Signature Experience · Istria
Truffle Hunting in Istria
Into the oak forests with hunters and their dogs — then to the table, where the morning’s find becomes lunch.
In the oak forests of inland Istria, truffle hunting is a family craft passed down for generations. You join a hunter and his dogs on their morning rounds — and what the forest gives up becomes your lunch, prepared the way Istrians have always done it.
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The hunt
Mist still hangs between the oaks when the dogs set off. Your hosts — a local hunting family, not a tour operator — read the forest as they walk it, sharing what makes one slope rich and another empty, and why the white truffle of Istria stands beside Alba’s finest. When the dogs start digging, the excitement is real: no two mornings ever yield the same.
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From forest to table
Back at the family estate, the morning’s find goes straight to the kitchen. Fresh pasta shaved with truffle, local olive oil, Malvazija from the neighbouring hill — a long, unhurried lunch among medieval hilltop towns, with hosts who treat you as guests of the house rather than visitors.
Duration
Full day
Season
Sept – Jan (white) · year-round (black)
Group
Private — your party only
Begins
Istria or transfer arranged
Always included
- Private truffle hunt with a local family and their dogs
- Multi-course truffle lunch at the family estate
- Istrian wine and olive oil tasting
- Scenic route through Istria’s hilltop towns
- Private transfers throughout
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