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SOUTH TOUR:
Zadar (Sukošan) – Vodice – Tribunj – Rogoznica – Žirije – Kaprije – Kornati – Zadar
Highlights of the South Tour:
Wreck "Francesca da Rimini"
Lobster city
National park Kornati
South tour covers area from Zadar up to island Šolta which is located near Trogir and Split. Island Šolta is
one of the best islands for diving in central Dalmatia and it is especially known for its deep walls.First day
of journey is reserved for cruising toward Tribunj. With one swim stop, the ship arrives around dinner time
into this small Dalmatian place. Tribunj is located near Šibenik and it is typical fishing port. The main part
of village is located on island and it is connected by stone bridge with the main land. Second day of
cruising continues toward south including two dives. Second dive spot is island Smokvica which is located
near Rogoznica. Rogoznica is a small place on the coast where ship stays over night.
Next day, journey continues toward Šolta. The ship stays on first diving spot
which is on island Orud and second diving spot is little rock Kamičići which
is located near Šolta's northeast place, Maslenica. It is unique and quite
Dalmatian place with small castle. Ship stays over night in Maselnica and
continues next morning back toward north. First diving spot is located on
island Šolta and second one on island Muljica near Rogozinca. After second
dive, ship stay over night in Primošten. Primošten is unique tourist
destination with many specialties. Some of the are on list of Unesco world
heritage.
After Primošten, ship continues journey toward Vodice. Vodice is
recognized as tourist place with lot of entertainment and night life. In area
of Vodice there are several interesting spots like island Sokol, north side of
island Kaprije and wrack Francesca da Rimini. This wrack is under special
protection and diving club Najada organizes diving on this wrack. After
Vodice, the ship usually cruises toward national park Kornati. National park
has several locations with beautiful underwater walls. We usually dive on
island Panitula and Balun and sleep on island Levrnaka. After diving in
Kornati, ship arrives on Friday evening in marina Sukošan. Second option
is this journey is possibility of spending two last days in area of island Žirije.
It is place reserved for deep walls and one little fish wrack. Visibility of sea
provides unforgettable moments.
Some diving spots of South tour: island Sokol (wall up to 40m with lobsters), north side of Kaprije (wall 20
to 45m with holes inside of it), Francesca da Rimini (second war wrack, 44-55m), ‘’Ice cream cup’’ on
island Šolta ( stone in shape of cup, top on 40m), rock Bačvice near Žirije (beautiful wall 12-60m and
small fishing wrack on 40m), Bakul (extremely deep wall near Žirije), Orud (wall with big entrance and lots
of sponges), Tara (little fish wrack on 20 m), Smokvica ( nice and deep wall with corals and sponges), etc.
NORTH TOUR:
Zadar (Sukošan) – Molat – Premuda – Rivanj – Dugi otok – Kornati – Zadar
Highlights of the North tour:
Flow channel "Sestrunj"
Cathedral of Premuda
Cave system "Mezanj"
National park Kornati
The Northern tour is characterized by many caves and brilliant rope walls. It covers area of North
Dalmatia and national park Kornati. This route offers blend of excellent diving spots with small Dalmatian
ports and places. Area of North Dalmatia is quite isolated from the main land. Due to that reason it
succeeds to preserve its original beauty. Area covers islands Dugi otok, Molat, Ist, Premuda, Silba, Olib,
Sestrunj, and Rivanj.
After starting from marina in Sukošan, first day is reserved for one swim-
stop and further cruising toward island Molat. The ship stays over night in
port of Molat and second days it continues its journey toward island
Premuda.The cave system of Premuda offers both beginners and
advanced divers dazzling dives. Due to the complexity of the caves even
two dives can be done on this spot. After staying over night in Premuda,
the ship stays in area of this island for one more day. Premuda is
definitely the most beautiful island for diving in area of North Dalmatia.
After second dive on island Premuda, the ship continues it journey toward islands of Ist and Molat. This
night is usually reserved for night diving in some of bays on these islands. Third day of journey (Tuesday)
is reserved for diving in area around islands Ist, Molat and north part of Dugi otok. Over night ship stays in
one of ports on mentioned islands.
Fourth day is reserved for area of Dugi otok or island Sestrunj and Rivanj. If weather conditions are fine,
the ship cruises from open side of Dugi otok toward NP Kornati. The ship usually stays on diving spot
‘’Mežanj’’ which has quite famous cage. This cage starts on dept around 10 to 12 m and it ends on 40 m.
