Excursions & tours from Zagreb

Sixteen emerald lakes and ninety waterfalls — Croatia's most famous national park. A full-day trip from Zagreb.

• Plitvice Lakes National Park (UNESCO)
• Boat ride & panoramic train
• Lunch at a traditional Lika tavern

The Upper Town, the Strossmayer promenade, Dolac market and the Cathedral — the capital through a local driver-guide's eyes.

• Upper Town & St. Mark's Church
• The funicular & Bloody Bridge
• Dolac market & Tkalčićeva street

The fairytale Trakošćan Castle above its lake and baroque Varaždin — the finest day out in Hrvatsko Zagorje.

• Trakošćan Castle & its lake
• Baroque old town of Varaždin
• Zagorje wine road

Alpine Lake Bled with its island and castle, plus charming riverside Ljubljana — Slovenia in a single day from Zagreb.

• Lake Bled & a pletna boat ride
• Bled Castle on the cliff
• Ljubljana old town

Baroque Samobor, its famous cream cake and the Plešivica wine road — 'Croatia's Champagne' half an hour from Zagreb.

• Samobor old town & its cream cake
• Sparkling wine tasting on Plešivica
• Panoramic drive through the vineyards

The watermill village on the Slunjčica waterfalls — a fairytale half-day drive from Zagreb, also perfect as a stop en route to the coast.

• The Rastoke watermills & waterfalls
• A walk through old Slunj
• A homemade riverside lunch

Venetian Rovinj, hilltop Motovun and Istrian truffles — a full-day private trip from Zagreb.

• Rovinj old town & St. Euphemia
• Motovun & the truffles of the Mirna valley
• Istrian wine & olive-oil tasting

The Habsburg elegance of Opatija, the Lungomare promenade and lively Rijeka — the Kvarner coast in a day from Zagreb.

• The Lungomare & Maiden with the Seagull
• Opatija's villas & parks
• Korzo & Trsat in Rijeka