Day to Day Itinerary

Day 1: Individual arrival at Rovinj or pick up at Trieste

Day 2: Hiking to the Limski Canal, 19-23 km

You start the day with a boat trip on the famous Limski Canal. Afterwards you walk up to a little church, where you have an impressive view of the canal. Walk past lovely, carefully decorated villages and walk along the old railway track from Kanfanar to Rovinj. Discover vineyards, wild juniper and fields, protected by old stone walls. Far away you see the steeples of Rovinj, where the days hike ends.

Day 3: Rovinj – Barbariga,  22 km

You walk along the sea shore this morning, via rough as well as asphalt walking paths, along small campgrounds and bays. Slightly hilly, offering many possibilities for a swim, through olive groves and shady woods. Little inns along the wayside are waiting for you to refresh yourself.

Day 4: Barbariga – Fazana,  14.5 km

After a good breakfast you start today’s walk along the sea to Fazana. Every little piece of fertile ground is used for growing: wine, green peppers, olives, tomatoes being the most important crops. Not to forget plums as a basis for the local plum-schnapps named Sliwowitz. We visit Peroj a little Istrian village with idyllic fisher houses made from Karst stones. There we leave the coast and walk into the country to Vodnjan, a place said to be inhabited 30 to 40 thousand years ago. The church of Vodnjan houses 6 mummies with no scientist being able to tell why they are preserved in such a good condition. Further the church of Vodnjan houses over 370 relics from more than 250 different saints.

Day 5: Brijuni National Park

Fazana is a little fisher village situated between Vodnjan and Pula; it also serves as starting point for visits of the national park Brijuni. The village itself is very quiet, worth seeing is mainly the church Sv. Kosma with a famous picture of the Last Communion, painted by Z. Ventura (1578). The Bruijuni National Park consists of 14 islands and is home to an extraordinary variety of species. On the islands about 700 different species of flower and trees (laurel, rosemary, olives, pines, cedars, eucalyptus and bamboo) can be found. Declared a national park in 1983, it is also home of a safari park with zebras, lamas and deer. The visit takes 3 hours incl. the boat trip. The rest of the day is dedicated to relaxation.

Day 6: Fazana – Pula,  15.5 km

Today we follow the traces of the Romans to Pula. With 82.000 inhabitants Pula is not only the biggest city of Istria, but also the cultural, economical and unofficially political centre of the peninsula (official capital of the peninsula is Pazin). Nowadays Pula is a growing metropolis with large quays, suburbs, museums, theatres and a welcoming old town with many points of interest from the past.

Day 7: Hiking tour to Premantura, 

A free day to do as you please. Swim in the sea or perhaps you would rather take a bicycle tour to Premantura – Kamenja, the southernmost point of Istria, about 35 km away. Discover the beautiful nature park Kamejak and refresh yourself in lonely bathing bays, have some Croatian specialities at the Robinson bar.

Day 8: Individual departure

Transfer to Rovinj by taxi or transfer back to Trieste by our bus.

Tour Character

Relaxed walking on good walking trails. Daily distances of up to 5 hours with low difference in altitude. You should be fit enough for distances up to 15 km.

Port of Rovinj

Brijuni National Park

Roman Ruins in Pula

Rovinj at Sunset

Day to Day Itinerary

Day 1 (Sun) Omišalj – Opatija Riviera (2 h)

Individual arrival at Omišalj, a small harbour on the island of Krk. If you arrive by car we organise a supervised parking place. From 11 am you may move into your cabin on board the motor yacht. At 1 pm the boat will set sail for Lovran, where you will walk along a 12 km long shoreside promenade. Overnight stay in Opatija.

Day 2 (Mon) Northern Island of Cres - Krk (5 hrs)

Our motorised sailing boat will drop you off on the island of Cres. The planned hike will take you to Beli, one of the oldest castle settlements. The poetic pathway will take you through the island’s only “jungle”. After three hours you will reach a farm where griffons are raised. Here you will hear some interesting stories about these rare white-headed birds, which will be circling high above us. In the evening you will travel to Krk. This adventurous day will end with a guided tour of the historical centre of Krk.

Day 3 (Tue) Krk – Baska (3 hrs)

You will travel by boat from Krk to Stara Baska. Here you will undertake a three-hour hike on a pathway 300m above sea level, traversing the white cliffs of the Obzova Mountains to Baska. You will not miss out on seeing the glagolitical writing on Baska’s famous stone tablet. Baska is one of the prettiest towns in the Adriatic and lies in a fertile valley. After lunch you will travel by boat to the island of Rab, where you will spend the night in a quiet bay.

Day 4 (Wed) Rab Island (4 hrs)

First of all you will hike today through the so-called “Dundo Forest”. The pathway leads us past the St Euphemia monastery to an inviting swimming bay facing Rab island’s city towers. After a refreshing break you can discover the cute little historical streets of Rab. Afterwards the cook will be awaiting us with a warm meal. In the afternoon you will climb up to a view point on the 400m high Kamenjak Mountain and in the evening you will undertake a guided tour through the historic Old town of Rab.

Day 5 (Thurs) Lošinj Island (2 and 2 hrs)

On Thursday you will be taken to LošLinj Island. You will start your hike to the bay of Krivica from the old seamen- and health resort Mali Lošinj. In the afternoon you may like to take a walk along the shore to the small port of Veli Lošinj on the other side of the island. Overnight accommodation in the port of Mali Lošinj.

Day 6 (Fri) Lošinj Island (5 hrs)

In the morning you will take the local bus to Nerezine. From here the pilgrim’s path will take us up to the 588m high Televrina Mountain, the highest peak on the island. After a picnic with fantastic views across to the neighbouring islands, we will descend to the artist’s city of Osor, where the boat will be awaiting us in the old Roman canal. Overnight stay in Martiniscica.

Day 7 (Sat) Martinscica – Lubenice – Omisalj (4 hrs)

Today you will visit the particularly picturesque pirate’s cove of Lubenice, which lies up high on top of the cliff tops of Cres Island. The five-hour hike takes us from Martinscica up to the old stone village of Vidovici, which is situated on a high cliff with legendary panoramic views out onto the sea. The boat will await us on the Lubenice’s small beach and will take us to Omisalj, where we will spend our last night.

Day 8 (Sun) Omisalj (Disembarkment)

After breakfast guests will disembark until 9 am.