Dalmatian Elegance
From CAD $4,995
Guarantee
Group Tour
Easy
Rating
(10 reviews)
Experience Overview
Discover the Dalmatian Coast and Islands on a luxury yacht—led by local experts in Dubrovnik, Hvar, Bol and beyond. This exclusive Adriatic cruise begins in the ancient Old Town of Split before embarking on a VIP curated tour of the Croatian isles. From the birthplace of Marco Polo on Korčula, this 9-day tour charts the island of Mljet's Big Lake National Park before the marble streets, terracotta rooftops and towering fortifications of ancient Dubrovnik—all packed within its world famous walls. Sail onwards past the vineyards of the Peljesac Peninsula before a pause at Kuna to feast on Farm-to-Table Croatian delicacies, sourced from the finest local produce. The cruise concludes with the lavender-infused apothecaries of Hvar and a once in a lifetime chance to swim at Brač's Golden Cape.
Highlights
Dining Summary
- 8 Breakfast (B)
- 3 Dinner (D)
- 4 Lunch (L)
- 1 Lunch with Wine (LW)
- 1 Dinner with Wine (DW)
Additional Included Highlights
- Personal radio headsets give you the freedom to wander during visits to famous highlights, without missing any of your Local Expert's fascinating commentary.
- Hotel and restaurant tips are included - you'll never have to worry about how much to give, nor search for foreign currency. We also include all taxes and porterage charges at hotels.
- We carry your bags for you and promptly deliver them to your hotel door.
- From time to time, your Travel Director will delight you with an Insight Flourish, which is a local specialty representing the destination.
- Stay connected with friends and family with our complimentary coach and hotel Wi-Fi (where available).
- If your arrival and/or departure flights are as per the itinerary start and end dates, then transfers are available at scheduled times. If your flights are outside these times, or you have booked additional nights accommodation with Insight Vacations, you may purchase transfers or make your own way from/to the airport.
Authentic Dining
- Split: Enjoy a cocktail and dinner at your meet-and-greet party.
- Dubrovnik: Cruise alongside the towering old city walls while a buffet dinner is served onboard.
- Kuna Pelješka: Join the locals for a typical Farm-to-Table village feast of Croatian delicacies.
- Bol: At a local winery, relax with some appetizers and sample some of the revered wines of the island.
- Brac: Toast to your voyage with a special Captain's dinner, complete with live entertainment onboard.
Insight Experiences
- Korčula: Join Andrea, a passionate local, for a photography walk across the maze of streets and flagstone plazas. Spend time looking for the cultural and natural treasures of the city.
Top Rated Highlights
- Split: Explore above and below the Roman Emperor Diocletian's palace. A Local Expert guides you through labyrinthine streets to see St. Duje's, the Temple of Jupiter, the Golden Gate and the Cellars.
- Veliko Jezero: Walk through Mljet National Park with your cruise manager and take in the pristine views of the Big Lake. Sail by boat to the Benedictine Monastery of St. Mary rising out of the water.
- Dubrovnik: Ride the cable car to the summit of Srd Mountain for scenic views over the famous fortifications and Elaphiti Islands.
- Dubrovnik: Explore the buffed marble streets of the fascinating city during your guided walking tour.
- Kuna Pelješka: Visit the church and monastery, and learn about local life when you visit a local farm.
- Paklinski Islands: Take a dip in the pristine waters of this absolute paradise, an archipelago and a stunning chain of wooded islets.
- Hvar: Walk to the town's main square with your Local Expert, see the yacht-filled harbor and the Renaissance cathedral. Enjoy time at your leisure to explore this delightful island, famed for being the sunniest in the country and boasting an interior dotted with lofty mountain peaks and aromatic fields of lavender.
- Bol: Delight in a swim at Zlatni Rat, also known as the Golden Cape, a shifting triangle of shingle protruding into the cobalt waters of the Adriatic.
