Bicycling the Islands of Dalmatia Plus! the South Coast

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• Beautiful country, wonderful guides, 3.5 (some tough cycling) but other days were easier, shorter. Good mix, just prepare for some big climbs.

  Dave A., Colorado Springs, CO – September 2024

• Challenging, Picturesque

  Leanne C., Kooyong, VIC – September 2024

• It’s a beautiful country with a most scenic route, the people are warm and friendly, food and lodging are not expensive, and delicious food.

  Chris W., Ann Arbor, Michigan – April 2024

• Best ever. Encourage everyone to do this trip. Food, people, scenery spectacular.

  Roberta K., Ann Arbor, MI – April 2024

• Best combination of biking and scenery / cultural history by top-notch tour leaders.

  Horst E., Landrum, SC – May 2024

• The Tour was very well thought through. There was still enough time for independent exploration and personal time. We looked forward to each day’s biking and knew we would see wonderful scenery and would be spoiled with good food and companionship!

  Kirsten E., Landrum, SC – May 2024

• Amazing tour. The country is beyond beautiful and the route is appropriately challenging. The islands were awesome and the villages we stayed in were fun.

  Jim H., Birmingham, AL – May 2024

• A tour of mostly low-traffic roads in a frequently spectacular landscape with frequent passages through (and sometimes stops in) beautiful Dalmatian towns and villages.

  David M., Seattle, WA – May 2024

• See the best parts of Croatia — from the inland water falls to the Dalmatian Islands, riding rural roads and enjoying the best of Croatian cuisine.

  David G., Denver, CO – May 2024

• The rides along the promenades were memorable. Also the private fast boats transporting us to the next island or town were marvelous! The ascent to Vida Gora was just absolutely the high point for me, especially since I never thought I’d make it!

  Kristen E., Landrum, SC – May 2024

• Great way to see a new country. Tour company been doing this a long time and has it very dialed in. Local guides are a highlight. Cultural stops a must.

  Chris D., Gunnison, CO – April 2024

• Best ever. Encourage everyone to do this trip. Food, people, scenery spectacular.

  Roberta K., Ann Arbor, MI – April 2024

• Croatia in the month of May is full of wildflowers brightening the roadsides as you cycle from one amazing place to another. The seafood is fantastic, the wines are lovely, there are endless stunning vistas and gorgeous sea views, with welcoming ancient cities and small towns to explore.

  Joan M., Healdsburg, CA – May 2023

• Exceeded expectations! Roads, scenary and culture were all great. The amazing climbs and scenary. Biking and local food were great.

  Jay L., Keystone, CO – April 2023

• It would be hard to pick the best experience. So many things were good. The bikes were perfect, including the gearing for the hills, accommodations were great, the meals were over the top, the exposure to the Croatian culture, the routes were great, the transfers between islands were fun. The meals together were a highlight. As the group bonded over the trip, we enjoyed sharing the experiences we had.

  Bruce W., Fayetteville, AR – April 2023

• Wonderful and beautiful country. The roads were great and the scenery magnificent. Also, the food was terrific, and the wine was really really good. That is hard to say. Every day is a new adventure and a great day.

  Cindy C., Fayetteville, AR – April 2023

• Great fun. Rewarding. Memorable. The cultural experiences, particularly the first evening?s dinner and conversation about growing and making olive oil

  Scott N., St Paul, MN – April 2023

• A twelve-day immersion into the Croatian countryside. The final tour dinner was unbelievable.

  Tom E., St Paul, MN – April 2023

• A challenging ride in a place with beautiful coastal views and historic towns.

  Roy F., Wilmington, DE – October 2022

• A stunningly beautiful country, steeped in history, with great seafood throughout.

  Greg W., Severna Park, MD – October 2021

• Do you love mountains, verdant forests, and beaches of clear blue-green water? How about all three? Add in amazing cycling, great roads far from traffic, delicious food and wine, and 5-star guides and you have a partial picture of how great this tour is. To get the full picture, you just have to do it.

