Frequently Asked Questions

No. This is a travel guide, not a marketplace. I write destination guides, itineraries, and things-to-do posts about Croatia. When I recommend a specific tour, hotel, or ferry route, I link out to the site you'd actually book through, like GetYourGuide or Booking.com.

You won't create an account here or check out on this site. Booking, payment, and any changes to a reservation happen directly with GetYourGuide, Booking.com, or whichever provider you book through, not with me.

Yes, some. An affiliate link is a link that pays me a small commission if you book through it, at no extra cost to you. A few links on this site work this way, mainly tours booked via GetYourGuide and hotels/stays booked via Booking.com.

I only link to tours, hotels, and services I'd genuinely recommend regardless of commission. If a cheaper or better option exists without an affiliate link, I'll still tell you about it.

I'm Lu. I'm Croatian, living abroad, and this started because friends from outside Croatia kept asking me where to really go. The honest answer never fit in a text message, so I started writing it down properly instead, which is how Tour of Croatia became the guide I wish I'd had.

It's one person, not a content team working off press releases or recycled listicles. If a place is overrated, I'll say so. If somewhere's worth the detour, I'll tell you why, not just that it's "worth a visit."

Ferry schedules, opening dates, and prices in Croatia change every year, sometimes mid-season. I go back and update guides when things shift, especially the ones that get the most traffic, rather than publishing once and leaving it.

If you find something out of date on a page you're using to plan a trip, email me and I'll fix it. Specific dates, prices, and hours always deserve a second check against the operator's own site closer to your travel date.

Start with the guide for wherever you're actually headed, not a generic "best of Croatia" roundup. Three places to jump in:

• Destinations — regions, islands, and cities individually, with how to get there and how many days to budget for each
• All guides — the full list of destination guides, itineraries, and things-to-do posts
• The FAQ section on each guide — most posts end with specific questions for that destination, which is usually faster than searching this page

If you're planning a multi-stop trip, the itinerary guides are built around real day counts for specific routes, not a generic "see everything" list.

Not currently. This site focuses on trip-planning content: guides, itineraries, and honest comparisons. Wherever a specific tour or activity is worth booking, the guide links directly to the platform to book it on, usually GetYourGuide or Booking.com.

Yes. The travel tools page has free calculators and quizzes built from the same real cost and travel-time research as the guides, not generic worldwide averages:

• Croatia Trip Budget Calculator — estimate what your trip will actually cost by travel style, season, and length of stay
• Krka vs Plitvice Quiz — answer a few questions and get a straight answer on which national park fits your trip

Two more are in progress: a Beach Reference Matcher and a Ferry & Drive Time Estimator. Both are marked "coming soon" on the tools page; they're not live yet.

Yes. Every guide, itinerary, and destination page is free to read, with no account, paywall, or newsletter signup required to see the content. The site makes money through the affiliate links described above, not through readers.

Email tourofcroatia.blog@gmail.com. There's no contact form on the site, this is the direct line.

Coverage leans coastal and island-heavy right now (Split, Dubrovnik, Hvar, Vis), since that's where most trip planning happens, but inland destinations like Plitvice, Zagreb, and Istria's interior are covered too. Check the destinations section for the current list; new guides get added regularly rather than all at once.