Shore to Sail

Enjoy the best of both worlds and take two weeks to enjoy a luxurious adventure holiday on land and sea. Drive across Italy, Slovenia and Croatia exploring the highlights of a new location each day. Our guides will chauffeur you from one destination to the next, so there is no need for planning or navigating, just sit back and relax. Tour highlights include visiting the Roman Arena in Pula, exploring the medieval city of Trieste, and a guided tour of the Plitvice Lakes National Park. Then before or after your driving tour, enjoy a week of sailing and island hopping in Croatia!

About shore to sail

You can choose to spend an extra week either before or after your sailing holiday, exploring some of the inland highlights that Croatia, Slovenia and Italy have to offer. We have put together a one week, one-way, land based driving holiday - where you will spend each night of the week at a different location. Our guides will chauffeur you in air conditioned comfort from one destination to the next; no need to worry about planning or navigating, just sit back and relax. Our guides will recommend some of the best restaurants and watering holes along the way as well as tailor the trip to meet your specific needs.

If doing the trip prior to your week sailing, you will start in Venice, wind through the Slovenian coastline to the spectacular Istrian Peninsula of Croatia before heading inland, where you will spend two days on a guided walking tour of Croatia’s world famous Plitvice Lakes National Park. If doing it at the end of your sailing trip, it will simply be the other way round. Saying that, if you want to start or end in a particular destination not included above, we can arrange that too.

Each day consists of no more than 3 hours driving, with regular stops for meals, sightseeing and general relaxation. Accommodation in the evenings will vary depending on your needs and budget - and our team can work together with you to build a package that best suits you.

How to get there?

Because Venice is on a lagoon, the water plays a crucial role in transportation. Whichever way you arrive, the last part of your journey will be on foot from the nearest waterbus/watertaxi jetty. If you need to carry or wheel bags along the narrow streets, bear this in mind when choosing your hotel location and route to it.

How does it work?

Our typical itinerary for the ‘land’ component of this ultra luxurious-adventure holiday might look something like this:

Day One: 10am pick up from Venice. Arrive in Trieste in time for lunch, a City tour followed by dinner in the old city.

Day Two: Depart Trieste at 9.30am. Arrive in Piran, Slovenia at 11am for a look around and lunch. After lunch depart for Rovinj, where we arrive at about 4pm. Spend the night there.

Day Three: Depart Rovinj at 9am. Short drive to Pula for a 30 minute look at Roman Arena and then travel on to Labin for lunch. Arrive in Lovran at 5pm for the night.

Day Four: Depart Lovran at 10am to arrive in the Plitvice lakes for 1pm. Enjoy the afternoon in a lodge at Plitvice where a BBQ dinner will be supplied by your hosts.

Day Five: Spend the day exploring the walking trails in the Plitvice lakes national park.

Day Six: Leave Plivice at 9:30am to arrive in Primosten by 12:30. Have lunch and enjoy a restful afternoon on the beach.

Day Seven: Leave Primosten at 11am to arrive in Trogir by 12.30pm. Spend the afternoon exploring Trogir. Dinner served at the Barbar restaurant that evening.

Final morning: Spend the morning provisioning in local markets of Trogir and Kastela before arriving at Marina Kastela to board your yacht by 3pm.

Thereafter: Enjoy the beauty of the Dalmatian islands as we cruise along one of our routes, decided by you and by your skipper.

Wind and Weather

The summer months offer hot days and, especially in the lake areas, cooler nights. Mid summer sees peaks in the mid-30s, and shoulder season ranges between a pleasant 21-29 degrees.