Well-being
- Enjoy the comfort of Insight's luxurious, air-conditioned, 40-seat coach with double the standard legroom and onboard washroom. Our customized luxury coaches are sanitized before the start of your tour and are maintained to very high standards. Physical distancing measures have been implemented on our customized luxury coaches.
- Hand sanitizer is freely available on board for you to use throughout the day.
Trip Details
Product Code: 28083
Tour Type: Group Tour
Accommodation: Deluxe
Transport: Private
Guide Language: English
Travel Styles:
Family, 55+, Luxury
Tour Operator:
Insight Vacations (CA)
Supplier Code: 48.117B
Starts: Split, Croatia (Hrvatska)
Finishes: Split, Croatia (Hrvatska)
Duration: 9 days
Departures: Guaranteed
Physical Rating:
Easy
Includes
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $4,995 ($555 /day)
Itinerary
Your private transfer will collect you from Split airport and take you to Cornaro Hotel, located in the heart of the city. Your Local Host will greet you and be on hand to help you decide how to spend your time. Perhaps wander through the Old Town, situated minutes away from your hotel. Maybe enjoy a wine tasting at your hotel, or take in the views from the rooftop bar.
Accommodation: Cornaro, Split
After breakfast, join your Local Expert for a stroll through the ancient walkways of Diocletian's Palace, which now forms the historic center of Split. Walk through labyrinthine streets to see St. Duje's, originally Diocletian's Mausoleum, and the Temple of Jupiter, which today is a baptistery, as well as the Golden Gate. Continue your venture underground to explore the cellars. Transfer to the exclusive yacht marina "Baotić", where your cruiser awaits. After a warm welcome by your Cruise Manager, settle into your cabin. Enjoy Trogir, a quaint Adriatic town, or head to Split for some sightseeing. Return to your cruiser to enjoy a cocktail and dinner at your meet-and-greet party.
Accommodation: MV Futura/MV Avangard/MV Maritimo
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Early this morning, depart from Split and journey along the coast. From the comfort of your cabin window or the breakfast table upstairs, enjoy views of sun-dappled islands during your leisurely start to the day. Stop for lunch in one of the secluded bays before arriving in Korčula, on the island of the same name. The locals claim the celebrated globetrotter, Marco Polo, was born here. Embark on a photography walk with Andrea, a passionate Local Expert who guides you through the herringbone maze of streets and flagstone plazas, uncovering the city’s cultural and natural treasures. Delve deeper into island life with an Optional Experience: join a guided buggy tour of the island or visit a family-run winery to sample three local varietals. In the evening, enjoy time at leisure or opt for a traditional Dalmatian dinner in a nearby village, featuring a pasta-making demonstration.
Accommodation: MV Futura/MV Avangard/MV Maritimo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Voyage south to the Island of Mljet and join your Cruise Manager for a stroll to Veliko Jezero, the Big Lake of Mljet National Park. A gentle ferry ride brings you to the Benedictine Monastery of St. Mary, which rises out of the saline waters on its own small island. After time to explore, return to your cruise ship for a traditional Croatian lunch. Next, set sail for the mighty bastions of Dubrovnik. As the receding sun casts autumnal hues across the endless sky, drift alongside the monumental city walls and enjoy a delicious buffet dinner served on deck.
Accommodation: MV Futura/MV Avangard/MV Maritimo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Transfer to the medieval Old Town of Dubrovnik, where the footsteps of endless travelers have buffed the marbled streets and squares to a smooth patina. After your guided walking exploration, take the cable car to Srđ Mountain for scenic views over the famous fortifications and the Elaphiti Islands. Enjoy a free afternoon in the Pearl of the Adriatic—explore at your own pace, shop in the markets or stroll with friends along the ancient ramparts. Alternatively, you may wish to join an Optional Experience: paddle along the coast on a sea kayaking tour or take a Game of Thrones walking tour to visit iconic filming locations. The evening is reserved for the Captain’s dinner with live entertainment.
