Information for the Cycling Cruise Highlights of Dalmatia PLUS (by e-bike) from Dubrovnik to Zadar Valid for the season 2018 Please read the updated information carefully, as some alterations may have occurred recently and we want you to be optimally prepared for the trip. The tour itinerary enclosed can vary to previously published tour information relating to this tour due to further developments, changes or implications between the time of publishing and the actual tour. The contents of the- se travel documents is subjective in relation to the actual tour experience, as the guides are authorised to chan- ge/modify the tour program on site in relation to weather, logistical or legal situations in the travel destination. Changes to the tour program will not be subsidised by a refund of the original tour price (see T&C’s). You can find additional information and useful links at www.islandhopping.com TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword & Important telephone numbers p. 3 Formalities p. 4 Icons • Travel insurances • Required travel documents Important telephone numbers • Currency Vaccination & Medication p. 4 Cellular phone numbers Climate & Packing list p. 5 Important information Travel literature & Touristic maps p. 6 Arrival information p. 6 - 9 Insiders’ tip • Boarding • Arrival by car • Parking in Dubrovnik Worth knowing & seeing • Arrival by plane • Transfer to the boat Worth reading Our boats in Dalmatia p. 10 - 13 • Description of the boats • Cabines & Cabin Service Currency • Air-Conditioning • Water & Electricity • Sleeping on board Arrival via plan • Catering & Beverages • Local Taxes Arrival by car Bicycle & Equipment p. 13 - 15 • Requirements of the tour • Bringing your own bike Catering • Rental bike & bike insurance • Helmets • Useful equipment Beverages Tour guides & Life on board p. 16 • Tour guides • Tipping • Instruments on board • Photos of the trip Extended stay in Dubrovnik // Zadar p. 17 // 30 Map & Busses at Dubrovnik p. 18 - 19 Our insider information about p. 20 - 21 // 30 - 32 Dubrovnik // Zadar General map of the Highlights of Dalmatia p. 22 PLUS Cruise from Dubrovnik to Zadar Itinerary of the Highlights of Dalmatia p. 23 - 29 PLUS Cruise from Dubrovnik to Zadar The Islandhopping extension Modules p. 33 - 34 The Islandhopping tours at a glance p. 35 - 41 2 FOREWORD AND IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS DEAR GUESTS, We are pleased to welcome you soon on one of our tours. In order to start your holiday well equipped and well prepared we have assembled some useful information and suggestions in this brochure. We hope that you will enjoy reading the following pages in happy anticipation of your Islandhopping tour. We kindly ask you to pay special attention to the guest information where you will find the answers to many frequently asked questions. Should you still have questions about your tour or your documents we will gladly answer them by phone or email. Please note that this brochure is your official travel document. You need no additional vouchers or documents from us for your trip. The information in this brochure is based on long years of experience in organizing cycling and cruising tours. Nevertheless, we make no claim to perfection and always welcome hints and suggestions that help us to improve the information for our guests. Wishing you already now a restful and relaxed journey. Your entire Islandhopping team IMPORTANT TELEPHONE TELEPHONING WITH YOUR IMPORTANT NUMBERS NUMBERS CELLULAR PHONE Embassy of the United States of America • Staff member on site: You can use your cellular phone almost everywhere in Croatia. When calling a in Zagreb: +385 1 6612 200 - Regional manager on duty (only on Croatian number, dial only the number Embassy of Canada in Zagreb: day of embarkation/disembarkation): of your party without the international +385-1-4881-200 +385 91 123 3225 code 00385. When phoning countries other than Embassy of Australia in Zagreb: +385-1-4891-200 • Office Germany: +49 (0) 7531 361860 Croatia dial the respective international (only Monday to Friday) code of the country and then the num- ber of your party without the 0. New Zealand Consulate in Zagreb: +385-1-46-12-060 (+39 06 853 7501) Our office in Konstanz is responsible for all the bookings (incl. additional nights, If your family or friends would like to call transfers ect.) you during your journey on your cellular phone they may just dial the regular (September 2017) • General emergency call number without any country code. Croatia/Bosnia: 112 - Police: 92 - Fire department: 93 - Emergency: 94 3 FORMALITIES & VACCINATIONS AND MEDICATION TRAVEL INSURANCES If you are travelling to and within Croatia MEDICATION by car preferably change some money The travel insurance is not compulsory. at the border because not all petrol sta- We highly recommend consulting your However, you will certainly feel more at tions accept euro. Road tolls can be paid general practitioner about possible