Venice & the Croatian Coast - A Women Only Tour - 2022

Highlights

• Choose between two carefully selected activities
• Split: Join a Local Expert of the Domine organization to uncover the stories of the women who helped shape Split’s history and who often go unnoticed in the pages of history books. Learn about the important work the organization does to empower women and advocate equality across society, through workshops, research, training and networking opportunities. All profits from the HerSplit sightseeing tours go back to fund the counselling services that the organization offers to victims of violence.This experience advances UN Sustainable DevelopmentGoal 5: Gender Equality.
• Split: Join a Local Expert and discover Diocletian’s Palace as you walk through its well-preserved Cellars. See the Temple of Jupiter, St Duje’s Bell Tower and the Golden Gate. Continue through the labyrinthine streets and arcaded squares of the Old Town.
• Choose between two carefully selected activities
• Hvar: Meet Ivana Carić and join her for a wine tasting at her family’s wine cellar. Special grape varieties ideal for the local microclimate grow in their vineyards that are bordered by the original Greek dry walls.
• Hvar: Join Fedra, the founder of the Faria women’s co-op. Learn how they use indigenous island ingredients to create delicacies and cosmetics, including tasty chocolates! All empowering local women to maintain the strong cultural heritage of the island. By re-inventing the traditional recipes and know-how of their grandmothers, they are bringing their heritage back the heart of the island life and community. The co-operation also works with young students in mentoring them to use their knowledge and skills in setting up their own business cooperatives.This experience advances UN Sustainable DevelopmentGoal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption and UN Sustainable DevelopmentGoal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.Alternatively, join Ivana Carić for a wine tasting at her family’s wine cellar.
• Choose between two carefully selected activities
• Korčula: Take time to connect with yourself and your beautiful surroundings with a yoga class. Enjoy sea views, fresh air and peaceful calm.
• Korčula: Connect with nature on a gentle hike with a Local Expert. Enjoy a peaceful stroll through the healing nature surrounding Korčula Town, taking in the fresh sea air and beautiful scenery.
• : Our Well-Being Directors take a proactive approach to your welfare ensuring all well-being regulations are met (available on tours with 21 or more guests).
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What's this trip about?

Explore the beauty of Venice at your leisure before discovering the glorious Dalmatian Coast on this guided tour. Designed for women with a focus on sustainable travel, fully immerse yourself with the guidance of Local Experts as you wander the cobbled streets of Istria and walk the Old Town of Dubrovnik before enjoying a sunset cruise around the bay. In Hvar, learn about and taste delectable local wines at a family-run vineyard, enjoy a farm -to-table lunch in Barban, and devour a fresh seafood meal while marveling at the stunning seafront in Piran. Learn the art of silk and embroidery traditions in Konavle, discover the fish conservation work at a family fish farm in Slovenia and sip beer at Croatia’s first women co-op brewery. While in Korcula, stretch your legs and hike through the healing wilderness outside of Korcula Town and partake in a yoga class with the perfect sea view.

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