6 Days 5 Nights
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Zagreb (3N) – Opatija (1N) – Zadar (1N) · a road loop from Zagreb via Pula, Rovinj and Plitvice Lakes · private tour · price on request · your dates
From Zagreb’s café-lined squares to Roman Pula, the Istrian coast, Zadar’s singing sea and the waterfalls of Plitvice: this 6 Days Croatia tour packs the country’s capital, coast and its most famous national park into one easy loop by road. It is planned and supported by IMAD Travel, an IATA-certified travel agency in Hyderabad serving travellers from across India since 2011. We can arrange this same route, or a similar one, as a custom package for your couple, family or group, on your own dates and with your choice of hotels. Just quote the tour code IMAD-EU-10279 when you contact us.
WhatsApp +91 63003 03169 for a quote on your dates, or to add Split, Dubrovnik or Ljubljana and Lake Bled. Tour code: IMAD-EU-10279
Couples, families and friends who want history, sea views and nature in one short trip, without changing hotels every night. Private road transfers keep the days simple, and local guides bring Zagreb, Pula and Plitvice to life.
Zagreb is Croatia’s relaxed, green capital. A guided walk takes you from the red umbrellas of the Dolac market to Ban Jelačić Square, then up to the medieval Upper Town, where St Mark’s Church wears its famous tiled roof and the Lotrščak Tower still fires a cannon every day at noon. The twin spires of the cathedral rise over the city, and in December Zagreb hosts one of the most loved Christmas markets in Europe.
Day three heads west to the Istrian peninsula. In Pula you walk into a Roman amphitheatre built in the first century and still remarkably complete, a smaller cousin of the Colosseum. Rovinj is a picture-perfect fishing town of pastel houses rising to the bell tower of St Euphemia, where some locals still speak the old Istriot language. The evening is in Opatija, a graceful nineteenth-century resort of villas, gardens and a seafront promenade on the Adriatic.
Next comes Zadar on the Dalmatian coast, where Roman ruins and Venetian walls fill the peninsula of the old town around the round Church of St Donatus. At sunset, sit on the marble steps of the Sea Organ, whose pipes play music with every wave, and watch the solar-powered Greeting to the Sun light up beside it. On the way back to Zagreb you walk through Plitvice Lakes National Park with a local guide: sixteen terraced lakes in shades of turquoise and emerald, joined by waterfalls and wooden boardwalks, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1979.
The noon cannon from the Lotrščak Tower. Sunset at Zadar’s Sea Organ. Rovinj’s old town from the harbour. The boardwalks of Plitvice in the early morning. Fresh seafood on the Adriatic.
Late spring and early autumn are ideal: warm, calm and less crowded, with Plitvice’s waterfalls at their fullest in spring. Summer is high season on the coast, and December brings Zagreb’s and Opatija’s Christmas markets. Plitvice limits visitor numbers in busy months, so plan ahead.
This is a price on request private tour: we quote for your dates, hotel category and group size. Croatia joined the Schengen area and the euro in 2023, so a Schengen visa covers the trip, and our visa team can guide you. Plitvice is a walking visit on paths and boardwalks, so bring comfortable shoes. Vegetarian food is easy to find, and Indian restaurants are available in Zagreb.
More tours: see all our Croatia tour packages and Europe tour packages.
WhatsApp +91 63003 03169 — quote tour code IMAD-EU-10279 for this 6 days Croatia tour.
Welcome to Croatia. Meet and greet at Zagreb Airport and transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is free. Overnight Zagreb.
After breakfast, a guided tour of Zagreb: the Dolac market, Ban Jelačić Square, St Mark’s Square and Church, the Lotrščak Tower (optional entry) and Zagreb Cathedral. Free time later; in December, enjoy the Christmas market. Overnight Zagreb.
After breakfast, drive to Pula on the Istrian peninsula (about 267 km, 3 hours) for a guided city tour and the Roman amphitheatre (optional entry). Continue to Rovinj (about 40 minutes) for a short walk through its old town, then to Opatija on the Adriatic (about 1 hour). Free evening. Overnight Opatija.
After breakfast, drive south to Zadar on the Dalmatian coast (about 300 km, 3 hours). Visit the historic old town, the Church of St Donatus and the Archaeological Museum (optional entries), the Sea Organ and the Greeting to the Sun. No local guide on this day. Free evening. Overnight Zadar.
Early check-out and drive to Plitvice Lakes National Park (about 1 hour 30 minutes) for a guided walk among the lakes and waterfalls. Continue to Zagreb (about 2 hours). Free time. Overnight Zagreb.
After breakfast, check out and transfer to Zagreb Airport (about 30 minutes) for your flight home.
