Croatia is amaaaazing
Croatia | Aug 19 - Sep 8, 2026

susan
susan s.
San Jose, CA | Reviewed on Sep 10, 2026

Our recent trip to Croatia, arranged by Robi , was amazing! We had a perfect balance of activity with cycling, hiking and walking and kayaking with Tours of the city, which were fun and interesting. We had asked for some off days to relax and he gave us tips and recommendations on those as well, which were optional. Robi was very attentive, and I spoke with him daily about the plans and modified some that I thought would work better with our schedule. Our guides were great from Zagreb with Andrey and Stephen to Sofia and Zadar and Perro in split. They were all engaging and informative. We spent three days with Goran and he took us cycling, wine tasting, and island hopping on a speedboat and we had a blast. He has a great sense of humor and my husband really bonded with him over cycling and music and those few days were super special. I don’t have one criticism about the trip as it was executed perfectly. All of the guides and Transportation people were on time and friendly. We rented a car and that was seamless. So if you’re going to Croatia, which I highly recommend, use Robi at kimkim and you will not be disappointed. We travel a lot, and I feel confident to say this was our best trip ever!

Hotel Reviews
Hotel Cavtat
Cavtat

Adorable town and relaxing. The hotel is right across from cute restaurant and beach. Loved it.

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Our room had terrace with view of ocean and road
Hotel Dubrovnik
Zagreb

Amazing breakfast. Best on our trip. Good location modern hotel.

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Bastion Heritage Hotel—Relais & Châteaux
Zadar

Cool hotel in historic building

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Very friendly
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Hotel Marul
Split

Great breakfast and location.

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Devecchi rooms
Hvar

Adorable old building in great neighborhood with great harbor view. Made to order breakfast just for us in the dining room. Small hotel really a house into air bnb.

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Aminess Liburna Hotel
Korčula

Modern hotel on water with a small seal tester pool. Beautiful view across to old town. Walk easy .45 minutes to old town on a path next to water. Rented bikes and went wine tasting and to lumbarda and sandy beach. Easy to get around.

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https://www.facebook.com/VillaRadicSton/
Ston

Good location and good breakfast. Small town but relaxed setting for our activities.

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Valamar Collection Dubrovnik President Hotel
Dubrovnik

We are soooo glad stayed here instead of old town. Last stop or first depending on direction on bus to and from old town so very convenient. Fabulous brunch. Big hotel on big beach with loungers included. A great place to come after seeing g old town and walking the walls.

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Activity Reviews
Explore Split area - Trogir and Klis
Explore Split area - Trogir and Klis
Split

Trogir was very crowded since it was a little drizzly so usually not like that I’ve heard. Very cute and my husband really loved it. Had great meal at Casa del Dino. Relaxing day once we sat down.

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Hvar island and town
Hvar island and town
Hvar

Adorable old town. We kayaked to islands and spent the day there. Did speed boat tour and loved out Skipper named Dario. Kinoba boat tours or something like that stopped and swam many spots and saw blue cave.

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Explore Hvar, active or leisure day
Explore Hvar, active or leisure day
Hvar

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Explore Hvar or  boat trip to Blue cave and neighbouring islands and coves
Explore Hvar or boat trip to Blue cave and neighbouring islands and coves
Hvar

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Zagorje region and castles visit and Zagreb overnight
Zagorje region and castles visit and Zagreb overnight
Zagreb

The guide Stjepan was good and drive pretty. My husband loved the area to put the history in to perspective. Personally I could have skipped the day but just because I loved the Dalmatian coast much more.

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Very friendly guide
Explore Plitvice Lakes National Park
Explore Plitvice Lakes National Park
Croatia

We did 8 am entry. I wish we had done 7 am. It’s beautiful but very crowded so earlier start a few less people. Enter as early as possible. Stay overnight in the area

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Explore Split & Diocletian's palace
Explore Split & Diocletian's palace
Split

Great guide and he was funny. Whe organized the tour so we saw Klapa singers and we loved them.

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Klapa singers
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Very knowledgeable. We loved he is a marine biologist and could laugh about the Seinfeld episode.
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We drove ourselves and it was easy
Visit to Korčula island and town
Visit to Korčula island and town
Korčula

Loved old town and our hotel location

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Pelješac peninsula and Ston- triple atraction.
Pelješac peninsula and Ston- triple atraction.
Croatia

Rode e-bikes in amazing nearly car free roads and went to great winery something like Matusko. Took car ferry tour Mljet and beautiful ride to park with “lakes” actually sea water still but warmer.

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Our guide Goran was amazing. Fun smart flexible and really bonded with my husband as a new friend.
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Cycling Mljet island and National Park
Cycling Mljet island and National Park
Croatia

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Dubrovnik Old Town and the City Walls
Dubrovnik Old Town and the City Walls
Croatia

We walked the walls at 8 am. Hot but beat the cruisers another good time would be 6 pm if cruise leave at 8 which you can google. Very crowded in day but lovely at night. Take cable car to Panorama restaurant and make reservations 6 months ahead if possible for good table.

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Private boat trip  to Elafiti islands
Private boat trip to Elafiti islands
Croatia

Great day. Flexible. Walked across one island with Goran and heard stories of his youth there. Had lunch at another island and swam different coves. Great day.

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Visit to Šibenik
Visit to Šibenik
Croatia

I could have skipped but my husband really liked seeing the 3 fortresses high on the hills.

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Explore Cavtat
Explore Cavtat
Croatia

We loved this cute relaxing city. We had a great meal and overall experience at restaurant recommended by our Dubrovnik guide Annie. She was very good I may have forgotten to mention

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Wine tasting on Pelješac peninsula
Wine tasting on Pelješac peninsula
Croatia
Cycling On Pelješac Penisula  To Ston
Cycling On Pelješac Penisula To Ston
Croatia
Local specialist: Robert Pinčević