Tailored Experiences · On Demand

For teams that deserve
more than a package
and groups that want more

Corporate teams & retreats Groups that want the real thing

We design on-demand experiences built entirely around your people — grounded in local culture, executed by us from start to finish.

📍 Croatia · Dalmatia & Istria · Slovenia · Bosnia & Herzegovina
Trusted by Caudalie · Adriagate · Thome · Cognism
Group at a Croatian culinary experience
4+ Years on the ground
30+ Local partners
100% Bespoke events
0 Tourist packages
Where we operate
🇭🇷 Croatia Dalmatia Istria Kvarner 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Authland Travel Agency
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"We had a wonderful tasting with several delicious virgin olive oils, paired with fresh cheese and local meats and some very tasty wines and liqueurs! Very friendly people. Overall very recommended."
Verified guestOlive oil & wine tasting, Zadar
★★★★★
"Our experience was absolutely AMAZING! Great people, true professionals — and as we asked, the session was adjusted to our needs. Definitely coming back next year."
Verified guestPrivate outdoor experience
★★★★★
"We decided to take our loyal guests on a Zadar gastro tour through Authland. The booking was very easy and smooth, and the Authland team was at our disposal throughout."
Holiday home ownerGroup gastro tour, Zadar region
★★★★★
"Guiding us through the entire production process and the presentation of history were invaluable. A truly memorable experience with people who genuinely love what they do."
ViktorijaCultural & heritage experience
Primary offering
Corporate & Incentive Events
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Tailored Group Experiences
Corporate & Incentive

Built for companies who want
their team to actually remember it

Team buildings, incentive trips, corporate retreats — across Dalmatia, Istria, Slovenia & Bosnia and Herzegovina. We design and execute end to end, so you're a participant, not a project manager. From 15 to 150 people.

🎯 Full concept design

From your brief to a complete day or multi-day programme — built around your group's profile, not a catalogue.

🤝 Partner matching

We match your brief to the right local people — chefs, winemakers, guides — who genuinely suit your group's energy.

🔥 Gastronomy with an X-factor

Peka, wine paired by the producer, centuries-old recipes — food that becomes the story of the trip.

📋 End-to-end logistics

Transfer, accommodation, restaurant booking, timing — all coordinated. You show up and enjoy.

📍 Hidden-gem locations

Venues most participants have never been to. Real freshness, real surprise — no recycled tourist stops.

👁 Live on-the-ground team

We're present from arrival to the final toast. Watching the room, adjusting in real time.

"I've organized events in six countries. Croatia with Authland was the first time I could actually relax on the day and enjoy it with the team."
— Operations Manager, Thome · Full-day corporate retreat
"Every location, every activity — it felt handpicked. Not assembled from a catalogue."
— HR Director, Adriagate · Agritourism & cultural day
Past corporate clients
Caudalie  ·  Adriagate
Thome  ·  Cognism
Tailored Group Experiences

Not just corporate —
any group that wants something genuinely designed

Travel agencies, families, alumni, specialist interest groups — anyone bringing a group to Croatia, Slovenia or Bosnia & Herzegovina who wants an experience built around their people, not a standard itinerary.

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Travel Agencies

Bespoke add-ons for your client groups

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Family Groups

Multi-generational, everyone included

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Alumni & Associations

Reunion trips with real local depth

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Specialist Interest Groups

Wine, food, culture, outdoor — deep-dive itineraries

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Hotels & Accommodation

Premium excursion add-ons for your guests

"We made a family kayaking experience through Authland. The scenery and the laughs matched each other — it was stunning. The guides were exceptional."
— Family group, Zrmanja River kayaking

Same approach as for corporate — we start with a conversation about your group, design a programme around them, and handle everything on the ground.

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Sound familiar?

Planning a corporate event abroad
shouldn't feel like a second job

"We found a venue, but it felt like any other dinner."

Generic hotel banquet rooms and tourist-route itineraries don't create the connection your team is there for. They create forgettable evenings.

"We spent weeks coordinating vendors and it still went wrong."

Without someone on the ground who knows the local ecosystem, logistics become a full-time job — and something always falls through at the last minute.

"Everyone said it was 'nice', but nobody talked about it afterwards."

