Friday, March 23, 2012

Family Travel - itinerary recommendations?

Hi All,





We are considering visiting Croatia next July with our two children who will be ages 6 and 9. They are fairly good travelers - we visited South Africa last year and managed to see quite a lot of the country and had an amazing time. I have a few questions:





-From a tourist perspecive, do you think Croatia is a good family-friendly country to visit with activities that would appeal to all?



-I would love any itinerary recommendations as I am just beginning the research. We%26#39;ll probably visit for 10 days and really like to see as much as we possibly can. I know a lot of people prefer to get to know a country by staying put (which I respect, BTW!), but that is not us. :)



-Related, is it worth trying to see any of the neighboring countries?





Any advice or suggestions are much appreciated!





Kind regards,



Stacy




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Hi Stacey,





We just visited Croatia in September with our 2 year old daughter and I can say that it is very child friendly. My toughts and tips are as follows:



- In 10 days, try to stick to 1 or 2 places as your base and do day trips to other places.



- Zagreb, Zadar, Split and Dubrovnik are the 4 main airports that can be reached easily from major European cities, therefore, near to these places represent your best bet for bases.



- Zagreb holds the least appeal for children.



- From Split, I would consider 2 places as your base: 1) Bol on the island of Brac, or 2) the Makarska Riviera. Each will have good beaches and day trip options by boat.



- From Dubrovnik, I would consider these places as your base 1) Cavtat or 2) Orebic on the Peljesac Peninsula.



- Private accommodation, which tends to be self catering is the best value and often the best quality. We had a superb apartment in Bol.



- Rental cars are expensive in Croatia: the daily rates are high, full insurance is high, gas is expensive and the toll road is expensive (but super quality).





I hope this helps and if you want any more info, just send me a personal message.





Cheers



Mutiny

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