Final-year school trip to Croatia: Plitvice Lakes, Makarska, Split and rafting (9 days)

Day 1 : Departure from your school

• Departure on Sunday afternoon from your school.
• Overnight journey to Croatia with two drivers taking turns on board (double crew).
• Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
• Route through Germany, Austria and Slovenia during the night.

Day 2 : Plitvice Lakes

• Arrival on Monday morning in the Plitvice Lakes area, breakfast along the way.
• Luggage dropped off at the hotel (check-in subject to room availability); a day without the coach so the drivers can rest.
• In the afternoon, discovery of the Plitvice Lakes National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site: sixteen cascading lakes linked by wooden walkways, and a crossing of Lake Kozjak by electric boat.
• Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel, in the lakes area.

Day 3 : Arrival on the Makarska Riviera

• Drive to the Dalmatian coast (about 3 hr 30 min).
• Arrival on the Makarska Riviera in the early afternoon and check-in at the hotel for five nights.
• First afternoon on the pebble beach of Makarska, then discovery of the old harbour, Kačić Square and the seafront promenade.
• Dinner and group evening.

Day 4 : Split and Diocletian's Palace

• Drive to Split (about 1 hr 15 min).
• Discovery of Diocletian's Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site: the Peristyle, the Cathedral of Saint Domnius and the streets of the old town.
• Guided tour of Split with a local guide (on request).
• Supervised free time on the Riva, Split's seafront, then return to the hotel.

Day 5 : Rafting on the Cetina

• Rafting trip down the Cetina gorge near Omiš, with qualified instructors and all the safety equipment (on request).
• Otherwise, a relaxing morning on the beach and discovery of Omiš and its fortress.
• Supervised free afternoon on the beach.
• Dinner and evening at the hotel.

Day 6 : Brač or Hvar by boat

• Day trip by boat to the island of Brač and Zlatni Rat beach in Bol, or to the island of Hvar and its historic town (on request).
• Otherwise, a supervised free day on the beaches of the Makarska Riviera.
• Dinner and evening at the hotel.

Day 7 : Makarska, the beach and Sveti Petar

• Supervised free morning on Makarska beach.
• Walk to the wooded Sveti Petar peninsula and its lighthouse.
• Dinner and last festive evening.

Day 8 : Last morning and departure

• Rooms vacated after breakfast, luggage loaded onto the coach.
• A last swim or souvenir shopping on the seafront.
• Departure in the late morning, overnight journey with two drivers taking turns (double crew), through Croatia, Slovenia, Austria and Germany.

Day 9 : Return to school

• Drive back to Belgium, with a 30-minute break every 3 hours of driving.
• Arrival at your school in the morning or late morning.