A Spectacular Croatian Cruise

8 days / 7 nights duration 
Return flights LGW / Bristol – Split
Return airport private transfers in Croatia
7 night's half board on the MS Splendid – all ensuite cabins
Half board is 6 x 3 course lunches + 1 x welcome dinner + welcome drink + 1 x Captain's Dinner
Included excursions with local guides in Šibenik, Zadar, Rab & Mali Lošinj
Entrances into Krka Park + local boat transfers + Museum of Apoxyomenos
Local representative accompanying the cruise throughout

Price on Application subject to date of travel & group size

NORTH CRUISE FROM SPLIT
SPLIT – SKRADIN – KRKA NATIONAL PARK – ŠIBENIK – ZADAR – RAB – MALI LOŠINJ –
TELAŠĆICA NATURE PARK – KORNATI NATIONAL PARK – PRIMOŠTEN – SPLIT

DAY 1 / SATURDAY: MAKARSKA—BRAC ISLANDFlying directly to Split you will be met at the airport and escorted to Makarska (the boarding point), where your welcome dinner is included whilst cruising to Pučišća (Brač Island), where the ship will overnight. (D)

DAY 2 / SUNDAY: BRAC– SKRADIN – ŠIBENIK
Breakfast included before departing for Skradin, making a swim-stop en route. Skradin is a roman Mediterranean town with atmospheric narrow streets, arches and staircases in addition to a 2000-year history. Following lunch on-board, this afternoon’s excursion is to the Krka National Park, which covers a total area of 109 km² along the prettiest sections of the Krka River and is an area of exceptional natural beauty. Here you will board the local wooden boat for the journey to the last set of falls before the river meets the sea. The Skradinski Buk Falls form a spectacular multi-level cascade and are a highlight of this visit. Re-joining the ship, we cruise to Šibenik where a guided walking tour of the oldest best preserved medieval town is included. Overnight in Skradin or Šibenik, (B,L)

DAY 3 / MONDAY: SKRADIN OR ŠIBENIK – ZADAR
Breakfast included. Today we cruise towards Zadar with a swim stop near Galešnjak Island located in the Pašman channel of the Adriatic. This island attracted international fame when in 2008, Google Earth declared it one of the world’s few natural heart-shaped phenomena, resulting in it also being called the ‘Island of Love’. Lunch on board before continuing on to Zadar where a guided walking tour is included. The historical centre is a compact pedestrian zone within 16th-century Venetian walls built as a defence from the Turks. You will take in the 16th-century Port Gate, the Square of the 5 Wells, Church of St. Donat, Roman Forum (1st-century BC) and the largest Cathedral in Dalmatia - St. Anastasia. Zadar`s most amazing and unique attractions are the sound-and-light spectacle of the Sea Organ and the Sun Salutation, which have to be seen and heard to be believed. Overnight in Zadar, (B,L)

DAY 4 / TUESDAY: ZADAR – RAB
After breakfast we cruise to Rab making a swim stop enroute at Maun Island. Lunch on board. On arrival in Rab a guided walking tour is included. This town sits on a narrow peninsula within ancient city walls and is recognisable by its 4 church towers which depict Rab as a ship with four masts. After dinner at leisure, on board the ship there will be an interesting presentation and tasting of the famous ‘Rab cake’. Overnight in Rab, (B,L)

DAY 5 / WEDNESDAY: RAB – MALI LOŠINJ
Breakfast included. Morning departure to Mali Lošinj passing the islands of Ilovik, Silba & Olib with lunch included on board. On arrival, a local guide will escort you through the largest town on the island. Situated on top of a long natural harbour and surrounded by gently weathered Mediterranean town houses and green hills, the town straddles both coasts on the narrowest section of the island. Included is a visit to the Museum of Apoxyomenos, a unique archaeological and architectural cultural institution entirely dedicated to one exhibit – the bronze statue of a young athlete, the Apoxyomenos. This museum was specifically created for this beautiful antique sculpture and is the symbol and trademark of the island. Overnight in Mali Lošinj, (B,L)

DAY 6 / THURSDAY: MALI LOŠINJ – TELAŠĆICA
Breakfast included. Your voyage continues towards the Telašćica Nature Park with lunch on board and a swim stop en-route. This park has peaceful beaches, rugged steep cliffs, Aleppo pine and holm oak forests, barren karsts and cultivated fields of vineyards and olive groves. Telašćica acquired the status of a protected area in 1980 because of its flora and fauna, geological and geomorphological phenomena, and interesting archaeological heritage.
This evening will be spent in the heart of the Nature Park, in the silence of a beautiful cove where a Gala Captain`s dinner is included on board. Overnight in Telašćica, (B,L + Captain's Dinner)

DAY 7 / FRIDAY: TELAŠĆICA – KORNATI NATIONAL PARK – PRIMOŠTEN
After breakfast our cruise passes the middle of the Korna archipelago, a labyrinth of stone with 89 islands, islets and rocks and is the most indented island group in the Mediterranean. Lunch is served on board followed by a swim stop on the way to Primošten. This has the atmosphere and architectural features of a medieval fishing village. The remainder of the day is at leisure to enjoy this wonderful setting. Overnight in Primošten. (B,L)

DAY 8 / SATURDAY: PRIMOŠTEN – SPLIT
Breakfast included before your transfer to the airport for your return flight to the UK (B)

Simply Groups reserves the right to make minor adjustments to this itinerary due to circumstances beyond our control. The captain reserves the right to make adjustments to the itinerary for the safety of all passengers, which in all instances is final.