Croatia Itineraries: Multi‑Day Yacht Routes Across Croatia
Croatia’s coastline rewards both the long weekend and the extended voyage. The itineraries below are designed to be combined: a guest looking at the 3‑day and 4‑day routes can stitch them together into a comprehensive 7‑day Croatian circuit without repeating a single island or anchorage. Every itinerary is fully customisable – your Boatcrowd charter specialist and onboard captain will tailor stops, pacing and activities to your group’s interests and the conditions on the day.
3‑Day Croatia Yacht Charter Itinerary: Split, Brač and Hvar
Day 1: Split to Bol (Brač) via Šolta
Board your yacht at ACI Marina Split or Marina Trogir by mid‑morning. After a welcome briefing and a champagne toast on the flybridge, cruise south‑east to Šolta – roughly 9 nautical miles, a relaxed 30‑minute run. Anchor in Maslinica bay on Šolta’s western tip, where a restored 18th‑century castle overlooks a harbour lined with olive trees and a handful of waterfront restaurants. Snorkel the rocky shoreline, then settle in for a chef‑prepared lunch on the aft deck: grilled brancin (sea bass), Dalmatian salad with local capers, and a chilled glass of Pošip from a Korčula vineyard. After lunch, cruise 12 nautical miles south‑east to Bol on Brač – home to Zlatni Rat, Croatia’s most photographed beach. This distinctive spit of fine white pebbles juts 500 metres into the channel between Brač and Hvar, shifting shape with the wind and current. Anchor offshore for an afternoon swim and paddleboard session in turquoise shallows, then relocate to Bol’s harbour for dinner ashore.
Day 2: Brač to Hvar via the Pakleni Islands
Depart Bol after breakfast and cruise south across the Hvar Channel to the Pakleni Islands – roughly 8 nautical miles, 25 minutes. This scattered archipelago of pine‑covered islets off Hvar’s southern shore hides some of the most beautiful anchorages in Dalmatia. Anchor in Palmižana bay (Sveti Klement island) for a morning swim in water so clear you can see every detail of the sandy bottom at 8 metres. Lunch at the Palmižana restaurant among Mediterranean gardens, or have your chef lay out a seafood spread on the aft deck. In the afternoon, cruise the short hop to Hvar Town (3 nautical miles) and berth at the harbour or anchor in the bay. Walk the marble‑paved Riva, climb to the 13th‑century Fortica (Spanjola) fortress for panoramic views over the town, the Pakleni Islands and the open sea, and settle in for dinner at Dalmatino or Giaxa as the harbour lights reflect off the water.
Day 3: Hvar and Return to Split
Rise early for a visit to the Stari Grad Plain – the UNESCO‑listed ancient Greek agricultural landscape on Hvar’s northern coast, a 20‑minute drive from Hvar Town (your crew arranges a car). Return to the yacht for a late breakfast, then cruise north‑west along Hvar’s coast to the small island of Ščedro (8 nautical miles), where quiet anchorages and excellent snorkelling over rocky reef await. Your chef prepares a farewell gourmet lunch – grilled Adriatic prawns, octopus salad, homemade olive tapenade and a crisp local white – as the yacht sets course for Split, arriving by late afternoon after a 20‑nautical‑mile passage.
4‑Day Croatia Yacht Charter Itinerary: Vis, the Blue Cave and Korčula
Day 1: Split to Vis Town
Board your yacht at Split by mid‑morning and set course south‑west for the island of Vis – 30 nautical miles, roughly 1.5 hours at cruising speed. Vis is the furthest inhabited island from the mainland, which kept it off limits to foreign visitors during the Yugoslav era (it was a military base until 1989) and preserved a way of life that feels decades removed from the busier islands. Berth at Vis Town’s harbour or anchor in the bay. Explore the town’s elegant Venetian‑era waterfront, the remains of a Roman amphitheatre, and the quiet lanes where bougainvillea tumbles over stone walls. Dinner at a harbourside konoba – try the Vis speciality of pogača (an anchovy‑and‑onion flatbread) and locally caught lobster.
Day 2: Blue Cave (Biševo) and Komiža
Depart early for the short crossing to Biševo (5 nautical miles south‑west of Komiža). Your crew books a timed entry to the Blue Cave – a natural grotto where sunlight enters through an underwater opening and refracts into an electric sapphire glow that illuminates the entire cave interior. The cave is 24 metres long, up to 15 metres high, and the entrance is just 1.5 metres above the waterline – you enter by small boat. Time your visit for late morning when the light is most vivid. Afterwards, anchor in one of Biševo’s quiet bays for a swim, then cruise back to Komiža – Vis’s western harbour town, where Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again was filmed in 2018. Lunch at Konoba Jastozera, one of Dalmatia’s most celebrated restaurants: perched on wooden planks above the sea, guests hand‑pick their lobster from the live cage beneath the terrace. The restaurant has been family‑owned since 1883. After lunch, cruise to Stiniva bay on Vis’s southern coast – a hidden pebble beach enclosed by hundred‑metre cliffs with a gap barely wide enough for a tender. Anchor overnight off Vis’s south coast.
Day 3: Vis to Korčula
Cruise south‑east from Vis toward the island of Korčula – roughly 25 nautical miles, 1.5 hours. Korčula Town is a miniature Dubrovnik: a walled medieval old town on a narrow peninsula, with a herringbone street plan designed to channel cooling breezes and block the cold bura wind. It claims to be the birthplace of Marco Polo (the Marco Polo Museum sits in a tower on the main street), and the lanes are lined with Gothic‑Venetian palaces, stone churches and family‑run wine bars pouring local Grk and Pošip whites. Berth at the town quay or anchor in the bay. Explore the old town on foot, climb the bell tower for views across to the Pelješac peninsula, and settle in for dinner at LD Restaurant (refined Dalmatian with a contemporary edge) or Konoba Mate in the old town. Your chef can arrange a wine‑tasting excursion to the nearby Lumbarda vineyards, where the indigenous Grk grape grows in sandy soil just metres from the sea.
Day 4: Korčula to Mljet and Return to Split (or Dubrovnik)
Depart Korčula after breakfast and cruise south‑east to Mljet – roughly 20 nautical miles, just over an hour. Mljet National Park covers the western third of the island and contains two interconnected saltwater lakes – Veliko Jezero and Malo Jezero – fringed by dense holm‑oak forest and home to a 12th‑century Benedictine monastery on an islet in the larger lake. Anchor in Polače bay, take the park’s shuttle boat to the monastery, swim in the lake (the water is 4°C warmer than the open sea), and hike the forest trails. Your chef prepares a farewell lunch on the aft deck – perhaps pašticada with hand‑rolled gnocchi and a glass of Dingač from the Pelješac slopes visible across the channel. From Mljet, you can return to Split (65 nautical miles, a half‑day passage) or continue south to Dubrovnik (25 nautical miles) for a one‑way drop‑off.
Guests looking for a longer voyage can combine the 3‑day Split–Brač–Hvar route with the 4‑day Vis–Blue Cave–Korčula–Mljet route for a comprehensive 7‑day Croatian charter covering six islands, two UNESCO sites and dozens of world‑class anchorages – without repeating a single stop.
