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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I719hfjok
Feb 20, 2025
The best guide for us Diana from Zagreb - Very informative and entertaining city tour with Diana! With her extensive knowledge and her pleasant, slightly sarcastic manner, she showed us and told us the sad past of the country and the city in an entertaining 2.5 hours. Danke, Diana! Thank you again.
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Roving58854111314
Feb 18, 2025
Best history tour of Zagreb - This has to be one of the best walking tours I’ve been on in terms of knowledge gained in 2hours. The host was awesome very knowledgeable and also super friendly. From someone who had a vague understanding of Croatia and some of the history this was a crash course of history from just before WW1 up to modern day. You’d don’t to get to see a lot of the city but the history and the visual aids along the trip more then make up for it. Honestly a must do in Zagreb.
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D7871idandreaw
Feb 9, 2025
Very interesting tour, totally recommended! - The tour was very interesting! Head Ivana is a teacher of history and made the tour totally interesting and fair.
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G2263czcharlese
Jan 31, 2025
Excellent history-based tour. - Diana was great, very knowledgeable and energetic. Very history-heavy tour covering the period from WWI to the end of Croatian Homeland War.
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Carstenlindbergf
Jan 18, 2025
Definitely an exciting afternoon. - Really good and unchlorified city walking through Zagreb with a review of Croatia’s history over the past 100 years.
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Ellen_j
Jan 16, 2025
Best tour I have ever taken - I have done a decent amount of travel and have taken my fair share of tours. This tour with Dee Dee has to have been the best I have ever been on! She was so kind and SO knowledgeable. I don’t think there was a question we could have asked that she wouldn’t know how to answer. She is a fantastic guide!
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Eyedaaa
Jan 14, 2025
Impressive and informative tour - Darko, our tour guide, was an impressively knowledgeable person and explained everything in details but still in a nice flow and very easy to follow. He also answered all the questions popping up from our batch with ease. I really enjoyed the final exhibition and the video presentations leading into the "main message" of the tour. In the end he also gave us a very interesting list of media (books, documentaries, etc). All in all we are quite happy with the tour. we also got some recommendations what to do in other ex-Yugoslavian cities we were planning to visit next.
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Denildeh
Jan 6, 2025
History in perspective - We learned a lot about the history of Croatia. The presentation was very well done and full of information. It’s worth it for those who enjoy history and want to learn more about the different moments in Croatia’s political history.
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Indrojitc2024
Dec 28, 2024
11/10 highlight of our trip - Darko is an excellent tour guide and my family and I learned so much about the history of Croatia. It was raw emotional and heartfelt, and we felt one with the Croatian people. It gave us an entirely new look on Croatian culture. 11/10 would recommend!
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Roxyq2015
Dec 23, 2024
Highly recommend - Lots of information and interesting tour stops. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable and a delight. Highly recommend!
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