From €20 · Free cancellation 24h before

Korčula coast and old town from above

About the family

Four Žaknićs.
One small island.
10 seasons of getting it right.

100% Family Owned

We started this because we couldn't find what we'd want ourselves.

Arko group Ltd (Arko travel – travel agency) is a family business founded by spouses Žaknić (Sunčana & Žarko) in 2016 as a result of years of experience and work in the tourism industry.

We offering tailor made programs, tours, day excursions, transfers, cruises and accommodation. Also we have experience with MICE and general business travel.

Our Mission

With a personal approach to clients and a professional business philosophy, we provide maximum satisfaction to the users of our services. We want prove that service can be different, better and more reliable with product quality and a personal approach to customers.

Our Vision

To be a support to business partners and a reliable customer service provider. At the same time, we are environmentally aware and we try to promote environmental protection and forms of tourism which promote healthy living, nature conservation and animal protection.

We are both licensed local tourist guides for Croatian and English and we have licenses for travel office manager and besides that Žarko is a port agent, fleet manager, professional driver, ship master and chief engineer officer.

In 2025, our sons Marko and Darko joined full-time. Everything you book on this site is delivered personally by the four of us. As we always tell our guests: Your vacation is the only time of the year when others should take care about you, indulge yourself to us and enjoy in your vacation.

The Žaknić Family

The Žaknićs — Marko, Sunčana, Žarko, Darko

Meet the guides

The four people you'll actually meet.

No middlemen, no contracted-out guides. If you book with Authentic Korčula, you're spending your day with one of us.

Žarko Žaknić
01

Co-founder · The compass

Žarko Žaknić

The brain of the operation and a tireless source of ideas. Besides being a travel office manager, Žarko is a port agent, fleet manager, professional driver, ship master, and chief engineer officer. He built Arko Travel to prove that service can be different, better, and more reliable.
Sunčana Žaknić
02

Co-founder · The heart

Sunčana Žaknić

She breathed life into one of the most recognizable travel experiences on the island — Lady Franchesca. While others are still beginning with storytelling, Sunčana has been entertaining guests for more than a decade with legends, myths, and gossip from Korčula's streets.
Marko Žaknić
03

Lead guide · The storyteller

Marko Žaknić

In a single year, Marko became one of Korčula's most prominent guides. He doesn't read history off a card — he shapes it as he walks. Marco Polo's streets sound different when someone who grew up in them is telling you about them.
Darko Žaknić
04

Captain · The sea hand

Darko Žaknić

Genetics make some things easy. Darko handles the channel like he was born on it — and our maritime guests notice. Reliable, calm, and attentive to the people on board.

Our promise

For every guest,
we plant a vine.

A small contribution from every booking funds vine replanting on partner vineyards across Korčula — supporting the exact same families whose wines you taste with us.

Talk to one of us

Skip the form. Call us.

We answer messages personally. Phone, WhatsApp, email — pick what's easiest. Usually a reply within a few hours, often from a vineyard.