Your itinerary
Day 1
Day 1: Split to Hvar
Meet in Split in the morning and board the boat. Sail to Hvar, where you can explore its historic architecture. Dine alfresco on board.
Meals: Lunch,Dinner
Day 2
Day 2: Hvar to Korčula
Sail from Hvar to Korčula. Explore the island’s cobbled streets and beach, or choose an optional buggy adventure.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 3
Day 3: Korčula to Dubrovnik
Sail from Korčula to Dubrovnik. Explore the city on foot with a local guide. In the evening, visit the Urban District nightlife or check out local restaurants, bars and cafes.
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch
Day 4
Day 4: Dubrovnik
Free time to visit Dubrovnik’s Old Town, Minceta Tower and Fortress Lovrijenac, or kayak to view the city walls from the sea.
Meals: Breakfast,Dinner
Day 5
Day 5: Dubrovnik to Trstenik
Sail past the Elaphite Islands and dock in Trstenik. Visit a family-owned winery and sample wine. An optional Captain’s dinner is available on board.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 6
Day 6: Trstenik to Makarska
Sail toward the mainland, stopping for a swim, then arrive in Makarska, with the Biokovo mountains and a long beach.
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch
Day 7
Day 7: Makarska to Omiš
Sail back toward the starting point and stop in Omiš. You can opt for a ziplining adventure or join an optional farewell dinner in town.
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch
Day 8
Day 8: Omiš to Split
After breakfast, take a shuttle from Omiš to Split Port. The boat is expected to dock in Split at 15:00, weather permitting.
Meals: Breakfast
What’s included
What’s not included
Additional information
Dining Summary
- 4 Lunch (L)
- 2 Dinner (D)
- 7 Breakfast (B)
FAQs
- Split: Yes, mostly. If you’ve booked together with a partner or a friend on a twin-share trip, you’ll be roomed together. If travelling alone, you’ll stay in a twin-share room with other travellers of the same sex.Please be aware that there are different options and prices when booking the Croatia Island Sail trip, On Deck and Below Deck, and you can only be roomed together if you have paid for and selected the same option at time of booking.If you’re travelling with your friends and have made separate bookings, don’t forget to tell our 24/7 support team that you’re travelling together. The Trip Manager will always try their best to put you in the same room. But please note, this can’t always be guaranteed.
- Split: Croatia’s peak season means we’ve got lots of boats sailing the same day. If you and your friends have made separate bookings – just give our 24/7 support team a shout to link your bookings and we’ll make sure to keep the crew together on the same boat. But please note, this can’t always be guaranteed.
- Split: Standard boats will have sun-decks so you can soak up the sunlight. Premium boats (the Plus version of our trip has Premium boats) have larger sundecks with a mid-weekly linen service.
- Split: Yep, all bedrooms on the boats have air conditioning. They’re small and fit perfectly into the cabins (and work great for a quick cool down).
- Split: All rooms are fitted with an ensuite. The premium boats tend to have bigger bathrooms.
- Split: If the weather gods are on our side (which they usually are), we should be docking back up in Split at 3PM.
Included Experience
- Split: We’ll feed you while you sail around Croatia. So you can just focus on getting the perfect sunset selfie.
- Hvar: See the historical Hvar Spanish Fortress, Arsenal and St. Stephen’s Square. Don’t forget your camera.
- Korcula: This 13th Century walled city is framed by terracotta-topped buildings, rugged mountain scenescapes and turquoise waters.
Captain’s Dinner On Board
Settle in for a hosted Captain’s dinner featuring Dalmatian specialities—think grilled Adriatic fish, seasonal salads, local olive oil and regional wines. Share stories with shipmates as the wake shimmers under a starlit deck.
Your crew brings maritime tradition to the table, pairing simple island ingredients with warm hospitality. A relaxed celebration of life at sea, this experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.
Makarska Riviera Swim Stop beneath Biokovo Mountains
Swim along the Makarska Riviera where pebble coves meet the dramatic Biokovo Mountains. Wade into turquoise shallows scented with pine while fishing skiffs bob along a sun-lit promenade.
This shoreline frames southern Dalmatia at its most cinematic—silver-green pines, glassy water and bright beach cafés humming with coastal life. It’s a scenic interlude that pairs sea-softened serenity with towering alpine vistas just inland.
Farewell Dinner in Omiš Old Town
Gather for a convivial farewell dinner in a stone-built konoba tucked inside Omiš Old Town. Taste Adriatic flavours—seafood risotto, grilled calamari, local wine—beneath lantern light and the cliffs where the Cetina River meets the sea.
