17 - 28 September 2008

After a short Channel Tunnel crossing we’ll ride across Holland and northern Germany to board the overnight Motorail to Austria. The next morning, after disembarking from the train, we’ll continue our journey through Slovenia and the Croatian region of Zagorje towards Kumrovec, the birthplace of the late Marshall Tito. Here we shall visit the former president’s house which has been turned into a museum. The next morning, we shall follow winding roads through the Zagorje Hills towards our next destination, the breathtaking Plitvice National Park. Our journey continues by descending in the direction of the Adriatic coast with lunch at another magnificent creation of Mother Nature - the waterfalls of the river Krka. Our four star hotel on the Adriatic coast, with its own excellent restaurant and secure parking, will provide us with the ideal location to relax and rest for a night. Our destination will be a small fishing town just outside Dubrovnik, and a five star hotel, will be our base for the next three days. A boat trip to Dubrovnik and a tour of the old walled city will reveal its finest sites such as the Franciscan Monastery and Dubrovnik's Cathedral with its famous Treasury. If we take a fancy on one of the free days we can take a ride to Montenegro, the smallest state in the Balkans. To round off our stay we’ll spend a day on a private island enjoying its sandy beaches and a fish barbeque accompanied by local wine. On our way back, with two overnight stops we shall ride the entire length of the fantastic Adriatic coast with majestic blue seas to our left and stunning mountain ranges of Biokovo, Mosor and Velebit to our right. A fascinating tour that offers a unique opportunity to explore this beautiful part of the world.