Highlights
Biševo — the Blue Cave. We aim for late morning, when the light coming through the underwater opening is at its strongest.
Vis — Stiniva, the UNESCO-listed cliff cove, and Komiža harbour for lunch at a konoba we book in advance (you pay direct, €40–60 per person).
Budikovac — the Blue Lagoon off the east coast of Vis. Sand bottom, shallow water, masks and fins are on board.
Ravnik — the Green Cave. Open roof, a shaft of light straight down onto the water, and you can swim inside it when the sea is calm.
Hvar or Pakleni on the way back — Palmižana bay for the last swim, or an hour ashore in Hvar Town if you would rather walk.
Itinerary
08:00 — Departure from ACI Marina Split
09:30 — Arrival Biševo, queue for Blue Cave (small electric shuttle boat — entrance fee)
11:00 — Lunch in Komiža (Konoba bookings)
13:00 — Stiniva beach swim
14:30 — Cross to Pakleni for second swim or direct return
16:00 — Return Split
Includes
- Saxdor 320 GTO private charter (up to 8 guests)
- Local skipper, professionally trained
- Towels + cold drinks
- Snorkelling masks + fins
Not included
- Fuel — billed separately at end of day (typically €150–300 based on actual route)
- Blue Cave entrance fees (~€18/pp, paid at Biševo)
- Konoba lunch (we book, you pay direct — typically €40–60/pp)
- Skipper gratuity (optional, customary 10–15%)
Private or group? The honest maths
The group 5-islands boats charge around €120 per person. For a solo traveller or a couple, that is the right choice, and we will say so plainly. Two of you on our boat is €1100 for the day. Two of you on a group boat is €240. No amount of comfort closes that gap.
The arithmetic turns at roughly six guests. At six, a private day is around €185 each before fuel; at eight, around €140, which is inside group-seat range once you split the fuel eight ways.
What you are actually buying is not the boat. It is the schedule. We leave when you are ready, not at a fixed muster on the Riva. We cruise at 30–40 knots, so we can be anchored at Stiniva before the group boats round the headland and gone before forty people are queuing to get down to the cove. If lunch in Komiža runs long, it runs long. If the Blue Cave queue looks bad, we reorder the day and come back to it.
And you decide when to go home. That is the part people underestimate.
How the Blue Cave really works
Nobody's boat goes inside the Blue Cave — not ours, not anyone's. Every operator, private or group, ties up off Biševo and the final entry is made in a small licensed local tender. There is a separate entrance fee paid at Biševo, around €18 per person, and it is not in our price. In July and August there is a queue, sometimes an hour of it, and a fast boat does not shorten it. Best light is late morning. In swell the cave closes outright — that call belongs to the port authority, not to us. When that happens we spend the time on Vis instead.
Blue Cave & Vis — your questions
What's included in the €1100, and what will I actually pay by the end of the day?
- €1100 is low season for the whole boat, up to 8 guests; high season is €1350. Croatian VAT at 25% is included, along with your skipper, towels, cold drinks, snorkelling masks and fins, hardtop shade and the cabin WC. Fuel is billed at the end of the day, typically €150–300, and this is our longest route, so expect the upper end. Then the Blue Cave entrance fee, paid on site, and lunch in Komiža at usually €40–60 per person. Island fees and any gratuity are on top.
Why do we have to start so early for the Blue Cave, and what time are we back in Split?
- Two reasons to go early. The colour inside the cave is best late morning, so we want to be at Biševo by then, not after. And in July and August the tender queue builds through the day, so arriving early usually means less waiting. The trip runs eight hours from your departure point, so an 08:00 start has you back in Split around 16:00. Tell us your preferred time and we plan the route around it.
Is the Blue Cave entrance included, and do we go inside on your boat?
- No, and this is the biggest misunderstanding about the day. No operator takes their own boat into the Blue Cave, ours included. The final entry is by licensed local tender, for everyone, and there is a separate entrance fee paid on site that is not in our price. We moor outside Biševo and you transfer across. The cave also closes in swell. If it is shut that day, we swap in Stiniva on Vis and the rest of the day stands.
Is this trip OK for young kids or people who can't swim?
- Both work, with caveats. The Saxdor 320 GTO is 10.28 m with hardtop shade, a cabin with WC and two fridges, so there is somewhere to get out of the sun. But it is our longest day — eight hours, with open water between Split, Biševo and Vis — and small children can find that long. Non-swimmers are fine: every swimming stop is optional, and the ride into the Blue Cave is a short seated transfer. Tell us ages when you book and we set the pace.
What happens if the weather is bad on the day we've booked?
- The crossing to Biševo is the most exposed route we run, so wind matters more here than on the Hvar or Brač trips. We watch the forecast and contact you the day before. Three options: move to another date, switch to a sheltered itinerary inside the channels, or cancel. If we cancel for weather, your 30% Stripe deposit comes back in full, no fees. And the cave can close on its own in swell even when Split harbour looks calm.
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