| country: | Croatia |
| departures: | 2008: 6 Sep, 13 Sep, 20 Sep, 27 Sep |
| price: | From €494 - €630 (8 days) excluding flights, depending on season. Single supplement 20%, includes accommodation, activities/equipment, park fee, local taxes, transfers & guides. Max group size 16. Min age 8yrs & 10% discount for children 8-14yrs |
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the amazing things you'll be doing
River Deep Mountain High - A multi-sport adventure holiday in Croatia
Novigrad is a small fishermen village situated deep in Novigrad Sea - a bay in the area surrounded by national parks and nature reserves: Kornati Islands, Krka River, Paklenica Canyon, Plitvice Lakes, Velebit Mountain, Telascica Bay, Vrana Lake.
Canoeing, kayaking and sea kayaking are included in program as everyday activities and are suitable for all ages. The sea and rivers are friendly – they have pleasant temperatures in summer and they are not dangerous or physically demanding.
Apart-hotel Agava is situated on the beach, next to the camp and at the quiet end of the village. All apartments are air conditioned, with shower/toilet, telephone/Internet line, fully equipped kitchen and satellite TV. It has a pleasant cafe and restaurant including a terrace with view of the bay and Velebit Mountain peaks.
Please note: The itinerary is subject to change depending on group abilities and wishes, weather, water levels, special events of interest and similar.
Novigrad is a small fishermen village situated deep in Novigrad Sea - a bay in the area surrounded by national parks and nature reserves: Kornati Islands, Krka River, Paklenica Canyon, Plitvice Lakes, Velebit Mountain, Telascica Bay, Vrana Lake.
Canoeing, kayaking and sea kayaking are included in program as everyday activities and are suitable for all ages. The sea and rivers are friendly – they have pleasant temperatures in summer and they are not dangerous or physically demanding.
Apart-hotel Agava is situated on the beach, next to the camp and at the quiet end of the village. All apartments are air conditioned, with shower/toilet, telephone/Internet line, fully equipped kitchen and satellite TV. It has a pleasant cafe and restaurant including a terrace with view of the bay and Velebit Mountain peaks.
Please note: The itinerary is subject to change depending on group abilities and wishes, weather, water levels, special events of interest and similar.
day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | Saturday. Arrival to Novigrad and acommodation in apartment. Presentation of the program and evening get-together party and tour of local pubs and music cafes. |
| Day 2: | Sea kayaking instructions on the hotel beach and trip into Zrmanja River canyon. Swimming and picnic by the waterfall, jumping off cliffs and a coffee stop in the canyon town of Obrovac. |
| Day 3: | Zrmanja and Krupa rivers canoe safari, a full day trip including canoeing down easy rapids in magnificent canyon and swimming under wonderful waterfalls. If the water level is high (usually in Spring and early Summer) it will be a rafting trip. |
| Day 4: | A trip to romantic Vrgada island for sea kayaking, snorkeling and swimming. This island at the doorstep of Kornati Islands National Park has no cars or hotels. It has many cats, nice bays and beaches; fishing and farming has always been and still is its way of life. In the evening we shall visit Zadar, ancient town with lively Mediterranean night life. |
| Day 5: | Hiking in Paklenica National Park, a mountain canyon well known for mountaineering, free climbing, caves and mountain streams. |
| Day 6: | Kayaking to Karin Sea for more discovery and beach activities. |
| Day 7: | A day to relax on a beach or take an optional trip to one of national parks – Krka River or Plitvice Lakes – or a rafting trip to Cetina River. |
| Day 8: | Departure. |
travellers' tales
Most memorable were the scenery when arriving at Kolocep Island, swimming in the Blue Cave and Dubrovnik Old Town.
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how this holiday makes a difference
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Novigrad is a fishermen's village that cares more about its fishing than tourists. Tourists here are treated as equals, friends, members of family. No big hotels or crowds, no busy traffic or noise. Novigrad is away from tourist routes, hidden deep in the bay and tourists driving the highway aren't even aware of it.
Even sailing yachts avoid deep dead-end bays but we made it attractive for outdoor-minded visitors by introducing kayaking, canoeing, biking and rafting trips in the neighborhood, thus allowing some extra income to farmers and fishermen whose accommodation, food or transport services we use. By booking this trip you bring much needed income to the people who are still recovering from the war-torn years as this was the area severely affected by war. This trip ensures that the local people benefit as much as possible in the form of jobs (we employ local guides and drivers) and provision of accommodation (we use family owned hotel or home stay with local family) most of all that negative environmental impacts are kept to the minimum. We use local transfer services, buy food from the small farms and work on developing responsible waste management by stimulating waste recycle. By buying local products you are supporting this countries’ economy and helping Croatia to stand on her feet again! On our trips we bike on paved roads only, walk and hike on existing paths and tell our guests not to feed, fish, hunt and disturb animals. We consider as our responsibility to lead efforts to maintain and preserve the integrity of this fledgling sector by petitioning the introduction of tighter controls over the use of the country’s natural resources. As a company, we support the local community by building camps in partnership with local families, building bridges and accesses to the rivers. In order to preserve traventine barriers on Zrmanja River we have built a wooden detour bridges. Other than that, we support orphan bear shelter in Kutarevo. In our office we minimize printing actions and recycle paper. Part of our staff is vegetarian and because of that we try to provide quality vegetarian meals on our trips. |
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