Varazdin Baroque Town & Trakoscan Castle, Small Group from Zagreb

Zagreb, Croatia

Varazdin Baroque Town and Trakoscan Castle Small Group Day Trip from Zagreb

8 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Visit the Baroque city of Varazdin and take in Trakoscan Castle on a full-day, guided tour from Zagreb that explores Croatia’s history, architecture, and art. Join a local guide for a walking tour through the beautiful center of Varazdin, then head to the 13th century castle to see rooms filled with paintings, weapons, and artifacts. This full-day Varazdin and Trakoscan Castle tour is limited to 18 people for personal service from the guide.

Small group Varazdin and Trakoscan tour from Zagreb
Walking tour of a historic Baroque town
Visit the Varazdin Cemetery
Entrance fees to Trakoscan Castle included
Small group tour that offers a personalized experience

What's Included

Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
Professional licensed English speaking guide
Walking tour of Varazdin
Trakoscan Castle admission ticket

Food and drinks
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Zrinjevac 2, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
Our guide will wait in front of the Meteorological station. This is a small display that shows temperature and barometric pressure on the north side of the park.

Start time

09:00 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Meet your guide at Zrinjevac Park, then make the 54-mile (87-km) trip to Varazdin in a climate-controlled vehicle. As you travel to Varazdin, the guide will share an overview of the city’s fascinating history, with fun stories about Croatian life and culture.

Upon arrival, a local guide in Varazdin will join your group for a walking tour, including the Varazdin Cemetery, where gorgeous tombstones and quiet paths are overshadowed by tall, leafy trees. Follow back streets to architectural gems, and find some of the city's elegant villas—at one time, Varazdin was Croatia's wealthiest city.

Next, continue to Trakoscan Castle, 25 miles (40 km.) west of Varazdin, with a fairytale setting high on a hill. Walk the fortifications with views down to a forested valley, and get a glimpse of Croatia’s tumultuous past in the castle’s displays of weapons and armor. After exploring the castle, walk to the nearby lake, then meet back up with the driver/guide for the return trip to Zagreb.

Varazdin

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Trakoscan Castle (Dvor Trakoscan)

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate

Not suitable for persons with mobility issues.
A moderate amount of walking with some steep parts is involved.
Currently there is no water in the lake Trakoscan due to cleaning works.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Featured review

Graham_K

I was the only participant with Luka as guide. This tour was the third I had unknowingly booked from the same company - Petros - and they were all excellent! Great tours with great guides, and this one was no exception.

Reviews

5.0

58 reviews

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Ying and yang

John_K, Apr 2024

Maja is a wonderful guide with patience, knowledge and understanding. While I thought the castle part was bland, the Varazdin part was really wonderful with its many churches, colorful buildings, and, of course, angels.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you very much for booking the tour and posting this lovely review. It was our pleasure to have you. Warm regards!

Wonderful Day Trip to Varazdin and Trakoscan Castle

Steven_S, Sep 2023

It was a wonderful small tour day trip to Varazdin and Trakoscan Castle. The scenery was magnificent and the views outstanding. But, I will also remember the excellent conversations that our group had with our tour leader. We discussed quite a bit of history (from ancient times all the way up to modern Croatia) during the tour. This was the type of day that makes vacations worth while. I look forward to another tour with this company and in particular our tour leader.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Thank you very much for booking the tour and taking time to write this awesome review. We really appreciate it and hope to see you back one day. Best regards!

Maya was a great tour...

Naznin_A, Jul 2023

Maya was a great tour guide! Though we had booked a small group tour we were the only ones in the tour. Maya was a great driver and very knowledgeable tour guide. The castle was amazing! The entire experience was great!

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Thank you for booking the tour and posting this 5 star review. Happy to see you enjoyed the day with us in Varazdin and Trakoscan. Take care!

Enjoyable and educational

Lisa_F, Jul 2023

Maja provided pertinent and entertaining information about the sites we visited, and Croatia more generally. She was an excellent driver. I would definitely recommend this trip.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank you for booking the tour and posting this wonderful review. We really appreciate it and wish you enjoyable stay in Croatia!

Everything you expected.

Graeme_J, May 2023

A truly memorable day. Tour guide Mia (sp?) was excellent. So much to see and the narrative on Croatia history wonderful. Highly recommended.

Response from Host, May 2023

Many thanks for this great feedback. We are pleased that we made you day in Varazdin and Trakoscan Castle the memorable one. Wish you many wonderful experiences in the future. Warm regards!

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD!!!

