FROM DUBROVNIK TO SPLIT - CROATIA ISLAND HOPPER - LATE SUMMER CRUISE OVERVIEW Cruise Overview Dubrovnik TO Split - Croatia Island Hopper - Late Summer Cruise 11 Sep-18 Sep 2021 Welcome aboard! Visit www.vegan-cruises.com | call +49 2056 5269969 | E-Mail: [email protected] 1/21 SO MUCH IS INCLUDED Accommodation in a double/twin cabin with ensuite bathroom 8 day roundtrip cruise Dubrovnik Welcome reception on day 1 Half Board daily (breakfast and lunch) Unlimited water Captain’s dinner with live entertainment Fresh fruits, coffee and snacks available daily Vegan Travel Cruise Director Luggage handling Cabin service Free WiFi onboard Passenger fees and taxes Tourist Charges FROM Dubrovnik TO Split - Croatia Island Hopper - Late Summer Cruise Traveling by small ship in Croatia really gives you the feeling that you are cruising back in time. Croatia is a country filled with unique history, culture and ancient architecture all while boasting a gorgeous island-rich Dalmatian coastline. Vegan Travel's Croatia Island Hopper cruise in September 2021 offers a wonderful balance of showcasing these impressive features during its 8-day itinerary all the while from the comfort of a brand new ship. Welcome aboard! Visit www.vegan-cruises.com | call +49 2056 5269969 | E-Mail: [email protected] 2/21 CROATIA ISLAND HOPPER - LATE SUMMER CRUISE THIS IS YOUR ALL VEGAN FLOATING HOTEL Meet the M/S INVICTUS, an elegant cruise ship that guarantees an intimate cruise for all her guests! Constructed to comply with the newest European cruise ship standards, M/S INVICTUS is a luxury yacht made to satisfy your refined vegan cruise expectations, featuring state-of-the-art navigation and safety systems, fully equipped comfortable air-conditioned cabins with private facilities, Wi-Fi, restaurant, bar, sun deck, rooftop Jacuzzi, swimming platform and much more... The Invictus will take you where the bigger vessels cannot go, navigating through the narrow waterways into the very hearts of bustling Mediterranean cities, anchoring in hidden Adriatic bays, docking in small Dalmatian island ports. Forget the time-wasting disembarkation procedure you might know from larger ships. With M/S INVICTUS the beauties and treasures of Croatian coast and islands are at your hand’s reach, just as if you were cruising aboard Welcome aboard! Visit www.vegan-cruises.com | call +49 2056 5269969 | E-Mail: [email protected] 3/21 your own private yacht! This ship has been designed and constructed in Croatia. An all-Croatian crew and captain descend from the generations of seafarers. These are people who know and love the sea and will do their very best to accommodate your wishes and make your Croatian holiday with Vegan Travel most enjoyable and unforgettable. Day 1: Dubrovnik The new boat MS INVICTUS (2020) will be docked in Dubrovnik Gruž harbor where you can board from 13:00 hours. A welcome meeting will start at 19:00 where you will be introduced by our Vegan Travel Cruise director to the Captain, our crew and of course your future fellow passengers with whom you will spend a week onboard. The welcome dinner will be served at Welcome aboard! Visit www.vegan-cruises.com | call +49 2056 5269969 | E-Mail: [email protected] 4/21 19:30. If you are arriving early in the morning you cannot enter your cabin before 13:00 but you can store your luggage on board after 09:00. Our captain will wait for all passengers arriving late at night and these guests will be provided with dinner. Overnight in Dubrovnik. Day 2: Dubrovnik - Slano Enjoy vegan breakfast while our English speaking guide and coach will come to the pier. After an organized transfer, we will arrive at the historical and beautiful center of Dubrovnik, the famous city enlisted as UNESCO’s World Heritage site, where your guide will show you the most interesting sights of Dubrovnik. After the city tour, you will have plenty of time to explore the city on your own, visit the City Walls or take the cable car to the top of the Mount Sr?. You will see why this city is called the Pearl of the Adriatic. At noon we will bring you back to our ship and start our cruise. Lunch will be served while cruising to Slano with a swim stop on the way. Welcome aboard! Visit www.vegan-cruises.com | call +49 2056 5269969 | E-Mail: [email protected] 5/21 Overnight in Slano. Day 3: SLANO - NATIONAL PARK MLJET – KOR?ULA We start our day with morning departure towards the sunniest island of Croatia – the island of Hvar, along of the many coves and bays on the way. Lunch and swim stop on the way. Hvar is one of the most popular, very attractive tourist destinations and a meeting point for the international jet set. Upon your afternoon arrival at Hvar, a