The year 2019 is the year when we started releasing several of our long planned themed tours on the topics of sustainability, meditation, and astronomy. We are excited to announce in this blog that the “Astronomical Night Tour From Zagreb” is all set up and ready. It is unique in several ways, one of them is that it is a night “out of the city” tour , that during summer starts at 8 PM and finishes at 1.30 AM. This start time however will be gradually moved as the night time starts earlier and earlier, and at that case a dinner will be organized in the local mountain hut.

Secondly, the topic of astronomy has inspired imagination in many people, and on this tour we will have presence of an amateur astronomer from the Zagreb’s “Infinity Astronomical Society”, with whom I will co-operate to bring the presentation on stars, planets, nebulas etc. on an inspiring level. This person will also deal with setting up the equipment, such as a telescope etc.

Our two meditation tours for 2019 are now both released. After releasing the One Day Meditation Tour in Northern Croatia, we have now also released the sequel to that tour. Both of these meditation tours deal with noticing the effect of various natural environments on consciousness and meditation, and include spending time in beautiful natural environments, away from distractions of the modern and busy life, and looking within to reach silence and insight. The sequel to part one is Nature and Meditation Five Day Tour. This one will entail meditation at ALL of the natural environments that we have it planned: river, lake, forest, top of a mountain, cave, waterfall, open sea beach, and temple. On this tour we will visit the places that are the cream of all the natural environments in Croatia and Slovenia, so by joining our tour you will gain not only deeper learning about meditation and spending time accessing your true self, but also you will be immersed in incredible natural places (in the following post I will write more about the places themselves). This tour is for now available as a private tour, but will soon also be announced as an open booking.

After some time of planning, we have finally released our One Day Meditation Tour In Northern Croatia, which will be part of a series of educational tours on the subject of meditation, sustainable living and astronomy. As mentioned before, the Sunlands company is dedicated to bring about tours that will satisfy not only the fun component of touring, but also life changing ones! Or at least that’s where the hope is…

In the one day meditation tour in Northern Croatia the goal is to familiarize people with meditation in diverse natural environments, and to consciously acknowledge the influences of such environments on meditation. In this first released one day meditation tour, we will be able to cover meditation by a river, on a mountain meadow, ‘inside’ a tree, and in a cave. However in the full five day and seven day tour, we will also cover mountain top, lake, waterfall, temple, and a beach, in order to experience wider spectrum of effects on meditation.

During this guided meditation tour you will learn about some powerful techniques from ancient Vedic and Buddhist tradition for calming the mind and getting in touch with your consciousness, through which the state of peace and joy can be experienced, while at the same time seeing beautiful places and learning more about the country, local life and the customs.

Majority of travelers that visit Zagreb and that have intention to use it as a starting point during their travel in Croatia, do not take their time to visit the north of the country. Yet, I hear time and again from those who actually do make the effort to visit it, how amazing is that part of Croatia, and that they will recommend it to all their friends and relatives.

So why you should consider visiting Northern Croatia?
First of all it is a large part that encompass three counties (Varaždin county, Međimurje county, and the Krapina-Zagorje county). The landscape in the north consists of hills and mounts, covered with lush vegetation, vineyards, and in between them are large and small valleys of  meadows, agricultural fields, and forests. Driving through this region you will see old houses made of natural material, and the entire environment will make you feel as if you passed through some kind of a crack in time. Furthermore if you stop somewhere in such area and start walking through one of its many meadows and forests, do not be surprised if you see a deer or some other harmless forest animal that will be curious about your visit.