We had the most marvelous, wonderful trip to Croatia and Slovenia

Slovenia | Sep 22 - Oct 6, 2026

This hotel was located in a great location. Clean and spacious room. Helpful staff. One of the bests meals EVER at the Mediterraneo Restaurant in Hvar. Not connected to the hotel but in walking distance. Fun place to be.

Not a lot of choices by Plitvice National Park but this hotel was more than adequate. Clean and convenient to the park. Hotel had a restaurant across the path which was good.

We loved Rovinj and this hotel was in a great location. Spacious room and clean. Fantastic bathroom - I like a good bathroom which is a requirement for me. One of our best meals was in Rovinj. Don't miss this city of going to Croatia.

We had two different guides in Dubrovnik and both were wonderful. They were able to explain the history of the city as well as general history of the country before, during and present. We learned so much about the homeland war of 1991 and breakup of Yugoslavia. Fascinating. They both went above and beyond insofar as the time they spent with us and their overall knowledge of the city and country.

We had a great guide in Hvar who drove us all over the island explaining so much about life there. This was a half day tour and we enjoyed every minute. Learned a lot and felt safe and comfortable the entire time. He took us to a konoba which was so much fun. He made the day really special.

The tour guide that took us to Kliss Fortress and then Trogir was also great. Very knowledgeable.

Lake Bled was beautiful. A great way to end our trip. However we were supposed to have gone to Radovljica and that never happened. It was apparent to us that our driver was also doing work for a company that was picking up people from LJU airport. We were supposed to have been picked up at Lake Bled at 2:00 and then gone to Radovljica. Our driver informed us the pickup would be at 3:00 and he never took us or stopped at the town. He was a nice person but was obviously juggling two separate jobs.

We absolutely loved Split. Hard to separate out all the tour guides we had but I know it was a great experience. Split was worth every minute we stayed there.

We had a lovely guide in Ljubljana. Due to the EU bike championship race going on that morning our guide altered our original and took us up the funicular to the Castle first. We toured the castle and then retraced our steps. We were shown the bridges that separate the two sides of the city and explained the triple bridge with the attendant dragons guarding the city. Beautiful city with fantastic restaurants and shops that line the river on both sides.

I was really looking forward to taking the walking tour of Plitvice. The lakes are beautiful and the area surrounding it incredibly well maintained. Our guide took us on various paths so we were able to see some of the lower and upper lakes. Nice break from the cities.

This was a fun activity. We were greeted by the owner of the estate we presented us with samples of wine and brandy that are produced on their property. She explained the difference between the white and black truffles and showed us the variety of ways they are used. We were treated to a lovely lunch of eggs with truffles as well as homemade breads.