  Kristen L., Cambridge, MA – September 2021

• Fantastic scenery, fantastic food, and the ride was challenging yet very fun. Tour guides were fun to be around and made the trip very worthwhile

  Royce B., Weed, CA – Sept 2019

• Beautiful islands with endless crystal clear blue water. Bicycle during the day and cool off in the afternoon in the Adriatic Sea.

  Terry S., Weed, CA – Sept 2019

• Fabulous scenery, crystal clear waters, beautiful seaside villages. Lots of great seafood and great guides to pull it all together and make it fun.

  Tom D., Scotsdale IL – Sept 2019

• Mixture of mainland, coastal, and island cycling with many hills and fabulous views of the Adriatic. A glimpse into Croatian culture and the wonderful people.

  Patty and David S., Golden, CO – Sept 2019

• One of the best! Excellent rides, scenery and food, with strong cultural history

  Michelle L., Oregon City, OR – May 2019

• First I’d say ‘Croatia is beautiful, and everyone should visit’. Then I’d tell them that each island was more beautiful than the last, and that the cycling was a ton of fun!

  Erika G., Sugar Hill, FL – May 2019

• Amazing scenery, calm quiet route, roads are in very good condition. Challenging, rewarding experience. The camaraderie is once again very present, a recurrent deal with Experienceplus!

  Isabel M., Granby, QC, Canada – October 2018

• Trying to decide on our next trip with ExperiencePlus. Great guides, great company. I love the cultural encounters (konoba traditional meal, olive museum, stone carvers school).

  Billy W., Mt Pleasant, SC – October 2018

• The BEST way to see a country! The guides made the trio! Knowledgeable, funny & attentive!

  Christina W., Steamboat Springs, CO – October 2018

• This was a wonderful tour in every respect. Very grateful I could do it. Thanks as always to everyone at Experience Plus! for making this such a great experience.

  Linda M., Myers, CA – October 2018

• Great country. Loved the Island hopping. Amazing food and safe. Can”t wait ”till my next trip. Already booked!

  Cris H., Annapolis, MD – September 2018

• Amazing scenery. Great cultural and historic sites. Great climate and excellent guides. This is a stress free trip. All details are managed with great care and customer service.

  Susan S., Colorado Springs, CO – September 2018

• After each tour I think there is no possible way you can beat this tour and I am always pleasantly surprised by the next one…I”ve already signed up for my next 2 tours with ExperiencePlus.

  Terry G., Annapolis, MD – September 2018

• Fantastic tour, difficult but that made it more rewarding, in an amazing country that I hadn”t ever thought of visiting. Thank you.

  Cheryl C., Grange South, Australia – May 2018

• Altogether an excellent tour, one of our best.

  Sid H., Bend, OR – May 2018

• Another great tour from Experience Plus.

  Jim B., Longmont, CO – May 2018

• I was sorry it was over. The 3 guides were really fantastic. The Adriatic Sea is spectacular. The little towns were picturesque. The old towns of Split and Dubrovnik were special. Too many tourists, however, in Dubrovnik.

  Michael D., Boulder, CO – May 2018

• One of our favorite tours ever! Beautiful scenery, interesting culture, good food and wine. Loved the culture of coffee, gelato, wine, olive oil, fresh seafood. Complex logistics including boat transfers were handled perfectly. Guides were outstanding and wonderful people as well. Fun compatible enthusiastic uncomplaining group of fellow bikers.

  Jane H., Boulder, CO – May 2018

• What was your least favorite experience on this trip? Going home.

  Don L., Bend, OR – May 2018

• Amazing scenery, some challenging hill climbs but oh the ride down made it all worthwhile. This was my second EP trip and because of the great experiences I have had I am sure there will be more. Thank you.

  Jan R., Mt Waverley, Australia – September 2017

• A great introduction to Croatia, with Experience Plus taking care of everything, ensuring biking perfection. Another excellent tour.

  Lyndon J., Trafalgar, Australia

• This was a wonderful tour. The scenery, cycling route and equipment were first class but the tour leaders were outstanding. They provided so much cultural knowledge, took care of all our needs and were a ton of fun.