Hosts share tales of Omiš’s pirate heritage as you toast new friends and browse dessert trays heavy with Dalmatian sweets. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.
Family Winery Visit & Tasting in Trstenik, Pelješac
Visit a family-owned winery in the fishing village of Trstenik on the Pelješac Peninsula, meeting the vintners and learning their craft. In a stone-walled cellar, sample regional wines made from sun-loving Plavac Mali, a robust local grape related to Zinfandel.
Hear how steep terraced vineyards, limestone soils and salty Adriatic breezes shape signature styles like nearby Dingac. Expect notes of dark cherry, Dalmatian herbs and warm coastal terroir poured with heartfelt island hospitality.
Open-Water Swim Stops in Hidden Coves
Drop anchor for swimming in crystal-clear Adriatic coves reached only by boat. Step from the stern ladder into calm, cobalt water as sunlit ripples dance across pale limestone below.
These refreshing breaks showcase Dalmatia’s geology and clarity—pebble shelves, sea-silk seagrass and sheltered bays protected from swell. It’s a pure, salt-tanged pause between ports that invites you to float, breathe, and pause for photos and reflection on a sea as clear as glass.
Dubrovnik Old Town Guided Walking Tour
Join a local expert to uncover Dubrovnik’s UNESCO-listed Old Town, strolling the limestone Stradun between Baroque facades and shaded cloisters. See Onofrio’s Fountain, the Franciscan Monastery’s historic pharmacy, and the refined arcades of the Rector’s Palace, with vistas to the stone city walls.
Hear stories from the Republic of Ragusa—when diplomacy, sea trade and learned liberty defined the city. Pan across red roofs toward Fort Lovrijenac and the glittering Adriatic, where merchant convoys once sailed these same waters.
Elaphiti Islands Scenic Sail
Glide past the palm-fringed trio of Kolocep, Lopud and Šipan on a serene run through the Elaphiti Islands archipelago. Watch cypress spires and citrus groves give way to quiet coves and translucent shallows brushed by gentle swells.
Your crew steers close to postcard headlands and sandy inlets perfect to pause for photos and reflection. This is classic Dalmatia at a slower heartbeat—azure horizons, white wakes, and the scent of pine drifting over the water.
Hvar Old Town Walk & Fortica Španjola Viewpoint
Explore Hvar Town’s heart around St. Stephen’s Square, pausing by the elegant Hvar Arsenal and Venetian Loggia before ascending to the hilltop Fortica Španjola. From the ramparts, take in sweeping views over the jade-green Pakleni Islands scattered across the Adriatic.
Hear how Hvar prospered under the Venetians, when shipyards buzzed and salt caravans crossed the islands. The 16th-century fortress—reinforced with Spanish engineers—anchors the skyline, while marble lanes and lavender-scented shops capture the town’s timeless Mediterranean rhythm.
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Adriatic Island Sailing Aboard a Traditional Motor-Sailer
Cruise the Dalmatian coast on a classic wooden vessel, stretching out on the sun-drenched deck as the crew charts a course between Hvar, Korcula and Dubrovnik. Watch emerald islets slide by and glide into stone harbours where bell towers rise above terracotta rooftops.
This relaxed style of travel blends transport with leisure, letting you photograph quiet coves and lighthouse-dotted headlands while you cruise the Adriatic. Expect easy sea days shaped by wind and weather, and the simple joy of island-hopping in crystalline waters.
Korcula Walled Old Town Discovery
Walk the checkerboard lanes of Korcula’s walled Old Town, designed in a fishbone pattern to funnel sea breezes through Gothic-Renaissance streets. Step beneath honey-coloured stone and carved coats of arms toward the landmark Cathedral of St. Mark.
Unpack the island’s Venetian heritage and the seafaring legends surrounding Marco Polo. Battlements, loggias and slender bell towers evoke a maritime republic where shipbuilding and spice trade once flourished along these polished Venetian stone lanes.
Korcula Off-Road Buggy Adventure
Rev across vineyard tracks and olive-lined lanes on an off-road buggy adventure through Korcula’s rustic interior. Climb to coastal viewpoints for big-sky panoramas over islets and the Pelješac Channel before descending through scented maquis scrub.
Guides lead the route with safety briefings and helmets provided. Expect dusty smiles, Mediterranean scenery and plenty of photo stops. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.