A new world tourism trend has appeared in Croatia. It is all about walking holiday tours throughout Croatia and one of them was walked by an English couple who were more than happy to share their experience.

Rob and Jess Criswell from Manchester, UK, cycled in Istria from Motovun to Groznjan, and then walked to Roc and Ucka, and all the way to Moscenicka Draga on the Liburnia Riviera. ''We started from Motovun where we stayed for two days. The first day we rented e-bicycles and travelled 65 kilometres. We stopped in Groznjan where a jazz festival was being held, and then the next day we walked to Roc, from which we went on foot about 28 kilometres to Ucka. We'll stay in Moscenicka Draga for a few days and then we are heading to Pula. But we'll take a taxi to the largest Istrian city'', says Rob Criswell.

The English couple, in their early 50s, belong to a specific type of tourists who visit their desired destinations on foot. This type of active tourism has been popular in Europe for a very long time now, whilst it has becoming a trend in Croatia in the last 10-15 years. The English couple booked their vacation in Istria and Kvarner over the English agency Onfootholidays which organizes walking tours throughout Europe. It is a ''self-guided'' tour, a new trend where walkers travel by themselves with no guides but with detailed maps and notes provided for carefree walking to various paths and destinations.

The Croatian tour organized by the English agency includes forest and hiking trails from Motovun to Moscenicka Draga. The walking tours start in the late spring, whilst during August these tours are not organized due to the high temperatures. The price of the six-day tour organized by the Onfootholidays is £575 or a little more than 5,000 Kunas per person.

The Criswells from Manchester were the first group of walkers after the peak season. ''Everything was very well organized, the accommodation was provided as well as maps and directions with information on towns we planned to visit'', said the English couple. They also confirmed that walkers, when reached places to stay the night, enjoyed lovely food and excellent wines.

''We live in a city so this was a great anti-stress therapy for us. We enjoyed the landscape which is ever changing and absolutely beautiful. Nature is pristine and unspoiled, whilst towns like Motovun, Hum and Roc are really something special. This was exactly what we had expected, even more than that'', concluded Jess Criswell, the walker from Manchester.