Accommodation: MV Futura/MV Avangard/MV Maritimo
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Start off your day cruising past the beautiful Elaphiti Islands, a summer playground for Dubrovnik's aristocracy during the 16th century. Continue to the Pelješac Peninsula, renowned for its excellent wines, where you will have the chance to take a dip in the beautiful blue waters. Enjoy time to explore before returning to your cruise ship for an included three-course lunch. After mooring at a small port on the peninsula, visit a local winery, relax with some appetizers and taste some of the revered wines of the island. Transfer to the village of Kuna to see the local church and monastery, followed by a visit to a nearby farm. Meet the locals and treat your taste buds to a typical village feast with a Farm-to-Table dinner of Croatian delicacies, freshly made with their own produce. Late in the evening, return to your ship.
Accommodation: MV Futura/MV Avangard/MV Maritimo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch with Wine, Dinner with Wine
Drop anchor at the small island of Šćedro, where quiet coves and pristine beauty offer the perfect backdrop for lunch. Cruise west for a refreshing swim in the clear waters of the emerald Pakleni Islands before arriving in Hvar. With your Local Expert, walk the gleaming white-stone streets to the town’s elegant main square and Renaissance cathedral, then enjoy a free afternoon. You might join an Optional Experience and take to the trails on a Jeep tour, discovering heritage sites and wild southern vineyards, or explore the nearby Pakleni Islands by sea kayak. For a more relaxed pace, opt to visit a local winery to taste regional varietals and learn how the island’s unique climate shapes its wines.
Accommodation: MV Futura/MV Avangard/MV Maritimo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Set sail for Bol in the morning, the oldest town on the island of Brač and one of Croatia’s most famous seaside resorts. Walk along the promenade and swim at the picture-perfect Zlatni Rat, or Golden Cape, a shifting triangle of sandy beaches, protruding into the cobalt waters of the Adriatic.
Accommodation: MV Futura/MV Avangard/MV Maritimo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Early morning, cruise back to the yacht marina Baotić, 3km from Split airport, where your trip comes to an end. Transfers are available to Split airport.
Meals: Breakfast
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Tour Operator
Insight Vacations (CA)
Part of The Travel Company (TTC) family of brands, Insight Vacations began operations in 1978 and is based in Cypress, CA. Journeys are featured to destinations, such as the U.S. and Canada, Europe, Latin America, North Africa, Asia, the UK and Ireland. The company offers are a variety of tours under the classifications of Regional Journeys, Country Roads, Discovery Journeys, Easy Pace trips, and Special Interest tours. Insight is the ideal name for the tour operator, as the journeys provided by Insight Vacations allow travelers to gain further insight into whatever destination they wish to explore. For example, Discovery Journeys are the ideal choice for first-time visitors to Europe. Itineraries include Dine-at-Home or Farm-to-Table experiences so travelers can learn more about how locals live and dine. Regional Journeys allow trip-goers to see a specific location in Europe that they have always wanted to see – Poland, Switzerland, Italy, etc. The carefully planned trips enable customers to immerse themselves in one specific region or country and to become acquainted with its culture, traditions, and people. For anyone seeking travel off the beaten track, Insight Vacations offers Country Roads – trips that lead travelers off the well-tread tourist trail to explore hidden gems where visitors can savor the local produce with Farm-to-Table dining. Some trips are offered under the Easy Pace travel style – the ideal trip choice for trip-goers who wish to slow their pace during their vacation. During these tours, vacationers stay at least 3 nights at each destination, giving them some additional time to explore a place and enjoy it. Regardless of the travel style, many of the vacations offered by Insight Vacations begin with Relaxed Starts – giving travelers time to sleep in a little, spend more time at breakfast, or explore an area on their own. The tour company prides itself on providing business class tours that features luxury coaches with 40 seats. While most coach touring operators provide vehicles with 53 seats, Insight Vacations has re-configured its motor coaches to hold up to 40 guests. This gives passengers extra leg room while traveling and offers them more space and privacy.
