8-Day Private Sailing Tour from Split with Meals and Pickup, Split, Dalmatia, Croatia
This will be an amazing luxury vacation while riding the prestigious motorcycles and enjoying luxury sailing on the Lagoon yacht. On this tour, you will explore three countries: Croatia which is full of life, undiscovered Bosnia and Herzegovina, and up and rising star Montenegro. Luxury yacht accommodation is provided while you are traveling the area.
There will be an experienced captain and a warm hostess / chef while sailing the Adriatic islands and coast.
Accommodation includes a private luxury private yacht Lagoon 46 or a similar boat. The luxury yacht offers four spacious cabins. spacey lunge salon, open outside sitting area, fly bridge and lazy net for everyday chill-axing and sunset gazing. There will be a kitchen for a hostess / chef to prepare a tasty meals.
Total area of the yacht is a size of a regular size pent house of 120 square meters (360 square feet), with a whole wide ocean as a swimming pool.
I believe we put together best of both worlds
Description & Instructions When Visiting Split, Dalmatia, Croatia
This will be an amazing luxury vacation while riding the prestigious motorcycles and enjoying luxury sailing on the Lagoon yacht. On this tour, you will explore three countries: Croatia which is full of life, undiscovered Bosnia and Herzegovina, and up and rising star Montenegro. Luxury yacht accommodation is provided while you are traveling the area.
There will be an experienced captain and a warm hostess / chef while sailing the Adriatic islands and coast.
Accommodation includes a private luxury private yacht Lagoon 46 or a similar boat. The luxury yacht offers four spacious cabins. spacey lunge salon, open outside sitting area, fly bridge and lazy net for everyday chill-axing and sunset gazing. There will be a kitchen for a hostess / chef to prepare a tasty meals.
Total area of the yacht is a size of a regular size pent house of 120 square meters (360 square feet), with a whole wide ocean as a swimming pool.
I believe we put together best of both worlds
Itinerary
Day 1: Start off in Split. Day 1: Arrival (120 kilometers / 90 miles)
Pass By: Split, Split, Split-Dalmatia County, Dalmatia
Meet the Desmo team, motorbikes, and your yacht accommodation today. Depending on your flight times, Desmo Adventure organizes transportation from Split (SPU) airport or any location which is most convenient for you.
Desmo Adventure then organizes a short get-together at Desmo Adventure office. During the meeting, you will carefully go over the details of the route. Shortly after, the Desmo Adventure team will introduce you to their motorcycle fleet which you will be riding on the tour.
The tour on the first day will take you to Krka Waterfalls National Park and old town Šibenik. You will take country roads and the curvy coastal roads to your final destination in marina Mandalina (D-Marine) in Šibenik where your yacht will wait for you with all your belongings.
The yacht will serve you as accommodation for the rest of your trip. On your trip, you will enjoy all the amenities that the yacht and the motorcycles provide.
Pass By: Sibenik, Sibenik, Sibenik-Knin County, Dalmatia
The yacht will serve you as accommodation for the rest of your trip. On your trip, you will enjoy all the amenities that the yacht and the motorcycles provide. This means you will enjoy relaxed evenings on the yacht, swimming in the hidden coves while at the same time you will enjoy riding on the premium motorcycles. By using the yacht as a form of accommodation, you avoid a tiring process of everyday checking in and out of hotels.
Stop At: National Park Krka Waterfalls, Skradin Croatia
we will take a walk in the national park. In Krka we will visit famous water falls and if water is warm enough we will go to swim under the waterfalls
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch: Meals on this trip are very well planed and put together in order to deliver most versatile Mediterranean food.
• Dinner: Dinner will be served on the yacht by our chef.
Accommodation included: Luxury catamaran Lagoon 46 or Lagoon 52
Day 2: Chill-axing on the yacht (approximately 5-hour sail to Hvar Island or approximately 45 nautical miles)
Pass By: Hvar Island, Hvar Island, Split-Dalmatia County, Dalmatia
After breakfast on the yacht, you will leave from Šibenik to Hvar. The journey will take you approximately five hours, during which you will enjoy sailing, swimming, and a visit to a Blue Lagoon on Mali Drvenik Island. During the sail, you will enjoy amenities that yacht, crew, and the hostess / chef have to provide. All the meals and the drinks will be prepared according to your preference list which you will provide for Desmo Adventure. The hostess / chef and the crew will take good care of you so you have a fantastic time while sailing.
In the late afternoon, you will arrive at your destination for the night, a small cove on the island of Hvar (Pakleni Islands) where you will enjoy swimming in the sea and even famous beach bars in the near proximity (Laganini Beach and cocktail bar, Hula-Hula, Carpe Diem beach bar). The chef will prepare dinner on the boat where you will enjoy a relaxing time as the group. Later that evening you will have an option to visit the old town Hvar.