ease if you have insured yourself against in euro. precautions against allergies and other cancellation, accidents, theft and illness illnesses you may be susceptible to. even if it is only for this trip. Radurlaub CREDIT CARD PAYMENT ON BOARD ZeitReisen cannot offer any compensa- Please also remember any tion for the situations listed above. We do not accept credit cards on board personal medication, especially of our boats. Payments such as drinks, in case of diabetes mellitus requiring Participants take part at their tourist taxes, parking spaces etc. can be insulin as well as an emergency kit in own risk. You should ask your made in cash only. The accepted cur- case of a bee or wasp allergy. You should health insurance company about insur- rency on board is CASH, either in the under all circumstances have these ance coverage and request an overseas countries local currency or in Euro. drugs with you on the bike trip, because medical certificate. left on board they are useless. Therefore Your local guide will point you in the make sure that your luggage contains an ENTERING THE COUNTRY right direction of the nearest ATM or cur- appropriate container. rency conversion office. We suggest not Valid identification documents/ to bring any traveler cheques. Should you use medicine that passports are indispensable for entry requires specific storage condi- tions, we ask you to inform us of this be- into Croatia. Please make sure that you VACCINATIONS have these in your possession. fore the trip because we cannot always guarantee such conditions on a boat. There are no specific vaccinations We advise you to contact the required for your trip to Croatia, only the responsible authority in your If you need specific medicine or customary basic protection is advised. home country to inquire about suffer from specific ailments, we Therefore we recommend getting shots current entry regulations (possible ask you to inform your tour guides with- against tetanus and diphtheria which visa requirements) as we cannot out failure at the beginning of the trip are administered in combination. A take responsibility for any incorrect so that they can take appropriate mea- booster shot every ten years is required. information. sures in case of an emergency. A single vaccination dose is sufficient even if the last inoculation took place Please note that provisional passports Also please remember to bring your more than ten years ago. and replacement documents are vaccination records. You will be asked to generally not recognised. Children provide them should you need medical In addition we recommend an FSME (regardless of the age) must either attention. vaccination. It protects against present a child identification card or inflammatory diseases such as passport. meningitis which is mainly caused IN PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEY by tick bites. The FSME inoculation CURRENCY consists of 3 injections. The first two Participants with a pre-existing condi- are given within 1 to 3 months. The tion are able to reduce risks by conside- Croatia’s currency is the relatively stable third one follows after 9 to 12 months. rate prearrangements. Your own health Croatian Kuna (HRK). (1 EUR = 7.50 HRK / The protection becomes active about and capability as well as your expecta- 1 USD = 6.26 HRK / 1 CAD = 5.09 HRK /1 14 days after the second inoculation tions should be rated on a realistic basis. AUD = 4.98 HRK / 1 NZD equals 4.58 HRK and for persons under 60 it lasts for To do an exercise echocardiography / 1 GBP equals 8.48 HRK (exchange rates approximately 5 years. Persons older might be reasonable. Be prepared to as of September 2017). than 60 should get a booster shot handle with care. (see Medication & already after 3 years. Vaccinations) After checking in you usually have enough time to get some local money Persons with chronic illnesses of the at an automatic teller machine or to liver are advised to consult their family SUBSTITUTE ID DOCUMENTS AFTER exchange money at a bank or foreign doctor about possible Hepatitis A and B MISPLACEMENT exchange office. Your tour guide can tell vaccinations. you the nearest place for withdrawing or Please contact the responsible authority changing money. EC-teller machines are We generally recommend you to consult of your home country for further infor- also found in most overnight ports. your family doctor plenty of time before mation on entry regulations (especially your trip to Croatia in order to get any in case off lost/substitute documents). necessary booster shots. 4 CLIMATE & PACKING LIST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT DUBROVNIK CLIMATE What you will need to pack depends Average Temperature in Dubrovnik of course largely on the weather you can expect on your holiday. 30 The average monthly air and water temperatures that have been 25 measured in Dubrovnik in the last few years are illustrated in the 20 diagram. 15 Temp.Max Please be aware that this graph Temp.