Did you know that Istria was declared the best world region for olive oil production?
Have you ever picked olives, the royal autumn fruit, and had a lot of fun doing it? If not, you now have the opportunity, in good company of hard-working host villagers of the Istrian autochthonous village, with excellent music and local specialties, just as we do in Istria: traditionally by hand and without machines, harvesting this great olive tree fruit, which we will turn into liquid gold to participate. Of course, you will also cost and take this with you. Do you even have to mention why olive oil is the elixir of life? Well, the olive trees were created by the gods themselves, and at least they knew how to take care of themselves.
We will go with you to Istria, and our host and his family will be waiting in the olive grove. Then it starts: picnic, harvest, lunch and all the time we are accompanied by the music and animation. On the way, the olive oil mill is visited and everything about the production of olive oil is explained. After the harvest, a rich lunch follows in a typical Istrian restaurant with drinks as well as dance and music. As a reward for their work, each guest receives a nice farewell present, a bottle of cold-pressed olive oil, so that this eventful day will be remembered.
INCLUDED SERVICES:
- Welcome with our tour guide and information hour
- Welcome drink
- 3x overnight stays with buffet breakfast
- 3x buffet dinner
- Olive picking excursion with a visit to the plantation, reception with music, picnic on the plantation with tasting of olive oil and bread, wines, juices, schnapps, cakes, dried figs, ... all products are included in unlimited consumption
- Full-day tour guide for the olive harvest excursion in Istria
- Organized olive harvest
- Visit to the olive oil mill with a presentation of the olive oil production
- Lunch in the restaurant after the olive harvest including drinks, live music for dancing
- Gift for every guest - bottle of extra virgin olive oil to take away
- Gifts for the best growers of the day
PROGRAM SUGGESTION:
DAY 1: arrival. Welcome drink with our tour guide
DAY 2 : Excursion to the olive harvest in Istria
Our plantation is located near Poreč. We welcome the guests in a typical Istrian village with music and a local welcome drink. Walk through the village to the plantation, always accompanied by music.
This is followed by a picnic with olive oil tasting, figs, cakes and drinks.
We go to the organized olive harvest with an excellent animation program. We pay attention to who is particularly hardworking, because in the end the king and queen of the olive harvest are also elected. And there is still no end here, because the program will continue in the restaurant - lunch including drinks, live music with the dance and of course our animation will make you laugh even more. Everything that is beautiful passes too quickly, which is why every guest receives a bottle of cold-pressed olive oil to take away as a souvenir of this beautiful, funny day.
DAY 3 : Free day or excursions
DAY 4 : journey home
Hotels: Novigrad, Poreč, Pula, Rabac, Rovinj, Umag
Extension days possible
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE JOURNEY:
- Funny hands-on program, a good atmosphere with a fine lunch and dance music
- Liquid gold as a gift for every guest
- Interesting facts about olive oil production
EXCURSION POSSIBILITIES OUR RECOMMENDATIONS:
East coast of Istria - Labin, one of the most beautiful towns in Istria with a view of the neighboring islands
West coast of Istria: Pearl of Istria with Poreč and Rovinj, enrich your excursion with a boat trip across the Lim Fjord
Southern tip of the Istrian peninsula: Roman Pula and Brijuni Islands National Park
Slovenian Adriatic coast: Portorož - pearl of the Slovenian coast, port city of Piran with a beautiful old town center
Boat trip with fish picnic: lunch, drinks at lunch, music
Romantic hinterland - panoramic trip to the hinterland of Istria and Motovun, one of the best-known and most attractive Istrian towns with a visit to the “Aura” distillery: traditional products and delicacies such as schnapps and jams made from wild herbs and fruits, collected in a natural landscape on the slopes of the Učka Mountains.
Istria at its best - traditional and culinary: In our specially selected, family-run farms and taverns, you can choose from: Wine and schnapps tastings, picnic with truffle tasting, air-dried ham, bacon and Istrian sausage production, visit to the lavender and immortelle production, visit at the beekeeper with tasting of the best honey in Istria.
This excursion can also be carried out with groups of cyclists and hikers