Adriatic Hiking Adventure - self guided walking tour

1st day - Arrival day (Dubrovnik or Dubrovnik Airport)

Village Lumbarda (Korcula island) - walking tour up to 8 km, night stop Lumbarda.

Arrival day, after meeting at Dubrovnik airport with our guide/driver we do the transfer and ferry to Korcula island, then to village Lumbarda by Korcula town, your base for the next 2 days.
- First day if you have enough time you can have short, warming up hiking trip, to follow the path above the village and visit some of the sandy beaches, sandy vineyards, enjoy in spectacular views to the open sea and island of Lastovo, or to Peljesac peninsula, without interruptions of cars and traffics.

Overnight: Lumbarda

Meals incuded: breakfast

2nd day - Village Lumbarda (Korcula island), walking tour up to 16 km, night stop Lumbarda

- Total distance (to Korcula town and back is 16 km)

After breakfast, starting walking tour from village Lumbarda, through olive groves and countryside area of Soline to town of Korcula. This coastal path will take you to town Soline where you can take additional trail to hill with St. Antoan church.
There are 102 steps to the top, bordered by a cypress alley planted in 1708. The summit is crowned by a small 14th c. church dedicated to St. Anthony the Abbot.
From there you continue to Korcula town
Upon arriving in Korcula town you have possibility to explore city by yourself (stroll through narrow streets of the Old Town, Cathedral and museum, birthplace (house) of the Marco Polo…). From town you can walk back or take taxi to Lumbarda .

Overnight: Lumbarda

Meals included: breakfast

3rd day - Korcula island – Hvar island, overnight on Hvar island

Today you take jetty ferry from Korcula town to Hvar island, there is a ferry in the afternoon and departure time depends of the season. Upon arrival to Hvar town you will have couple hours to explore this historical town, its squares and streets, so we suggest a short walk to the small hill above the town where is fort Fortica from the 16th century and beautiful views to the town and archipelago of Hvar with Pakleni islands.

Overnight: Hvar town

Meals included: breakfast

4th day - Hvar island walk

Distance 12–19 km

Second day on the Hvar you have a whole day to walk and explore a wider area around Hvar town. We suggest coastal walk to town Milna and back, or you can take longer route and explore rural area with abounded village Malo Grablje and old olive gardens (19 km).There are many highlights of Hvar island, besides great architectures of the old palaces, churches and squares, for sure one of the attractions are beautiful bays and countryside with the old villages and dry stone walls where locals use to farm olives or lavenders.

Overnight: Hvar town

Meals included: breakfast

5th day - Travel to the island of Mljet, hiking in the National park

Hiking distance is about 13 km

This morning you leave Hvar island and travel with jetty ferry to Mljet island. Your base for this island is by national park area. Mljet island is the greenest Croatian island and also famous by it is natural protected area where are two salt lakes and many historical monuments date from the ancient times.
There are couple of nice walks on the island, but for the 1st day we suggest route around the lakes.

Overnight: Mljet island.

Meals included: breakfast

6th day - Mljet hiking through national park

Hiking distance is about 12 km

Today you can take hiking trail to peak Montokuc (250 m above sea level) a highest peak in the NP area.
From the top of the hill enjoy beautiful views around. Second day on Mljet you will have chance to explore much more of this green island. If there is a season of nice weather you can enjoy swimming in salt lakes (the sea temperature there is always couple degrees higher then in the open sea), or you can visit St. Mary island where Benedictine founded monastery in 12 century. This island you can reach by small excursion boat.

Overnight : Mljet island

Meals included: breakfast

7th day  Mljet - Dubrovnik

Time to explore Dubrovnik on your own or sightseeing tour with our guide.

This is a departure day from Mljet to Dubrovnik where you spend a last day of the tour.
You take ferry from Mljet island to Dubrovnik and arrive to Dubovnik port around noon (or later, dependning on the season).
During afternoon in Dubrovnik you have a free time, or optional city tour with our guide, or walk up to hill Srdj above Dubrovnik.

Overnight: Dubrovnik

Meals included: breakfast

8th day - Departure day

After breakfast and according to the flights we organize transfer to the Dubrovnik airport or port of Dubrovnik (or Main Bus station).

Meals included: breakfast