Croatia
Packing list for Croatia, travel insurance for Croatia and taking your belongings
What to take to Croatia: brief
To pack and check:
- Documents: a valid passport. Your travel document must be valid for the entire duration of your stay in Croatia when you're an EU citizen. When you have a passport from outside the EU, it must be valid for at least 3 months after your departure. A copy of your travel document and your travel insurance are useful to have both digitally and offline.
- Money: Croatia uses the euro. In cities and tourist areas, you can pay with a debit or credit card almost everywhere. Some cash is useful for smaller businesses, markets, beach bars, and remote places.
- Clothing: light clothing for the warm summer months, with a few layers for the evenings and for spring and autumn. Also bring something that covers your shoulders and knees when visiting churches and other religious sites. Long, lightweight trousers and a rain jacket are useful for hiking. And swimwear, which may well be the most important item of all.
- Shoes: sneakers for cities and easy walks, plus sturdy hiking shoes for national parks and mountainous areas. Water shoes are recommended along the rocky Adriatic coast, also because of the many sea urchins.
- Care and hygiene: sunscreen with a high protection factor, lip balm, and aftersun.
- Outdoors and handy items: sunglasses, a sun hat or cap, a reusable water bottle, a daypack, and a quick-drying towel.
- Packing and protection: a rain cover for your backpack and a waterproof pouch for your phone, camera, and other belongings, especially for boat trips, kayaking, and swimming.
- Medicines and travel first-aid kit: personal medication, plasters, blister plasters, painkillers, and possibly ORS. A tick remover and small first-aid kit are useful for hiking.
- Technology and equipment: a travel adapter for type C and F plugs. A power bank is useful during long hikes, boat trips, and road trips.
- Safety: watch out for pickpockets in busy tourist areas. Forest and wildfires can occur in summer, especially during prolonged periods of drought and heat. During hot periods, keep an eye on local news and follow the instructions of the authorities. Bring enough water when you are hiking in national parks or other natural areas. Some places have very few facilities along the way.
To consider:
- A foldable beach bag.
- A snorkel set for the Adriatic coast.
- Hiking poles for longer mountain hikes.
- A headlamp for camping or hikes that take a little longer than planned.
- Extra water bottles for hikes in hot, dry areas.
- An offline hiking map can be very useful.
- A small cool bag or insulated bag for road trips and beach days.
- Insect repellent if you are prone to mosquito bites and are visiting the lakes in inland Croatia.
Are there dangerous insects in Croatia?
Are there mosquitoes in Croatia?
- Yes, mosquitoes are present in large numbers during the warmer months, particularly around rivers, lakes, and other areas with water.
- In eastern Croatia, there are mosquitoes that can transmit West Nile virus.
- Mosquitoes are active both during the day and at night. Long, lightweight clothing and insect repellent can help protect against mosquito bites.
- Read more about mosquitoes.
- Read more about the use of DEET, as well as other ways to protect yourself against mosquitoes and insects.
Are there sandflies in Croatia?
- Yes, sandflies occur in parts of Croatia and in other countries around the Adriatic and Balkan region.
- These tiny flies are mainly active during warm periods and can transmit leishmaniasis. Fortunately, this is not common.
- Read more about sand flies.
- Read more about protection against sand flies and sand fleas.
Are there ticks in Croatia?
- Ticks are also found in Croatia, especially when you are hiking through forests, grasslands, or scrublands. A tick remover, therefore, belongs on the packing list for hikers.
- Long clothing and insect repellent containing DEET or picaridine can help prevent sandfly bites.
- Read more about ticks.
- Read more about protection against ticks and leeches.
Are DEET, or other insect repellents, available in Croatia?
- Yes, pharmacies, drugstores, and shops in tourist areas usually sell various insect repellents. You have plenty of choice at shops such as DM, Müller, and BIPA. Popular products include Olival Natural Defense, Autan, Dipterol, and Jungle 4.
- Going to a remote island, nature reserve, or campsite? It can be useful to bring some from home or stock up before heading somewhere more remote.
Is it legal to buy a joint or weed in Croatia, or bring it with you to Croatia?
- Under Croatian law, recreational cannabis use is illegal. Minor offenses, such as possessing a small amount, have been decriminalized and generally result in a fine.
- It can be confusing, partly because you may even come across CBD vending machines, but possessing or using larger quantities of cannabis, selling cannabis, or bringing it into the country can result in criminal penalties, including imprisonment.
- Medical cannabis is permitted under certain conditions.
- You cannot bring cannabis into the country on holiday, even if you legally or tolerably purchased it in another country.
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