AIBU to think this Croatia itinerary is doable without feeling too rushed?

Not even delays as such but we get to our apartment, usually takes ages to get the key to work!

Then we unpack, put things a way, perhaps have a shower, my first thing as soon as I get anywhere is to make a cup of tea, test out the kettle and work out how things in the kitchen work.

Then have a rest, only then go out and explore the local streets, bars, shops etc, just a slow stroll, picking somewhere for dinner etc.

I think it sounds great. 😊

I’d be tempted to just stick to Hvar on day 6 and just play it by ear that day. And definitely do the walls early in the morning - both to avoid the crowds & the heat. There’s not many shaded areas. If you are a Game of Thrones fan you’ll love Dubrovnik!

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Just back from a week in Dubrovnik , where we mixed activities with chilling out. The walls were great, but take longer than you might expect, partly due to other people(!) but also you really don't want to rush round, we stopped so often just to marvel at the views and soak up the atmosphere.
The cable car was a little underwhelming, we thought. We did spend a while in the fort/ museum at the top, but it only took a couple of hours.
It's a wonderful area for walking (we did the coastal trail round Lapad and Babin Kuk) but very hot, lots of hills and steps, so quite tiring. I would want to leave more down time in that itinerary.

This sounds like my kind of holiday! I think it sounds fine, I've been to Dubrovnik and Mostar. The Montenegro day teip is amazing too, dare I say it even better than Mostar. Visiting the islands are nice too, definitely not enough for a whole day there as far as I remember.

I don't think it sounds too bad if you're used to active holidays. You've got a decent amount of time in each place as a base and if you get tired when you're there you could always drop one of the day trips.

I like to have a big list of options, theres nothing forcing you to do all of it if you find something else you enjoy.

We always do holidays with busy itineraries, it's just what we like to do. The only rule I have is no one night stays, travelling between places with luggage for one night gets exhausting quickly.

My favourite thing to do in old cities is wander and see what I find. People watch a bit. Discover unexpected things. I love to allow some time for this, acts as buffer time too if needed

I think that you have planned to do too much. I am not the type of person who sits by the pool when i am on holiday. However there are days when i just want to relax and read a book. I also don't plan anything for arrival day just in case of delays

But what does your partner want? It all sounds very regimented.

That looks like a lot. We spent 3 days just in Dubrovnik.

Add in more time for finding parking spots and also paying for parking, fiddling with meters or mithering with apps

Are you hiring car and using car ferries? Or do you also have to allocate for getting public transport between a and b?

Car ferries require being At ferries early, often an hour before departure at least. And can take a while to leave and then there’s traffic to navigate as everyone else doing the same. So you need to allow time between them.
if I’m taking a ferry I wouldn’t do anything else all day except pool or relax at beach or dinner after journeying.

It’s also busy everywhere in June. So again allow time for waiting in queues, getting out of airports, car hire taking forever, traffic, struggle to fine parking

It sounds exhausting! I’d need another holiday to recover.

Fair, you don't mention dinner / drinks. But there's still a lot of combined watersport/city combo days which I presume require a change of clothes. Are you hiring a car?

I had to look up Zlatni Rat. Yes I've been there. It looks best from a drone shoot on google images. On the ground it's a less than average Croatian beach that's a bit tacky and crowded. So many lovely barely used beaches that are far better.

I am currently in Croatia, so I have opinions. The main one is that the great thing about this country is that it's chill, the people are really friendly and there is something beautiful to look at wherever you are.

Every Croatian has suggestions about things to see that aren't in the guidebooks, they always know someone who owns a boat and it's a great joy just to get recommendations in person and discover things when you are on the ground. If you don't allow time for this, you miss out.

I also can't get the sense from your itinerary what you are actually interested in - it seems a bit tickbox - the great attractions of Croatia. DONE. (Or an insta shoot list as a PP suggested).

Also the outfit changes! Are you going to be carrying a swimsuit, wetsuit, towels, goggles etc plus something suitable to wear for an exhibition and fancy dinner all day?

Also some of the things are a lot shorter than you think. Exploring Split's alley's, Diocletian’s Palace and cathedral takes about 5 minutes if you're efficient.

I’d say day 2 and 3 is too much for sure. I’d pick one of the lakes/waterfalls and if you want to do the rafting do it on a different day. It’s actually exhausting! I’d then just have an unplanned day in split. Same in hvar, zlatni rat isn’t that exciting and I wouldn’t bother with a day trip there. I’d give yourself a free day in hvar and if you did want to do something just hire a boat and pootle about vs trying to ‘do’ something.

Exhausted reading day one. Sorry. But we’re more ‘go with the flow’ people when on holiday.

Do you know what your partner wants from a holiday? This could be too active or too regimented. I don't think there are many people who'd truly enjoy this exactly as written. But only you're partner can tell you if they're one of them

I think Day 8 is OK actually because the War Photo Museum is really small and the Old Town isn't big.

We don't do packed itineraries on a holiday but that is exactly what we did in Dubrovnik in one day. It's HOT on those walls mind!

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Jesus I’m exhausted reading that and I love an action packed holiday. But there’s too much in every single day. Plan in done downtime days. It’s too much.

To be honest, it reads like you just wanna get snaps for the gram and not like you want to actually experience Croatia; spend time with whoever you are going with; relax and read ; go for a wee or a coffee or any of the other things you might do on a holiday.