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Tour highlights
Explore some of Europe's best Christmas markets.
Explore the sites of Croatia's capital city with your private guide.
Head to a family-owned restaurant and experience one of the biggest historic cookbook collections in Europe. You'll have a three-course meal prepared using recipes from traditional cookbooks.
Visit the enchanting Plitvice Lakes National Park and the charming town of Rastoke.
Price includes:
- Scheduled international flights
- In-destination transfers
- Activities and excursions as detailed
- All accommodation
- 24-hour support while you travel
Itinerary idea
Includes international flights from a choice of UK airports, including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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Today you begin your journey by boarding your international outbound flight to Zagreb. On arrival, you'll be met by a private driver and driven to your hotel. You'll have the afternoon to yourself to settle in and begin exploring the amazing Christmas markets spread across the city squares. There will be warming local dishes, fragrant mulled wine, concerts and ice skating all on offer.
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Today you will meet your private local guide and begin exploring cosmopolitan Zagreb. Together you will delve into the architecture and history. Once you have built up an appetite, you will visit a traditional family-owned restaurant to enjoy a delicious three-course meal. In the evening you are at leisure to explore the Christmas markets some more and perhaps enjoy a bit of shopping.
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This morning you will be collected by your private driver and journey two hours southwest to Plitvice Lake National Park. Set in the mountainous landscape of central Croatia, the park's most striking feature is the terraced river system. It was formed by chalk sediment over time to create a vast number of lakes and waterfalls which are magical to see. You will meet your private guide here for a tour along the wooden walkways. There will also be time for a short boat ride on one of the lower lakes. Afterwards, you will visit the town of Rastoke, an important mill town dating back over 300 years.
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You will be collected from your hotel today for your airport transfer ahead of your international flight. Your return flight will arrive the same day.
Accommodation
- Zagreb
- Plitvice Lakes
- Zagreb
What our clients say about us
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When to go
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