Croatia

Family Trip to Croatia

Salzburg's fortress and Ljubljana's lakes on the way in, five nights of Croatia's coast and islands at the center.

10 Nights / 11 DaysDuration
6Cities

Croatia rarely gets a ten-night trip to itself , most itineraries either rush the coast or bolt it onto a longer Europe run. This one takes the overland route in, through Salzburg's fortress and Ljubljana's lakes, then settles into five unhurried nights across Plitvice, Split and Dubrovnik, the actual center of the trip.

This is one of the Croatia itineraries we've planned for a family before , ten nights, eleven days across Salzburg, Ljubljana, Plitvice, Split and Dubrovnik, built for 6 adults and 1 child travelling together. It's shared here to show what a family trip built around Croatia could look like. A version built around your own family's size, pace, and dates would look a little different , and that's the point.

Why This Trip

Why Travel to Croatia with Your Family

Why Travel to Croatia with Your Family

Plitvice Lakes National Park's wooden walkways and turquoise cascades make for an easy day with a child along, and Split and Dubrovnik split the coastal stretch into two very different old towns , one built inside a Roman palace, the other ringed by medieval walls.

The Blue Cave and Hvar speedboat tour from Split covers five islands in a single day, with swimming stops at Stiniva Cove and Budikovac built in for whenever the group needs to cool off.

Salzburg and Ljubljana bookend the trip rather than compete with it , a fortress funicular and a Sound of Music tour on the way in, a lake day and a castle on the way through Slovenia, both timed so Croatia gets the bulk of the nights.

Holiday Overview

Cities Covered
Salzburg (Austria) & Ljubljana (Slovenia) en route, Plitvice Lakes, Split, Dubrovnik, Vienna (Austria) on departure
Starting Price
₹2,45,795

per adult and ₹65,995 per child, based on 6 adults and 1 child travelling together, including international and internal airfare

Best Time to Travel
May (mild weather, ahead of the summer heat and crowds)
Experiences Covered
Hohensalzburg Fortress & funicular, Sound of Music private tour, Lake Bled & Bohinj Lake tour, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Blue Cave & Hvar 5 Islands speedboat tour, Dubrovnik panoramic tour, optional Mostar & Kravice Waterfalls day trip

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Trace Your Path

An itinerary designed
for every moment.

Salzburg Day 1–2

Hohensalzburg Fortress by funicular, and a private Sound of Music tour past Nonnberg Abbey, Schloss Hellbrunn and the Mirabell Gardens.

Ljubljana Day 3–4

A full-day tour to Lake Bled with a pletna boat ride to the island church, Bled Castle and Bohinj Lake.

Plitvice Lakes Day 5

The UNESCO-listed national park of sixteen terraced lakes and wooden boardwalks, with an electric boat cruise across Kozjak Lake.

Split Day 6–7

An eleven-hour speedboat day to the Blue Cave, Vis Island, Stiniva Cove, Budikovac Island and Palmižana Bay.

Dubrovnik Day 8–9

A private panoramic tour of the city's medieval walls and palaces at dusk, and an optional day trip to Mostar and the Kravice Waterfalls.

Vienna Day 10–11

A flight from Dubrovnik and a private transfer to the hotel, with the evening free at leisure.

Day By Day

Croatia Trip Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Salzburg Arrival

    Arrival at Vienna airport and a private transfer to Salzburg, stopping en route at Melk and Hallstatt. The afternoon closes with the Festungsbahn funicular up to Hohensalzburg Fortress, Austria's oldest still-operating funicular.

  2. Day 2

    Sound of Music Private Tour

    A private half-day tour past the film's real locations , Nonnberg Abbey, Schloss Hellbrunn, the Mirabell Gardens , followed by the wedding church at Mondsee and the Salzkammergut countryside.

  3. Day 3

    Ljubljana Arrival

    A private transfer from Salzburg to Ljubljana, with the rest of the day free to settle in.

  4. Day 4

    Lake Bled & Triglav National Park

    A full-day tour to Lake Bled, with a traditional pletna boat ride to the island church and time at Bled Castle, continuing to Bohinj Lake and Vingar Gorge.

  5. Day 5

    Plitvice Lakes National Park

    A transfer from Ljubljana to Plitvice via Zagreb, then an afternoon inside the UNESCO-listed national park , sixteen terraced lakes, wooden boardwalks, and an electric boat cruise across Kozjak Lake.

  6. Day 6

    Split Arrival

    A private transfer from Plitvice to Split, with the rest of the day at leisure.

  7. Day 7

    Blue Cave & Hvar 5 Islands Speedboat Tour

    An eleven-hour speedboat day to Hvar's luminous Blue Cave, Vis Island, Stiniva Cove, Budikovac Island and Palmižana Bay , five islands in one run along the Croatian coast.

  8. Day 8

    Dubrovnik Arrival & Panoramic Tour

    A private transfer from Split to Dubrovnik, followed by a private panoramic tour of the city's medieval walls and palaces at dusk.

  9. Day 9

    Mostar & Kravice Waterfalls (Optional)

    An optional full-day tour across the border into Bosnia and Herzegovina , Mostar's Old Bridge and old town, and a stop at the Kravice Waterfalls.

  10. Day 10

    Vienna Arrival

    A flight from Dubrovnik to Vienna and a private transfer to the hotel, with the evening free at leisure.

  11. Day 11

    Departure

    A private transfer from the Vienna hotel to the airport for the flight home.

What's Included

Experiences Included.

Where You'll Stay

Hotel Stays.

Hotel stays in Salzburg, Ljubljana, Plitvice, Split, Dubrovnik and Vienna, mostly with breakfast.

Salzburg: Hotel Scherer. Ljubljana: Holiday Inn Express Ljubljana. Plitvice: Green Lakes House. Split: Marmont Suite, a three-bedroom apartment inside Diocletian's Palace. Dubrovnik: Dubrovnik Luxury Residence L'Orangerie, a deluxe apartment with a partial sea view. Vienna: Best Western Plus Amedia Hotel Wien, for the final night.

The Fine Print, Handled

What Travenza Holidays
Will Arrange.

Itinerary planning, hotel reservations, private transfers, sightseeing, internal flights, Schengen visa assistance, and travel support for the whole family.

Customised by family size, hotel preference, budget, travel dates, and pace. The Mostar and Kravice Waterfalls day trip from Dubrovnik is available as an add-on.

Ready When You Are

Plan Your Family Trip to Croatia

A fortress funicular in Salzburg, a lake-island church in Bled, Plitvice's terraced waterfalls, five islands off Hvar in a single day , this route gives Croatia the center of the trip it usually has to share.

This is one of the itineraries we've built for a family travelling together before, shared here to show what the trip could look like. A version built for your own family , size, pace, and dates , would look a little different.

Estimated from ₹2,45,795 per adult · All inclusive

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