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Reviews
Anonymous - Traveled, April 2025
It was top notch! The staff was very attentive to our needs! I thought the itinerary was greatl It gave us a little taste the larger & smaller islands of Croatia. Our guide (*Personal information removed by Feefo*) was fantastic! So knowledgeable & great sense of humor! We would highly recommend this trip to others!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 05/10/2025
Anonymous - Traveled, April 2025
Good Relaxing itinerary
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 05/10/2025
Anonymous - Traveled, April 2025
This has been covered already but if I may suggest lighter lunch and supper menus. If not for the tour director, I would have given a 5 star review. May I suggest that more objectivity is given to contents of your trip descriptions - how are these checked?? In your brochure the words relaxed, stroll and wander did not reflect the extent or distance of the walks/hikes or the unevenness of the terrain or the number of stairs/steps to be taken. While on one day we were very busy and on the last two days we had very little planned. There was an unevenness to the involvement of the tour guide ~ although she was ostensibly available, she often worked at a table in the dining room with her head down, so one was hesitant to interrupt her. On one occasion in Dubrovnik she left us at the bottom on the cable car ride and with cursory instructions told us to make our own way back to the cruise ship. One questioned her priorities on this first cruise of the season and as she reminded us often of her length of involvement with the owners of the cruise line and her experience as a global tour leader one felt that her involvement fell short of her claimed experience. Allow me, however to commend the crew and accommodations of the cruise ship ~ all were more than expected and made the trip through the beauty of the voyage memorable and many stops along the way exceptional. The tour guides on shore were well prepared, friendly and helpful. I have travelled frequently and with Insight before, I have and will continue to recommend and travel with the company but felt that these lapses needed to be addressed. Thank you.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 05/10/2025
Deanne Rule - Traveled, May 2024
The Cruise director, in conjunction with the ships captain, ensured that, although variations to itinerary due to weather or rough seas were necessary we were able to still fulfil our itinerary. In fact the use of local transport to move us from the alternative ports to destination ports actually enabled us to experience the countryside with minimal reduction in the time at the designated ports. Congratulations to the determination of our tour director, *Personal information removed by Feefo*
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 05/22/2024
Vera - Traveled, October 2024
Excellent service from beginning to end. Boarding process simple and easy, same with disembarking. Good co-ordination with all staff members involved. Dalmation Elegance on Maritimo was an amazing cruise with an outstanding itinerary. It covered all the main islands along the route from Split-Dubrovnik-Split. Several swim stops along the route was just fantastic. Best photos taken throughout, could not miss out on this picturesque voyage, catching the sunset approaching Dubrovnik was priceless, attaching a photo. Captain *Personal information removed by Feefo* and his crew, with Tour Director *Personal information removed by Feefo* were the best. There were too many highlights to list, to name a few were the 3 or 4 course meals, the wines, the tours with the culmination on the last night with the Captain's Dinner with live music. Thank you Captain *Personal information removed by Feefo* and crew. We hope to be back again to sail the beautiful waters of Croatia.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/23/2024
Virginia Dworet - Traveled, October 2024
I enjoyed the interior visits as well as the coastal visits.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/24/2024
Shirley Dusek - Traveled, October 2024
The itinerary was great and if there were weather issue the captain and tour director adapted and modified if needed.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/23/2024
Anonymous - Traveled, October 2024
Minja, our tour manager was warm, funny, and extremely well informed. She and the entiire ship's crew made our cruise truly memorable. The pace of the tour was very relaxed but still offered fun filled days and many opportunities to explore with excellent guides, as well as on one's own.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/23/2024
Anonymous - Traveled, October 2024
The itinerary was great. It allows time to see the sights as well as relaxing the staff on board were excellent and I had a sense of comfort The itinerary was perfect. We got to experience smaller towns of Croatia as well as larger ones. The added experiences truly gave me a sense of Croatian life and the country.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/23/2024
Anonymous - Traveled, October 2024
Everyone was great, especially the tour director. The Captain paid special attention to the water conditions for a smooth trip. Excellent itinerary for length of trips as had right balance of touring and quiet times. Lots of opportunities to swim in the beautiful sea as well. Perfect!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/24/2024
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