Highlights
- Take a guided walking tour through our olive grove and mill
- Taste gold award-winning wines that are unique to Croatia
- Learn the art of sensory tasting with Croatia's healthiest gold award olive oils
- Tasty local bites drizzled with our oil and paired with your fave wines
- Learn about some parts of the rich history of Croatia
Description
Have your own car but want to discover the Croatia most visitors never see? This unique self-drive experience combines the freedom of exploring independently with the knowledge of locals who know the hidden places, stories and flavours of Dalmatia.
Exclusive Olive Oil & Wine Experience at Our Family Grove near Benkovac
Self-drive | 2.5 hours | 14:00–16:30
Discover the magic of the Dalmatian hinterland on an intimate small-group experience at our family olive estate near Benkovac.
Hosted by Neil, a British local who fell in love with Croatia over 20 years ago, together with the Lepur family, this experience introduces you to the authentic Dalmatia that most tourists never discover.
Visit a working family olive estate, meet the people behind the award-winning oils, and travel through ancient olive groves in our charming vintage fire engine.
This is not just an olive oil tasting — it is a journey into Dalmatian culture, tradition and flavour.
Your Experience
Begin with a warm welcome and a scenic stroll through our ancient olive grove. Discover how Dalmatia’s unique climate, rocky soil and generations of knowledge create some of the world’s finest extra virgin olive oils.
Branimir will share the story of our grove, the olive harvest and how traditional methods combine with modern technology in our own mill to protect flavour, quality and nutrition.
Inside the mill, see how our award-winning extra virgin olive oil is created — from olive to bottle.
Enjoy a guided tasting of five exceptional oils, including our internationally recognised early harvest oil with exceptionally high polyphenol levels. Learn how professionals evaluate olive oil through aroma, bitterness and the characteristic peppery finish that identifies freshness and quality.
Croatian Wine & Dalmatian Flavours
Continue your journey with a tasting of premium Croatian wines, selected from native grape varieties across Croatia’s famous wine regions.
Discover the art of wine appreciation and learn how Croatian wines pair beautifully with our oils.
Your tasting is accompanied by traditional Dalmatian specialities, including locally baked sourdough bread, seasonal dishes and fresh local flavours, all enhanced with our own extra virgin olive oils.
More Than a Tasting
Relax beneath the olive trees, surrounded by rosemary and wild herbs, while sharing stories and conversations with our family.
Learn about more than 2,000 years of olive-growing tradition in this land — from Roman settlers and Venetian traders to generations of Croatian families who protected this heritage through times of change.
The Freedom of Self-Drive, The Knowledge of Locals
Enjoy the flexibility of travelling in your own vehicle while we provide the local knowledge, stories and authentic experiences that are impossible to find in a guidebook.
This is a celebration of Dalmatian land, life and flavour — a relaxed afternoon where visitors arrive as guests and leave feeling like friends.
Includes
A welcome glass of local 'champagne'
Oil tasting tuition - 5 olive oils - a combination of award winning oils
Tasty bites, including local olives, peppers, fruits and cheese, to complement the wine and oil tasting
Regional wine tasting - Croatian 'champagne' and 1 red and 2 white wines
Olive groves & mill guided experience
Opportunity to buy our selection of gold award winning oils
Excludes
Guide tip
Important Information
- Call the host on the number below for specific directions to our family mill which is close to Benkovac.
Optional lunch menu:
1. Croatian Salad - Fresh local tomatoes and cucumber with potatoes, red onion, parsley, olive oil, capers, and a splash of vinegar.
2. Pršut Platter - Thinly sliced Dalmatian prosciutto produced locally and served with slices of home made cheese.
3. Cheese Platter - A combination of locally produced hard and soft cheeses
4. Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes with Tuna & Olive Tapenade. Hollowed-out cherry tomatoes filled with a mixture of tuna, olives, capers, and olive oil.
5. Dalmatian Seafood. Marinated Anchovies & Prawns. Fresh anchovies cured in lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, and parsley.
6. Homemade Apple Strudel (Štrudla s Jabukama).
All served with a glass or two of your favourite of our Croatian wines.
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
