Walking holidays, tours and vacations in Croatia, Istria

A Journey to the Adriatic Sea

Istria lies in the very north of Croatia. It is a verdant territory which has been fought over, won and lost throughout history, leaving a landscape marked by all who lived and prospered here down the ages, particularly apparent in the medieval hilltop towns. A land of hills, meadows, vineyards and woods, of churches with medieval frescoes, and of the ancient Glagolitic script.

We start our walk in fashionable Motovun (of film festival fame), only a stone’s throw from the Slovenian border, and wander through unspoilt hill country, staying at tiny pensions in three further hilltop villages, before turning our faces south to a gentle assault of Mount Ucka, the bastion defending the interior from the Adriatic. Over the far side of the mountain, we walk down to the sea to spend two nights at pretty Moscenicka Draga, where the fish is fresh, the beaches uncrowded and the water sparkling clean and warm.

Total 7 nights in shared room, all breakfasts, luggage transfers, 5 picnics and 4 evening meals

Savings and supplements

Single Room Supplement £35

Lone Traveller Additional Supplement £40
3rd person and over £85 off per person

3+ bedded rooms - call us for savings

Shorter breaks

6 nights (miss night 1) £500; SRS £30; LTAS £35; 3rd person+ £73 off pp

5 nights (miss nights 1 & 7) £465; SRS £25; LTAS £30; 3rd person+ £60 off pp

Fly to Pula (P) (best), Trieste (T), Ljubljana (L), Rijeka (R)

(All flights are subject to change at short notice - please check carefully before you book your holiday)

From:

Birmingham Adria Airways (L), Ryanair (T), Thomsonfly (P);

Dublin Adria Airways (L);

Edinburgh Flyglobespan (P);

Gatwick Adria Airways (L), Thomsonfly (P);

Heathrow Croatia Air (R);

Luton Thompsonfly (P);

Manchester Adria Airways (L), Thomsonfly (P);

Stansted Easyjet (L), Ryanair (T, P)

My Travel (Gatwick, Manchester) and charter flights from regional airports to Pula.

Typical rail journey:

London: 10:38 Eurostar to Brussels (14:02) and 14:22 Thalys train to Cologne (16:45) catch the 17:35 express train to Munich for the 23:45 night train to Ljubljana (06:05) for 07:10 local train to Buzet arrive 9:30. ~22 hrs plus taxi from Buzet to Motovun.

Opatija Matulji: 20:56 train to Ljubljana (23:22) for 23:42 night train to Munich (06:17). Catch 06:52 express train to Cologne (11:40) and the 12:14 Thalys train to Brussels (14:38) for the 17:01 Eurostar. Arrive 18:03. ~22 hrs.

The first hotel is in the town of Motovun and the last in Moscenicka Draga. The best airport is Pula, followed by Rijeka, Trieste and Ljubljana.

Public transport in the region is erratic and we recommend our pre-booked taxi service for both outward and return journeys.

PULA, TRIESTE AND LJUBLJANA AND RIJEKA AIRPORTS:

Land by: No time limit

Outward:

OPTION: Pre-booked taxi transfer from airports to first hotel: Trieste or Rijeka 2 hrs; Ljubljana 3hrs or Pula 1 hr

Return:

OPTION: Pre-booked taxi transfer from last hotel to airports: Trieste 2 hrs; Ljubljana 3 hrs; Pula 1 hr or Rijeka 1 hr

Return flight earliest: No time limit

For pre-bookable taxi prices, see "Price includes"

Nearest railway stations:
Start: Pazin if coming from Pula, or Buzet if coming from Lubljana (then local taxi to Motovun)
Finish: Matulji-Opatija (19km local taxi from Moscenicka Draga)

IMPORTANT: Do not book your flights until we have confirmed that we have provisionally reserved accommodation for you.