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Monday, May 21 LJUBLJANA > ZAGREB Address Remarks 8.45am - 9.45am Wake up and get ready 9.45pm - 10am Walk to bus station 8.25am - 10.43am (train) OR Ljubljana > Zagreb **Make sure it is a direct bus 10.25am - 12.45pm (Flixbus) OR 2.45pm - 5.10pm (train) - Via bus (2hr 20min), approx €11, boarding 15min before departure - A tip for anyone taking Flixbus at Ljubljana bus terminal - it was quite far from the train station and the sign is not clear, so be there early and check every bus plate.
Bus ticket: www.ap-ljubljana.si Train ticket: http://www.slo-zeleznice.si 12.45pm - 1.30pm Zagreb bus station > Swanky Mint Hostel **CHECK ABOUT BUSES TO PLITVICE LAKE (bought) AND SPLIT (haven't buy) Tourist Information Centre located on the first floor Opening hours: Mon - Fri: 9am - 9pm Sat, Sun, PH: 10am - 5pm
- Take tram number 6 from outside the station towards Crnomerec - Alight at Frankopanska (one stop after the main square/ 6th stop from the bus station) - Journey time: approx 15min - Tram tickets can be purchased at the little kiosks at each stop, or from the driver - Price: 10 Kuna (€1.30) and it's valid for 90min 1.30pm - 2pm Swanky Mint Hostel 50 Ilica, Zagreb, 10000, HR Booking ref: 145670675190 (via hotels.com) Total: sgd$160.26 (paid in full) Check in: 2pm Check out: 11am 2pm - 2.15pm Swanky Mint Hostel > Jelacic Square (10min walk) Ban Jelacic Square (Zagreb's main square) Here are a few highlights of Zagreb’s Upper Town (location of historic district) you won’t want to miss: To get to Upper Town, will need to pass through the stone gates 2.30pm - 3.30pm La Struk (Štrukli) Skalinska Ulica 5, Zagreb 10000, Croatia Opening hours: Mon - Sat: 11am - 10pm Sun: 11.30am - 10pm 3.30pm - 5pm Zagreb Cathedral (Cathedral of the Assumption of the - Neo-gothic cathedral Blessed Virgin Mary) Fountain of the Virgin Mary with Angels Tkalciceva Street (shopping) - Pedestrain only
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Stone Gates (which will lead to Upper Town) A shrine to the Virgin Mary that is believed to possess magical powers St Mark's Church 5pm - 6.30pm Museum of Broken Relationships (1 -1.5hr) Cirilometodska 2, Zagreb Entry fee: 40kn
Opening hours: Summer (1/6 - 30/9): 9am - 10.30pm Last entry: 10pm
Winter (1/10 - 31/5): 9am - 9pm Last entry: 8.30pm 6.30pm - 7pm Lotrscak Tower (Go up for view) Entry fee: 20kn/ pax
Opening hours Mon - Fri: 9am - 9pm Sat, Sun: 10am - 9pm 7pm - 7.30pm Grič Tunnels Take the passage from Radičeva and pop out at the Art Park (this should be down the second tunnel branching off to the left) 7.30pm - 8pm Continue down the hill from Art Park to Ilica street Ilica street (shopping) 8pm - 9pm Konoba Didov San - Gornji Grad (dinner) Gornji Grad, Mletačka 11 Opening hours: 10am - 11pm 9pm onwards Vincek (for dessert) Ilica 18, Zagreb 10000, Croatia Recommended: - Kremsnita, a sweet custard cream cake and traditional Croatian pastry
Opening hours: Mon - Sat: 8.30am - 11pm
