8 - Days Cycling Tour on the Dalmatian Coast

Meeting the group at the Split airport and transfer to the hotel in Kaštel Kambelovac town. Meeting the tour leader and the group. After introductory briefing free time and dinner. Our seafront hotel is ideally located in the small town of Kaštel Kambelovac only 8km from the airport and between Split and Trogir. If you arrive earlier today, you may choose to visit one of those coastal towns or simply relax on the cobblestone beach in front of the hotel. Free time on arrival at accommodation.

If you arrive earlier today, you may choose to visit the cobblestone beach in front of the hotel.

We start the day with a gentle bicycle ride to Split. There, a local guide meets us and take us on a walking tour of the city. Split is certainly one of the most beautiful towns in the Mediterranean. Whether you've been there before or not, relax and lose yourself in the stories of the local guide.

Afternoon we take a ferry to Hvar island. The old town of Hvar became a posh place and upmarket destination for tourists from all over the world.

Our ferry docks in Stari Grad from where we cycle to Jelsa- a charming and quiet town away from the crowd in Hvar town.

Cycling to the town of Hvar.

The first leg will take us through vineyards and olive groves to warm us up for a long ascent to the village of Velo Grablje at an elevation of 400 meters above the sea.

Accompanied with the fragrance of lavender we descent to Brusje and the town of Hvar. You may stop along the way and buy some homemade lavender oil.

Afternoon, we cycle back a different way to Velo Grablje. As you can assume, we need to climb up to the village. But good thing is that the support vehicle is with us should you wish to sit it out and just enjoy the downhills and flatter sections

From the top of the hill, we have another 20km of downhill and flat terrain before we get to our hotel.

After energizing breakfast, we transfer to Hvar where we board a fast catamaran to Korčula. You will arrive in Kočula port in 1 hour and 10 minutes and your mechanic support will move your bicycles a night before over the mainland and few ferries so they could wait for you in the Korčula port. Korčula old town is stunning. Be careful, it could steal your heart while wandering its narrow streets and squares.

Afternoon we ride from Korčula to the small coastal town of Lumbarda where we stay next two nights. Our front sea hotel has a swimming pool and a terrace with a great view. But the day is not over. We recommend walking to a small winery in the town and taste some local wines and products.

A full day's cycling tour of the island allows us to experience the elegance of rural Korcula, as we slowly make our way across the island to the small town of Čara, one of the oldest settlements on the island.

traditions of fishing and farming are still very much alive. Here we can enjoy lunch (not included) in a local restaurant and take in the spectacular views of the crystal clear Adriatic Sea. We recommend a fish meal that would be normally a daily catch of the local fishermen.

After lunch, we cycle through the fertile landscape, through vineyards with sweeping coastal views, past the terracotta roofs of Pupnat, the smallest village on the island, before joining the road which takes us back to Lumbarda.

After breakfast, we bike 7 kilometres to Korcula harbour. A short ferry ride will take us to the Dalmatian mainland, the Peljesac Peninsula. We will jump into the minibus to get to the top of the hill from where we start our cycling tour. A route along the coast allows us to cycle through vineyards of Plavac Mali grapes. It is an autochthonous variety obtained as a cross between Crljenak Kaštelanski (more known as Zinfandel) and Dobričić grapes

We finish our ride rewarded with a scenery of the little-visited but beautiful bay of Zuljana

A two-hour drive takes us to the hills that rise above Dubrovnik and to the top of the gondola and fort on Mount Srdj. The fort is now a war museum from the 90ies civil war which resulted in the break up of Yugoslavia. The next two nights we stay in the hotel in the lively Babin Kuk area. Dubrovnik Old Town is easily reached by a twenty-minute public bus ride.

A final ride takes us through the beautiful Dalmatian countryside, heading out towards Cavtat and starting our ride with a gradual ascent along a countryside road with panoramic views over the Konvale Valley. We cycle in the olive growing region, passing through green groves and the roads lined with tall cypress trees.

We will have a drink break in an idyllic village on the banks of the river Ljuta, before making our way through the valley to the coastal town of Cavtat where we finish our last ride and have lunch (not included).

In Cavtat we finish our last ride and have lunch (not included).

Returning to Dubrovnik, the afternoon is then free to enjoy the “jewel of the Adriatic”. Once described by George Bernard Shaw as paradise on earth, the old medieval town of Dubrovnik still retains a unique atmosphere and charm. One of the greatest pleasures for many visitors is to have a drink in one of the cafes on Stradun street and watch the world go by, whilst they are being watched by the city patron, St. Blaise, or Sveti Vlaho as the locals call him.

The trip ends after the transfer to Dubrovnik airport which is a 25 kilometre and 40-minute drive from Dubrovnik. We suggest adding an additional night if you wish to further explore the ancient city of Dubrovnik, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Transfer to the airport.