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Croatia Holidays, Flights & Travel Guide
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Croatia Holidays, Croatia Holiday
Packages Overview
After more than a decade of civil
and ethnic unrest, Croatia is once again emerging as an attractive
tourist destination. With its magnificent coastline, 1,185 islands,
islets and reefs, Roman ruins and picturesque medieval villages, it
is fast becoming a rival to the magical Greek islands - alluring
for lovers of fun, sun, local colour, great food and a little
history. After centuries of fighting for
independence, and being sliced and diced geographically to suit
political and ethnic divisions, Croatia has ended up arc-shaped.
Its long Adriatic coastline forms the western leg, tapering to the
unique ancient seaport of Dubrovnik in the south, while the land
between the rivers Drava and Sava form the northern section. The
capital, Zagreb, sits in-between. The most
prominent feature of Croatia's tourist industry is its Dalmatian
coastline, which is indented with rocky cliffs, peninsulas and
small inlets. Numerous good quality hotels and marinas have been
resurrected or constructed in the past few years, and the Croatian
province is once again beginning to enjoy a tourist boom
reminiscent of its heyday in the 1930s. There is a special
atmosphere to Croatian towns and villages, many of which are built
on the sites of ancient Greek settlements dating from the 4th
century BC. This, coupled with a welcoming and determined
population, Mediterranean climate, scenic beauty and lush
vegetation, is aiding Croatia's rise from the ashes of war into one
of the world's tourist hotspots.
Tourist Offices - Croatian National Tourist Board, Zagreb:
+385 (0)1 469 9333 or www.croatia.hr
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Entry Requirements
for Croatia Holidays & Croatia Travel
All visitors require a passport valid for
period of intended stay, as well as documents and tickets for
onward or return destinations and sufficient funds (at least EUR100
or equivalent per day unless a national of an EU
country).
- For Australians -
Australian citizens must have a passport valid for the
period of intended stay. No visa is required for stays of up to 90
days.
- New Zealanders must have a passport valid for the
period of intended stay. No visa is required for stays of up to 90
days.
- US citizens must present a passport (it may be expired
up to six months). Visas are not required for stays of up to 90
days.
- US citizens must present a passport (it may be expired
up to six months). Visas are not required for stays of up to 90
days.
- UK citizens must have a passport valid for the period
of intended stay. A visa is not required for tourist or business
stays of up to 90 days.
Croatia Holidays - Currency of Croatia
The official unit of currency is the Kuna (HRK).
One Kuna is divided into 100 Lipa. ATMs are plentiful throughout
the country and banks, authorised bureaux de change, post offices
or most hotels will exchange foreign currency or travellers
cheques. Banks open Monday to Saturday and some banks also open on
Sundays in the main cities. Major credit cards are widely accepted
at the main hotels and restaurants, and may be used to draw cash
from ATMs, which are widely available in Zagreb.
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Telephone Access Codes and Communications
The international access code for Croatia
is +385. The outgoing code is 00 followed by the relevant country
code (e.g. 0044 for the United Kingdom). The city code for Zagreb
is (0)1 and (0)20 for Dubrovnik. Public phones take phone cards,
which can be bought in post offices and hotels. GSM operators have
active roaming agreements with most international networks, and
cover most of the country. Internet cafes are available in the
larger towns and cities.
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Duty Free Allowances & Restrictions
Travellers to Croatia can enter the country
with the following items without incurring customs duty: 200
cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250g of tobacco; 1 litre wine and 1
litre spirits; 250ml of eau de cologne and one bottle of perfume.
Regulations apply to firearms and radio instruments. No item of
archaeological, historical, ethnographic, artistic, cultural or
scientific value may leave the country without a license issued by
the appropriate authorities.
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Holidays & Packages- Tipping Information
In tourist or upmarket restaurants a tip of 10%
will be appreciated, but otherwise it is usual to round up the bill
if the service has been good unless a service charge has already
been added. Tour guides expect to be tipped. Most services receive
a small tip by rounding up the bill.
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