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Must try Croatian dishes: - Zagorski Štrukli: dough with cheese usually - Čobanac: spicy meat stew - Brudet: fish stew - Pasticada s njokima: Beef served with home made gnocchi - Hobotnica ispod peke: usually lamb, veal or octopus is placed with vegetables inside a dish with a metal lid **Try Octopus peka - Punjena Paprika: stuffed peppers with meat and rice in tomato sauce - Sarma: cabbage stuffed with meat - Skampi na buzaru: Scampi, shrimps, mussels or clams are shortly cooked with white wine, garlic, parsley and breadcrumbs - Octopus salad - Mušule na buzaru: stewed muscles with white wine, garlic and sometimes tomato paste - Zelena Menestra: green stew - Crni rižot: black risotto with squid/ cuttlefish - Soparnik: savory pie filled with Swiss chard - Kotlovina: meat fried then slow cooked - Gregada: fish stew cooked with white wine, parsley, onions, garlic, capers, salted anchovies and potatoes (well known in Hvar) - Pogača: similar to focaccia - Paprenjaci: Croatian cookies - Arancini: Candied orange peel - Rozata: custard pudding - Ston cake in DUBROVNIK - Krostule: crunchy dessert - Fritule: ball shaped dough - Orahnjača: walnut roll - Pošip: white wine Tuesday, May 22 Plitvice Lake Address Remarks 5.45am - 6.45am Wake up and get ready Bring water bottle and snacks 6.45am - 7.15am Hostel > Zagreb bus station 7.15am - 9.45am Zagreb bus station > Plitvice Lake **BOUGHT TICKET ALR
Bus schedule: 7.30am - 9.45am (2hr 15min) - Autotrans, €10.65 (paid in full) 8.30am - 11.07am (2hr 37min) - Autotrans, €10.65 8.40am - 10.55am (2hr 15min) - Croatia bus, €13.20 9.15am - 11.30am (2hr 15min) - Autotrans, €10.65
http://www.akz.hr/en
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10am - 4.30pm Plitvice Lake (Plitvička jezera) Trail C (4 - 6hrs/ 8km) 16 lakes that are divided into 12 Upper Lakes Starting point: Entrance 1 (Closer to Veliki Slap) (Gornja jezera) and the four Lower Lakes (Donja Covers upper and lower lakes jezera).
*Trail H (4 - 6hrs/ 8.9km) Entry fee: 150HRK/ pax Starting point: Entrance 2 Get park map: 20HRK **Bring student card https://np-plitvicka-jezera.hr/en/plan-your- Opening hours: 8am - 7pm visit/activities/lake-tour-programmes/#
Plan (Trail H): - Enter from Entrance 2 - Walk to St1 bus stop and take bus to ST 3 - Hike down to P2 and cross bridge to P1 - From P1, take boat to P3 - Hike to Velili Slap and secret viewpoint and back to entrance 1 Lower Lake Photo spots: https://longvalleybooks.com/wp- - Veliki Slap (Big Waterfall) content/uploads/2017/11/PlitviceMapAnnotatedFI After you pass by the Veliki Slap, go up the stairs that NAL3-e1511866054978-1024x509.jpg are located on the right of the waterfall. Follow the road for about 5min (you will see the Big waterfall from up) until you go to an asphalt road. Turn right there and walk straight (2-3 mins) until you pass a wooden bridge, then turn right after the bridge and you will see THE view! - Postcard view The classic view over the canyon to the Big Waterfall is ~50m from Entrance 1's main path There’s another similar viewpoint on the zig-zag path down to the bottom of the canyon - Canyon view From the path along the top of the canyon between Entrance 1 and bus stop ST1 there are a couple of places where you get a great view down onto the boardwalks meandering across the lakes. - Boardwalk junction view As you head upstream at the end the first lower lake, a boardwalk forks off to the left to a cave. From the shore there’s a very pleasing scene looking back to the fork in the boardwalks Secret view - Head for Veliki Slap and when you leave the boardwalk, just before the waterfall, you’ll see a small stepped path up the hill on the left. Walk up this steep path and when you reach the road turn right. Continue along the road for ~200m and you’ll find the path to the viewpoint on the right.
