Truffle Extravaganza Tour
Duration: up to 8 hours
Enrich your holiday in Istria with this unique culinary experience. Follow a truffle master and his dogs on a truffle hunt in search of precious mushrooms. Join a Michelin-rated chef to learn how to prepare an entire menu with truffles during a cooking class or choose a multi-course truffle based menu instead. Taste natural honey and organic products and honey-infused grappa. Enjoy a stunning panorama from ancient hilltop city of Motovun overlooking the truffle forest.
Highlights
- Enjoy a hands-on truffle based cooking class at a Michelin rated restaurant.
- Indulge in a truffle based lunch that you have prepared with the chef, complete with delicious olive oils and cheeses or choose a multi-course truffle-based lunch instead of the cooking class.
- Set off on a truffle hunt with a truffle master and dogs in the world-famous Motovun truffle forest
- Savour honey and honey-based product tasting, as well as organic honey-based cosmetics
- Visit the ancient hilltop city of Motovun for stunning panoramic views of a truffle forest
- Optional wine tasting at one of the top wine estates in Istria
What's Included:
- Air-conditioned transportation in luxury van or mini-bus
- Truffle based cooking class at Zigante Restaurant or multi-course truffle based lunch
- Lunch, menu with truffles (dishes prepared during cooking class or set gourmet truffle menu)
- One glass of wine
- Truffle hunt with truffle master and dogs
- Honey and honey-based product tasting
- Visit hilltop city of Motovun
- Optional wine tasting at Roxanich wine estate
Additional Information:
- Wear comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing, walking shoes or sneakers.
- Tours run rain or shine.
Number of participants:
- Minimum of 2 participants, maximum of 19 participants per group
Tour Availability:
- Daily
Pick up & drop off point: Anywhere along the west coast of Istria (Croatia)
Pula Roman Coliseum With Cheese & Olive Oil Tasting
Duration: up to 8 hours
Visit the Roman Coliseum, one of the seven best-preserved such sites in the world. Enjoy the sights and sounds of this 3000-year old city as you roam around the historic downtown with monuments dating back to Roman times. Learn how to properly taste olive oil and how to distinguish the high-end product from an average one. Taste 'liquid gold' at one of the world’s foremost estates. Indulge in a plate of high-quality traditional cheese at a family-owned dairy farm.
Highlights:
- Enjoy a cheese tasting at a family-owned dairy
- Indulge in an olive oil tasting at one of the world’s foremost producers
- Learn the right technique when it comes to tasting olive oil
- Visit the Roman Coliseum followed by a walking tour of the historic downtown to see monuments from Roman times
What's Included:
- Air-conditioned transportation in luxury van or mini-bus
- Tasting of a plate of cheese and a glass of local quality wine
- Olive oil tasting
- Entry ticket to Roman Coliseum in Pula
Additional Information:
- Wear comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing, walking shoes or sneakers.
- Tours run rain or shine.
Number of participants:
- Minimum of 2 participants, maximum of 19 participants per group
Tour availability:
- Monday until Friday, no tours on Saturdays and Sundays and public holidays
Pick up & drop off point: Anywhere along the west coast of Istria (Croatia)
West Istria, Rovinj & Porec with Euphrasian Basilica in Porec
Itinerary
- Rovinj visit
- Dobravac Rovinj wine and olive oil tasting
- Lim Fjord visit
- Dzamonja Sculpture Park visit
- Porec visit with Euphrasian Basilica
Duration: up to 8 hours
Taste autochthonous regional wine varietals in one of the top wine estates in Istria overlooking Rovinj, the pearl of the Adriatic. Feel the enchantment of the town in its narrow medieval streets, warm Mediterranean setting and magnificent views of the open sea. Immerse in nature during a visit to Lim Fjord, a site of former medieval port, movie set for number Viking-themed films. Explore Dzamonja sculpture park, works of art that attracted the attention of world art critics because of their unusual structure, universal forms, oriental exoticism and above all because of the author´s originality. Roam ancient streets in the picturesque city of Porec where ancient past connects with present in Euphrasian Basilica, UNESCO world cultural heritage site.
Highlights
- Learn about the three main local varietals of wine, Malvazija, Teran and muskat, during a wine tasting
- Indulge in home-made tapas with wine
- Enjoy stunning views of the picturesque city of Rovinj
- Connect with nature at Lim Fjord Bay
- Explore Dzamonja Sculpture Park
- Visit the city of Porec with world-famous Basilica Euphrasiana, UNESCO world cultural heritage
What's Included:
- Air-conditioned transportation in luxury van or mini-bus
- Wine tasting of four wines at Dobravac Wine Estate with tapas
- Visit the city of Rovinj
- Visit Lim Fjord
- Visit Dzamonja Sculpture Park
- Visit the city of Porec
- Entry ticket to Basilica Euphrasiana, UNESCO monument in Porec
Additional Information:
- Wear comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing, walking shoes or sneakers.
- Tours run rain or shine.
Number of participants:
- Minimum of 2 participants, maximum of 19 participants per group
Tour availability:
- Daily
North Istria Wine Region Tour
Itinerary
- Degrassi wine tasting
- Groznjan visit
Duration: up to 8 hours
Join the leading global wine trend to taste autochthonous wines in some of the top ten wine estates in Istria. Taste Malvazija (white varietal), Teran (red varietal) and muskat (dessert wine), comparing them to renowned international varietals. Roam ancient streets in the picturesque hilltop city of Groznjan where artists keep live-in studios, and international jazz and classical music students work with mentors and perform for visitors.
Highlights
- Learn about the three main local varietals of wine, Malvazija, Teran and muskat, during a wine tasting
- Sample different styles in vinification and the wine-ageing process
- Enjoy a plate of delicious cold cuts, complete with superb olive oils and cheeses
- Visit the hilltop city of Groznjan where artist studios and music festivals are found
What's Included:
- Air-conditioned transportation in luxury van or mini-bus
- Wine tasting of five wines at De Grassi Wine Estate with a plate of cold cuts
- Visit hilltop city of Groznjan
- Optional wine tastings at Kabola Wine Estate or Kozlovic Wine Estate or beer tasting at San Servolo Microbrewery
Additional Information:
- Wear comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing, walking shoes or sneakers.
- Tours run rain or shine.
Number of participants:
- Minimum of 2 participants, maximum of 19 participants per group
Tour availability:
- Monday until Friday, no tours on Saturday and Sunday and public holidays
Pick up & drop off point: Anywhere along the west coast of Istria (Croatia)