Before sunrise in Istria’s Motovun forest, a local hunter and his trained dog set out through oak groves that have given up truffles for generations. Booked privately, the hunt becomes yours alone to follow, the dog’s search, the kneel into damp soil, and a truffle shaved fresh over pasta within the hour, with no other group’s pace to match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":27271,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"quiz-persona":[98,100,104,102,103],"class_list":["post-27010","moment","type-moment","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","quiz-persona-the-culture-seeker","quiz-persona-the-foodie","quiz-persona-people-lover","quiz-persona-the-romantic","quiz-persona-solo-traveller"],"acf":{"featured_item":false,"hero_image":27269,"page_sections":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text_image_block","title":"A Hunt Timed to the Scent","copy":"
Istria's truffle season runs through the cooler months, and the hunt itself starts before sunrise, when the scent carries best and the dogs work most keenly.<\/p>\r\n
A local hunter and his trained dog lead guests into the Motovun forest, working through oak groves that have supplied truffles to the region for generations.<\/p>","image":27270},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_image_block","title":"Why Private Access Matters","copy":"
Truffle grounds are closely guarded knowledge, passed down within families rather than published anywhere, so a hunt only happens with a hunter willing to share theirs.<\/p>\r\n
Arranging this in advance is the only way in.<\/p>","image":27267},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_image_block","title":"What You Experience","copy":"
The find itself, when it comes, is quick: the dog stops and scratches, and the hunter kneels to unearth it by hand, brushing away soil to reveal the truffle intact.<\/p>\r\n
Guests take turns walking with the dog through several more finds before the hunt ends at a nearby konoba<\/em>, a family-run tavern, where the morning's truffles are shaved fresh over pasta made that same day.<\/p>","image":27062},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_image_block","title":"How Do Not Disturb Makes This Moment Happen","copy":" We book directly with a trusted local hunter rather than a commercial tour operator, which keeps the group small and the hunting ground genuine, and arrange the konoba lunch to follow immediately so the truffle reaches the table within hours of being found.<\/p>","image":27264}],"related_destinations":[27001],"related_regions":"","related_destination":[27001],"related_inspiration":[5866,260,256,5768],"inspiration_category":[50],"strapline":"Istrian Gastronomy","slide_excerpt":"A pre-dawn truffle hunt through Istria's Motovun forest, ending with the morning's find shaved fresh over lunch."},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donotdisturb.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moment\/27010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donotdisturb.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moment"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donotdisturb.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/moment"}],"acf:term":[{"embeddable":true,"taxonomy":"inspiration-category","href":"https:\/\/www.donotdisturb.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inspiration-category\/50"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donotdisturb.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inspiration\/5768"},{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donotdisturb.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inspiration\/256"},{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donotdisturb.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inspiration\/260"},{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donotdisturb.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inspiration\/5866"},{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donotdisturb.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/27001"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donotdisturb.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donotdisturb.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"quiz-persona","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donotdisturb.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/quiz-persona?post=27010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}