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Upper Lake Photo spots: - Near boat station P2 The P2 boat station sits just below a set of cascades and immediately after you get off the boat there are boardwalks over babbling streams and some small but beautiful pools to explore - Between Lake Galovac and Lake Gradinsko The area between these two lakes is absolutely packed with waterfalls, lakes and streams, and a long wooden boardwalk winds right through the heart of it. 5.18pm - 7.50pm Plitvice Lake > Zagreb bus station **Haven't buy bus tickets
Bus schedule: 4.45pm - 7pm (2hr 15min) - Croatia bus, €13.20 4.45pm - 7.05pm (2hr 20min) - Autoherc Metkovic, €11.73 5.18pm - 7.50pm (2hr 32min) - Autotrans, €11.47 5.50pm - 8.30pm (2hr 40min) - APV
**Did not purchase return ticket 8pm onwards Bistro Fotic Gajeva Ulica 25, Zagreb 10000, Croatia Opening hours: 8am - 11pm Closed on Sundays Wednesday, May 23 ZAGREB > SPLIT Address Remarks 7.15am - 8.15am Wake up and get ready 8.15am - 8.45am Hostel > Zagreb bus station 9am - 2.05pm Zagreb > Split Bus schedule: **MAKE SURE IT IS A DIRECT BUS 8am - 1pm - PROMET MAKARSKA d.o.o., 146HRK 9am - 2.05pm - CLISSA d.o.o., 149HRK 9.30am - 2.25pm - AUTO PODUZEĆE Z d.o.o. koop AUTOHERC d.o.o., 139HRK 10am - 3pm - PROMET MAKARSKA d.o.o., 146HRK
http://www.akz.hr/en
**BUY BUS TICKET TO DUBROVNIK 2.05pm - 2.30pm Walk to Split airbnb (approx 15min walk) 2.30pm - 2.45pm Split airbnb Dumanića ulica 2, Split, Croatia, Split-Dalmatia County Booking ref: HM3BTPNM9D 21000, Croatia Total: $225.81 (paid in full) Check in: 2pm Check out: 10am 2.45pm - 3pm Walk to Villa Spiza (approx 15min walk)
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3pm - 4pm Villa Spiza Kruzhiceva 3, Split 21000, Croatia *Might need to wait for a table
Opening hours: Mon - Sat: 12pm - 11pm Luka ice cream Svačićeva 2 Opening hours: Mon - Tues: 8.30am - 11pm Wed - Sat: 8.30am - 11.45pm Sun: 9am - 11pm 4pm - 6pm Diocletian's Palace Visit: - Cathedral of Saint Dominus - Temple of Jupiter: the last of three temples left standing within the palace walls - The Cellar - Basement hall - 4 gates: Golden gate, Silver gate, Iron gate, Brass gate - Vestibule - Touch the left big toe of Gregory of Nin for good luck 6pm - 6.15pm Depart Old Town via the Porta aenue (Brass Gate) and **GET BREAKFAST FOR THE NEXT DAY walk towards the Riva 6.15pm - 7.15pm Riva (waterfront promenade) Marjan Hill (optional) Sunset: Approx 8.20pm
2 ways to go to Marjan Hill: - Going along the sea Take bus 17 to Bene, from there take bus 12 - Walking to its top through the forest (2.5hrs) To the right of the St. Francis Church near Republic Square, you’ll see a sign for the hill Bacvice beach (optional) 15min walk from Diocletian palace 7.30pm onwards Konoba Fetivi Tomica Stine 4, Split 21000, Croatia Opening hours: Tues - Sun: 12pm - 11pm Closed on Mon Thursday, May 24 HVAR/ CAVES Address Remarks 6.15am - 7.10am Wake up and get ready **Try to eat breakfast 7.10am - 7.30am Walk to Matejuska (15min walk)
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7.30am - 7pm Ilirio's Hvar Tours: Three Caves Tour **BE AT DEPARTURE POINT AT 7.35AM Paid: 520HRK Balance: 1000HRK to be paid in CASH Departure location: Matejuska - top of the pier (under the Entry to Blue caves: 70HRK per person, paid at Croatia flag) entry
