{"id":7062,"date":"2026-01-18T22:13:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T21:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pronkpictures.com\/?page_id=7062"},"modified":"2026-01-18T22:13:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T21:13:35","slug":"tour-reviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pronkpictures.com\/?page_id=7062","title":{"rendered":"tour reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tour: Peter and Helen Newman\u00a0
<\/strong><\/span>Australia <\/em><\/span>
<\/strong>\"\"\u00a0\uf10d<\/span> On reflection of our time with Ren\u00e9 and his photo tours \u2013 We were initially drawn to photo tours as a wonderful way to see the country and experience its beauty beyond other tours.\u00a0 Photo tours from our experience offer a unique way to do this with time to experience the locations and people, while also allowing time to capture images.
<\/em>If you want someone that loves Croatia and has an eye for its character and beauty then I recommend Ren\u00e9.\u00a0 He optimised the time to allow us to get the most from our time in Slovenia and Croatia from not just his tours but beyond with his helpful tips.\u00a0 Ren\u00e9 has so many \u201cgems\u201d to see and share that amazed us no matter the weather or style he adapted to amaze us time and time again. His English is great and he was easy to talk to and seemed to be able to pre-empt what we wanted \u2013 highly recommended and would jump at the opportunity for further tours with him. \uf10e<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tour: Rudi and Emalda van Hese\u00a0
Belgium<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span>
\"\"\uf10d<\/span> We were on holiday in Croatia last summer. Thanks to the trips with Ren\u00e9, we have seen the best<\/em>
of springs and the highest waterfalls. Nature is beautiful, and Ren\u00e9 is an excellent guide. We have been able to admire fauna and flora that we had never discovered ourselves. The trip to the elderly people was also a unique experience; on the one hand, it was very emotional, yet you went home with a warm feeling. The people were so happy with the visit, the chat and the food package. We were warmly received everywhere we came with a glass of water, and especially the <\/em>homemade snaps were so special. This trip is definitely recommended.<\/em>
We thank Ren\u00e9 for the beautiful trips and will certainly return. \uf10e<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tour: Elizabeth Doll\u00a0
USA<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/span>\"\"<\/span><\/i><\/strong>\uf10d<\/span> <\/em>My private photo tour with Ren\u00e9 was very well thought out; I truly would not have known about or gone to most of these locations alone, so it was a great way to see a less busy area of Croatia. Ren\u00e9 offered photo tips but also shared the history and culture of the region, which added to the experience. It was a great tour, and I would definitely book more in the future! <\/span>\uf10e<\/span>\u00a0<\/em>
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Tour: Paul and Debby Fletcher<\/strong>
Australia<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/span>\"\"<\/p>\n

\uf10d<\/span> It was my privilege to participate in several photo tours organised by Rene in the beautiful areas around northern Croatia.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I (accompanied by my wife) did a combination of three tours over a period of 5 days and could have done more. Rene is such a good host, freely giving of his time, photo expertise and knowledge of the area. Nothing was too much trouble for Rene; he adapted the days according to my requests and the weather.<\/em><\/p>\n

I did the Great Waterfalls, Lovely Lika, Ancient Roads and a selection of river sources. They were long days, but Rene is a great company and seems to know everybody, which gets you to places you wouldn\u2019t normally go. These tours were definitely the highlight of my Croatian holiday, and whilst I enjoyed the variety of waterfalls and landscapes, meeting the people and characters on Ancient Roads is something I will never forget.<\/em><\/p>\n

Rene\u2019s studio is a must visit when you go, it showcases his work and promotes the region perfectly.<\/em><\/p>\n

I highly recommend photo tours with Rene, and I will be back at some stage to experience more.<\/em> \uf10e<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tour: Wayne Wiegand \/ Mark Huey
USA
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\uf10d<\/span> In early November 2024, my husband and I spent three days with the Dutch photographer Ren\u00e9 Pronk, who showed us some of the many jewels of the Croatian countryside west and south of Zagreb and, across the nearby border, the southeastern Slovenian region of Bela Krajina. Guided by Ren\u00e9\u2019s love for this landscape of rolling fields and vineyards, forest-covered rocky hills, springs, streams, rivers and waterfalls, we learned so much about his adopted country. We saw so many places of beauty that are usually unseen by the tens of thousands of visitors who cross Croatia to crowd that country\u2019s sunny coast.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

During our time with Rene, he shared his knowledge, skills, and even his equipment with us as we explored some of the many \u201cfinds\u201d he has discovered in his travels and returned to over and over again, seeking to make real the photographs he envisions. And, after each day\u2019s travels, we returned to spend the night at the guesthouse Ren\u00e9 built between his own house and the Kupa River, just outside the village of Pribanjci.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

We hope to visit the Croatian countryside again and to spend more time with Ren\u00e9. As he says, \u201cEverything waits to be noticed.\u201d Under his gentle guidance, we did notice \u2013 not \u201ceverything,\u201d but so much unexpected beauty that, more than once, it took our breath away.<\/em>\uf10e<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tour: Peter and Helen Newman\u00a0 Australia \u00a0\uf10d On reflection of our time with Ren\u00e9 and his photo tours \u2013 We were initially drawn to photo tours as a wonderful way to see the country and experience its beauty beyond other tours.\u00a0 Photo tours from our experience offer a unique way to do this with time …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-builder.php","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P5ESW4-1PU","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pronkpictures.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7062"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pronkpictures.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pronkpictures.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pronkpictures.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pronkpictures.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7062"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pronkpictures.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7062\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7063,"href":"https:\/\/www.pronkpictures.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7062\/revisions\/7063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pronkpictures.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}