Have you ever wondered how to travel more green and sustainable? For example, where can you go on a holiday without leaving a footprint on the ecosystem? Have you ever heard of regenerative travel?

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Regenerative travel can be described as a superior form of sustainable travel, meaning that all the resources we use will still be available in the following years or decades. It is about giving back as much as we are taking. However, regenerative travel not only reduces the tourist's imprint on the environment but also uses that imprint to grow or regrow something even more substantial in the future. 

Not only do we give back as much as we take from nature, we help regenerate the parts of nature we are visiting and leave the place better than we found. Therefore, the local community benefits both economically as well as ecologically.

Regenerative hospitality informs guests about their destinations so travellers can now avoid crowded tourist places and better understand the destination itself, the local community, and how they can contribute to it. In this form of tourism, hosts shift their attention from the quantity to the quality of tourists.

In Croatia, there are several destinations where you can enjoy your holiday and give something back to the local community. To help you pick the best regenerative vacation, here are the top three destinations in Croatia:

Central Istria

Central Istria has specialized in family-oriented tourism for several years, focusing on agricultural households in green fields around those old towns. You can stay on a lovely family farm in a traditional Istrian house and enjoy the farm's fresh homemade products such as goat cheese, sheep cheese, olive oil, and wine. 

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Gorski Kotar

Gorski Kotar is a mountainous region in Croatia. Known as the "lungs of Croatia," forests cover more than 80 percent of the Gorski Kotar area. Its proximity to the coastal region makes it perfect for a day trip and an extended holiday if you want to "recharge your batteries." There are numerous beautiful excursion sites; the most popular are Kanjon Kamačnik, Zeleni Vir, and mount Risnjak. Gorski Kotar is well-known for its local delicacies, such as frogs, boar stew, freshwater fish, and sometimes even bears! In addition, there are a lot of local farmers and manufacturers. So, while enjoying Gorski Kotar's offer, you can be sure everything is fresh, homemade, and local. 

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Šibenik

Šibenik is a beautiful medieval town in the Croatian region of Dalmatia. It flourished during the 15th and 16th centuries manifested in beautiful renaissance architecture. The Cathedral of St James is one of Croatia's most important renaissance monuments and one of the biggest tourist attractions in Dalmatia. However, from 2022 Šibenik Tourist Board started to focus on regenerative tourism in the old part of the town. They plan to focus on promoting local history, tradition, geography, habits, inventions, and manufacturing and be entirely self-sufficient by 2030; local products, local dishes, ingredients, and local ideas. Šibenik shares how you can admire ancient culture and architecture, and contribute to the local community. Be sure to seize this fantastic opportunity!

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