Communism & Croatian Homeland War Tour: Discover Croatia's 20th Century History

Uncover Croatia’s 20th century history on a captivating tour. Explore the Croatian Homeland War and the country’s communist past, with personal stories and historical insights. Discover the complex relationships between neighboring countries and the impact of five different regimes.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ban Josip Jelacic Monument - • join us at the meeting point every day from Monday to Saturday at 3pm, and at Sundays at 11am
  • Tunel Gric - • visit the WW2 underground tunnels and the basement used as a shelter during the air raids on Zagreb
    • learn more about the life during the communist era in Zagreb
    • not included during public events in…
What's Included
  • Explore WW2 underground tunnels (not available during public events)
  • Learn with a multimedia presentation on the Croatian Homeland War
  • Tour with an expert local guide, over 500 tours conducted
  • Visit an authentic basement used as a wartime shelter
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Dive into the tumultuous 20th century of Croatia, blending historical details and personal narratives. Gain insights into Croatia’s dealings with its bordering nations and its governance under five diverse regimes, survive three severe conflicts, all elucidated in a straightforward manner!
• Explore the WWII tunnels and delve into the eerie tales of the…

Location
Ban Josip Jelačić Statue
Trg bana Josipa Jelačića
in front of the horseman statue at the main square
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Tourist01324216547
Jul 24, 2025
Great tour, great guide - My family and I really enjoyed this tour. Our guide, Darko, was hilarious and informative. He knew exactly when to lighten the mood when discussing such a serious topic. We learned a lot and are grateful to have squeezed this tour in during our brief stay in Zagreb. Thank you, Darko!
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765jacobd
Jul 24, 2025
- Very informative and interesting. Luca is a very helpful tour guide who made sure to present the wars from multiple perspectives.
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Andreeamihaelat2025
Jul 23, 2025
Zagreb - top greatest tour - We had a great day on the 23rd of July as we also went in the morning for the free walking tour. I guess that we were very lucky to have Luca as our tour guide, twice. He has so much knowledge to share, a huge background full of history and on top of that, he has a funny and relaxing way of telling/speaking and interacting with people. We hope that his ideas or wishes get accomplished and that he can pass everything he knows to many people.
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798nickic
Jul 23, 2025
A must do tour to really appreciate this wonderful country. - Lukas was incredible - his knowledge, ability to transfer information and empathy made it a wonderful, well spent 2-hour. I highly recommend this tour.
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Strahilp2025
Jul 23, 2025
Luka is great - Luka is great and really added a lot more f flavour to the history and the facts Perfwct tour gor all day blah blah blah blah blah blah
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Aaronmc5224jy
Jul 22, 2025
Fabulous tour. Amazing site - Luka was phenomenal. Incredibly knowledgeable with a fabulous presentation style and great sense of humor. Excellent tour
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Lydial441
Jul 22, 2025
- I recommend this tour by Luka to everyone visiting Zagreb. Guided by the trained historian, you can really understand the history of the region with the historical facts in the center but from Croatian perspective, which you can compare with those from other regions when traveling the Balkan countries.
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Dream61721312145
Jul 21, 2025
Excellent historical characterization - Katja was excellent. It served us well to understand the complex history of Yugoslavia and Croatia. And very clearly explained Thank you
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Andres1462
Jul 21, 2025
Zagreb city tour - Luka was amazing both on the city tour as well as the wartime history tour. Really good perspective on all the topics. Engaging speaker and funny!
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Niculinf2019
Jul 21, 2025
Impressive, well researched and important tour - Luka presented us with plenty of interesting and well structured information. The material (ring book and exposition) was informative and illustrative. The video presentation helped to visualize the many facets of the conflicts. However, it was very quick and lost some of it‘s potentia by skipping forward quickly (short time to read or to analyze maps for some slow readers). Maybe adding an audio-track reading those important facts would help. We loved the fact that this is pioneer work to present the convoluted past and its lingering effects on the country in an objective and educational manner.
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From $45
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).