Contact number: Bring towel, hat, swimsuit, extra clothes, Damir: 098 405 551/ local 00 385 98 405 551 sunglasses, sunscreen, long-sleeved shirt, windbreaker, water, medicine https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mateju%C5% A1ka/@43.507207,16.4329914,690m/data=!3m1!1e3! http://www.ilirios-hvar-tours.com/three-caves- 4m5!3m4!1s0x13355dff49a46b59:0x4dfb5177f9f838d2! tour/booking-online/blue-cave-tour-split/ 8m2!3d43.507207!4d16.4351854 Locations visited and activities during the 11hr programme: - Hvar island - Vis island - Bisevo island - Hvar island: famous for all things lavender - Palmizana bay - Komiza village - Blue grotto (optional) - Stiniva cove - Green cave (optional) - cave entry additional charges - Monk seal cave - 2 secret spots
Hvar’s signature dish gregada – a stew of fish, potatoes, onions, garlic and top-quality olive oil 7pm onwards Konoba Hvaranin Ban Mladenova 9, Split 21000, Croatia Opening hours: 12pm - 4pm, 6pm - 12am Friday, May 25 SPLIT > DUBROVNIK Address Remarks 6.15am - 7.15am Wake up and get ready 7.15am - 7.45am Walk to Split bus station 8am - 12.55pm Split bus station > Dubrovnik bus station (Autobusni Bus schedule: Kolodvor) 8am - 12.55pm - Promet Makarska doo 10am - 2.30pm - ČAZMATRANS DALMATIA
http://www.ak-split.hr 12.55pm - 1.15pm Walk to Airbnb (15min walk) OR take bus Take bus 1a, 1b, 3 in the direction to the Old Town Alight on the 4th stop called Boninovo Walk 5min across the road through the little bridge to the apartment
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1.15pm - 1.30pm ABC Apartments - Studio Roni Ulica Natka Nodila 17, Dubrovnik, Dubrovačko- Booking ref: HMT5ZERCRZ neretvanska županija 20000, Croatia Total: sgd$281.41 (paid in full) Check in: 2pm - 9pm Check out: 10am
**MUST CONTACT HOST TO INFORM ARR TIME TO GET KEY 1.30pm - 2pm Walk to Lady Pi Pi Need to climb up the stairs from Stradun 2pm - 3pm Lady Pi Pi Antuninska 23 | Peline bb, Dubrovnik 20000, Croatia Recommended: - Tuna steak - Mixed seafood grill
*No reservation, go early to get a table Try to go before they open for dinner
Opening hours: 9am - 3pm; 6pm - 9.30pm 3pm - 5.30pm Dubrovnik wall walk (~2hrs) The wall walk is almost 2km long and includes 3 forts, 16 towers, 6 bastions, 2 corner fortifications and 2 citadels. Main gate: Pile gate
The best view is from the highest point on the city wall walk, at Minceta Fortress and from Fort Lovrijenac
Entry fee: 150HRK Opening hours: 8am - 6.30pm Enter Old City via Pile Gate **DON'T EVER GO TO GUSTI (RESTAURANT) Large Onofrio’s Fountain IN DUBROVNIK Stradun - main street Church of St. Blaise Church of St Ignatius of Loyola Rector’s Palace Sponza Palace Franciscan Monastery (next to Pile Gate) - Inside, there is the world's 3rd oldest pharmacy Old port Dubrovnik Cathedral Minčeta tower City Harbour
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5.30pm - 7pm Cable car to Srd Mountain Petra Krešimira IV bb, 20000 Dubrovnik To get to cable car: 1. From Pile Gate (~10min) 2. From Ploce Gate (~10min) 3. Walk up the stairs from Stradun (towards Buža gate), will require climbing of stairs
Adult round trip: 150 HRK Adult one way ticket: 85HRK
Opening hours: 9am - 9pm Last cable car departs from the lower station 30min before closing time
http://www.dubrovnikcablecar.com/contact/ Buza bar On the outer side of the Old Town walls facing Italy Go behind the Church of St. Blaise and keep walking past Hemingway bar, past the Cathedral, then pick a little side street and walk towards the wall facing the Adriatic sea and Italy. When you hit the wall keep walking along it until you reach a door. At this point, you can go left or right, and either way will take you to one of the two Buza bars. There is a sign saying "Cold drinks" 7.30pm onwards Taj Mahal Nikole Guchetica 2, Dubrovnik 20000, Croatia *RESERVATION MADE AT 7.30PM
