Final-year school trip to Croatia: Istria, Pula, Rovinj, the Plitvice Lakes and Ljubljana (8 days)

Day 1: Departure from your school and drive to Bavaria

• Departure from your school early in the morning, at the time agreed with you.
• Daytime drive to southern Germany (about 650 to 850 km depending on your school), with two drivers taking turns.
• Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
• Lunch at your own expense during a motorway stop.
• Overnight stop in the Munich area, dinner and quiet evening.

Day 2: Across the Alps and Slovenia to Istria

• Departure after breakfast and crossing of the Austrian Alps via Salzburg and the Tauern Tunnel.
• Into Slovenia through the Karawanks Tunnel, lunch at your own expense on the way.
• Arrival in Istria in the late afternoon (about 580 km, 7 hours excluding stops).
• Check-in at the accommodation in the Poreč or Rovinj area for three nights, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 3: Rovinj, the Lim Channel and Poreč

• Morning in Rovinj: cobbled lanes, colourful houses and the Church of St Euphemia overlooking the harbour.
• Climb up the bell tower of St Euphemia for the view over the islands (on request).
• Stop at the viewpoint over the Lim Channel, a long forest-lined inlet, and lunch at your own expense.
• Afternoon in Poreč: the Roman Decumanus and the Euphrasian Basilica, decorated with Byzantine mosaics and listed by UNESCO (on request).
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 4: Roman Pula and an afternoon by the sea

• Drive to Pula (about 1 hour) and visit to the Roman amphitheatre, one of the best preserved in the world (on request).
• Walk through the centre: the Arch of the Sergii, the Forum and the Temple of Augustus.
• Lunch at your own expense near the harbour.
• Supervised free time and swimming (depending on the season) on a beach on the Istrian coast.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 5: The Plitvice Lakes

• Rooms vacated after breakfast and drive to Plitvice Lakes National Park (about 260 km, 3½ hours).
• Lunch at your own expense at the park entrance.
• Visit to the park: sixteen terraced lakes linked by waterfalls, explored on wooden boardwalks, with an electric boat crossing of Lake Kozjak and the panoramic train.
• Stop at the foot of Veliki Slap, the highest waterfall in Croatia (78 m).
• Check-in at the accommodation near the park for one night, dinner and quiet evening.

Day 6: Postojna Cave and arrival in Ljubljana

• Departure after breakfast and drive to Slovenia via Rijeka (about 230 km, 3 hours).
• Lunch at your own expense, then visit to Postojna Cave, partly explored by underground train (on request).
• Photo stop at Predjama Castle, built into a cliff face.
• Drive to Ljubljana (about 50 km) and check-in at the accommodation for one night.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 7: Ljubljana and drive to Bavaria

• Walk through the centre of Ljubljana: Prešeren Square, the Triple Bridge, the Dragon Bridge and the Central Market.
• Funicular ride up to Ljubljana Castle (on request).
• Lunch at your own expense, then drive to Germany across the Alps (about 400 km, 5 hours excluding stops).
• Overnight stop in the Munich area, dinner and quiet evening.

Day 8: Return to Belgium

• Departure after breakfast.
• Daytime drive back to Belgium (about 650 to 850 km) with regular stops, with two drivers taking turns.
• Lunch at your own expense during a stop on the way.
• Arrival at your school in the evening.