  Beverley T., Vancouver, BC – September 2017

• The tour involves a lot of climbing, but rewards those climbs with incredible views of the Adriatic and coastal towns from the heights. The rides were short enough that we could explore many towns in the early afternoon after our cycling was completed.

  Bill M., Woodland, CA – September 2017

• Fun cycling through very scenic areas.

  Rick W., Davis, CA – September 2017

• Quaint towns and wonderful boutique hotels were great. Unforgettable blue water too. Guides were excellent. We had a great time on this trip and would recommend it to others. We are already planning to do the Camino next September.

  Eric and Nanette Y., Fort Collins, CO – May 2017

• Worth doing, a wonderful experience. We have been on several cycle tours with other companies and this company has been our best yet!

  Linda M., Nelson, NZ – May 2017

• Great trip, and as always just a feeling of independent travel that the arrows always give us in the organized trip. Guides are all great as usual.Good food and some neat places to stay. Thanks.

  Colin C., Calgary, Canada – May 2017

• Thank you for being there. You have enhanced the quality of my life. I wouldn”t say that lightly.

  Susan W., Boulder, CO – May 2017

• Great routes and fantastic guides.

  Jim L., Telluride, CO – April 2017

• Great tour! Thank you ExperiencePlus!! I really appreciated the fact that the leaders were local from Croatia.

  Susan C., Fort Collins, CO – April 2017

• Fantastic, great riding, great cultural insight and excellent exposure to Croatia. Tour leaders are to be commended for their performance.

  Rob A., Perth, Australia

• How would you describe this tour to a friend? A fantastic experience. Great cycling, fabulous tour leaders, so well organised, amazing cultural experiences, flexible assistance for all participants.

  Anthea C., Perth, Australia

• Each day I thought that, that day was my favorite, until the next day. There wasn”t a day that I didn”t say, “wow” at some point. The last small ferry was super relaxing. I was very happy with everything we did. For the first time, we traveled with friends. My biggest fear was overselling ExPlus to them, and they”d be disappointed. By the end of the trip, our friends kept saying, we understand, love the arrows, can”t sing the praises of ExPlus enough.

  Susan A., Colorado Springs, CO

• It was a great experience to visit the old cities and get a taste of the culture and way of life. I have been on several other tours including some with other companies, and these two leaders were among the very best. They made a good tour even better. ExperiencePlus! bills itself as having local character and they really do. No other bike touring company offers as much opportunity to blend in with the local people and culture. It adds so much to a memorable vacation.

  Bill P., Meadville, PA

• Very well planned journey, carefree cycling by the arrows, fabulous routes, great cultural experiences and best of all, the guides were fully engaged with us and we”re always there to lend a hand. They seemed to magically pop up during the touring. The tour is set up to give you the freedom to cycle confidently at your own pace with no worries.

  David S., Voorhees, NJ

• This trip was a very rich cultural and historical experience. Silvija and Ante, were excellent at sharing the love and pride they feel for Croatia with us. They did an excellent job of taking us to local family businesses, farm to table meals, family owned limestone artist workshop, family run ferries, all of these experiences gave me a real flavor of Croatia and the many generations of people living there. Plus an added bonus of daily swimming in the Adriatic!

  Virginia S., Oakland, CA

• When my friends asked “what was the highlight of the tour” I answered FIVE STARS in all categories!

  Nancy G., Bisbee, AZ

• Postcard-perfect scenery; wonderful people; fascinating history; delicious food. We love, love, love ExperiencePlus! tours!! Cant wait for our next one!

  Laura E., Tacoma, WA

• How would you describe this tour to a friend? Culturally very interesting, challenging biking at times (for those who are casual bikers), wonderfully friendly people everywhere and the most gorgeous coastline imaginable.

  June W., St Paul, MN

• The trip was fabulous, loved our guides, loved Croatia.

  William C., Pelham, NY

• What was your favorite experience on this trip? It is very hard to single out one in particular, but I enjoyed the different cycling options — on two occasions, I opted for longer rides than the rest of the team and in each case was rewarded with special experiences.

