Croatia & Italy: Dubrovnik to Venice

Board your overnight flight to Dubrovnik today.

Welcome to Croatia! Meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers at a welcome dinner this evening.

Set on a peninsula on the Adriatic, Dubrovnik’s massive walls have served as the city’s calling card for centuries. Today, you’ll take a guided tour of the historic locale.

• Stop at a viewpoint to soak in panoramic views of the Old Town, coast, and nearby Lokrum Island
• Pay a visit to the 13th-century Franciscan Monastery, which boasts the most extensive library in the region
• Enter the impressive Rector’s Palace and the city’s ornate cathedral

Enjoy a free evening in Dubrovnik or add an excursion.

Travel north and stop on the Pelješac peninsula to visit the city of Ston.

• View the city walls, which stretch for almost five miles and are some of the longest in Europe
• Enjoy free time to explore the quaint, coastal city

Continue on to the Split region and sit down for an included dinner this evening.

Enjoy a guided tour of Split, a coastal city with a local culture that seamlessly combines tradition and modernity.

• Examine sculptures, drawings, and paintings at the Ivan Meštrović Gallery
• Enter Diocletian’s Palace, an enormous third-century palace complex
• View the monuments to the city’s varied cultural influences, including Gothic churches, Renaissance palaces, Venetian fortifications, and an Egyptian sphinx

Spend free time in Split or add an excursion.

As you travel to the Istria peninsula, stop on the Dalmatian Coast to visit Zadar.

• Join a local guide and walk along the seaside promenade
• Listen to the sounds created when water and air are pushed through a one-of-a-kind Sea Organ
• See the town’s ancient Roman ruins

After, continue on to the Istria peninsula.

Make your way to the western coast of the Istria peninsula and join a local guide for a tour of the Venetian-style city of Rovinj.

• Walk through Balbi’s Arch to enter the Old Town
• Step inside the Baroque Church of St. Euphemia
• Learn about the bell tower, which dominates the city’s skyline and resembles the one connected to St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice
• Admire the unbeatable views of the Adriatic Sea

Enjoy free time on the Istria peninsula or add an excursion.

Say goodbye to Croatia and travel to Trieste, Italy. You’ll meet up with a local guide and learn about the city’s multicultural history during a sightseeing tour.

• Stroll through the Old Town and Austrian Quarter, passing through Unity Square
• View the remains of an ancient Roman theater and pass by the Castello di San Giusto
• Enter the Castello di Miramare, a striking waterfront castle built in the mid-1800s

Sit down for an included dinner this evening.

Spend a free day in Trieste or add an excursion.

Travel to Venice where you’ll board a water taxi, or vaporetto, and cruise along the Venetian Lagoon to your hotel.

Admire historic churches, winding canals, and picture-perfect piazzas on a guided tour of the city known as the Queen of the Adriatic.

• Step into the iconic St. Mark’s Square and enter St. Mark’s Basilica
• View the stately Doge’s Palace, built in the Venetian Gothic style in the 1340s
• Marvel at the Bridge of Sighs, the link between Doge’s Palace and the New Prison
• See a glassblowing demonstration to learn about the city’s most celebrated art

Enjoy a free afternoon in Venice or add an excursion.

Celebrate your trip with your fellow travelers at tonight’s farewell dinner.

Transfer to the airport for your flight home or continue on to Florence.