local English speaking guide will walk you throughout the town introducing you to the history, culture, and way of life on the island. Have an evening in Hvar free on your own to explore and dine around in one of the numerous family-owned restaurants. Overnight in Hvar Historical Town. Day 4: KORCULA – VIS Welcome aboard! Visit www.vegan-cruises.com | call +49 2056 5269969 | E-Mail: [email protected] 6/21 Morning cruise to Island Biševo with its Blue cave. The cave has its own natural entrance which is located below sea level, which required that it visitors dive deeply only to resurface into the cave’s mysterious blue depths. This natural phenomenon creates a magical effect of deep blue and shiny silver, mystifying her visitors. However, sometimes High Waves prevent the entrance to Blue Cave, which is something we shall not know before the morning designated for our visit. This is why entrance fees are payable on the spot. Lunch will be served on board. Continuation to Vis Island and town, a pearl among Croatian Adriatic islands, left untouched by the development of tourism for so many years – due to its strategic location on the open sea, it served as a military zone for many years. Beautiful beaches, and preserved nature, ecological agriculture and preserved traditional architecture are unique advantages of this unique Croatian island. Overnight in Vis Town. Day 5: VIS – BISEVO BLUE CAVE – HVAR Welcome aboard! Visit www.vegan-cruises.com | call +49 2056 5269969 | E-Mail: [email protected] 7/21 We will start our day with morning departure towards the island of Korcula. We shall stop for a swim before lunch and in the afternoon arrive to Vela Luka, second largest town on Kor?ula island. We will have Captain’s dinner that evening on board with live music entertainment. Overnight in Vela Luka. Optional afternoon wine & olive oil tasting excursion by coach. If you like olive oil, then this is the tour for you. Start the exploration with a visit to the Zlokic olive Oil Production founded in 1995. This family is known for being one of the leading olive oil producers on the island. The family’s collection boasts many old-fashioned tools for olive oil making, including a 15th-century wooden olive press and an 18th-century hydraulic compression system. The family’s oil mill covers 700 square meters and gives the visitor the chance to understand more this elixir of the Gods. As part of their facilities, the Zlokic Family has a “sports field” typical for Dalmatia where the traditional game “Bocce” is being played. After tasting the olive oil, check out this game prior to continue to the small town of Blato and the Barilo Family Museum. The Barilo ethnographic collection offers a unique and unforgettable experience of the island and shows the life and the costumes of our ancestors. Welcome aboard! Visit www.vegan-cruises.com | call +49 2056 5269969 | E-Mail: [email protected] 8/21 The ethnic house Barilo with the ethnographic collection is exceptional for both Blato and the island. The objects were collected for many years and they come from all the aspects of life – there are elements of agricultural tools, formal clothing, furniture, traditional crafts… The island exploration will continue with a visit to the Toreta Winery with wine tasting. This family boutique winery in Smokvica produces wines from indigenous grape varieties such as Posip, Rukatac and Plavac. The winery was named after the “Toreta” – field stone shelter that can still be found in some parts of Smokvica. This wine tasting will be enriched with a collection of equipment used by many family generations during the wine production. Day 6: HVAR – BOL – PUCISCA Morning cruise towards Korcula town, on Korcula Island. Korcula is a city known as a birthplace of Marko Polo, the famous explorer. Our English speaking guide will do Korcula City tour, and walk us through narrow and cobbled streets. Lunch on board and cruise to Mljet National Park where we expect to come in the afternoon (entrance fees are not included). You will have just enough time to explore the park, to walk around the Great and Small Lake and Islet of St. Mary with its Benedictine Monastery from the 12th century and, of Welcome aboard! Visit www.vegan-cruises.com | call +49 2056 5269969 | E-Mail: [email protected] 9/21 course, to take a swim in the heart of National Park. Overnight in NP Mljet. Day 7: PUCISCA – OMIS Today’s day is to enjoy. Morning cruise by magnificent shores of the Elaphiti islands archipelago, to the northwest of Dubrovnik, with a swim stops along a way. Lunch onboard and second swim stop. Overnight at Elaphiti Island, at one of the small picturesque peaceful villages on the Islands.