Island After Island: The Dalmatian Chain
Island-hop along Croatia’s Dalmatian coast on a custom journey featuring private boat excursions, coastal discoveries, and local insight. Taste fresh seafood in hidden coves, sip wine at family-run vineyards, and explore timeworn villages at your own pace. With your Destination Expert tailoring the route, this is island travel, personalized.
- Duration
- 11 days, 10 nights
- Route
- Dubrovnik · Korcula · Hvar · Solta Island · Split
- Style
- Private and tailor-made: your own guide and driver throughout
- From
- $10,220 per person, hotels, guides and transfers included
- Explore Konavle’s hidden beauty, followed by a traditional farm-to-table Dalmatian lunch.
- Set off from Hvar with your private skipper for a Dalmatian island-hopping adventure.
- Taste rare Grk wine and explore eco-farms in Korcula’s picturesque vineyards.
- Cruise secluded Pakleni and Solta islands, savoring local olive oil and honey tastings.
- Enjoy leisure time in Dubrovnik with insider recommendations from your Destination Expert.
Every day, already yours.
Get In and Get Some Rest
Enjoy your private airport transfer to your hotel with vehicle and driver. For your added comfort, an English speaking assistant/guide will help you to check in and walk you through the welcome package documents, your itinerary and answer your questions.
- Airport with Meet & Greet - Private Transfer
- Croatia Welcome Package
- Dinner Reservations at Ezza Steak & Cocktail Bar
A Walk Through the Past
Meet your private driver for a transfer into the city center of Dubrovnik, from where you'll set out on foot with your private guide for a walking tour of one of the most beautiful stone-built cities in the world. More than a thousand-year history is reflected in every part of the town. As one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Dubrovnik owes its special charm to the historic monuments which testify to its rich history.
- City Walking Tour with One-Way Transfer (3 hrs) - Private
- Mount Srd Cable Car for Sunset Views
Hidden Gems
Set out with your private guide and driver for an unforgettable excursion to the Dubrovnik Hinterland - the region of Konavle. Home to exceptional beauty, Konavle boasts mountains and valleys, green hills and naked stone, and cozy coves towards small fishing villages. Your first stop is to the ancient Mediterranean town of Cavtat, a former Roman colony.
- Exploring the Konavle Valley (with Lunch, 5 hrs) - Private Tour
Winding the Wind-Swept Shorelines
Meet your driver at your hotel for a private transfer to Dubrovnik Marina, where your motorboat awaits for a scenic journey across the Adriatic to Korcula. Along the way, pause at Mljet National Park, one of Croatia’s most enchanting natural havens. Believed to be the mythical island of Ogygia from Homer’s Odyssey, where the nymph Calypso held Odysseus for seven years, Mljet is a place of serene beauty and timeless legend.
- Dubrovnik to Korcula via Mljet National Park (7 hrs) - Private Transfer
Island Time
Meet your private guide and driver for a tour of the beautiful island of Korcula. Discover the island’s picture-perfect landscape of vineyards, olives fields, and old villages with typical Dalmatian’s stone houses. Wander inside its ramparts for a visit to the Cathedral of St. Marko, an architectural masterpiece in Gothic and Renaissance style.
- Korcula Island Tour (with Olive Oil & Wine Tasting, 6 hrs) - Private
The Journey Continues…
Board a shared transfer by catamaran from Korcula to Hvar. Approximate travel time is 1.5 hrs.
- Ferry - Korcula - Hvar [1.5 hrs] - Catamaran
- City Walking Tour (3 hrs) - Private
All Aboard!
Enjoy a half day private boating excursion along Croatia's Dalmatian coast aboard ship with an English speaking skipper. Includes 2 hours of active cruise, while the rest of the time you will spend on an island or anchored enjoying the sun.
- Dalmatian Coast by Boat (4.5 hrs) - Private
- Dining Reservations at Dalmatino
Venture into the Outdoors
Discover the beauty of the Pakleni islands en route from Hvar to Solta Island in today's private transfer, which includes a private boat tour on stunning azure water. With a private skipper guiding your 3-hour cruise, you'll enjoy an exclusive excursion on a speed boat or deluxe motor boat. The Pakleni islands derive their name from 'paklina', referring to a pine resin once used to build ships, and offer secluded beaches and shaded coves to explore.
- Hvar to Solta Island via Pakleni Islands (8 hrs) - Private Boat Transfer
Explore with an Expert
Meet your private guide and driver for a half day tour of Solta Island, an undiscovered gem of Croatia. Local winding roads will take you past olive groves, lush vineyards and beautiful bays. You'll first explore Srednje Selo, the smallest and the least populated settlement on the island, boasting rustic houses and irregular stone-paved alleys.
- Splendors of Solta Island Tour (with Tastings, 4 hrs) - Private
Strolling the Magical Streets
Meet your private driver for a transfer to Split. Approximate travel time is 2 hours, including a public ferry ride.
- Solta Island to Split (2 hrs) - Private Transfer
- City Walking Tour (3 hrs) - Private
Pack Your Bags
Enjoy a private airport transfer with vehicle and English speaking driver.
- Private Airport Transfer
Where you will wake up.
Dubrovnik Palace
The Dubrovnik Palace Hotel, Conference Centre and Spa, situated a short drive from the historic Old City of Dubrovnik, is the largest tourism project in Croatia in the last thirty years- opened in 2004 by the President of Croatia.
Hotel Korsal
The newly opened family run Hotel Korsal is located right next to a nice beach in a peaceful area offering a great vacation in the millennial town of Korcula. The luxurious rooms, furnished with natural materials and overlooking the sea are a synonym for comfortable accommodation and hospitable staff.
Adriana Spa Hotel
Renovated and redesigned as a stylish luxury hotel and spa, the Adriana Spa (4*) hotel's amenities are as diverse as its view, which combines the cathedral, the yacht harbour, and the bay. Contemporary interior design meets with comfort and timeless views from the balconies.
Martinis Marchi
The Martinis Marchi Hotel & Restaurant is located in a historic 300-year old castle in Maslinica harbor on the island of Solta’s west coast. The hotel welcomes guests into luxurious rooms that combine modern conveniences with the historical atmosphere to evoke visions of times gone by, with views of sparkling teal...
Heritage Hotel Cardo
Heritage Hotel Cardo is located in the very heart of Diocletian’s Palace, the best preserved Classical Roman imperial residence in the world. The Heritage Hotel Cardo is nestled within a two-story building with a facade reflecting all the historic and cultural periods of Medieval Europe: Romanesque, Flamboyant Gothic...