With this beautiful itinerary between Slovenia and Croatia, you will be able to see most of the natural beauties and towns of this two gems in the middle of Europe. I’ve done the same trip in January 2020 starting from Ljubljana and I loved it, so I’m happy to share it with you. The main airports where you could start the trip are Ljubljana, Zagreb or Dubrovnik.

Day 1: Landing in Ljubljana airport and hire a car, if you land in the morning you will have enough time to do some sightseeing of the city, it’s very easy to go around Ljubljana, you can walk pretty much everywhere. You can visit Prešeren Square, Triple Bridge, Ljubljana Castle, Dragon Bridge, Congress Square and the Town Hall. One of the best thing to do in the afternoon or dinner time is a great walk along the famous Ljubljanica river. There are so many really nice restaurants and bars along both sides of the river, that you have plenty to choose from – (sleep in Ljubljana)

Day 2: Visit Lake Bled and Bled Castle in the morning, just 40 mins drive north of Ljubljana for then in the afternoon, visit the beautiful Postojna Cave and the nearby Predjama Castle – (sleep in Ljubljana)

Day 3: Start you day driving to Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, around one hour and half from Ljubljana. The city is divided into three parts: Gornji grad (Upper Town) which contains the Presidential Palace, the iconic St Mark’s Church, the Croatian parliament, museums and galleries. The 19th century Donji grad (Lower Town) with its shops, restaurants, cafes, theatres and parks; and the modern area of Novi Zagreb (new Zagreb) which is full of high-rise buildings and basically has little to offer for visitors – (sleep in Zagreb)

Day 4: Visit of the stunning Plitvice Lakes National Park, for a full tour of the Park you will need around 4 hours. Here you have two options, you could spend the night around this area or either start heading towards your next stop Zadar and spend the night there – (sleep in Zadar)