Apply for the adventure of a lifetime!! This group tour is run by Embark Inclusive Travel in collaboration with Education First (EF). It is scheduled for July 16-July 26, 2025 but the dates could change by a couple of days in either direction up until a few months before the trip.
We're accepting applications and will invite a group of travelers we believe will fit well together. Applicants with disabilities will receive priority; other applicants are welcome to apply for a smaller number of spaces. We will accept around 25 travelers and grant scholarships based on financial need for as many folks who request them as we have funding for, on a first come first served basis.
Itinerary:
Day 1: Fly from Boston Logan Airport to Split, Croatia. Travelers must leave out of Boston.
Day 2: Arrive in Split, Croatia
-Meet our local tour director at the airport
-Transfer by private coach bus to the hotel and explore the city, which was the retirement place of Emperor Diocletian during the Roman Empire!
-Enjoy included group dinner in Split; Croatian food blends Hungarian, Austrian, Turkish, and Mediterranean flavors and traditions.
Day 3: Split
-Sightseeing tour of Split, including Diocletian's Palace, which began to be built way back in the year 295! Fans of the HBO series Game of Thrones will know this palace better as the gates of Meereen from season 4!
-Visit to the famous Blue Cave by boat
-Enjoy included group dinner in Split
Day 4: Dubrovnik
-Travel to Dubrovnik by private coach through the Dalmatian Coast.
-Explore Sponza Palace, the heart of Dubrovnik's iconic Old Town
-Ride a cable car up Srd Hill, Dubrovnik's best overlook spot. On a clear day you can see 37 miles!
-Visit the War Museum, a tribute to Croatia's war for independence in the 1990's.
-Enjoy included group dinner in Dubrovnik
Day 5: Dubrovnik
-Sightseeing tour of the rest of Dubrovnik's Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
-Return to Split for the night
-Enjoy included group dinner in Split
Day 6: Trogir, Zadar, and Plitvice
-Travel by coach bus toward Plitvice, stopping at the coastal cities of Trogir and Zadar on the way
-Arrive at Plitvice and check into hotel
-Enjoy included group dinner in Plitvice
Day 7:
Plitvice National Park
-Visit the 16 cascading waterfalls of this stunning national park, another UNESCO World Heritage Site.
-Enjoy included group dinner in Plitvice
Day 8: Zagreb
-Travel to Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, and explore the historic city.
-Enjoy included group dinner in Zagreb
Day 9: Ljubljana, Slovenia
-Travel to Ljubljana (pronounced "loo-blee-ah-nah"), the capital of the country of Slovenia
-Visit Postojna Caves
-Enjoy included group dinner in Ljubljana
Day 10: Slovenia
-Take a day trip to Lake Bled; visit Bled Castle and take a boat ride on the lake
-Enjoy included group dinner in Ljubljana
Day 11: Return home
-Fly back to Boston Logan Airport
The base cost of this trip is
$6,520 for Triple/Quad rooms (for travelers under 30) and $7,060 for double rooms and for travelers 30 and older at the time of departure. Upgrades to single rooms are available for an additional fee. If you have traveled with EF before and are accepted on this trip you will get a $100 discount (applied after enrollment). We are planning to help as many travelers as we can with scholarships; if you need scholarship support to attend the trip there will be a question about that in this application. To support our scholarship program, please visit:
https://embarkinclusivetravel.org/donateThe cost includes flights and all other transportation, all hotel accommodations, breakfast every day, all dinners, all entrances to sites, a full time guide, and support from Embark team leaders before and throughout the trip. Additional expenses could include optional basic or "plus" travel insurance/protection plans, souvenirs, any optional excursions we add, incidentals, lunches, any applicable luggage fees, and any additional cost for traveling from airports other than Logan if you are not from the Boston area.
To be considered for the trip, you must fill out this application. Filling out the application does not guarantee you a spot, and the application is not a commitment to sign up for the trip; you can still decide not to sign up later on even if your application is accepted. We will send official enrollment information to accepted travelers and payment will go directly to EF for everything. We reserve the right to deny any application. For questions, contact
EmbarkInclusiveTravel@gmail.com. If you would like to apply but want more information on physical accessibility or other accommodations, please ask.