"Nice" is the most expensive word in corporate events. It means you spent the budget, gathered the people — and created nothing people will remember.

The problem isn't budget. It isn't logistics. It's that most event providers give you a package — and packages, by definition, weren't designed for your people. We start from zero. Every time.

What you actually get

One brief.
Everything else handled.

You tell us about your group. We take care of the concept, the partners, the logistics, and the live execution — so you can actually be present with your team.

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A concept designed for your group

→ Not a standard programme

We ask the questions that reveal who your people really are — their age, energy, preferences, and what they've already seen — and design an experience arc around that.

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Access to the region's best local partners

→ Not the usual tourist circuit

Family wineries, agritourism hosts, artisan producers, hidden venues — across Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia & Herzegovina. Partners we've vetted and worked with for years. Not listed on any booking platform.

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Food that becomes a story

→ Not just catering

A peka lifted from the embers. Centuries-old cheese recipes. Wine poured by the person who made it. Every meal is chosen to create a moment, not just a menu.

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Locations nobody has been to yet

→ Real surprise, real wow

The wow effect only works once. We bring groups to places where most participants have never been — and knowing which spots qualify takes years of local knowledge.

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Live orchestration on the day

→ You enjoy, we manage

Our team is on the ground from first arrival to last toast. We watch the room, adjust the flow, and catch every small issue before it becomes a big one.

The detail that makes it unforgettable

→ The thing they'll still talk about

A cocktail master who reads the group. An unexpected dessert from a 400-year-old recipe. We build in the moments that get retold to people who weren't there.

Traditional cooking with a local host
Hands-on cooking workshop
Local charcuterie board
Local charcuterie & cheese
Group exploring outdoors
Group exploration
Wine tasting in a cellar
Cellar wine tasting
Artisan product encounter
Artisan product tasting
Who we've worked with

Trusted by teams who demanded more

CaudalieFrance
AdriagateCroatia
ThomeInternational
CognismUK / Global
We've been to a lot of team buildings — most of them feel like work. This one actually felt like a real break. The food alone was worth the trip. We're already asking about next year.
Event Lead, Caudalie Multi-day Dalmatia experience
What surprised me most was how well they understood our group before we even arrived. Every location, every activity — it felt handpicked. Not assembled from a catalogue.
HR Director, Adriagate Agritourism & cultural day
I've organized events in six countries. Croatia with Authland was the first time I could actually relax on the day and enjoy it with the team. That alone made them worth it.
Operations Manager, Thome Full-day corporate retreat
4+ Years of events in Croatia
30+ Vetted local partners
4 International brands served
0 Copy-paste itineraries

Ready to brief us?

Tell us your group size, dates, and what kind of energy you're going for. We'll come back with a concept — no commitment, no invoice, no package to choose from.

Start the Conversation →
Case Study · Caudalie Group at a heritage tour in Croatia
From the field

How a French wine brand found the
best version of their team in Dalmatia

"The freshness of a new place — combined with quality execution — brings positive surprise and a real wow effect."

Caudalie came to us with a group of professionals from across Europe and a clear brief: something authentic, something different, something their team would actually talk about. Not a spa day, not a dinner, not another wine tour.

We built a multi-day Dalmatian experience — boat parties, an agritourism feast with peka, a guided cultural visit, wine tastings at family vineyards, and a closing dinner at a place most locals don't even know. Each element chosen specifically for their group's profile and energy.

The result: An event their team still references when talking about what a corporate retreat should feel like. That's the bar we set with every client — and why we only take on events we know we can deliver at that level.

Traditional peka cooking on open fire
The signature moment

Food cooked
under fire and ash

The peka is Croatia's oldest cooking method — a cast-iron bell buried in embers for hours while your group explores, tastes, and connects. When the lid finally lifts, the smell alone makes the trip worthwhile.

This is the kind of moment we engineer into every experience: sensory, unexpected, and completely impossible to replicate back home. The story people tell at dinner parties for years.

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Simple process

From your brief to an
event that works

1

Send us your brief

Tell us about your group: size, dates, energy level, what they've loved (and hated) at past events. The more you share, the better we design.

