As a part of our popular half-day tour from Split to Blue Lagoon we stop at the city of Trogir where you spend approximately one and a half hours. Even though that doesn’t seem to be enough time even for a coffee, if you drink it like Croatians do :), you can still see much of the attractions located in Trogir old town. You may not notice it, as we arrive by our speedboat through Trogir sea channel, the old town of Trogir is actually located on a small island. The north side is divided by the mainland by a man-made channel, while on the south side Trogir is adjacent to the island Ciovo which is connected to Trogir old town with a bridge resulting...
If you are passing by on a ferry boat and see 175 ships on each side of a small island with ropes tied to the island, trying to pull the island to their side, you don't have to blame the sunstroke for the scene. What you have just witnessed is the annual event marking the rivalry between inhabitants from Brač and Šolta islands, over the right to the island of Mrduja settled between them. There is absolutely nobody living on this small island and it would certainly be totally forgotten if it wasn't for the pride of the inhabitants of Brač and Šolta. Since they both like a good joke and an opportunity to hang out, this argue has turned into the traditional rope pulling...
Meteroids, Meteors, Meteorites and Bolides The smallest celestial bodies moving around the sun (in our solar system) are called meteoroids and we divide them into two groups. They are extremely small bodies ranging from fraction of a millimeter to size of grain and from couple of millimeters to few centimeters in diameter. The ones that burn in collision with Earth's atmosphere are called meteors. Celestial bodies that manage to arrive to Earth's surface are called meteorites. If the celestial body is larger in dimension, from few dozens of centimeters to couple of meters, even dozens of meters it rarely falls on Earth surface and for its bright shining light we call them bolide. That is why we call fastest racing cars in Formula 1 bolide...
The first stop on our Blue Cave and Hvar tour from Split is the Blue Cave on island Biševo. Biševo is a small island located around 2.6 nautical miles from the south-west tip of the island Vis, just as we pass the fishermen town of Komiža. The speedboat ride from Split to Blue Cave takes one and a half hours and it is the longest part of our journey, but it's well worth it, as anyone who has visited the cave can testify. From then on all other stops on this signature Sugaman tour are very close to each other. The docking site on Bisevo island before the start of the Blue Cave sightseeing tour As we arrive to island Bisevo, we stop at the...
After we have visited Blue Cave on our Blue Cave and Hvar tour from Split we headed out with our speedboat towards the popular Vis attraction, the Stiniva Cove. Because there are no more islands to the south of the island of Vis, except for Italy in the distance, the strong southern wind created waves which served as an artist who has carved the south side shores of the Vis island for centuries. The masterpiece is still in progress and it is truly a work of art which is definitely worth to visit. These are great spots to take some photos and marvel the beautiful power of nature. You will also notice that the lowest part of the rocks coming out of the sea is...
As we leave Stiniva Cove where we had enough time to swim and refresh in the clear blue sea of Stiniva bay we speed towards uninhabited islet Ravnik on the south side of island Vis. Islet Ravnik hides another natural wonder of Vis archipelago and another great attraction on our Split Blue Cave tour which is a must see stop for anyone who is aware of it's existence. On the south-west side of the islet you will find the Green Cave. As of July 01st, 2017 the entrance fee to the Green Cave is € 10. The exploration of the cave is possible only as a part of our private tour. We are sorry for this inconvenience There are two entrances into the Green Cave...
As we leave Green Cave on island Ravnik full of impressions from this beautiful natural wonder of Vis archipelago we speed towards another breathtaking location in the same archipelago, island Budikovac. As we speed towards Budikovac island we will pass near lighthouse Stončica, built in 1865. This stone lighthouse, even though it was completely automatized not long ago, is still fully crewed throughout the year. Stončica is characterized by an impressive octagonal stone tower visible from far distance. Depending on how much time it takes us to visit Blue Cave, Stiniva Cove and Green Cave we will either do a scenic cruise around the Budikovac lagoon or we will stop for a half and hour swimming break on this far off island and its clean...
After we have visited and enjoyed the beauty of the Blue Cave, Stiniva Cove, Green Cave and Budikovac island our Blue Cave and Hvar tour takes us to the small and uninhabited tourist village called Palmizana. Palmizana is located on the island San Clemente which is part of the Pakleni islands archipelago. We moor our boat at the bay on south side of Palmizana island, while on the north side of Palmizana you will find marina which can accommodate up to 200 boats with a small shop and tourist office. Upon our arrival at the south bay of Palmizana, we will introduce you with beaches, bars and restaurants in Palmizana so that you can decide what you want to do and how you want to...
From Palmizana there is only a short 10 to 15 minutes ride to the city of Hvar on Hvar island. The scenic speedboat ride then takes us through scenic islands of Pakleni islands archipelago. Pakleni islands stretch all the way to the port of Hvar protecting it from all conditions and making it one of the safest ports on the Adriatic. You can see Pakleni islands on almost all of the pictures of Hvar, especially those taken from the Fortica fortress on the hill towering over this popular Dalmatian city. You will immediately recognize the popularity of Hvar as soon as we enter into its port. Yachts and boats of all sizes, speedboats, sailboats and catamarans all moored next to each other stretching from the...
Depending if its a morning or the afternoon speedboat tour to Blue Lagoon we leave from Promenade in Split at 09 AM or 02:30 PM. Blue Lagoon is situated between two Krknjasi islands and the island Drvenik, only half an hour distance from Split with our fast speedboats. As soon as we leave Split harbor, within only 5 minutes we are already at the tip of Ciovo Peninsula (Ciovo is actualy an island which is connected by the bridge with Trogir old town). As we cruise towards Blue Lagoon on our right side we will see the church of Our Lady of Prizdinica standing proudly on the cliffs of Ciovo. The church was build in 16th century in honor of the Immaculate Conception of the...