  Guy C., Vallejo, CA

• How would you describe this tour to a friend? A bit like Italy, a bit like Greece, with stunning seashores, great seafood, fascinating antiquities and hospitable people.

  Nancy H., Santa Barbara, CA

• Fantastic! Flawlessly managed.

  Andrew A., Dallas, TX

• Absolutely wonderful!There were tours of the palace in Split, the fort in Hvar and the winery in Bol; ferry rides and boat rides; walks on the Ston wall; alleys in old towns to explore; interesting local meals (frogs!) … it turned out to be a wonderful cultural experience.

  Sherry B., Beaverton, OR

• [What was your favorite experience on this trip?] Beautiful scenery, conquering the hills, then exhilarating downhills, ferry rides, friendly people encouraging riding companions.

  Helen S., Melbourne, Australia

• This was probably the best bike trip I’ve had. The routes were great, the scenery and fellow travels were great, and the guides were great.

  John H., Colorado Springs, CO

• [What was your favorite experience on this trip?] The amazing views during and after those climbs! It’s just stunning. And also the Croatian people that I met. Croatia is an amazing place. I thought from travel books and pictures I had a very good idea of what to expect. Much better than I even thought. More Americans should visit – best seen on a bike trip with ExperiencePlus!

  John C., Reno, NV

• How would you describe this tour to a friend? Stunning country; challenging riding; fascinating history; friendly and accommodating people…FABULOUS!!!

  Deena B., Incline Village, NV

• A great trip, spectacular scenery, excellent food and superb guides.

  Chris H., Huntington Beach, CA

• Loved the trip and the country.

  Jane C., Lucca, Italy

• Great Trip. I may do it again.

  Todd H., Houston, TX

• Riding on the island of Korcula beautiful mountain views and following the seaside, then a wonderful “local cuisine” dinner together organized by our leaders. We experienced local cuisine, local traditions and even observed a class for stone masons. We had a wonderful and memorable trip!

  Kathy E., Clarksburg, ON, Canada

• This was a wonderful tour with beautiful routes, interesting meals in out of the way locations, great guides (and I do love having local guides). I also loved cycling on 3 of the coastal islands.

  Virginia M., Bloomington, IN

• This trip was exceptional – the best one I’ve ever been on.

  Teri D., Toronto, Ont, Canada

• What a gorgeous place!!!

  Arlie and Diane N., Bellingham, WA

• The thing I love most about ExperiencePlus! is that we are taken care of just enough to leave a little adventure to the trip. I love the focus of really trying to show the culture and people of a country in addition to wonderful riding. I think you do this by providing local guides, typical local meals and opportunities to interact with the locals (the hat trade) and to learn about the country more in depth by providing tours of olive oil factories, stone cutting school, and meals at places like the agriturismo place. You’ve given me many wonderful memories.

  Betsy I., Boulder, CO

• I especially liked the way you mark the road and the trip notes for each day were excellent. The scenery was so spectacular, the dinners, wine-tasting… It was a great trip in every way!!

  Willa H., Seattle, WA

• I had so many favorite experiences, I really liked our private tour of Diocletian’s Palace in Split with Ivana, who was terrific. I liked the experience of the ferries and seeing the various ports and nautical activity. It’s such a beautiful country and experiencing it by bike was a treat. This was a wonderful tour and I absolutely loved it.

  Nancy S., West Newton, MA

• Each day was unique and special in it’s own way. XPlus is absolutely first rate!!

  John B.Boulder, CO

• Your tour leaders Sara, Andro and Sylvia made a good trip into a wonderful trip. Their thoughtfulness and sincerity made this one of my best EP tours.

  James M.Kaneohe, HI

• ExperiencePlus! provided a me with a ‘beautiful experience’ island hopping the Dalmatian coastline. Thank you! The guides were fantastic!

  Ingrid B.Morrison, CO

• We are pleased to have been part of your first Croatia tour. We had a wonderful time; it is a beautiful country and we’ll be back to do another tour.

  Mary B.Newport Beach, CA