2

We design a concept

We build an experience narrative — a flow that makes emotional sense for your specific group. Not a template, not options to choose from. A real concept.

3

We execute it live, start to finish

On the day, our team handles every detail on the ground. You enjoy the experience with your people — fully present, fully off duty.

No retainer, no minimum spend, no tourist packages — just an honest conversation about what your group needs.

Brief Us on Your Event
Common questions

Straight answers to the things we get asked most

No vague promises, no upselling. If something doesn't fit, we'll tell you — and point you in the right direction.

Group at a guided experience

We have a very specific brief — can you actually build from scratch?

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Yes — that's actually how we prefer to work. We start with a conversation, not a catalogue. The brief becomes the design. If your group has done things like this before and wants something genuinely fresh, that's where we're at our best.

What group sizes do you work with?

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We've handled groups ranging from 15 to well over 100 people. Size affects logistics, not quality. We'll tell you honestly if a concept doesn't scale to your group — and offer an alternative that does.

We've had bad experiences with "local" events that felt staged. How is this different?

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We work exclusively with partners who have been doing what they do for years — not hired for events, but living it. A winemaker who's been running the family vineyard for three generations. A cook who makes that dish at home every Sunday. That's the difference. We visit every partner before we recommend them to a client.

Do you work only in Dalmatia?

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Our deepest roots are in the Zadar area and across Dalmatia, but we also run experiences in Istria and the Kvarner region. If you have a specific destination in mind — or no idea where to go — we can advise on that too.

How far in advance do you need us to book?

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For smaller groups (up to ~30 people), we can often work with 3–4 weeks' notice. For larger events, 6–8 weeks gives us the best flexibility to secure the right partners and venues. That said — reach out early, and we'll tell you honestly what's achievable.

What if we have dietary restrictions or specific access needs?

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We ask about this in the briefing phase, every time. Dietary needs, mobility requirements, language preferences — these inform our partner selection and venue choices from the start. Nothing gets retrofitted at the last minute.

Your team showed up.
Make it worth the trip.

Send us your brief — group size, dates, budget range, the vibe you're going for. We'll come back with a concept that fits. No commitment, no generic options.

Brief Us on Your Event →
No upfront payment to start. No package to choose from. Just a conversation.
Group at a wine tasting experience
Our philosophy

How we create experiences
that actually work

The thinking behind why Caudalie, Adriagate, Thome and Cognism came to us — and came back.

We start with listening — not a catalogue

Most event providers present a menu: choose Activity A, B, or C; pick a venue from this shortlist; add dinner. That's not a designed experience — that's assembly.

We start differently. A real conversation about your group: who they are, what their working life looks like, what kind of energy they have, and what they've already done that they didn't love. Those answers become a brief. The brief becomes a concept. The concept becomes something they'll still talk about six months later.

This approach comes from four years of working with groups from France, the UK, the US, and across Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia & Herzegovina — and learning exactly where the magic lives and where it dies.

Wine being poured at a Croatian winery
The 5 components

What makes an event
genuinely work

01
So your group feels seen, not processed

Deep understanding of client needs

We ask the questions most agencies skip: What does the food & drink expectation tell us about the group's culture? How many activities fit in the available hours without exhausting people? What does the participant demographic tell us about the right pace and tone?

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So the experience fits, not just functions

The right people for the right profile

Not all local providers suit all groups. A team with an average age of 28 needs different energy than a senior leadership off-site. We know our partners deeply — their personality, their approach, their ability to read a room — and we match them accordingly.

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So the table becomes part of the story

Food & drink with an X-factor

We work with producers who have a genuine specialty — something you can't find anywhere else. A peka master. A winemaker pouring a varietal most guests have never tasted. A dessert made from a recipe that hasn't changed in 400 years. The meal becomes the memory.

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So the place does half the work

Locations that create real surprise

The best venues are ones most participants have never been to. That freshness — combined with quality execution — creates a genuine wow moment. Knowing which places qualify takes years on the ground. That local knowledge is one of our most valuable assets.

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So no moment gets wasted

Unexpected detail & live attention

Great events are made of small moments strung together well. We watch for facial expressions, energy shifts, the moment a group gets excited about something unplanned. We notice when something's running short and fix it before anyone else does. On the day, we're fully present — not managing from a spreadsheet, but reading the room.

