Communism & Croatian Homeland War Tour
Description
Explore the turbulent 20th century in Croatia in a entertaining way combining historical facts and personal experiences. You will find out more about Croatia’s relations with neighbouring countries and being a part of five different regimes, going through three brutal wars, all explained in an easy-to-understand fashion! • Visit the WWII tunnels and hear dark stories of the Croatian fascist state • Learn about communist Yugoslavia and its leader Tito • Visit a multimedia exhibition on Croatian Homeland War • Understand the relationships between former Yugoslavia states in the past and nowadays
Tour Options
Itinerary
• join us at the meeting point every day from Monday to Saturday at 3pm, and at Sundays at 11am
• visit the WW2 underground tunnels and the basement used as a shelter during the air raids on Zagreb • learn more about the life during the communist era in Zagreb • not included during public events in the tunnels and Christmas Market
• visit the basement used as a bombing shelter and learn more about the fall of Yugoslavia during the multimedia exhibition.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Reviews(1,481)
This was a fascinating tour for a family who love history. Vid the guide was excellent as he tried to be as balanced as possible over some of Croatia’s darker 20th century history. Definitely worth doing the tour and frames contemporary Croatia nicely
Vid was truly informative and knowledgeable in every topic. He answered all our questions completely and comprehensively
Learned SO much about Croatian history and the culture! Ivana was amazing and made the history come alive! She’s a native local and has a unique perspective which adds to the experience.
Coming to Zagreb as someone who doesnt know much about the region, this tour really helped me understand the turmoils of the past and made me appreciate the peace that currently exists. Our guide Ivana was spectacular, braving the heat with us yet delivering with full enthusiasm. Well done to her and the team for putting together this tour!
Excellent tour, and one I will definitely be recommending to others. Our guide was fantastic, engaging and extremely knowledgeable throughout. She clearly had a real passion for the subject, and I learned a huge amount. There was close attention to historical detail, with a thoughtful and objective approach to sensitive and complex issues. Informative, balanced and very well delivered.
Excellent tour with a lot of context and information that helps you understand the complexities of this área. Doris was a wonderful guide, really nice and helpful. Please, keep with these necessary tours so that people don't forget and It won't happen again.
Diana was an amazing guide. Friendly, welcoming, inclusive, and professional. Also had a good sense of humour. So knowledgeable on these subjects. A privilege to listen to Croatia’s very somber but liberating independence. Highly recommend!!
The war in the former Yugoslavia interested me a lot at the time. On the tour they explain to you in great detail its origin from the 19th century, without which it cannot be well understood. I also really appreciated that the explanations avoided extreme nationalism. I would have appreciated a little more detail, especially on the impact of the Bosnian War in the country. But in any case, it is a visit that I recommend to anyone interested in the recent history of Europe.
A really informative tour that was engaging and very interesting. We saw many sights and in our small group I felt I was able to learn so much about the history of Croatia.
Darko and Diana breathe Zagreb and its history! They take you into their story and it won't let you go...
