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SEVERAL-DAYS PROGRAMMES
MAKARSKA RIVIERA
8 DAYS
PRICE: 870 €
1st day:
Arrival to Makarska
2nd day:
Story of Brela's field labourers
3rd day:
Magic of villages under Biokovo
4th day:
Cetina Canyon
5th day:
Drama of Imotski Lakes
6th day:
Pearls of Brac Island
7th day:
Biokovo – throne of the Adriatic
8th day:
Return home

1st day :: Arrival to Makarska ::
If You are coming by airplane we will organize the transfer from the airport Split for You. If You are arriving on Your own we will meet in our hotel. You will be introduced to Your guide and the whole group there before dinner and as well as get the opportunity to get know each other better, be informed about the programme and make arrangements for the following day.

2nd day :: Story of Brela's field labourers ::
Our minibus will take us to the village Gornja Brela (20 min), from where we will hike across terraces of mostly abandoned vineyards, where one can almost feel the hardness of long toilsome days of field labourers whose hoes cultivated these fields. We will rest farther away, next to the church of St. Nikolaus, and then continue over the pass Nevistina Stina, which offers an exceptional view of the coastline villages and surrounding islands, and then descent into the village Topici, which preserved its historical appearance until today.
Climb: 295 m
Coming down: 450 m
Hiking: 4 h - easy

3rd day :: Magic of villages under Biokovo ::
The tour of this day will take us through picturesque villages under Biokovo: Bast, Baskovici and Veliko Brdo, walking along the path below mountain verticals, through olive-groves and pine woods, and all along having a view of beautiful coastline of Makarska Riviera and nearby archipelago of central Dalmatian islands. We will have a rest in a village yard, in which, if You want, You can be offered traditional cheese, potatoes and wine.
Climb: 280 m
Coming down: 300 m
Hiking: 4 h - easy

4th day :: Cetina Canyon ::
On this day we will pass through colourful Poljice villages, 'interwoven' by plantations of fig- and peach-trees to the canyon's edge of the crystal-clear Cetina River, which offers a view of the lower river’s part and the cliff of Omis. After descending into the canyon, the boats, which will take us to downstream to Omis, will be waiting for us. Plentiful of wading birds and numerous fishermen will keep us company while drifting along the river banks.
Climb: 330 m
Coming down: 490 m
Hiking: 3.30 - 4 h - easy
Boat ride: 30 min

5th day :: Drama of Imotski Lakes ::
On this day we will be in the region, where Zabiokovo basin 'breaks' and creates a number of deep lakes with steep banks by these dramatic movements, which around Imotsko polje make a string of 9 crystal-clear, deep lakes. Their colour reflects the colour of surrounding cliffs, so some of them were named after this phenomenon. Local people are witnessing ground sinking and creation of new lakes.
Climb: 240 m
Coming down: 110 m
Hiking: 4 h - medium difficult

6th day :: Pearls of Brac Island ::
Ferry, bus and our feet will carry us to the centre of Brac, known as a 'marble' island, from whose rocks many well-known residences in Europe and in America were built of. We will enjoy in beautiful views of the famous beach Zlatni rât (Golden Cape), surrounding islands as well as of surrounding onshore mountains Biokovo, Mosor and Kozjak from its highest peak Vidova Gora (778 m). We will come down to the beach and if there is enough time, have a swim on the „most beautiful beach in the Adriatic“.
Climb: 228 m
Coming down: 690 m
Hiking: 4 h - medium difficult
Ferry ride: 2 h

7th day :: Biokovo – throne of the Adriatic ::
The programme finishes with a spectacular experience of a collision between the mountain and the sea. From the top of peaks of Biokovo we will experience magnificent views of its hinterland all the way to the Bosnian mountains as well as the airplane scenery of under-Biokovo area and central Dalamation islands, where numerous places are „lulled“ into the mountain's lap and kilometre-long beaches near by.
Climb: 180 m
Coming down: 430 m
Hiking: 3.30 - 4 h - medium difficult

8th day :: Return home ::
If You came by an airplane we will organize the transfer to the airport.

Price: € 870.00
Single room surcharge:
€ 150.00
Surcharge for transfer from and to the airport:
€ 45.00
Minimum 6 persons
Maximum 15 persons

Price includes:
Accommodation in the Biokovo Hotel (kategorija smještajakategorija smještajakategorija smještaja) in Makarska of half board type; 7 x lunches in local taverns, homesteads or picnics; transfers from the hotel to the starting point and from the end point to the hotel; sailing on small boats on the Cetina River; ferry tickets for the island of Brac; tickets for Biokovo Nature Park: local guide for 8 days.

 
TRIP DATES
05. 01. - 12. 01. 2008.
16. 02. - 23. 02. 2008.
22. 03. - 29. 03. 2008.
05. 04. - 12. 04. 2008.
19. 04. - 26. 04. 2008.
03. 05. - 10. 05. 2008.
17. 05. - 24. 05. 2008.
07. 06. - 14. 06. 2008.
21. 06. - 28. 06. 2008.
05. 07. - 12. 07. 2008.
23. 08. - 30. 08. 2008.
06. 09. - 13. 09. 2008.
20. 09. - 27. 09. 2008.
04. 10. - 11. 10. 2008.
18. 10. - 25. 10. 2008.
08. 11. - 15. 11. 2008.
27. 12. 2008. - 03. 01. 2009.

 
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