Opening hours: 10am - 12am Saturday, May 26 DUBROVNIK > MOSTAR Address Remarks 6.30am - 7.30am Wake up and get ready 7.30am - 7pm Bosnia and Herzegovina Day Trip Including Medjugorje **Bring voucher and passport and Mostar (5562MEDJUMOSTAR) Wear shoes
Booking Reference: BR-651310729 Itinerary number: 1063576660 Super Tours on +38 5913 776 680 *You must contact the local service provider to verify your exact pickup time Paid in full: sgd$268.41
From Dubrovnik to Mostar, sit on the left side of the bus; From Mostar to Dubrovnik, sit on the right side of the bus Stari Most (famous bridge) Can take pics from: - Bank of the river at the foot of the bridge - Terraced section across Rabobolja Creek - From the Lucki bridge, south of the Old Bridge for an overall shot of the beautiful setting on the Neretva river - Minaret of Koskin-Mehmed Pasha’s Mosque**
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Cevabdzinica Tima - Irma (Recommended restaurant) Onešćukova bb, 88000 Mostar, BiH Recommended: - Cevapcici - Pljescavice (mince meat patties) - Burek (flaky pastry filled with meat) - Kajmak (the most delicious cream cheese)
Opening hours: 9am - 11pm Restaurant has no toilet Koski Mehmed Pasina Dzamija (Koski Mehmed Pasha In the Old Town Climb to the minaret and go to the courtyard for Mosque) good views of the Stari Most
Entry fee: €6/ pax Kujundziluk – the towns old bazaar Koski Basta Cafe (Turkish cafe) Mala Tepa 16, Mostar 88000, Bosnia and Herzegovina Recommended: - Brusnica ledeni caj (Cranberry ice tea) Turkish House (Kajtaz), Sahat Kula (clock tower), Hammam (Turkish bath) Blagag Tekke (Tekija) 7pm onwards Gradska Kavana Arsenal Pred Dvorom 1, Dubrovnik 20000, Croatia Opening hours: 8am - 12am Dalmatino Dubrovnik Prijeko 12, Dubrovnik 20000, Croatia Opening hours: 8am - 11pm Sunday, May 27 DUBROVNIK > LONDON Address Remarks 9am - 10am Wake up and get ready 10am - 10.15am Check out (by 10am) Luggage storage - Ploce gate (east gate) of the old town, called STOPOVER - 10HRK for 1st hour and then €0.50 for every next hour (www.facebook.com/dubrovnikluggage)
- Near the Gruz harbour you can find agency Dubrovnik Travel Corner - Storage Fee is 10,00 kn for up to 2 hours every next hour is 3,00 Kn or per day 30,00 Kn
http://www.dubrovnik-travelcorner. com/information-center/luggage-storage/ https://getbybus.com/en/blog/luggage-storage-at- bus-stations-in-croatia/ 10.30am - 11.30am Breakfast Daddy's flight at 3pm 11.30am - 1pm Walk around Old Town 1pm - 2pm Barba Boshkoviceva 5, Dubrovnik 20000, Croatia Recommended: - Octopus burger
Opening hours: 11am - 11pm 2pm - 4.45pm Walk around Old Town 4.45pm - 5.30pm Go back to Airbnb to collect luggage
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5.30pm - 6.30pm Airbnb > DBV airport https://getbybus.com/en/bus-dubrovnik-to- dubrovnik-airport
https://www.visit-croatia.co.uk/croatia- destinations/dubrovnik/to-from-dubrovnik-airport/ 6.30pm - 10.30pm DBV - LDN Stanstead Total: €204.97 LS1432 (Jet2.com) DEP: 8.35pm ARR: 10.30pm
Booking ref: 2VELLE 10.30pm onwards Hampton by Hilton London Stanstead Airport Bassingbourn Road , Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 Booking ref: 1859881205 (via Bookings.com) 1QW, United Kingdom Total: £80.10 (paid in full) Check in: 3pm Check out:12pm
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