Korcula Island's original wine and food tour specialists
Who we Are
We (Rachael and John) moved to the beautiful Island of Korcula in Southern Croatia in 2010. We love to share the best bits of the island with as many people as we can and created a range of wine and food centric tours to do so.
Korcula was a three night stop during a backpacking tour of Europe, which seems like many years ago, but this time was not enough. So after several trips to see what else the amazing country of Croatia had to offer and re-visiting Korcula many times, our mind was made up. We decided that we had found the perfect place to live and work in a field we could truly be passionate about. Leaving behind our 9 to 5s (more like 7 to 7s) in England, we started a new life in our favourite place to offer a service we wish we had as travelers.
We are often asked why we moved to Croatia. Of course for the sun, but we wanted to live a much more relaxed and enjoyable lifestyle.
Korcula boasts so much outstanding natural beauty and is home to fantastic people - many who produce some of the Island's most delicious delicacies and some of the country's best wines. So we created a business that allows us to enjoy days out showing travellers a fantastic time: meeting locals, enjoying the best of the island's produce, and absorbing the culture in magnificent surroundings. We like to create a relaxed and fun environment and are not shy when it comes to indulging in the tour's highlights (a'hem wine) with our guests!
Some more about us...
Rachael enjoys reading, writing and organising fun family activities for seasonal holidays such as Christmas.
John likes playing poker, football, and cooking.
Together we love to continue exploring the island and the country. We love good food and of course wine.
We have a son named Kortez who speaks Croatian better than us.
We once appeared on HouseHunters International!
We’ve also been featured in a number of blogs and written articles for other bloggers and websites. You can see a full list of where else we’ve appeared here.
What our guests say
I recommend you do at least one tour with Korcula Explorer during your stay at Korcula, I guarantee you will experience something you would not have done on your own. I’m certain this is the best tour company on the island.
Korcula Walk & Wine Tour
Visited Summer 2022We had a wonderful relaxed evening with Rachel and 6 others ( 9 in total) on the wine and food tour. Rachel is very friendly, knowledgeable and lovely. She kept the group together but also gave time for chat. As we were not a big group could all sit together when eating and talk together. The trip started with a short minibus ride to the village followed by a walk to the first Vineyard with a talk about the grapes and vines as we passed. The 2 Vineyards we visited were beautiful with great food and plenty of wine, which was explained how it is made before each glass, finished by a boat trip with Fizz. Although there was lots of wine it was poured for us by the glass, not a free for all boozy do. Can really recommend this trip. Rachel and her husband also run other types of trips, which if as good as this one will be brilliant.
Korcula Bike & Wine Tour
Visited Summer 2022The Korcula Explorer Bike & Wine Tour is incredible. My wife and I had the most fun and memorable time biking through the countryside’s vineyards, tasting delicious local wines from multiple wineries, and meeting such a nice group of people through this tour. John is a fantastic tour guide and meticulously organized every aspect of the tour. We would recommend Korcula Explorer’s tours to anyone.
Taste of Korcula Tour
Visited Summer 2022We did the Taste of Korcula tour and had a great time! Rachel brought us to 3 different spots but she let the food/wine/brandy/honey/gin makers tell their story about how they produce and make their products and she added on some extra Info.
It was all delicious, fun and informative. I would for sure recommend Korcula Explorer for any of their tours. we even did their self guided bike ride through Lumbarda and it was another highlight of our trip, just taking our time biking around the island enjoying the route they set out for you.
Taste of Korcula Bike Tour
Visited Summer 2022Fantastic day out, could not recommend more! Delicious food and so much amazing wine from great places along the bike ride. Great way to see the island. Will definitely be telling our friends to do this. Thanks John :)!!
Boat Trip & Wine Tasting Tour
Visited Summer 2021“We had an amazing lunch on the boat which was prepared for us while swimming. Many holiday excursions can feel a little impersonal and aloof, but our day of snorkelling and wine tasting was the very opposite. I definitely recommend this tour.”
Korcula Self Guided Bike Tour
Visited Summer 2022We did Rachael and John’s self-guided bike tour and it was just perfect. It took us on a route that we would not have had the time to research and showed us some incredible views and locations. Thank-you; you have given us beautiful memories and photo opportunities! Yes, we walked the steps and swam and had refreshments enroute!
Korcula Self Guided Bike Tour
Visited Summer 2022Thank you for your help in organising the stop – Popic Winery was a great experience and Mira was a lovely host.
Your guide was brilliant, it added so much to the ride.
Taste of Korcula Tour
Visited Summer 2022We did the food and wine tour with Rachael as our guide. She was a fountain of knowledge on all things in Korcula and extremely pleasant and helpful in all communications .I found the Korcula guide extremely helpful when planning our trip to Korcula.
Korcula Bike & Wine Tour
Visited Summer 2022Fantastic day out, could not recommend more! Delicious food and so much amazing wine from great places along the bike ride. Great way to see the island. Will definitely be telling our friends to do this. Thanks John :)!!
Korcula Walk & Wine Tour
Visited Summer 2022We had a brilliant time on this tour, very relaxed and enjoyable! The perfect way to spend an evening in Korcula! Rachael is a fantastic guide, she was so engaging and friendly. We got to try 4 wines in each place and had a lovely meal which was more than what we were expecting for what we paid! Highly recommend!
Korcula Boat & Wine Tour
Visited Summer 2021It s a truly wonderful tour, one of the best we ever had! It is very well organized. You get to see many beautiful places and remote islands. The boat is very nice and spacious, there is plenty of shade. Also there is a little sun deck in the front of the ship for those that like to sun bathe. Lunch provided was so delicious! We had fresh grilled fish, grilled veggies and a salad (all made on board on the attached grill). There are plenty of opportunities to swim and enjoy the amazing views.
The wine tasting was the crown jewel of the trip. We visited the most beautiful winery which is located within the premises of a very expensive and gorgeous hotel. We had plenty of appetizers served with the wines and learned a lot about local wine making. We had a wonderful time!
Taste of Korcula Bike Tour
Visited Summer 2022We took part in the bike tour cycling from Korcula to Lumbarda, visiting 3 local producers on the way. The tour was perfectly described as moderate for 2 friends that hadn’t ridden a bike in a while. John was a great guide making sure we were all ok on the country tracks that we cycled. The scenery was breathtaking and the producers goods were top quality. I will be booking another tour with this company when I visit again.
Why book with us
TripAdvisor Multiple Award winning company
After receiving five consecutive Certificate of Excellence awards from TripAdvisor, we became Korcula's first tour operator Hall of Fame winners in 2019.
Local Experts
We have created authentic tours for you to experience Korcula as locals. We only work with producers who share the same passion for their products, as we do for our tours.
Great Value Prices
When you book with us directly, you get the best possible price. We work closely with local producers to ensure the best prices for you and them.
Fun Personal Touch
We (John & Rachael), run every one of our tours and take no greater pleasure than sharing in the experience we have created for you.