Want to see this
applied to your brief?

Tell us about your group and we'll walk you through how we'd approach it — no obligation, no generic options.

Start the Conversation →

This is how
team building with a soul works

When the right people, the right places, and the right food come together — something shifts. That's what we're after, every single time.

Brief Us on Your Event →
No upfront payment. No obligation. Just an honest conversation.
Charcuterie and wine spread
The palette

Experiences built
for your brief — not anyone else's

A curated look at what we design and why each element exists.

Experience types

We draw from these — and combine them for you

These aren't packages. They're ingredients. The final design always depends on your group, your brief, and what will actually work for your people.

Hands-on cooking with a local host
Gastronomy

Cooking with the Locals

Hands-on cooking classes led by people who've been making these dishes their whole lives — prisnac, homemade pasta, bread baked on a stone hearth. No tourist demo. The real thing.

→ Your group leaves knowing how to make something they'll make at home

Wine tasting at a Croatian winery
Wine & Spirits

Family Winery Visits

Maraština whites, Plavina reds, local rakija — poured by the people who grew the grapes. Venues like Vinarija Škaulj, and several partners not visible anywhere online.

→ Wine with context is wine people actually remember

Group on a heritage museum tour
Culture & Heritage

Guided Heritage Experiences

Expert-led visits where history is explained with genuine passion — not recited from a script. Archaeological sites, living museums, and spaces most tour groups never reach.

→ Context that makes a place feel real, not like a backdrop

Local artisan product tasting
Artisan

Local Producer Encounters

Meet the people behind Croatia's finest olive oils, aged cheeses, honey, and cured meats. Ask the questions. Taste the product. Take a bottle home that actually means something.

→ The story behind the product is more memorable than the product itself

Group activity at a tasting event
Team Building

Structured Group Activities

Roman board games, blind tasting competitions, olive oil judging — activities designed to generate real connection rather than forced fun. Group dynamics, not group performance.

→ People talk to colleagues they've never properly spoken to

Evening wine tasting in a cellar
Evening Events

Cellar Nights & Dinners

Stone courtyards, candlelit farmhouse dining rooms, wine cellars where the atmosphere is half the experience. Settings chosen because the space itself makes people relax differently.

→ The right setting makes every conversation better

Peka traditional cooking on fire
The signature moment

The peka — Croatia's
most ancient kitchen

A cast-iron bell placed over food, buried in embers and ash for hours. The cook lifts the lid. The smell alone stops conversation.

We build the peka moment into itineraries where it belongs — not as a gimmick, but as the natural crescendo of a day spent in the Croatian countryside. Slow, sensory, completely unlike anything back home.

This is the kind of detail that makes people pick up the phone and tell someone who wasn't there.

The table

Meals that become
the story of the trip

A wooden board arrives. Prstaci salami, kulen, aged sheep's cheese, dried figs, almonds, marinated peppers — and a bottle of olive oil pressed three months ago on this estate. No menu. No translation needed.

We work with food partners who understand that a great meal isn't just fuel — it's the fastest way to make people feel they're somewhere completely different. That's the brief we give every producer we work with.

Design Your Experience
Local charcuterie and cheese board

Your experience starts
with a conversation

No two groups are alike. Tell us who yours is — and we'll design something that couldn't have been built for anyone else.

Tell Us About Your Group →
No commitment. No package. Just a conversation about what your people need.
Local producer sharing artisan products
Start here

Brief us on
your event

The more you share, the better we design. There are no wrong answers — just context that helps us build something that fits.

Let's talk about
your group

We keep this simple: tell us the basics, and we'll come back to you with a first concept — no commitment required, no list of packages to choose from.

What happens after you send this: We review your brief within 1 business day and come back with questions or a first concept direction. You don't pay anything until you've seen what we're proposing and decided you like it.

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Base

Zadar, Dalmatia — active across Croatia, Slovenia & BiH

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Main platform

authland.com

Trusted by

Caudalie · Adriagate · Thome · Cognism

Group arriving for a Croatian experience

Your brief

This takes 3 minutes. The more detail you give us, the better our first response will be.

No upfront payment. No obligation. No package to choose from.