Excavations of the Ancient Salona 2025

Duration:
15 days / 14 nights
Period:
21 Sep – 05 Oct 2025
Group size:
1 – 8
This tour is intended for archaeology and travel enthusiasts, both professionals and amateurs, allowing them to work with an expert team on location in Salona. The excavations will take place...
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Description

This tour is intended for archaeology and travel enthusiasts, both professionals and amateurs, allowing them to work with an expert team on location in Salona. The excavations will take place every morning from Monday to Friday, focusing on the area inside the eastern extension of the ancient town, right beside the main baths. The afternoons and weekends are reserved for educational trips to the nearby cities and towns, all abounding in archaeological and cultural heritage.

This educational/adventurous fieldwork trip to the historic Croatian region of Dalmatia offers a unique experience of the still undiscovered part of the world and its residents, rich historical and cultural heritage and astonishing scenery. A tour of this kind adds an element of the unexpected to life, the missing spice which exults. Exploring fascinating archaeology and learning from the best local experts, travelling through the region and discovering its complex history, are the main threads of this adventure.

Highlights

  • Meeting the locals
  • Natural beauties
  • Individual approach
  • Private transportation
  • Historical and cultural heritage
  • Experienced expert team
  • UNESCO World Heritage Sites
  • Hidden spots

Day 1

Arrival Day / Kaštela – Salona

-:- Pickup at the Split airport / Transfer to accommodation in Salona for check-in
-:- Visit the Ancient Salona site – introduction
-:- Return to accommodation / Dinner
-:- Free time / Overnight

21 September 2025

Kaštela – Salona

Salona Palace

Arrival day/ Introduction to Ancient Salona

Dinner

Day 2

Salona

07:00 Breakfast / Short walk to the Salona excavation site
08:00 – 15:00 Fieldwork at the excavation site Salona – basic instructions and introduction to the site * (lunch provided on site)
-:- Return to accommodation / Leisure time
-:- Dinner / Free time / Overnight

22 September 2025

Salona

Salona Palace

Field work / Leisure time

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 3

Salona – Split

07:00 Breakfast / Walk to the excavation site
08:00 – 15:00 Field work* / Lunch
-:- Return to accommodation / Refreshment time
16:30 Tour of the city of Split & Diocletian’s Palace, pt. 1
-:- Return to Salona
-:- Free time / Dinner / Overnight

23 September 2025

Salona – Split

Salona Palace

Field work / Split & Diocletian`s Palace pt.1

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 4

Salona

-:- Breakfast / Walk to the excavation site
08:00 – 15:00 Field work* / Lunch
-:- Return to accommodation
-:- Free time / Dinner / Overnight

24 September 2025

Salona

Salona Palace

Field work / Leisure time

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 5

Salona – Split

-:- Breakfast / Walk to the excavation site
08:00 – 15:00 Field work* / Lunch
-:- Return to accommodation / Refreshment time
16:30 Tour of the city of Split & Diocletian`s Palace, pt. 2
-:- Return to accommodation / Free time / Dinner / Overnight

25 September 2025

Salona – Split

Salona Palace

Field work / Split & Diocletian`s Palace pt.2

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 6

Salona

-:- Breakfast / Walk to the excavation site
08:00 – 15:00 Field work* / Lunch
-:- Return to accommodation
16:30 Optional diving course / visiting the submerged ancient ports of Siculi
-:- Return to accommodation / Free time / Dinner / Overnight

26 September 2025

Salona

Salona Palace

Field work / Diving course – optional

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 7

Salona – Sinj – Trilj

-:- Breakfast
09:00 Trip to the Roman military camp Tilurium and the town of Sinj / Traditional lunch
-:- Return to accommodation / Dinner / Free time / Overnight

27 September 2025

Salona – Sinj

Salona Palace

Town of Sinj / Tilurium / Give back activity

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 8

Salona

-:- Breakfast / Free time
-:- Lunch / Free time
-:- Dinner / Overnight

28 September 2025

Salona

Salona Palace

Free day

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 9

Salona – Trogir

-:- Breakfast / Walk to the Salona excavation site
08:00 – 15:00 Field work* / Lunch
-:- Return to accommodation
16:30 Tour of the city of Trogir
-:- Return to accommodation / Dinner and free time / Overnight

29 September 2025

Salona – Trogir

Salona Palace

Field work / Trogir

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 10

Salona

-:- Breakfast / Walk to the Salona excavation site
08:00 – 15:00 Field work* / Olive oil tasting / Lunch
-:- Return to accommodation
-:- Free time / Dinner / Overnight

30 September 2025

Salona

Salona Palace

Field work / Leisure time

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 11

Salona – Klis

-:- Breakfast / Drive to the Salona excavation site
08:00 – 15:00 Field work* / Lunch
-:- Return to accommodation / Refreshment time
-:- Tour to Klis Fortress / Return to accommodation
-:- Free time / Dinner / Overnight

1 October 2025

Salona – Klis

Salona Palace

Field work / Klis Fortress

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 12

Salona – Split

-:- Breakfast / Walk to the Salona excavation site
08:00 – 15:00 Field work* / Lunch
-:- Return to accommodation / Refreshment time
-:- Visit to the Archaeological Museum of Split / Return to accommodation
-:- Free time / Dinner / Overnight

2 October 2025

Salona – Split

Salona Palace

Field work / Archaeological Museum in Split

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 13

Salona – Kaštela

-:- Breakfast / Walk to the Salona excavation site
08:00 – 15:00 Field work* / Lunch
-:- Return to accommodation / Refreshment time
-:- Dinner party with wine tasting in the vineyard
-:- Return and overnight

3 October 2025

Salona – Kaštela

Salona Palace

Field work / Farewell vineyard dinner

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 14

Salona – N.P. Krka – Bribir

-:- Breakfast
08:00 Depart for Krka NP / Explore the park
11:00 Education and leisure time on Terra Meera estate / Home-hosted meal
16:00 Tour of the Bribir site with an archaeologist
18:00 Return to Salona
-:- Dinner / Free time / Overnight

4 October 2025

Salona – Krka – Bribir

Salona Palace

Tour Krka N.P. & Bribir / Regeneration workshop

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 15

Salona – Resnik

-:- Breakfast
-:- Farewell transfer

5 October 2025

Salona – Kaštela

Departure day

Breakfast

Tour Details

Tour duration

15 days / 14 nights

Period

21 Sep – 05 Oct 2025

Arrival airports

Split (other airports at additional cost)

Departure airports

Split (other airports at additional cost)

Overnight locations

Solin (for full-programme) / Split (for tailor-made programme)

Accommodation

Salona Palace Hotel 4* / Boutique Hotel (for tailor-made)

Tour style

Active tour with peaceful evenings

Tour pace

Energetic / Intensive

Activities

Archaeological fieldwork, Walking, hiking, diving (optional)

Features

Historical sites, UNESCO sites and intangible heritage, local people

Available options

Tailoring the tour to your needs. Possible to combine this tour with “The Art of Dry Stone Walling” – Hvar Voluntour tour.

Price

3150 EURO per person

Single supplement cost

630 EURO

Travel visa

Passengers from EU and English speaking countries do not require Croatian Visa. For more information, please check the following link.

Travel insurance

Advisable and available on request

Tour inclusions

Accommodation based on all-inclusive meals (American plan), a complete itinerary programme with all entrance fees, expert local guides, transportation, road taxes, organisation, 24/7 agent & logistic support & VAT.

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