Individuals - Dive into yourself

If you are booking a group reservation (8+), OB Croatia offers travel assistance and arrival to the location of the program. Individuals are provided with information on how to most easily and cheaply reach the location, and for any queries please contact our office.

There is free parking.

Detailed information can be obtained by contacting our office. The programs mostly start around 12h and finish around 14 or 15h.

Groups are usually made up of 12 people, at least 8 and at most 16. The groups are mixed gender, depending on the number of applications.
The minimum age for participation in the program is 18 years. There is no upper limit for participation, the most important thing is that the participant is in relatively good physical condition, ready for the challenges that the programs bring.

This depends on several factors – the nature of the program, the participants and the weather. OB Croatia offers various adventure elements in its programs – mountain climbing, rock climbing, kayaking, caving. It is essential that you expect to work up a sweat and test some of the boundaries that you have set for yourselves. 🙂

Of course not. We do not expect each person to own climbing gear, camping gear, their own kayak and a SUV to transfer all this gear to the location.

Most of the equipment is provided by OB Croatia, but the participants MUST have certain personal items. For more details please visit: https://www.outwardboundcroatia.com/en/outdoor-equipment/

It is difficult to give a precise answer to this question. You do not have to be a professional athlete or professional climber to successfully complete a program, and most of our programs are intended for average people who go to school, work or study. A certain degree of physical fitness is required, and you can find more information on the programs and what they entail here.

Like the programs we offer, all of our instructors have different abilities and skills: former (and current) soldiers, lifeguards, climbers, cavers, Mountain Rescue Service members, scouts, biologists, psychologists, etc. Some of them also run programs and train people for climbing, first aid, caving and kayaking.

In addition to their rich life experience, all of our instructors have gone through our “internal” training (which is in line with Outward Bound International standards) and additional programs, both in their fields (facilitation, communication, caving, first aid, climbing, etc.), and in Outward Bound centres throughout the world (Costa Rica, South Africa, New Zealand, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, Romania, etc.).
For more details on our instructors, please visit “Meet our staff” page.

The programs usually begin in our centre in Veliki Žitnik or in a local mountain hut (depending on the location of the program). Bivouacs are the most common type of accommodation and the participants make them themselves (with our assistance at the beginning), regardless of the weather conditions. In the case of extremely strong storms which would endanger the safety of the participants, an overnight stay will be organised in nearby hunting lodges, mountain homes, our centre, hostel, etc. In short, we mostly sleep under the stars.

Food is provided by OB Croatia but it is prepared by the participants on an open fire in the camp. It is most often canned food (goulash, beans, ragù, tuna, sardines, ham, pate, peas, corn), cold meats, fresh fruit and vegetables, muesli bars, oatmeal, etc.
It is NOT NECESSARY to bring additional food. If a person is allergic or intolerant to certain foods, it is necessary to notify in advance so that we can ensure adequate food. The same applies to people who do not eat certain foods due to religious beliefs (e.g. Kosher and Halal foods).

The program price includes accident insurance. For more details please contact our office.

OB Croatia has zero tolerance for alcohol, drugs and cigarettes for the duration of the program. All participants are required to hand in the mentioned items before the start of the program and will be returned to them upon program completion.
All Outward Bound programs are technology free.