Castle & Wine Tasting - Private Day Trip from Zagreb
Description
Let us take you off this magnificent private day trip with mixture of culture, history & wine. You will explore the picturesque countryside and authentic castles, hear about the wine making process and sample several sorts of wine. You will see the most famous and best preserved castle in Croatia - Trakošćan castle, admire the beauty of the vineyards, visit the wine cellar and taste some of the best wine from the region. The entire trip is private for your group only with your individual English-speaking guide and entrance fees and wine tasting included in the price.
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Itinerary
Trip will start with pick-up at your hotel in Zagreb and drive north. After a pleasant drive through the beautiful countryside we will reach Trakoscan - most famous and best preserved Croatian castle. Castle was first built in the late 13th or early 14th Century as a small defensive fortress. Complex of Trakošćan we have today, a romanticist synergy of architecture and nature, is a result of 19th century. Castle was reconstructed in neo – gothic style and surrounding landscape including a lake emerged after the model of English park. You will see a valuable collection of paintings, furniture and weapons and enjoy walking around the picturesque surroundings of the castle.
After the castle you will explore centuries old tradition of wine-growing and wine-making at ''Vuglec Breg''. A visit to the wine-cellar is a special experience for every guest and enjoyment in wine-tasting will bring a smile of delight to the lips of every wine enthusiast. After the wine tasting you can have lunch in a traditional restaurant serving seasonal and homemade products from the region of Zagorje (Lunch is optional).
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We will pick you up at your accommodation in Zagreb at the arranged time
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(7)
We had a really great day with Tom. Was about an hour drive to the Castle and he pointed out many sights along the way. The castle was an amazing sight to see. After this we traveled to a fabulous winery where we had a light lunch, cheese tray and wonderful wines. The home made bread with pumpkin oil was sooooo good. I highly recommend this tour with Tom.
Our guide/driver Luca was very personable. Trakascan Castle had an interactive AI that was fun and our wine tasting at Vuglic Breg was excellent!!!!
Tomas was a wonderful guide, and made arrangements for a tour of the wine cellar. Wonderful experience!
My friend and I had an awesome time on this tour! Special shoutout and thanks to Tomislov for making it really great for us! Communication with Tom was great, safe driver, informative history and flexible with us. He took epic photos for us, which we appreciate! Highly recommend. Thanks again Tom!!
We had a marvelous day with Tomislav, he was on time to pick us up from the hotel. Very knowledgeable about the sights and such a great person to be with all day. We felt like we made a new friend in Croatia. He even helped us with dinner suggestions and reservations for that evening. We will always remember him as a friend in Croatia not just a guide.
Dear Suzette, thank you for writing this lovely review. It is a pleasure having a guest like you! Hopefully we will have the opportunity to host you again
First of all our driver, Tom was punctual and spoke great English! Trakošćan Castle is beautiful and ticket is included in the price. Also the wine tasting is awesome, if you're into this type of entertainment! My negative experience was with the second castle. It is pretty and has a lot of history but it is owned by a mean rich beggar. Imagine Ebenezer Scrooge -in female form. She is so rich, she owns a castle and things that cost hundreds of thousands -if not millions- and plays it poor. If you are weak, you will end up paying her for her lies. And you will also be encouraged by the driver to give her money (that is not TAXED as she gives no receipt for donations!!!) - which makes the entire experience worse. I would advise the agency to keep the Trakošćan and wine tasting experience and avoid the tourist scam lady.
Dear Eftychia, Thank you for taking the time to write a detailed review. We agree the owner of the second castle is a special lady but the castle is included in the itinerary as we consider it worth visiting for its history and personalized experience. Our guide points out that the agency makes a donation for every visit and your donation is completely up to you. We are sorry you weren't completely satisfied with the tour and we appreciate you sharing your experience. To avoid any other of our guests feeling the way you did, we've changed the itinerary a bit and included another beautiful castle instead.
We had a fantastic experience on this tour! The castles were beautiful and interesting. The wine tasting and visit to the vineyard was fun and we thought the value for the experience was top notch. Tomislav was a friendly and knowledgable driver; we had a great time with him!