Stop At: Blue Lagoon/ Krknjasi Bay, Veliki Drvenik Croatia
On our sail to Hvar island we will stop at the island Drvenik for a swim in a beautiful bay “Blue lagoon”.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Pakleni Islands, Hvar, Hvar Island Croatia
We will anchor in famous cove on the island of Hvar. Cove is surrounded by famous beach, beach bars, and luxurious restaurants.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner: Dinner will be served on the yacht by the professional chef and hostess.
• Lunch: Lunch will be served on the yacht at some of Croatian coves.
• Breakfast: Breakfast will be served on the boat in beautiful D-marine in Šibenik before our departure to Hvar island.
Accommodation included: Luxury catamaran Lagoon 46 or Lagoon 52
Day 3: Off-road experience (229 kilometers / 170 miles, approximately 5 hours)
Pass By: Korcula Island, Korcula Island, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Dalmatia
Your motorcycle adventure will start in the old town of Hvar where the motorcycle will be waiting for you to take you on the journey. The gravel road will take you on an off-road adventure toward the small village of Sveta Nedjelja. In Sveta Nedjelja, you will visit the famous Plenković winery and its underwater wine cellar.
You will continue your trip to Surčuraj where you will board a 45 minutes’ ferry ride to a Croatian mainland. The ferry will take you to Drvenik, and from there you will take a curvy coastal road to Ston town in Pelješac. You will continue riding to Orebić where your yacht and the crew will be waiting for you.
You will take a short 15 minutes’ sail to the old town of Korčula where you will be served dinner on the yacht. Later on that night you can explore the picturesque old town of Korčula, the birthplace of Marco Polo.
Pass By: Peljesac Peninsula, Peljesac Peninsula, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Dalmatia
While riding famous Croatian wine country we will visit winaries and oyster farms, where we will have a private tasting and private boat ride to the oyster farm in Ston.
Stop At: Hvar, Hvar, Hvar Island, Split-Dalmatia County, Dalmatia
We will talk a walk around old town of Hvar before we take a ride on the motorcycle toward our next destination.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Sveta Nedilja, Sveta Nedilja, Hvar Island, Split-Dalmatia County, Dalmatia
The gravel road will take you on an off-road adventure toward the small village of Sveta Nedjelja. In Sveta Nedjelja, you will visit the famous Plenković winery and its underwater wine cellar.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Mali Ston, Mali Ston, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Dalmatia
we will go on a private oyster tour in Mali Ston and try fresh oysters from the sea.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Luxury catamaran Lagoon 46 or Lagoon 52
Day 4: Sail to Mljet to visit Mljet National Park
Pass By: Mljet National Park, Mljet National Park, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Dalmatia
After a morning swim and breakfast, you will take a two-hour sail to Mljet Island. When you arrive at Mljet, you will visit the national park either by bicycle or small hike through the park. During your two-hour visit to the national park, you will witness two salt lakes and take a kayak ride to the ancient monastery.
The afternoon sail will take you to Kobaš Bay at Pelješac Peninsula where you will enjoy an afternoon swim, relax at the beach bar, and taste authentic dinner at Gastro Mare Restaurant. The meals are prepared by famous chef Antonio Bjelko.
Dinner will be served in a seven-courses menu, each dish prepared with fresh organic ingredients and seafood caught right from the sea. You will enjoy the rest of the evening on the yacht at Kobaš Bay.
Stop At: Kobas, Kobas, Peljesac Peninsula, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Dalmatia
After the visit to National park Mljet we will sail to Kobaš bay. In Kobaš bay we will moor with our yacht near Gastro mare restaurant. At Gastro Mare we will be served seven course dinner prepared by famous chef Antonio Bjelko.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner: Dinner will be served in famous restaurant in Kobaš bay, Gastro Mare. Food will be prepared by great chef Antonio Bjelko
• Lunch: Lunch will be served on the yacht.
• Breakfast: Breakfast will be served on the boat
Accommodation included: Luxury catamaran Lagoon 46 or Lagoon 52
Day 5: Dubrovnik sightseeing (100 kilometers / 62 miles)
Pass By: Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Dalmatia
Breakfast will be prepared at the Gastro Mare restaurant. The journey toward Dubrovnik will start after breakfast and a short swim at the bay. On the way to Dubrovnik, you will explore Ston town and a famous wall, the second-longest man-made wall after the Great Wall of China.
Then, you will take a private tour of the oyster farm where a local guide will teach you about oyster farming and you will get to taste delicious Ston oysters.
The motorbike ride will take you back on the mainland where you will ride a coastal road to Dubrovnik. You will arrive at Dubrovnik around 4 p.m. where you will leave your motorcycles at ACI marina Dubrovnik. When you board the yacht, you will take a short sail to Dubrovnik a spend the evening in front of Dubrovnik city walls where you will have dinner. In the evening, you will visit Dubrovnik where you will walk the famous street Stradun and enjoy bars in the old town.
