Adriatic Coast, Southern Islands and Montenegro

Upon your arrival to Zagreb, Croatia, you will have an opportunity to enjoy the atmosphere of the one of the most attractive and vibrant Central European capitals. Depending on the time of your arrival, you might have time to do some sightseeing or simply to rest and prepare yourself for the excitement that awaits you.  You will be given all the necessary information concerning your tour at the welcome dinner in the evening of the first day.  

Here we go! Today we will be heading towards south passing through amazing green inlands of the continental Croatia. Excellent roads for enjoying the "gliding" surrounded by villages, forests and authentic inlands.
We will be reaching beautiful city of Split late afternoon. 

In the morning after breakfast, we will be starting our exciting Adriatic journey. Our costal adventure continues further sown south to alongside the coastal route with the view to the southern islands. Our destination today is Dubrovnik! But we have a lot to explore and enjoy along the route. One of the exciting points is in the middle of the route and it takes a ride up the mountain of Sv. Jure (St George), above Makarska. It is the top of Biokovo mountain, a paved road takes us there until we reach the glass bridge with a stunning view to the Adriatic Sea, islands and distant sea horizon (in clear weather even Italian shores are visible too). It’s a breath taking in every sense. Dare to take a walk the glass walk above the cliffs, it’s a true experience of a lifetime and a story to tell (of course, don’t worry, a beer to take afterwards is a must if you need to calm a bit the excitement). Going down off the mountain we will continue along the shore of Adriatic further down to the Neretva valley, famous agricultural area where watermelons, mandarins, strawberries are grown. This part is also famous for its pirates history, and a food like frogs and eel fish. Neretva region was, with Omiš, a great centre of pirates. Especially before 10th century. Venetians have tried for centuries to suppress the famous pirates from Neretva, but they never succeeded. At the peak of its power, in the 12th and 13th century, the Omis Pirates were the scariest and most powerful pirates in the whole Mediterranean Sea.  

The Croatian coast of the Adriatic Sea has had an advantage over the western coast because of its indented coastline. Numerous islands, bays and canals were safer routes to travel than the open sea, and such conditions have enabled the development of piracy. In the Middle Ages town was dangerous pirate stronghold on the east coast. Indented Croatian Adriatic coast favoured the development of piracy due to a number of islands, channels and bays. If we add to that the Cetina River with its monumental canyon and numerous stone cliffs, it is clear why city has become a pirate stronghold.  

After exciting day full of great rides, beautiful coastline and mountain top views, exciting historic areas we will be passing, in the evening we will be reaching one more marvel of the Mediterranean – famous city of Dubrovnik a former Dubrovnik Republic, incredible glorious historic city.   

Today we will depart Dubrovnik and head down south to Montenegro, passing beautiful coastal town of Herceg Novi and taking the short ferry ride across the Bay of Kotor. We will be exploring the inlands and go down circling the Bay of Kotor on our way back to Dubrovnik in the late afternoon or early evening.

And here we go! Our island rides are about to begin. Enjoying the morning coffee in Dubrovnik, and we will soon be hopping on our bikes and head first to Pelješac peninsula. Today is a great riding day combined with the Pelješac peninsula vineyards and views. We have planned it not to be too long in mileage but to have a relaxing ride in order to be able to enjoy the authentic places of this beautiful region combined with the visits of some of the amazing local vineries. This peninsula is famous for vineyards and we will be riding miles and miles with the view of green vineyards surrounding us and the views of the sea in an awesome curvy and nice and easy hilly landscape ride. It is a must to stop and taste a bit of wine in some of the most famous vineries. We will take it easy today before reaching Orebić and crossing by ferry to Korčula a birthplace of famous Marco Polo, enjoying the ride across the island of Korčula to Vela Luka. We will spend the night and finally we will be able to reward ourselves and enjoy the evening of this awesome wine region to the fullest.      

Today we will take a break from riding and enjoy the sea, local cuisine and famous wines of the southern Adriatic. Of course for the riding enthusiasts riding day is also an option.

Today we will be exploring the beauty of Korčula and Pelješac in the morning before we cross by ferry back to the mainland and have a coastal ride north to the ferry port where we will hop on the ferry to take us to the next jewel of the Adriatic – a famous Hvar island. Hvar is famous for its sunny days (it is the islands with most sunny days all over the year). It is as well a famous party place as well as a yacht port where many of the famous celebrities come to enjoy the beauty of this island. Hvar, a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, is best known as a summer resort. Highlights of the port town Hvar include its 13th-century walls, a hilltop fortress and a main square anchored by the Renaissance-era Hvar Cathedral. The stone narrow streets and squares, charming corners with restaurants, walks along the coast. It all makes a truly enjoyable and special experience of this gorgeous island making it complete feeling of enjoying the spirit of the Mediterranean. 

Riding through Hvar inlands we will be taking a ferry to the coast and reaching Makarska where we will ride along the shores and inlands on our way to Split.  The old Romans have known its quality and used this very stone to build cities, amphitheatres, temples, palaces and graves all over Dalmatia. The high-quality stone enabled building a number of famous constructions in Croatia too. The most significant are the Palace of Diocletian, the Cathedral of St James in Šibenik and the Cathedral of St Lawrence in Trogir which have been under World Heritage (UNESCO) protection. The White House in Washington, the Parliament House in Vienna and Budapest were built from stones originated from island Brač. We will be ending the day in Split where we will spend some time to enjoy the beauty of Split, its history, culture and gastronomy. 

An exciting day ahead! We will depart Split in the morning and head towards another one of true jewels of Croatia - Krka national park and waterfalls. After visiting Krka, we will be riding the beautiful inlands and come back towards coast and the historic city of Zadar famous for its roman ruins in the middle of old town, one of the most beautiful sunsets of Adriatic. 

One of the most exciting days ahead today! We will be riding the iconic coastal road all along the Adriatic coast up north. This is definaletly one of the ultimate coastal rides and we will spend a day enjoying it. The route is excellent, the road amazing, its a true motorcycling paradise! 

Depending on you flight schedule, you may use the opportunity to have a walk in the historic city center of Zagreb, have a coffee in one of its charming streets. The airport is easily reachable so you can have a nice and relaxing morning before your departure.