Two-centre break - Brac & Makarska

This two-centre break allows you to combine a week experiencing life on one of Croatia’s 1244 islands with a stay in a mainland resort for your second week. Inclusive of car hire, the options to tour the area are endless with visits to national parks, the walls of Ston, the Neretva Delta or up into the Biokovo mountains.

Island of Brac and Markarska - 14 nights

Island of Brac ♦ Tucepi ♦ Baska Voda ♦ Brela ♦ Dubrovnik ♦ Makarska

Itinerary

Day 1 - London - Island of Brac
Fly to Split (2hrs 20 minutes) and pick up your hire car. You’ll catch the regular ferry from Split to Supetar on the Island of Brac (50 minutes). Check into the 4-star Hotel & Apartments Pastura in Postira on the north coast of the island and just a 10-minute drive from Supetar.

Postira is an old fishing village surrounded by vineyards and remains pretty and unspoilt. This 46-room property is located on the water’s edge and overlooks the old village.

Days 2-7 - Island of Brac
Time to enjoy island life either on the beach, swimming or exploring abandoned villages such as Murvica, where residents left in the 1950s to search for a ‘new world’ and to where their decendents are now returning. Brac is the third largest of Croatia’s Adriatic islands and has the highest point of any of them. You can drive to the summit at Vidova Gora and see splendid views over the islands of Bol & Hvar.

Day 8 - Island of Brac to Makarska
Today you’ll travel by ferry from Sumartin direct to Makarska back on the mainland (25 minutes) and check into the 4-star Hotel Meteor in Makarska, your home for the next 7 nights.

Makarska is the liveliest resort on this stretch of coast. Pavement cafes and restaurants make this the place for a holiday with more of a buzz. The Hotel Meteor is located in a quieter spot just 10-minutes walk away.

Days 9-14 - Makarska
This is considered to be the most beautiful stretches of coast in the Dalmatia region. The white pebble beaches slope gently making it ideal for children and little villages of stone houses, churches and bell towers are never far away. An ideal base for excursions to Dubrovnik and the island of Korcula. The Biokovo Mountains offer breathtaking views, although the hairpin bends are not for the fainthearted.

Day 15 - Makarska - Split - London
On your last day, drive to Split airport (90 minutes), drop of your hire-car in preparation for your flight home

This itinerary can be extended and tailor-made to suit your individual requirements. Pleae call your travel expert for more information.

This itinerary is just a sample of what we can arrange for you. The price quoted is a guide, giving you an indication of what this particular trip would cost.

There are a number of factors that affect the price of an itinerary though; if your budget is lower or higher than this, talk to one of our destination specialists on 020 7590 0618 about how we can tailor the trip to match your budget by adjusting elements of the itinerary.