Tour Itinerary- subject to change

DAY 1 (Sept 3): Depart USA

DAY 2 (September 4): Arrival in Dubrovnik
Arrive in Dubrovnik and transfer to the hotel. The photography adventure begins with a chance to explore the old city and an evening photography shoot before we gather for our welcome dinner.

DAY 3 (Sept 5): Dubrovnik
Spend the day camera in hand discovering all that Dubrovnik has to offer. Explore the old city with its narrow streets, street performers, diverse architecture, and well-preserved medieval walls. You’ll have some free time to do some sightseeing in the afternoon before meeting up for a late afternoon shoot. The medieval walls offer spectacular views of the city, the sea, islands and mountains and we’ll use this vantage point to make the most of the light for some creative long exposures and blue hour shots

DAY 4 (Sept 6): Dubrovnik to Hvar island
Early risers have the opportunity to capture the sunrise over the Adriatic coast from a city vantage point before we depart for the island of Hvar. We’ll take the scenic route along coast with many photo stops along the way. A short ferry ride brings us to the sunny island of Hvar where we’ll spend the afternoon and evening wandering through the charming town of Hvar with our cameras.

DAY 5 (Sept 7): Hvar island
We begin the day with a panoramic sunrise shoot before setting off for the western part of the island. Today we’ll photograph some of the most scenic places on the island including lush lavender fields and traditional Croatian villages. We’ll have some free time to explore, sunbathe and swim before meeting late afternoon to try our hand at creative seascapes and to experiment with long exposures.

DAY 6 (Sept 8): Split & Plitvice Lakes NP
After breakfast and another chance to capture early light in the old town, we leave Hvar and travel to Plitvice Lakes National Park. We’ll take the ferry to Split where we’ll have time for a spot of sightseeing, photography and lunch before we continue to our destination. Arrive in time for a late afternoon walk in the national park to capture stunning lakes and waterfalls.

DAY 7 (Sept 9): Plitvice Lakes NP
We’ll have a full day to photograph the lakes, waterfalls and caves in this incredible UNESCO world heritage site. Here you’ll have the opportunity to try different photography techniques using tripods and long exposures as well as work on composition. Enjoy free time exploring the lakes alone before meeting late afternoon to make the most of the play of golden light and reflections in the water.

DAY 8 (Sept 10): Plitvice Lakes to Lake Bled
Morning time to explore Plitvice lakes for one more time followed by a hearty breakfast. Our next destination is located in Slovenia, where a gorgeous glacial Lake Bled with a tiny island lies amidst the Alps.

DAY 9-11 (Sept 11-13): Lakes Bled and Bohinj
We’ll take 2 full days to explore the beautiful Gorenjska region starting with a sunrise shoot at the shore of Lake Bled. From Bled Castle perched up on the cliff top we’ll capture superb panoramas of the lake with its island and Baroque church. Visit the spectacular Vintgar Gorge the perfect location to experiment with capturing fast-flowing water and try out some long exposures. Our second glacial lake is Bohinj and has a very different feel. Here we’ll take time to hone our composition skills at the lake shore and capture creative reflections. A short drive takes us to the surrounding picturesque villages where you’ll have the opportunity to capture traditional agricultural architecture including the landmark hayracks of Slovenia, as well as scenes of rural village life. Cap off the evenings with a sunset shoot at the lakeside.

DAY 12 - 13 (Sept 14-15): Soca River Valley and Triglav National Park
Our route takes us over the Vrsic pass, the highest pass in the Julian Alps with incredible views across the Slovenian Alps. We travel down to the Soca River Valley to explore more of the Triglav National Park. Capture the incredible emerald waters of the Soca and discover gorges and waterfalls as we hike along the riverbanks. As well as capturing stunning landscapes, we may be lucky with some wildlife photography and will also take the opportunity to photograph the historical World War I remnants along the trail. Our route will take us on an exciting tour of some of highest mountains in Slovenia offering incredible views across Slovenia and into Italy.

DAY 14 (Sept 16): Ljubljana
We leave the Alps and head to Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia and a gem of a city. We will have full day to wander the charming streets of the old city camera in hand and capture the highlights of Ljubljana including baroque churches, diverse architectural details and the castle as well as trying our hand at some street photography and candid portraits in Ljubljana’s bustling marketplace and along the café-strewn riverbanks.

DAY 15 (Sept 17): Departure from Ljubljana
After breakfast check-out from the hotel. Transfer to Ljubljana airport.
End of tour.