Riches of Southern Europe: Croatia to Portugal - 2022

PACING

• This adventure is moderately easy paced
• Your 38-day expedition cruise includes 34 nights aboard the Ocean Odyssey, 2 nights in a hotel in Zagreb and 2 nights in a hotel in Lisbon. In all you'll visit 9 nations with interconnecting history and culture
• You’ll spend time exploring the historic and cultural sites, mostly on half-day tours that conclude by lunchtime. You'll have several days with free time in select ports, and one day you'll enjoy a leisurely cruise up the Guadalquivir River
• There may be a port(s) at which we need to tender to shore

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• This is a tour for moderately active travelers. There are daily walking tours throughout
• Sightseeing takes place on air-conditioned/heated coaches with guides
• Footing can be uneven or challenging in some of the ancient sites we visit. The cobbled streets of medieval Old Towns will also require care
• Travelers must be able to climb in and out of our tender and, in one case, in and out of a small excursion boat

TERRAIN & TRANSPORTATION

• Most shore excursions, especially those at ancient and medieval sites and in rural areas, require walking on uneven terrain
• Shore excursions utilize air-conditioned shuttles or motorcoaches. During the hotel-based land portion of this trip, a walking tour might leave directly from the hotel, or it might also utilize air-conditioned shuttles or motorcoaches
• The tour along the Corsican coast past sea caves and cliffs utilizes a small excursion boat

CLIMATE

• Due to the climate, we advise you to pack sunscreen and moisturizer (in the amounts permitted by TSA regulations), and bring a hat and sunglasses as well. If you’re traveling in summer, be sure to bring very cool cotton or linen clothing
• Since the weather is unpredictable, please use this chart as a general guideline and check weather sites online for 10-day forecasts closer to your departure date to plan your packing accordingly