Second option is diving in area of Sestrunj and Rivanj. The main highlight is the
flow channel of Sestrunj. With a maximum depth of 30m you can reach up to 2
miles within 30 minutes of total immersion time. This diving spot is usually
reserved for more experienced divers. Island of Sestrunj has also one new spot.
It is wrack ''Ledenik''. The ship sunk few years ago on dept of only 20 meters. It
is perfect for beginners but it is also interested for more experienced divers. The
length of ship is around 50 meters.
Last two days are reserved for national park Kornati. Diving spots are located in
north part of park and ship stays over night on island Levrnaka. Journey ends
by returning to marina Dalmatia in Sukošan on Friday night. Next morning is
departure after nice and relaxing holiday.Plan of North route is primarily
organized for diving groups. In case of ordinary groups, the plan can be changed according to guests’
desires and preferences. That plan of route covers more islands which are not interesting for divers but
have nice sand beaches and bays which are attractive to ordinary guests.
Due to the weather conditions, the captain has right to change the schedule of tour. However, the guests
will be informed on first day about possible changes and they have possibility to give proposals to captain
Vis tour
Zadar – Vodice – Rogoznica – Komiža (Vis) – Primošten – Kornati – Zadar
Highlights of the Vis Tour:
Island Vis
Up to 4 wrecks
Special protection area Vis
National park Kornati
VIS tour covers area from Zadar up to island Vis which is located
around 30 knots west from Split. Island Vis is best known island for
diving in central Dalmatia and it is especially attractive because of
wracks and great visibility of sea.
First day of journey is reserved for cruising toward Tribunj. With one swim stop, the ship arrives around
dinner time into this small Dalmatian place. Tribunj is located near Šibenik and it is typical fishing port.
The main part of village is located on island and it is connected by stone bridge with the main land.
Second day of cruising, the ship continues journey toward south including two dive stops. Second dive
spot is island Smokvica which is located near Rogoznica. Rogoznica is a small place on the coast where
ship stays over night.
Next day, journey continues toward Vis and after 4 hours of journey the
ship arrives on island. Usually ship stays in area of Vis for 2 days
(Monday and Tuesday). The night is reserved for port of Komiža. Diving
spots on Vis are usually wrack Tetti (up to 35 m, great visibility,
congers), Vassillios (wrack 25-55m), fishing wrack Fortunal, wrack
Brioni in combination with beautiful and deep walls. Vis has very
interesting history. Komiža was former pirate port and its castle and
church of St.Nicholas date from 1585. The island was closed for foreign
tourism as a result of the headquarters of Marshal Tito until 1989.
Vis route is very often determined by weather conditions as this island is quite isolated from the main
land. This is the main reason why all our clients should be aware that captain has right to change this
route due to the weather conditions. Vis is definitely place for more experienced divers and it is specially
protected area. Due to this reason, diving is only allowed with authorized diving club. Each dive in area of
island Vis costs 10 euro per diver
After second diving (Tuesday), ship leaves island Vis and continues
journey toward place Maslenica on island Šolta where it stays over night.
Wednesday is reserved for 2 dive spots on ship’s route toward north and
Primošten. Primošten is unique tourist destination with many specialties.
Some of them are on list of Unesco world heritage. After Primošten, the
ship usually cruises toward national park Kornati where it stays over
Thursday and Friday. National park has several locations with beautiful
underwater walls. We usually dive on island Panitula and Balun and sleep
on island Levrnaka. After diving in Kornati, ship arrives on Friday evening
in marina Sukošan.
Kornati tour
Zadar – Tribunj – Kaprije – Zirije – Vrulje – Levrnaka – Zadar
Highlights of the Deep South Tour:
Wreck "Francesca da Rimini"
Moderately steep walls
Balun (the most beautiful cliff Croatia)
National park Kornati
KORNATI TOUR is primarily reserved for people who want
enjoy in truly diving and there is no other tour which offers so
many drop-offs! Basically it covers area of island Žirije and
National park Kornati.NP Kornati are strictly protected area since 1980 and this protection has reflected
on the fauna and flora. The abundance of fish is much higher than elsewhere in Croatia, the gorgonians
overgrown steep walls are unique and the scenery just breathtaking. We have 3 full days of diving in the
National Park!
The quote from George Bernard Shaw’s takes it very appropriate:
"On the last day of creation the Lord would crown his work - he
created the Kornati islands of stars, tears and divine breath."
In this tour, emphasis is completely on diving spots with deep walls
and some wracks.