RomeoGonzalez_R, Oct 2022

Maja was an exceptional guide. She made our tour one of the most memorable, beautiful and fascinating trips! She definitely is 5 STAR guide. Her PHD background shows it!

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Thank you! We are so happy to see you enjoyed the day with us. All the best!

Fun tour, great guide

Robert_W, May 2022

The trip was very well organized. Maja was our guide and she was fantastic. Punctual, personable, full of knowledge, well spoken. We were the only couple on the tour and options were given to tailor it as a private tour. Varazdin & Trakoscan are beautiful, we definitely recommend this tour.

Response from Host, May 2022

Thank you very much for booking the tour and posting this amazing review. Best regards!

Great local guide and interesting trip.

Irina_P, May 2022

We were the only couple on the trip, so it was very personal. The local guide accommodated the closest to our hotel pick up. She was very pleasant and informative. The town and castle worth visiting.

Response from Host, May 2022

Thank you very much for booking the tour and taking time to write this lovely review. Best regards!

Fantastic Experience

Mark_K, Jul 2021

Excellent day trip, highly worth it!! Our guide Maja was excellent. Great knowledge and very personable, she made this a great experience.

Response from Host, Jul 2021

Thank you for this 5 star review. We really appreciate it. We are pleased to see you enjoyed the day spent with us in Varazdin and Trakoscan. We wish you a great day ahead!

Highly recommended

David_L, Jul 2021

Today’s tour was one of the most enjoyable during my 26 international trips since 2017. Luka is very knowlegeable of Croatian history & pleasantly engaging.

Response from Host, Jul 2021

Thank you for a wonderful feedback. We are thrilled to see you enjoyed the tour with us. We hope to see you back one day here in Zagreb. Best regards!

Solo

Randall_B, Jun 2021

I was the only person on the tour. They still went and it was superb. Good initial intro to Croatia.

Response from Host, Jun 2021

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are happy to see that you had a great time. We look forward to welcoming you on another Petros DMC tour in the future. Kind regards!

Baroque Experience

Barbara_S, Oct 2020

Wonderful day touring with Maja. We explored the town's and castles to our hearts content! Lovely lunch too!

Excellent tour operator

Tetiana_L, Aug 2020

It was an excellent tour that went ahead when all other tour operators cancelled my tour saying they did not have enough participants. This tour operator always guarantee your tour regardless of anything. Tour guide came precisely in time and I was the only participant on that day. So, it was a private tour for me for the price of a group tour. She was very knowledgeable, I had enough time on each locations, she was taking my photos where ever I wanted. I really had a great day ! I definitely recommend this tour operator.

Great trip

M1Fothers, Nov 2019

Really like these small number trips. Also guide (Luka) very engaged and helpful. Both locations information was very informative and timing of the trip good.

Varazdin and Trakoscan - review

Graham_K, Oct 2019

A perfect day!

Cindy_M, Oct 2019

I can’t rate this tour, guide, and company high enough! The company specializes in small group day tours, and they really deliver. I was the only person who signed up, and instead of canceling most would have, they sent my guide, Karlo in a car and we had a fantastic day! He was fun and knowledgeable and attentive to my needs, and the timing of the whole trip was perfection. Never did I feel like I didn’t have enough time in any place we visited. Thank you Karlo! I truly hope to see you again when Mark and I return to Zagreb.

Great day out

Russell_S, Jun 2019

Luka was an excellent guide who willingly shared his knowledge and sense of humour to make our day memorable. Timely pickup from Hotel Astoria in Zagreb.

Lovely town loads of charm

Robert_R, Jun 2019

Great day out lovely scenery on the drive had used the guide the previous Thursday so knew he was great. Could have done without the cemetery in the 90 degree heat . Castle picturesque but only for physically fit ...climb

Tour with an outstanding tour guide

YRMSS, Jun 2019

The sites themselves (Varazdin and Trakoscan) were just ok. But the tour guide, Luka was wonderful. He spoke excellent English (and actually had dry humor - something rare in a non-native speaker), and imparted to us lots of information about the Croatian history and other tidbits about Zagreb. In that sense, we thoroughly enjoyed the tour, and would love to go on a different tour with him someday.

Amazing town and castle

William_M, Jun 2019

There is so much to do around Zagreb. This is one of them. See the old town Varazdin and it's castle. It is a pretty place. Then go to Trakoscan castle. What a castle too. There is so much to see and learn about in this whole tour. Luca the guide is a great guy. Very knowledgeable and personable. I highly recommend this tour if you are in Zagreb.

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