travelers working for travelers ~~ madriaticBLU wants to introduce the wonders of lesser-known travel destinations to our customers by providing the ultimate in personalized service while organizing fully escorted tours with individual features. While providing these outstanding services, we want to give back to the communities we are traveling to, initially through the much-needed travel dollars we will introduce to the market, and in the future, by investing in projects for the overall benefit of the community. At madriaticBLU, every tour we organize is approached as a new and unique project. We do not sell pre-packaged itineraries - we create customized tours. Your vacation time is precious, and we appreciate that. For exactly that reason, we're going to take time to learn what it is you are looking for in a Balkan vacation and how we can best provide that for you. We adapt all of our tours to our customers' interests, whether it be art, music, wine, hiking, rafting, history, politics - you name it, we will find a way to make it part of your vacation.
travelers working for travelers ~~ madriaticBLU wants to introduce the wonders of lesser-known travel destinations to our customers by providing the ultimate in personalized service while organizing fully escorted tours with individual features. While providing these outstanding services, we want to give back to the communities we are traveling to, initially through the much-needed travel dollars we will introduce to the market, and in the future, by investing in projects for the overall benefit of the community. At madriaticBLU, every tour we organize is approached as a new and unique project. We do not sell pre-packaged itineraries - we create customized tours. Your vacation time is precious, and we appreciate that. For exactly that reason, we're going to take time to learn what it is you are looking for in a Balkan vacation and how we can best provide that for you. We adapt all of our tours to our customers' interests, whether it be art, music, wine, hiking, rafting, history, politics - you name it, we will find a way to make it part of your vacation.
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Slovenia
Zagreb and Northern Croatia
The Istrian Peninsula
The Kvarner Riviera
Northern Dalmatia
Southern Dalmatia
Bosnia and Herzegovina

travelers working for travelers ~~ madriaticBLU wants to introduce the wonders of lesser-known travel destinations to our customers by providing the ultimate in personalized service while organizing fully escorted tours with individual features. While providing these outstanding services, we want to give back to the communities we are traveling to, initially through the much-needed travel dollars we will introduce to the market, and in the future, by investing in projects for the overall benefit of the community. At madriaticBLU, every tour we organize is approached as a new and unique project. We do not sell pre-packaged itineraries - we create customized tours. Your vacation time is precious, and we appreciate that. For exactly that reason, we're going to take time to learn what it is you are looking for in a Balkan vacation and how we can best provide that for you. We adapt all of our tours to our customers' interests, whether it be art, music, wine, hiking, rafting, history, politics - you name it, we will find a way to make it part of your vacation. The Slovenian
Tourism Board
travelers working for travelers ~~ madriaticBLU wants to introduce the wonders of lesser-known travel destinations to our customers by providing the ultimate in personalized service while organizing fully escorted tours with individual features. While providing these outstanding services, we want to give back to the communities we are traveling to, initially through the much-needed travel dollars we will introduce to the market, and in the future, by investing in projects for the overall benefit of the community. At madriaticBLU, every tour we organize is approached as a new and unique project. We do not sell pre-packaged itineraries - we create customized tours. Your vacation time is precious, and we appreciate that. For exactly that reason, we're going to take time to learn what it is you are looking for in a Balkan vacation and how we can best provide that for you. We adapt all of our tours to our customers' interests, whether it be art, music, wine, hiking, rafting, history, politics - you name it, we will find a way to make it part of your vacation. The Croatian National Tourism Board
travelers working for travelers ~~ madriaticBLU wants to introduce the wonders of lesser-known travel destinations to our customers by providing the ultimate in personalized service while organizing fully escorted tours with individual features. While providing these outstanding services, we want to give back to the communities we are traveling to, initially through the much-needed travel dollars we will introduce to the market, and in the future, by investing in projects for the overall benefit of the community. At madriaticBLU, every tour we organize is approached as a new and unique project. We do not sell pre-packaged itineraries - we create customized tours. Your vacation time is precious, and we appreciate that. For exactly that reason, we're going to take time to learn what it is you are looking for in a Balkan vacation and how we can best provide that for you. We adapt all of our tours to our customers' interests, whether it be art, music, wine, hiking, rafting, history, politics - you name it, we will find a way to make it part of your vacation. Bosnia and
Herzegovina Tourism

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Open air market, Istria
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The Istrian Peninsula
Istrian Hillside
Rolling hills topped with old-world villages, Roman ruins and rows of cypress trees - Istria is Croatia's answer to Tuscany. In fact, Istria is so Italian in nature and history that signs are still printed in both Croatian and Italian. This heart-shaped peninsula is suspended between Croatia and Italy in the Adriatic Sea, and it has witnessed the power and influence of more than one of Europe's great empires. Controlled by the Roman, Venetian and Austro-Hungarian Empires, the peninsula is the compact version of Croatian history.

The city of Pula, resting on the Southern tip of the peninsula, is home to one of the best preserved Roman amphitheatres in the world. Hilltop towns like Motovun floating above the fog offer a glimpse into medieval Istria. For a taste of Venice, travel to the Western side of the peninsula to visit Rovinj with its faded stone buildings, baroque church and Campanile.

Amphitheater Pula
The peninsula is also home to one of Croatia's best national parks, Brijuni. This series of islands was once the State Summer Residence of Marshal Tito. Today, the islands are a protected national park celebrating their history and natural beauty. The islands are also the site of the Brijuni Safari Park, home to the many exotic animals given to Tito during his reign in Yugoslavia.

Istria is often considered the culinary heartland of Croatia. The cuisine is heavily influence by the peninsula's Italian heritage. Sit by the sea and enjoy a meal including some of the region's rare white truffles.

Whether you are stepping back in time at Pula's Roman Amphitheatre or getting in touch with nature at Brijuni National Park, Istria will surely work its magic on your heart.

Our favorite experience:
Visiting one of the many farms in central Istria is so picture-perfect it's like being on a movie set.

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Croatia was gorgeous, much more so that I had imagined. I couldn't get enough of looking at the translucent, sapphire-blue water along the Dalmatian Coast. I also thought our day trip to Mostar in Bosnia was very interesting, primarily because of the Turkish influences apparent in the culture there.
Tina,
Chapel Hill, NC
travelers working for travelers ~~ madriaticBLU wants to introduce the wonders of lesser-known travel destinations to our customers by providing the ultimate in personalized service while organizing fully escorted tours with individual features. While providing these outstanding services, we want to give back to the communities we are traveling to, initially through the much-needed travel dollars we will introduce to the market, and in the future, by investing in projects for the overall benefit of the community. At madriaticBLU, every tour we organize is approached as a new and unique project. We do not sell pre-packaged itineraries - we create customized tours. Your vacation time is precious, and we appreciate that. For exactly that reason, we're going to take time to learn what it is you are looking for in a Balkan vacation and how we can best provide that for you. We adapt all of our tours to our customers' interests, whether it be art, music, wine, hiking, rafting, history, politics - you name it, we will find a way to make it part of your vacation.