Later hours you can relax on the yacht with good company overlooking the city walls.
Stop At: Milos Winery, Boljenovici 15, Ston 20230 Croatia
In Pelješac we will do a wine tour in famous Miloš winery. We will learn about history of wine making and taste Miloš wine
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Mount Srd, Dubrovnik Croatia
Before Dubrovnik we will climb the Srđ hill overlooking Dubrovnik. From there we will have a beautiful view of Dubrovnik and islands.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Dinner: Dinner will be served on the yacht while on anchor overlooking old city walls of Dubrovnik
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Luxury catamaran Lagoon 46 or Lagoon 52
Day 6: Explore Montenegro on the motorcycle (approximately 160 kilometers / 120 miles)
Pass By: Kotor, Kotor, Kotor Municipality
After breakfast on the yacht underneath of the Dubrovnik city walls, you will start your journey to Montenegro. On the way to Montenegro, you will climb Srđ hill where you will have a beautiful view of Dubrovnik old town and the rest of the Adriatic archipelago.
About an hour later you will cross the Croatian border and enter Montenegro. In Montenegro, you will ride Boka Kotorska Bay and visit the town of Tivat and Kotor. In Tivat, you will stop for the coffee in Porto Montenegro, a famous marina, while in Kotor you will walk the small streets in Kotor old town. Kotor is placed in beautiful bay, and it is one of the famous destination in Montenegro. We will ride the hills of Kotor and Boka Kotorska. Also we will visit Budva, the famous beach town in Montenegro.
On the way back, you will stop in Cavtat where the yacht will be waiting for the night. You will board the yacht for dinner and an evening swim. Cavtat is a small picturesque town, a well-known anchorage for mega-yachts.
Pass By: Budva, Budva, Budva Municipality
We will visit old town of Budva and surrounding beaches while in Montenegro.
Stop At: Cavtat, Cavtat, Konavle, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Dalmatia
We will spend the night in Cavtat on the yacht where dinner and party will be prepared for our guests.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner: Meals will be prepared on the yacht by our chef.
Accommodation included: Luxury catamaran Lagoon 46 or Lagoon 52
Day 7: Ride to undiscovered Bosnia & Herzegovina to a UNESCO town Mostar (180 kilometers / 155 miles)
Pass By: Mostar, Mostar, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
This is the last day of your stay on the yacht. You will enjoy breakfast on the yacht and a morning swim. Before noon, you will continue the motorcycle ride toward Mostar. Your belongings and suitcases will be returned to your starting destination (Desmo Adventure office) as you continue your motorcycle trip trough Bosnia & Herzegovina.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, you will visit small towns; Trebinje, Stolac, Blagaj, Blidinje park of nature. The road that day will take you to Mostar where you will spend the night. In Mostar, you will learn about its history and war times in the 1990s.
Mostar is a beautiful town divided by the river Neretva. It is a very diverse cultural town, divided by a river and different religions. On one side of the town Catholic population live while across the Neretva River there is a Muslim population. Each side of town is landscaped by different architecture, customs, and history. It is fascinating to learn about two different populations living in peace.
Pass By: Old Bridge (Stari Most), Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina
We will walk old town of Mostar and visit old bridge which was destroyed in civil war in 90s.
Meals included:
• Dinner: In Mostar we will tast famous and authentic Bosnian food. Food which is influenced by different cultures and cuisine.
• Breakfast: The breakfast will be served on the yacht.
Accommodation included: We will stay in down town Mostar at the Kapetanovina hotel overlooking the old bridge of Mostar.
Day 8: Witness true wilderness at Blidinje Nature Park, return to Split (210 kilometers / 185 miles)
Pass By: Blidinje Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Early morning, you leave Mostar toward Blidinje Nature Park. You will ride alongside the Neretva River canyon. A beautiful road will take you uphill Čvrsnica Mountain toward Blidinje. While riding we will pass small villages which have been destroyed by the civil war in 1990s. Also we will visit museum of war in Jablanica and learn about war times in balkans.
At Blidinje Nature Park, you will visit Hajdučke vrleti for an authentic lunch. You will try Bosnian specialties prepared by a traditional recipe. Another 2.5 hours will take you to return to Split and take this journey to the end.
Your belongings and suitcases will be waiting for you at the Desmo Adventure office from where you will have organized transport to the airport or nearby hotel.
Stop At: Jablanica, Jablanica, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
From Mostar to Jablanica we will ride beautiful Neretva river canyon. In Jablanica we will visit museum of war and learn about war times in Balkans.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch: Authentic Herzegovinian cuisine in famous restarant Hajdučke vrleti.
No accommodation included on this day.
Duration: 8 days
Starts: Split, Croatia
Trip Category: Food, Wine & Nightlife >> Wine Tasting & Winery Tours
