Vran is the largest freshwater lake in Croatia. On account of its floral and faunal diversity, a large part of the shore and the lake is protected as a nature park. Today’s lunch is a picnic taken during the bike tour.

When the bike tour is finished, the boat is already waiting for you in Biograd, a very popular harbour for sailboats.

Day 3 (Mon) Islands of Pašman and Ugljan - Zadar 18 miles

Your ship takes you to the island of Pasman at the Zadar Canal. You bicycle along the east coast and cross a bridge to reach the island of Ugljan. In a quiet bay you eat your lunch. In the afternoon, the ship takes you to Zadar which, for centuries, was the political, cultural and spiritual center of Dalmatia. Your tour-guide takes you on an extensive walk through the lanes of the lively old center. 3000 years of history have left their imprint on the character of this town and there are many things to be admired: the mighty fortification walls with their bastions, the loggia but also the early Romanesque St. Donatus basilika. Overnight in the harbour of Zadar.

Day 4 (Tue), Island of Dugi Otok 37 miles

In the morning you cruise to the island of Dugi Otok. Your bike tour begins at the bay of Bozava surrounded by pine forests, agaves and tamarisks, along a virtually traffic-free road. At first you bicycle to the lighthouse of Veli Rat and to a deserted beach for swimming. Then, along a panoramic road, you ride clear across the island. During the ride you are treated to countless unforgettable vistas of the islands in the deep-blue sea.

You meet your boat in the beautiful little harbour of Savar and have lunch. Afterwards you continue by bike along the panorama road as far as Sali, where you spend the night.

Day 5 (Wed), Island of Dugi Otok – Kornati national park 9 miles

In the morning you follow in the footsteps of Winnetou: the bike ride takes you into the Telascica nature park, the location of the "Silver Lake" that played an important role in a film about the famous chief of the Apaches. It is not only the Silver Lake but also the steep cliffs above the sea, which you can explore on foot, that make the visit to this nature park such a great experience.

In the afternoon you go on a cruise through the national park of the Kornati islands, an archipelago of crystall-clear waters known for its diverse flora and fauna. In the peaceful atmosphere of Vodice you spend a relaxing evening.

Day 6 (Thu) Vodice – Skradin – National park of Krka – Sibenik 22 + 6 miles

Today you bicycle through arid and mostly thinly populated hinterland to Skradin, where you have lunch. After lunch you explore the lower Krka waterfalls - surviving in their natural beauty – in the national park of the Krka Canyon, a protected geological attraction. Here the Krka River winds its way for the first 10 km through flat land, for another 40 km through deep ravines and for the last 20 km through lakes connected to the sea.

Still before dinner you then continue by boat to Sibenik. The cathedral of St. Jacob is the most famous building in town and part of the UNESCO’s World Heritage sites.

On no account should you miss a visit. In the evening, the numerous bars and cafes are an incentive to go on an extensive walk through the town.

Day 7 (Fri) Sibenik – Primošten – Trogir 28 miles

In the morning you proceed by boat to Primosten. A last bicycle ride takes you to the hinterland of the coast, through small villages and along little-frequented roads, as far as Trogir.

On your last downhill ride you enjoy once more a wide vista across the coastal region of Split. In the afternoon you stroll through the old quarters of the town, listed as a cultural heritage site, and say farewell to the crew and the tour-guides.

Day 8 (Sat) Depart from Trogir

The guests are asked to check out after breakfast, i.e. by 9 am.
 

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