Group Tour: Fish Picnic – Elaphiti Islands, Dubrovnik, Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija, Croatia
Get away from Dubrovnik and discover Elaphiti islands with this boat tour. Spend a day sailing, swimming in the Adriatic sea, walking or just enjoying in the untouched nature and peace. Elaphiti islands are the group of small island near Dubrovnik. They fascinate the people with its beauty, pure nature and friendly people. For the locals they are oasis of peace and relax. Islands boasts with amazing vegetation and diversity. Explore hidden gems and coves or find you own, small beach and enjoy in privacy. Enjoy in beautiful scenery while you are having dalmatian lunch on the boat. Are you ready, the ship sails soon.
• Full Day trip to Elaphiti islands
• Enjoy in beautiful landscapes
• Spend a day swimming, walking, sunbathing or relaxing
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Description & Instructions When Visiting Dubrovnik, Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija, Croatia
Get away from Dubrovnik and discover Elaphiti islands with this boat tour. Spend a day sailing, swimming in the Adriatic sea, walking or just enjoying in the untouched nature and peace. Elaphiti islands are the group of small island near Dubrovnik. They fascinate the people with its beauty, pure nature and friendly people. For the locals they are oasis of peace and relax. Islands boasts with amazing vegetation and diversity. Explore hidden gems and coves or find you own, small beach and enjoy in privacy. Enjoy in beautiful scenery while you are having dalmatian lunch on the boat. Are you ready, the ship sails soon.
• Full Day trip to Elaphiti islands
• Enjoy in beautiful landscapes
• Spend a day swimming, walking, sunbathing or relaxing
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Sipan, Sipan, Elafiti Islands, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Dalmatia
The boat from Dubrovnik to Sipan island, the largest of the Elaphite islands, lasts a little over an hour. The island is, like the other Elaphite islands of Kolocep and Lopud, peaceful and quiet, but do not be surprised if you spot someone famous while there. Visitors to Sipan include Princess Caroline of Monaco, Belgian King Albert II and Francesca von Habsburg. Many of them were looking to buy one of the many summer residences on the island. There are 42 in total. The villa built by Vice Stjepović Skočibuha which has two towers to defend against pirates, is the most well known on the island. The Skočibuha villa stands out with its rarities. It’s the only one in the entire Mediterranean region with a preserved wooden balcony from the 16th century. In addition, it has an undamaged fireplace with extractor, which is the only such example in the entire Dubrovnik region.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Lopud Island, Dubrovnik Croatia
Visit the main attraction on the island which is the 15th-century Franciscan monastery.
Spend a day on the sandy beach Sunj
Above Sunj bay and beach, hike to the 15th-century church of Our Lady of Sunj (Gospa od Sunja).
Hike to the top of the hills to see ruins and lovely views over the Archipelago including two forts at the entrance to the village, one on a peninsula and the other at the highest hill where is 16th century remains of the Sutvrač Fortress (Spanish fort) offer the views over the island.
At the entrance to the harbour visit the 16th-century church of the Holy Trinity, the only baroque building on the island with Gothic and Renaissance elements.
In antiquity, the Greeks called the island Delaphodia while the Romans called it Lafota. From the 11th century onwards, the island was part of the Ragusa, the Dubrovnik Republic and from 1457 it was the Republic’s regional centre and the seat of the Knez, the local Rector
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Kolocep Island, Dubrovnik Croatia
The island of Koločep (pronounced [kɔ̂lɔtʃɛp]; locally known as Kalamota from Italian: Calamotta) is one of the three inhabited Elaphiti Islands situated near the city of Dubrovnik with an area of 2.44 square kilometres (0.94 square miles). Koločep is the southernmost inhabited island in Croatia. In the 2011 census, the population of the island was 163.
Earliest known traces of human habitation date to the times of Ancient Greece.[9] In the times of the Republic of Ragusa, Koločep was an important shipbuilding site. Two members of Christopher Columbus’ crew on the Santa Maria were sailors from the island. Archaeological remnants of ancient European conquerors have been found on the island: from the ancient times of Greece and Rome to the Napoleonic times. The island has seven pre-Romanesque churches dating back to the times of Croatian kings, from the 9th to the 11th century.
Duration: 1 hour
Special Offer – Intro offer: Book by March 9 to save 20%. – Book Now!
Duration: 9 hours
Starts: Dubrovnik, Croatia
Trip Category: Cruises, Sailing & Water Tours >> Day Cruises
