7 Istria Truffle Hunting Tours in Croatia Worth the Day

1.Truffle hunting & cooking tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 257 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $130.66Our pick

Go truffle hunting in Istria near Motovun with trained dogs, learn the tradition in Paladini, then enjoy a 3-course truffle meal.

“Wonderful and memorable experience from start to finish! We were greeted with a welcome drink of Teranino and given some history of the business. Our truffle hunter Phillip taught us all about the dogs, the history, and the hunt. After about 45-60 minutes of hunting, we made our way back to the dining room where we were greeted by our chef. The room was filled with the delicious aroma of truffles and atop the tables were white and red wine, bread, meat, cheeses and a variety of truffle products. We watched a demonstration of the cooking of our main dish-scrambled eggs with truffles-lots and lots of truffles! Dessert was also…”

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2.Truffle hunting adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 173 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $49.60Best value

Truffle hunting in Motovun hills with the Svilicic family, trained truffle dogs, and a forest walk ending in truffle tasting and more.

“It was a great experience with Mihael and his dogs. We went for a nice walk through the forest and actually found a few truffles 😊. Afterwards we were indulged with truffle treats by his mother.”

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3.Paladini: Truffle Hunting Tour with 3-Course Tasting Menu

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 102 reviews · 3 hours · from $127

Dog-led truffle hunting in Istria, then a 3-course tasting with homemade wine, brandies, and truffle-filled treats.

“Lydija was so wonderful! The truffle hunt tour was also so fun. Loved every bit of this tour. Highly recommend!!”

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4.Truffle Hunting and 3-course Truffle Brunch in Motovun

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 83 reviews · 2 hours 15 minutes (approx.) · from $135.16

Truffle hunting in Motovun with Bella and Lila, then a 3-course truffle brunch with wine, rakija, and fresh black truffles.

“It was interesting learning how the dogs are trained to find truffles. It was fun to watch the dogs in action. The food preparation and tasting were both lovely. Very nice people!”

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5.Livade: Guided Truffle Hunting Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 82 reviews · 4 hours · from $58

Experience truffle hunting in Motovun forest with trained dogs and NYT-featured Nikola Tarandek, then add an optional truffle meal.

“Our host had a great sense of humour and his dogs were so full of personality! The walk in the forest was not difficult but muddy, although we were given shoe covers (because we were ill prepared) which worked well. We got to taste some truffle products at then end. Only sad-ish part was that we couldn’t keep the good truffle we found…would have been nice to shave it on our pasta (which we made using g their own delicious cream sauce) later that evening!”

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6.Private Truffle Hunting with Cooking Session

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $188.73

Private truffle hunting near Motovun with truffle dogs, museum time, and an Istrian cooking tasting featuring Karlić truffle products.

“The highlight of our Croatia trip. The whole truffle experience is what makes up what Croatia is. The staff were wonderful but the stars were the dogs that found the 4 truffles that day with them. Amazing experience!!The best!!”

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7.Truffle and wine / Taste of Istria from POREC, ROVINJ, PULA

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $462.59

Dog-led truffle hunt and Istrian wine tasting from Rovinj, with hotel pickup and Livade’s 1.3 kg white truffle model.

“This was such an amazing tour. Alan is wonderful and one of a kind. It was private and had such a personal touch, and we got to do and see everything we wanted, while meeting amazing people along the way. We love Istria and want to come back and do another tour with Alan! Highly, highly recommend!!”

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