In this tour, ship stays one night in bay for night diving. Usually, it is
on island Žirije. Other ports on this tour are Vodice, Tribunj, Zlarin,
Kaprije, Sali and island Levranaka in national park Kornati.
Some of diving spots are:
Bačvice (rock with wrack (45m) and beautiful wall (up to 60m)
Bakul (underwater canyon up to 45m)
Škrovada (wall up to 70m)
Francesca da Rimini (wrack, up to 45m)-diving with diving center Najada
Samograd (NP Kornati, wall up to 60m)
Pantiula (NP Kornati, wall up to 75m)
Balun (NP Kornati, wall with corals, up to 85m)
Plič Grmeni (Žirije) – rack in combination with deep wall (up to 55m)
Blitvenica – deep wall up to 90m
Kvarner tour
Zadar (Sukošan) - Molat - Premuda-Rivanj - Mali Lošinj - Cres - Krk - Rab, Novalja – Zadar
Highlights of the North tour:
Wrack "Unje"
Cathedral of Premuda
Wrack "Lina"
Prvić After start from Sukošan this day is reserved for one swim-stop and further cruising toward island Molat and place called Molat. The ship stays over night in Molat and second day (Sunday) it continues its journey toward island Premuda. From island Molat, Vranjak I continues cruising toward island Premuda. The cave system of Premuda offers both beginners and advanced divers dazzling dives. Due to the complexity of the caves even two dives can be done on this spot. Premuda is definitely the most beautiful island for diving in area of North Dalmatia. After second dive on island Premuda, the ship continues its journey toward island wreck . In this port ship stays over the night. From Mali Lošinj, the journey continues toward islands Srakane and Unije, which are located north-west from Mali Lošinj. After 2 dive spots, we arrive to island and place Cres where ship stays over night. After Cres, the journey continues along west side of island Cres which is reserved for 2 dives spots. One
of these spots is wrack Lina, which is located on the North West cape of island Cres. From our second dive, we continue cruising toward island Krk where we sleep over night. From island Krk, we start cruising back to the south direction of island Rab. In area between Krk and Rab there are several diving spots near islands of Plavnik and Prvić. Vranjak I stay over night in port of Rab and next day we continue cruising toward island of Pag. Novalja on island Pag is the port where ship stays over the night of the sixth day. Area of island Pag is also quite rich with different diving locations so depending on the weather conditions we always search for those which are suitable for diving.
On the way back to Sukošan port, we make two dives in area of Sestrunj and Rivanj. On Friday night long journey of Kvarner tour ends. IMOPORTANT NOTICE: Like no other tour, Kvarner tour is the most dynamic route due to the weather circumstances. Area of Kvarner and North Adriatic is quite often exposed to the NE wind called ‘’bura’’. This wind always blows from the land to the direction of the sea. Because of this reason, we are not capable always to stick exactly to the route plan. Of course, this notice is primarily oriented toward diving spots and not to the ports where we stay at night. If the NE wind is simply too strong, islands of Krk, Rab and Pag can be simply replaced with some other islands and diving spots which are located from the west side of islands Cres, Premuda and Mali Lošinj. For this tour all our customers are paying 60 euro additionally for extra fuel expenses.
Hvar & Trogir tour Zadar (Sukošan) - Tribunj - Rogoznica - Hvar - Trogir - Primošten – Zadar
Highlights of the North tour:
Cave "Dragons Eye"
Kamičići (aerial bomb exercise island)
Šolta ‘’Ice cream cup’’
Lobster city
Hvar and Trogir area covers area from Zadar up to island Hvar and city of Trogir. With one swim stop, the ship arrives around dinner time into this small Dalmatian place called Tribunj. Tribunj is located near Šibenik (www.sibenik.hr) and it is typical fishing port. The main part of village is located on island and it is connected by stone bridge with the main land. The ship continues cruising toward south including two dives and port of Rogoznica. Rogoznica is a small place on the coast where ship stays over night.
Our journey continues toward island Hvar and Vranjak I stays on first diving spot which is on island Orud and second diving spot is little rock Kamičići which is located near Šolta's northeast place,Maslenica. Maslenica is unique and quite Dalmatian place with small castle. Ship stays over night in Maslenica and continues next morning back toward island Hvar. The ship arrives in area of island Hvar. After two dives, ship stays in port of Hvar. If the port is overcrowded (because Hvar is highlight spot best known for night life), ship stays in bay near city of Hvar. Guests can visit Hvar with rib boat of Vranjak I.
