DESTINATIONS — CROATIA & THE BALKANS
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CRUISING CROATIA
Anatolian Sky has boosted its Croatia programme with two new ships, the Adriatic Pearl and Nikola, offering round-trips from Dubrovnik and Split respectively. The cruises are in addition to existing itineraries onboard Princess Aloha, Vita, Futura and President, calling at Dubrovnik, Split and Zadar, as well as Istrian resort Opatija and popular Adriatic islands such as Hvar, Braç, Mljet and Korčula.
anatoliansky.co.uk
Back-Roads Touring is offering a Croatian Wilderness Sailing as part of its new Charming Waterways collection – the first time the land-based operator has branched out into chartering luxury ships. The eight-day programme sails around central Dalmatia visiting Mljet and Lastovo. Departures are available from May to September 2016, with prices starting at £1,595.
backroadstouring.com
Prestige Holidays is featuring breaks to the annual half-year party in Korčula on June 30, where celebrations include a masquerade pageant, dancing, music and fireworks at midnight. With accommodation in Hotel Borik, a new property in the village of Lumbarda, seven nights’ B&B, departing from Gatwick on June 29, starts at £589.
prestigeholidays.co.uk
Specialist operator Sunsail has introduced Croatia yacht charters that allow guests to earn an internationally recognised sailing qualification. An instructor will provide tuition during flotilla holidays from either Hvar or Krka, then test up to three passengers, so they can earn the International Certificate of Competence required to skipper a yacht. Prices start at £476 a person based on six sharing a Sunsail 47 Premier for a week, including skipper fees (flights and insurance are extra).
sunsail.co.uk
Insight Vacations has added a nine-day Dalmatian Elegance tour. Passengers will cruise the Adriatic coast on a ‘mega-yacht’ and visit a winery in Korčula, take a cable-car ride in Dubrovnik and enjoy a village feast in Kuna. Prices start at £1,384 for eight nights’ accommodation, some meals, VIP transfers and a tour leader (flights are extra).
insightvacations.com/uk
Travelsphere has boosted the number of departures on its eight-day Deluxe Adriatic Explorer tour from five in 2015 to eight in 2016. Starting in Split, the cruise takes in medieval town Trogir, Krka national park, Sibenik and Zadar, and includes walking tours of Hvar and Split, sunset on Braç Island and dinner in the village of Krilo. Prices start at £1,349.
travelsphere.co.uk
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