Highlights
Hvar Town — UNESCO heritage harbour, Spanish fortress, lavender markets
Palmižana — Pakleni's flagship cove, white-sand seabed
Stipanska — turquoise lagoon, snorkelling stop
Mlini cove — secluded swim, brackish freshwater spring
Lunch at family-run Konoba (peka, fresh fish, Plavac Mali wine)
Itinerary
08:30 — Departure from ACI Marina Split
09:30 — Arrival Hvar Town, optional walking tour (1.5h)
11:30 — Cross to Pakleni archipelago
12:00 — Swimming + snorkelling at Stipanska or Mlini
13:30 — Konoba lunch (Palmižana or Marinkovac)
15:00 — Second swim stop, optional return via Hvar Town
16:30 — Return to Split
Includes
- Saxdor 320 GTO private charter (up to 8 guests)
- Local skipper, professionally trained
- Towels + cold drinks (water, juice, beer)
- Snorkelling masks + fins
- Shaded hardtop seating + cabin with WC
Not included
- Fuel — billed separately at end of day (typically €150–300 based on actual route)
- Konoba lunch (we book, you pay direct — typically €40–60/pp)
- Hvar Town entrance fees during festivals
- Skipper gratuity (optional, customary 10–15%)
Hvar & Pakleni — your questions
What's included in the €800, and what will the day actually cost us?
- €800 in low season, €950 in high season — per boat, up to eight guests, 25% Croatian VAT included. That covers your skipper, towels, cold drinks, snorkelling masks and fins, the shaded hardtop and the cabin with WC. Fuel is separate, billed at the end of the day on what you actually burn: typically €150–300 depending on the route and the sea state. Konoba lunch we book, you pay direct, usually €40–60 per person. Entrance fees and any gratuity are yours too.
How much time do we get in Hvar Town?
- Roughly 60–90 minutes: the harbour, the Riva, a coffee, or the climb to the fortress. The rest of the seven hours belongs to the Pakleni archipelago, ten minutes across the channel — Ždrilca, Mlini, Palmižana — where the swimming and the konoba lunch happen. One thing people get wrong: Carpe Diem Beach sits on Stipanska island in the Pakleni group, not on the Hvar waterfront. That's the bar. The beach is a separate trip in our list.
Is this trip OK with young kids and people who don't swim?
- Yes to both. The Pakleni bays we use — Ždrilca, Mlini, Palmižana — are sheltered, shallow near the shore, and nobody has to get in the water. There's shade under the hardtop all day, a cabin with WC on board, and a ladder off the bathing platform instead of a jump. Tell us the children's ages when you book so the right lifejackets are aboard. Swimming stops are optional; say the word and we move on.
What happens if it's windy on the day we've booked?
- We read the marine forecast the evening before and again at first light, and we tell you early either way. The crossing to Hvar is open water, and in summer the maestral fills in from early afternoon, so on a breezy day we take the swimming stops first and put Hvar Town at the end, or stay on the lee side of the Pakleni islands. If it's too much wind to enjoy, we cancel and refund your 30% deposit in full, no fees.
What time should we leave Split?
- 08:30 or 09:00. Ždrilca and Palmižana are quiet before eleven and crowded by one, and the Hvar Town waterfront fills as the ferries land. An early start also puts the return crossing ahead of the afternoon maestral — seven hours from 09:00 has you back around 16:00. Later departures are fine in May, June and October, when the bays stay empty. Be at ACI Marina Split, the Riva, or the marina near the airport ten minutes before departure.
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