This is an active trip. None of the activities are compulsory and you can opt out or participate to your own level. No previous experience is required for any activity and instruction is provided.Minimum age: 8 years.

Take some watershoes or an old pair of trainers that you don’t mind getting wet for wearing in the river.

Try some Croatian Smoked Ham, it is delicious!

SOME INTERESTING READING
Through the Embers of Chaos by Dervla Murphy
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon by Rebecca West
Tito by Jasper Ridley
The Venetian Empire by Jan Morris
The Death of Yugoslavia by Laura Silber and Alan Little based on BBC documentary
Your Child’s Health Abroad - Matthew Ellis and Jane Wilson-Howarth, (Bradt publications).
Travel with Children – Maureen Wheeler (Lonely Planet)

We offset the carbon emissions associated with the in-country travel on all of our trips by supporting a solar stove and clean energy project in Madagascar. However, it is your flight that will have the largest environmental impact on your holiday. We offer you the opportunity to offset your carbon dioxide emissions with a donation to The Adventure Company's solar stove and clean energy project. The project is run by the non-profit organisation Blue Ventures Carbon Offset who assist us to deliver measurable carbon reduction and wider sustainable development benefits for local people. We strongly encourage you to donate to our project, so if you would like to offset the carbon emissions generated by your flight, please contact us. Offsets start from as little as £7.

Since the increase in popularity of bottled water, many countries are experiencing a problem of litter especially where adequate recycling is not available. Please could you try, where possible, to use purification tablets or filters for water or buy bigger bottles of water between group members and decant into your individual water bottles.

Politically and culturally influenced by Venice, Vienna, Budapest and Istanbul, Croatia now struggles to overcome its troubled past and be recognised as part of Mediterranean Europe. It claimed independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, triggering a five-year war which saw ancient towns and cities such as Dubrovnik come under heavy fire. Even though some of the buildings still bear the scars from the conflict, the times of unrest have been firmly consigned to the past and today Croatia is tranquil and peaceful. Economically the future lies largely in tourism. The days of cheap mass tourism are over and a more select style is evolving. As well as the better-known coastal region and islands, Croatia has a wonderful inland countryside still waiting to be discovered. We encourage you to visit now and see it before everyone else arrives!

Rooming at hotels
Family of two - All family groupings of two will be put
into a twin room.

Family of three - Wherever possible we will put you in a triple room.
Please be aware that in some places triple rooms are in short supply.
This means that, in practice, a triple room will often simply be a twin
room with a mattress on the floor or a further bed squashed in. Where it
is impossible to provide a triple room, you will have to decide which of
your party takes the single room.

Family of four or more - Wherever possible we will put you in a quadruple room.
For larger families, we will provide twin/or quadruple rooms
as standard, with a triple room if there is an odd number.
Whilst we will do our very best to ensure that families are roomed close
together (in some cases, we can arrange adjoining rooms), we can’t
guarantee this. Most family holidays occur during peak season and we
sometimes have little to no control over where you will be put. You
need to come prepared for this.

Single Accommodation
There may be instances when you specifically want a single room.
Perhaps Granny needs one or parents of a family of three or five want to
ensure they get a bit of space! You only need to pay for this if you want
to ensure a single room.

All activities on this trip are designed to be flexible and can be adapted to suit the capabilities and ages of the group. Instruction is provided throughout by experienced guides and always operated in a safety-conscious manner. It is always possible to opt out of an activity if you wish to. The order of activities is subject to change due to local constraints.

Following your flight to Split you transfer (40km) to Trilj, your base for the week, where you check in to your hotel. You will stay in a small hotel located right on the Cetina River. Rivers, canyons, forests, country roads, hills and caves in the area provide wonderful settings for adventure, water sports and relaxation. Hotel with air conditioning and private bathrooms – 7 nights

After breakfast you transfer to the Cetina River, where you can start your rafting. The Cetina is widely considered the first and best white water rafting river in Croatia. Traditionally, Croatians have been travelling the river on wooden rafts, but we go for the safer and more comfortable option of inflatable rafts! The Cetina is a dam controlled, safe river with some wild grade four and five rapids and big waves. The river gradually slows and changes into easier rapids and calm sections which are great to relax in, swim and enjoy the spectacular scenery of forest covered canyon and trees that reach the water’s edge. Please note: if the water levels are low and the river too calm for rafting kayaks will make the trip more interesting. (BD)

Today you get your first introduction to kayaks and canoes as we head to an upstream section of Vrlika River, one of the most beautiful parts of the river with warm waters throughout the summer, making it warm and pleasant for swimming. Today you can test some of the skills you learned yesterday as we head to a different stretch of the river for some kayaking. In the evening you can relive your experiences on the river over dinner! (BD)

Today you embark on a bike tour along country roads and through villages of the area. This is a great way to see the country at a pace that allows you to experience it very differently than if you were driving: you can stop to chat to people, wave at kids, and generally see those little things by the roadside that end up as your favourite holiday shot. There are many great routes to take, and your guides know some of the best!
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The Adriatic coast is a great place for sea kayaking. Strong currents, big waves and strong winds are rare, making paddling much easier, especially for people with less experience. There are plenty of islands and picturesque spots to explore. You can enjoy sun and warm water and sea kayaks, as opposed to sailing boats, can take you very near to the rocks, to the thin line between the sea and land where hundreds of colourful fish and other creatures seek food and shelter. And of course there will be time to relax and enjoy a swim as well!
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Head back to the river today, for a canoe safari on the Cetina River. The river never ceases to provide breathtaking views with its open green meadows that lead into dramatic high sided karst cliffs. Travelling down by canoe is the best way to experience the river, as you can travel at a leisurely pace and take in the beautiful surrounding scenery. (BD)

On your final day you can be as active or as lazy as you wish. You can take a bicycle tour to other places of interest in the area or set off on foot for more independent exploration. If you are ready for some urban surroundings, why not visit Split, Croatia's second largest city. Split offers an exicting mix of the old and the new, as you can wander cobbled streets, visit ancient buildings or sit at a sea front cafe. Just outside the city are some coastal paths you can explore. (BD)

An early morning transfer to Split (40km). The trip ends here for Land Only clients. Clients with onward connections will fly home. (B)