Dubrovnik Incentive
Programme Overview
Duration: 3 days
A 3-day Dubrovnik incentive programme.
Highlights: Dubrovnik, Banje Beach, Castle Sorkocevic, Konavle
Arrive Dubrovnik
Upon arrival at Dubrovnik airport you will be welcomed to Croatia in the arrivals hall by your local representative, and transferred to your hotel.
Upon arrival at your hotel, you will be checked in and presented with your welcome pack at a private hospitality desk.
This evening, convene for a 'Welcome to Croatia' drink followed by dinner.
Pirate themed welcome dinner at East West Restaurant and Banje beach:
You will be privately transferred to Ploce Gate and escorted to Banje beach. East West Restaurant is a trendy St Tropez-style beachfront club on the hottest beach in Dubrovnik, taking decadence to another level. Set on the beachfront, the venue's unique position gives it the most spectacular views of the Old City. This evening's entertainment will be a barbecue party with a pirate theme. You will be greeted by two pirate swordsmen and torches leading the way to your dining venue. Waiters dressed as pirates will be ready to meet you and look after you for the evening. Guests are encouraged to bring along their own pirate costumes for the evening.
The programme starts during the dinner. You will be seated according to your team for the following day, given a briefing book and an overview of tomorrow's activity and you will need to elect a team name and leader who will be responsible for your team.
At the end of the evening, transfer back to your hotel in the town centre.
Overnight: Hotel Dubrovnik Palace
Meal Plan: D
Dubrovnik
Morning Dubrovnik tour
This morning you will explore Dubrovnik with a local guide. The 7th century walled city of Dubrovnik is an UNESCO World Heritage Site brimming with medieval charm. The gothic and renaissance city walls, over a mile in length, are a masterpiece of architecture. Take a walk through the centuries-old stone-paved promenade known as the Stradun, at the end of which is the 14th-century Franciscan Monastery where the cloister rates as one of the most inspiring sights of the city. Continue to the Dominican Monastery, one of Dubrovnik's most important architectural complexes. The Dominicans established their monastery here in 1225 and the church is one of the largest gothic buildings on the east Adriatic coast. Visit the Rector's Palace, which was the residence of the Dubrovnik's Republic Rector; the Palace was built in a mixture of Gothic and Renaissance styles.
Enjoy lunch in Restaurant Arsenal, situated in the historical centre of Dubrovnik on the site of a historic shipyard, There are fine sea views and of the old port which contains anchored replicas of sailing ships from Dubrovnik's rich maritime history.
After lunch you will continue your day in maritime style. Traditional Dubrovnik galleons will wait for you in the city harbor right in front of the restaurant. You will be welcomed aboard by the Pirate captain, who will escort you during your cruise and recount stories from Dubrovnik's past. Enjoy fine views of Dubrovnik's city walls before anchoring at Lokrum where the afternoon program will take place.
Afternoon Pirate Challenge
You will be greeted at Lokrum by your Pirate hosts who will guide you through this afternoon's challenge, providing hints and safety reminders. Based on the instructions in your handbook, you will need to divide into three teams and complete a challenge.
Challenges are:
- Discoverers: will have to go around the island and collect the missing information through some clues to be discovered along the route. Each clue will give you a piece of the map and each piece will result in a number of points.
- Capos: will have to build a boat out of cardboard, paper and wood. The boat has to be strong enough to hold two people. The winner of this particular challenge is determined by a boat race at the end of the event.
- Gunsmiths: will have to make weapons for their Pirate mission. The weapon today is a catapult: Your team will receive materials (wood, screws, blueprint, rubber belts and building equipment) to complete the task. Shooting at the target at the end of the event will determine the winner of this challenge.
The combined score of Discoverers, Capos and Gunsmiths will determine the final winner to be announced at dinner this evening.
Following your Pirate Challenge, transfer back to your hotel to freshen up for the evening.
Evening Gala dinner in the gardens of Castle Sorkocevic
Early this evening, rejoin your galleons and sail to Dubrovnik Marina and Castle Sorkocevic. Upon arrival, you will be welcomed and entertained by a Renaissance music and dance ensemble. The dancers perform court dances from the Renaissance period in aristocratic costumes accompanied by musicians, also in period costume and playing on authentic musical instruments of the period.
Dinner will be held in the gardens. Later this evening the night will continue in a more modern style and a local band will entertain until late into the night.
Private coach transfers will take you back into Dubrovnik after your evening's entertainment.
Overnight: Hotel Dubrovnik Palace
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Depart Dubrovnik
This morning you will enjoy a relaxing sightseeing activity.
Visit the heart of the Konavle Valley, the most south-easterly part of the Dubrovnik region and an area known for its carefully preserved folk customs, rich national costumes and famous embroidery. The northern part of Konavle region borders with Mount Snježnica towards Herzegovina and with Mount Bjelotina towards Sutorina. Settlements in Konavle have preserved their traditional aspect with stone houses, cultivated land and a traditional way of living.
Enjoy lunch at Konavoski Dvori, a restaurant that occupies an old mill building that nestles in the woods on the banks of the River Ljuta. Here, dishes are prepared in the same traditional way as grandmothers used to make them and you can enjoy excellent ham, smoked cheese, young lamb and veal baked under an iron bell, home-baked bread, grilled trout and other specialties. The restaurant is 40 minutes away from Dubronvik and 15 minutes away from Dubrovnik airport.
Today after lunch you will be privately transferred to Dubrovnik airport.
Meal Plan: B,L