Overview

Welcome to your Croatia and Dalmatian Coast bike tour! Your guides will meet you at 9:00 AM at Hotel Bellevue Dubrovnik. After some initial introductions, your guides will spend some time fitting and familiarizing you with your Trek bike for the week. We'll hop on a brief shuttle out of the city and begin our ride in the Konavle valley. This little-known valley close to the Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro borders is densely forested with cypress and pine trees as well as vineyards, olive groves, tangerine, fig, and mulberry trees. Today's ride begins in Cilipi and meanders through a protected nature reserve before stopping for lunch at Konavoski Dvori, a traditional restaurant with water mills dating to the Dubrovnik Republic. Continue riding to your heart's content through this stunningly beautiful landscape dotted with tiny villages and hamlets. After we return to Dubrovnik, take some time to soak up your surroundings at the hotel pool or at the beach before you and your newfound friends gather for drinks and learn about all that is in store for you in the week ahead. You’ll then enjoy your first rousing dinner together, a multi-course feast featuring the bounty of fresh local fare from both land and sea.

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Today you will shuttle to the region of Ston, a salt-producing area, where we get on bikes and start riding along the Croatian Coast. From there, you’re off to discover the Pelješac Peninsula as you ride to Viganj. Stop for lunch at a small bistro in the picturesque fishing village of Viganj before hopping aboard a private boat for Korcula Island, the sixth largest island in the Adriatic. Korcula Town is a medieval Dalmatian village and your home for the next two nights, at the Lešic Dimitri Palace. Explore this red-roofed city, situated on the tip of a peninsula which juts dramatically over the enchanting Adriatic. This evening you’ll dine together at the divine Michelin starred Lesic Dimitri Restaurant.

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Korcula’s vast and lush woods, hidden coves, and forested hills are yours to discover by bike today. Explore the interior of the island as you make your way past vineyards, olive groves, villages and coastal hamlets. You’ll pedal through a colorful history founded by the Trojan hero Antenor, according to legend. Korcula has changed hands many times over the ages, including an era of Greek rule in the 6th century BC, the Roman conquest in the 1st century, and the takeover by the Venetians in 1000 AD. Lunch today is at our friends' organic olive grove where you'll taste the family's olive oils, enjoy a delectable lunch and some homemade preserves for dessert. This afternoon, we'll explore the town of Korcula together and learn its secrets and history with our local guide. Dinner will be your choice tonight. Explore Korcula town's restaurants for a traditional Croatian meal, like Peka, or enjoy the variety of different foods and cuisines that this charming town can offer. Your guides will be happy to share their favorite places with you.

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This morning’s ride brings you across the island of Korcula, encountering spectacular coastal descents and quiet country roads through vineyards of delicious Posip grapes and luscious fig trees. Following the ride, you’ll travel by boat, you will enjoy a fresh picnic and stop in small coves for a swim, before getting to Hvar, the most glamorous of the Dalmatian islands. Explore chic Hvar Town, where the 16th-century Citadel towers over the yacht-filled harbor. While today it is considered a hot vacation spot, Hvar was once a Venetian capital on the key east-west trade routes. That influence lives on in a collection of Renaissance buildings including the Citadel; the 17th century Arsenal, which housed the oldest theater in Croatia and one of the first in Europe; and St. Stephen’s Cathedral, complete with a classically Venetian campanile. Explore the main square, Pjaca, paved in marble and lined with outdoor bars and boutiques, or walk through the old town, heading up the hillside to discover understated architectural gems hidden in the narrow lanes and alleys. If you’d rather, head for the beach: It’s your vacation—you decide! Tonight, choose from the many restaurants in Hvar for your dinner.

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Today, pedal through a landscape like no other—this is a ride that you will remember forever! As you cycle along the limestone ridge of the island, a stunning vista unfurls with ancient white stone walls terracing green valleys, set against the blazing blue of the ever-present sea. Centuries ago, these walls were built by farmers clearing the land so that crops could be planted. Today, the stones remain and in between are gnarled vines, silver tipped olive trees and fragrant lavender. You’ll then descend into the valley and pedal quiet roads bordered by vineyards and olive groves. You’ll cycle to the seaside port of Jelsa then continue on narrow roads toward Stari Grad, the original capital of Hvar until the Venetians declared the nearer Hvar Town more convenient. Tonight, we'll dine together at a secret restaurant out of town and celebrate an amazing Croatia and Dalmatian Coast bike tour.

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This morning, choose to explore the coast on a guided kayak expedition or alternatively, you can sleep in and linger over breakfast as the waves lap against the shore. Say goodbye to your guides and your Croatian cycling vacation of a lifetime at 11:00 AM when you will board a private boat to Split. We recommend you not book travel before 2:30 PM from Split.