The orientation of this paper will be two types of selective tourism: health and sports tourism. Health tourism in Istria is developed in certain destinations such as Rovinj with the Special Hospital for Orthopedics and Rehabilitation "Martin Horvat" and Istrian Spa near Buzet, while sports tourism is primarily focused on the development of cycling and water sports. Istria has a great opportunity for further development of selected selective types of tourism and by creating an offer or tourist product that combines these types of tourism. The main hypothesis of this paper is: "Istria has great potential for the development of sports and health tourism." The purpose of this paper is to see the current situation and find opportunities for further development of sports and health tourism in Istria. The aim of this paper is to identify the potential for the development of sports and health tourism in Istria and encourage investment in them. The structure of the paper is divided into five chapters. The first chapter will present special forms of tourism in the Republic of Croatia and in Istria. The second chapter will discuss Istria as a destination for special forms of tourism, its characteristics and the problems of tourism sustainability in the Republic of Croatia. The third chapter presents the concept of sports tourism, while the fourth health tourism. The last chapter is devoted to comparative analysis and case study. The results of the research show that the cities of Rovinj and Poreč are excellent examples of the development of two selected types of tourism, while in Pula and Barban there is still room for improvement and improvement. At the same time, it has been proven that sports and health tourism can be equally developed in the same destination.