Travel Review: Luxury Croatia Vacation, Split, Hvar, Zagreb, Lopud, Ston, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Boat Trip, Wine Tasting

From the very beginning of this process the travel company, our travel consultant, and his people, have been very informative, patient and helpful.  Their initial proposal was very professional with many choices and suggestions and we couldn't help but get excited for our trip with all the info and video that was provided to us.  It was very easy to add and subtract activities even if we had paid for them already.  All the drivers were very courteous and friendly and even made some impromptu stops to show us things.  All the guides for the walking tours were friendly and knowledgeable.  Our contact people in Zagreb and I believe it may be, were informative, and more importantly, they were fun.  Had a fun time with our wine tasting in Zagreb. Plitvice lakes was stunning although still a bit crowded.  I would suggest to people going in mid to late Sept. to avoid the crowds. I thought Split was a very special place which we loved.  Our boat trip from Split to Hvar and the blue grotto was nice but the snorkeling was terrible.  This was my one major complaint.  You should tell the people who ran it to buy some decent snorkel equipment.  There were no snorkels even available and the masks were cheap junk.  The snorkel location was terrible also, dead coral and not many fish.  Dubrovnik was wonderful and our cooking class was one of the highlights.  The family was warm and inviting.  We had a lot of laughs with them and the food was terrific.  Our contact helped set up a last second boat trip to three islands for us.  So grateful for the opportunity to visit these islands.  It would be my highest recommendation for other travelers. All the hotels we picked were fantastic, although the windows at the hotel in Dubrovnik leaked rain in pretty badly and were never fixed despite us notifying them of the problem. A small amount of mold on the ceiling of our room in the Hotel in Split, but the very friendly desk clerk promptly moved us to another room.  Overall a great trip which we would do again.