TESTIMONIALS

Written by the people who have explored this stunning region with us, the selection of testimonials below highlights the places, the people and the feelings you are bound to experience on your journey. Honest and unrevised, they give you a clear idea of the personal efforts and virtue which go into crafting each individual itinerary and have over time become the trademark of travelling with Secret Dalmatia.

Bill and Marie Demicco, USA

Dalmatian Holiday

October 2011.

Dear Alan,
To be a tourist abroad is one kind of experience; to be a guest is another. But our third consecutive trip to Croatia has made us feel like family coming home. Our two previous trips were sensational, each better than the one before. Could our third live up to our expectations? Oh yeah. Starting out with some relaxing days on Vis, we quickly shed the stresses and strains of everyday life and got into the quiet rhythm of coffee on the waterfront, shopping in the farmers’ market, listening to the waves lap the rocks right under our windows at night.
Moving on to Imotski, an area barely mentioned in the guide books, we had the amazing experience of staying with a family: sharing homemade meals, lovely wine, walks, and long stimulating conversations on so many subjects.
Returning to Šibenik, our favorite destination in Dalmatia, we were immediately embraced by dear ... >>> read more>>>

Janet, Adriaan and Sydney Clark, Canada

Private tour of Dalmatia

September 2011.

Hi Alan,
We wanted to thank you for a very well organized and interesting trip. We enjoyed all the events and all the guides and appreciate your choice of activities which coincided very well and with good insight to what we had said our interests were. We particularly enjoyed meeting people who live in Dalmatia and having good conversations with them. Too bad you don’t have any say over the weather; then the trip would have been perfect. The apartment was good and the location perfect.
We will certainly recommend your company to anyone we know going to Dalmatia.
We wish you all the best and further success.
Regards,
Janet, Adriaan and Sydney

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Susan and Hilary Clegg, Canada

Croatia Discovery

September 2011.

Hello Alan,
We are back in Canada and I wanted to thank you for all the arrangements which you made possible for us in both Croatia and Slovenia. It was a wonderful trip and full of great pictures and memories. We will definitely return to the area and would love to use your agency again and refer you to our travel agency and travelling friends.
I had promised to send Sanja (in Imotski) some photos of our day spent with her, but have misplaced her email, if possible could you send it to us please?
Thanks again for all your efforts in customizing our holiday and making it perfect!
Cheers,
Susan and Hilary Clegg

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Ron and Carol Dunlop, Canada

Private Tour of Croatia

September 2011.

Hi Alan
I just wanted to write you a note to say thank you for a wonderful holiday in beautiful Croatia. Everything about the trip was perfect, and we are so impressed with your country. We will highly recommend a visit to Croatia for our friends, and in particular, Secret Dalmatia.
We are just sorry that we didn’t get to meet you.
Ron & Carol Dunlop

 

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Valerie and Nicole Nicholson, USA

Private Tour of Croatia

August 2011.

Alan,

Sorry for the delay in getting a very happy response to you. It has been a challenging re-entry into regular life and with Jet lag and full blown work requirements I have been distracted.

Here is a couple of pictures, one of us in the olive grove for dinner, a couple at Cedo’s and the other from the fortress in Hvar. Hvar was Nicoles favourite Croatia spot as I think she like going to the beach club every day and watching all the boats (and beautiful people). J
Our trip was amazing and there were so many highlights. I would have to say that all the side-trips we did were our favourite times. Hotels are hotels and even though each was lovely and the people were very accommodating, it was getting out of the tourist zones and meeting with some of the local people that made me love your beautiful country.
Our first guide, Davor who took us to Plitvice was lik... >>> read more>>>

Cathy McAllen, Canada

Croatia Discovery

August 2011.

Alan, my sister and I are heading back to Canada after our 3 week trip to Europe. I wanted to take the time to thank you and let you know how much I enjoyed the excursions I booked through you. In fact, Croatia was the highlight of my trip. I definitely want to come back and explore some of the quieter areas and spend more time on the islands. Mljet was beautiful and I loved our time in Dubrovnik, Split, Brac, Zagreb, and Plitvice. But what made the trip really great was the guides. I learned so much about the places we visited but, more importantly, about Croatia and the different points of view of Croatians. Carol was wonderful. She clearly loves her new home, Dubrovnik. We had a great time chatting over coffee and she helped me pick out a konavle pendant as a memory of my trip. Rada's passion for herbs and plants was contagious. My sister and I enjoyed tasting olive oil on Brac and... >>> read more>>>