The cruising continues toward city of Trogir with 2 dives in area around this city. Trogir is also night port of that day. The ship start journey back to the north and with 2 dives it reaches port of Primošten. ). Primošten is unique tourist destination with many specialties. Some of the are on list of Unesco world heritage. After starting from Primošten, ship continues journey toward Sukošan with 2 dives in area of Vodice. On Friday evening ship stays in port of Sukošan. Island Sokol (wall up to 40m with lobsters), north side of Kaprije (wall 20 to 45m with holes inside of it),‘’Ice cream cup’’ on island Šolta ( stone in shape of cup, top on 40m), Orud (wall with big entrance and lots of sponges), Tara (little fish wrack on 20 m), Smokvica ( nice and deep wall with corals and sponges), etc. For ordinary groups, tour goes through almost same places. All attractive diving spots are replaced by peaceful bays and other places suitable for swimming and enjoying on sun.
Vis *wrack* Zadar - Vodice - Rogoznica - Komiža (Vis) - Primošten – Zadar
Highlights of the Vis Tour
Island Vis
Up to 6 wrecks
Special protection area Vis
National park Kornati
Vis wrack route covers area from Zadar up to island
Vis (www.tz-vis.hr) which is located around 30 knots
west from Split (www.visitsplit.com). Island Vis is best
known island for diving in central Dalmatia and it is
especially attractive because of wracks, caves, walls
and great visibility of sea.
The main difference between Vis wrack tour and
standard Vis tour is that Vis wrack tour does not include national
park Kornati and main focus on tour is on wrack diving.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Vis wrack route is COMPLETELY determined by weather
conditions as this island is quite isolated from the main land.
Island Vis is located on the open sea so sometimes south wind
(jugo) and North West wind (tramontana) can create high waves
and unstable weather. If we have north and north west wind than
only south and south east side of the island is available for diving.
If the wind blows from the south side, than we can focus only on
north side of the island. This kind of bad weather is not so usual but in case that we cannot dive on Vis,
this tour can be replaced with South or Kornati tour. This is the main reason why all our clients should be
aware that captain has right to change this route due to the weather conditions! If the boat cannot remain
all 4 days in area of this island, than we must switch to other attractive diving spots which are closer to
the main land. In this case Vis wrack tour can be replaced by
Vis tour which includes visit to national park Kornati. Vis is
definitely place for more experienced divers and it is specially
protected area. Since area of complete island Vis is specially
protected cultural and marine area, diving is only allowed with
authorized diving club or company. For this tour all our
customers pay 60 euro additionally for extra fuel expenses and
60 euro for diving license (they include more than 4 and up to 8
dives in this area).
Non divers are paying 30 euro per person for all week.
Vis has very interesting history. Komiža was former pirate port and its castle and church of St.Nicholas
date from 1585. The island was closed for foreign tourism as a result of the headquarters of Marshal Tito
until 1989.
Diving spots on Vis are usually wrack Tetti (up to 35 m, great visibility, congers), Vassillios (wrack 25-
55m), fishing wrack Fortunal, wrack Brioni (only for advanced and technical divers), B 17 Bombarder,
wrack Ursus, in combination with beautiful and deep walls and caves. Majority of divers in Croatia
consider Vis as most beautiful island for diving on all Adriatic Sea.
Around 3 p.m., Vranjak I starts cruising toward place
Primošten which is located almost 90 km south from
Zadar. This journey takes usually up to 5 hours. With one
swim stop which includes check out of diving gear, the
ship arrives after dinner time into this small Dalmatian
place. Primošten is starting point for our journey toward
Vis and it is very interesting tourist destination (www.tz-
primosten.hr)
Since island Vis is located around 35 nautical miles for
Primošten, we must start journey for Vis as soon as
possible. Due to this reason, Vranjak I starts around 5
a.m. from Primošten toward Vis. Our main goal is to
come to Vis as soon as possible so that we have enough
time to make first diving before the launch time. Our first
day on Vis is reserved for 2 easier diving locations and on the night we usually stay in ports like Komiža
or harbor Vis.
These 3 days are reserved for diving in area of island Vis but in this case our plan is completely
determined by weather conditions. We are trying to organize our diving schedule in to order to get best
possible weather conditions for desired diving locations.
On early morning of sixth day (Thursday) or Wednesday afternoon, we are cruising back in direction of
place Rogoznica and the main land. The way back to the main land is also determined by weather
conditions. After diving in area of Rogoznica and Primošten, the ship usually stays over night in harbors
like Vodice or Tribunj. On Friday night we are coming back to Sukošan port where our journey toward Vis
started.