Croatia & Slovenia
June 20 - July 2, 2025 | Maximum Group Size: 25 Participants | Availability: Open
Seeing Croatia and Slovenia for the first time is a life changing experience. To visit time and again is to re-affirm life. Blessed with magnificent scenery and fascinating history, the region is further enriched with folk traditions and delicious provincial foods and wines. Places so divine they have been named among the best travel destinations in the world. Mediterranean, European, and Balkan influences have formed ancient and distinctive cultures throughout the pastoral countryside and along shimmering coastlines.
Powerful mountain ranges have carved legacies in their midst while fairy tale castles and walled seaside villages stand as testimony to the tumultuous past. From its lush national parks teeming with flora, fauna, and stunning waterfalls to its glistening chain of lavender and citrus-scented islands in the sun-drenched Adriatic Sea, this is truly one of the most beautiful spots on Earth. A journey to the western most Balkans is a lovely and indelible memory that lives with you forever.
From its lush national parks teeming with flora, fauna and stunning waterfalls to its glistening chain of lavender and citrus scented islands in the sun drenched Adriatic Sea, this is truly one of the most beautiful spots on Earth. A journey to the westernmost Balkans is a lovely and indelible memory that lives with you forever.
Join Case Western Reserve University President, Eric W. Kaler and Karen F. Kaler, along with fellow alumni, friends, and family for an unforgettable exploration of Croatia and Slovenia.
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Your Hosts: Eric & Karen Kaler
As we pack for a magical trip to Botswana with a special group of CWRU friends, we anticipate our next adventure—and we hope you will join us! Several of you responded to our invitation-only Africa trip that you would prefer an adventure that is a little less adventurous. So what’s next on our bucket list?
Unsurpassed natural beauty. That’s the universal description we hear from all who visit Croatia. The coast of the Adriatic Sea is famously fabulous, but the national parks rival the coast for breathtaking beauty. We are eager to see the waterfalls at Plitvice Lakes and Krka. Further south along the Dalmatian Coast are amazing sites some (but not us!) will recognize from Game of Thrones.
We will begin in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, which we have been eager to visit since reading a glowing report calling it the most beautiful place you can’t pronounce. (Look online, or ask anyone of Slovenia descent, and you actually can pronounce it.)
Along the way, we will visit Opatija, Mostar, and Montenegro, so you can add up to five countries to your lifetime list, albeit you may have some overlaps from past travel. All of this, with luxury accomodations and made easy through the coordination with our international travel partners, promises to be an unforgettable experience!
We hope you can join us!
Eric and Karen Kaler
