Kvarner route
Since 2018
Saturday embarkation/disembarkation in the port of Rijeka enables us for our first time reaching the biggest Croatian islands, Krk and Cres, as well as the adjacent coast of the peninsula of Istria with its Učka nature park. This sailing route gets even more varied by an „oceanic“ sailing around the tiny islands between northern Dalmatia and the Gulf of Kvarner. We will experience rough „moon“ landscape opposed to lush ancient forrest, pristine coves and lively island port towns. You will see different landscapes with Italian traces and charm. This route enables you completing your overal impression of whole Adriatic.
MTB riders can choose from plenty of varied and demanding offroad trails, some of them tracing the already famous 4 ISLANDS MTB stage race. The adventurers can discover new paths and improvize, more than on our other, already well known routes. | 5 full biking days + 1 rest day (without biking or with a short ride) + optional biking after disembarkation.
Day 1/Fri: | Departure from Prague* afternoon – Wien/Linz – Graz – |
Day 2/Sat: | – Maribor – Zagreb, arrival to the port in the morning. Boarding, meet the crew and learn boat rules. Departure in the afternoon. |
Zadar – Rijeka |
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Day 3/Sun: | Morning departure for Osor (Cres island). Osor – Cres. across the southern part of Cres island. |
Day 4/Mon: | Cres – Porozina (Cres island), the boat sails along the island. across the nothern part of the island. Late afternoon sailing Porozina – Rabac (Istria peninsula). |
Day 5/Tue: | Rabac – Opatija/Lovran (Istria peninsula). along or through the Učka nature park. |
Day 6/Wed: | Sailing to Krk island. rest day with an option of a short ride. |
Day 7/Thu: | Krk I. on the island. |
Day 8/Fri: | Krk II. on the island. |
Rijeka – Zadar |
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Day 3/Sun: | Island Krk. on the island. |
Day 4/Mon: | Morning sailing to Merag (Cres island). Merag – Porozina. across northern part of Cres island. Later afternoon sailing Porozina – Opatija/Lovran (Istria peninsula). |
Day 5/Tue: | Opatija/Lovran – Rabac (Istria peninsula). along or through the Učka nature park. |
Day 6/Wed: | Morning sail to Cres (Cres island). Cres – Osor. across the southern part of the island. |
Day 7/Thu: | Osor – Mali Lošinj (Lošinj island). across the island. |
Day 8/Fri: | Vir/Privlaka – Zadar. along the coast or through the inland. |
Day 9/Sat: | Disembark after breakfast. Free time for walking (or ride), swimming and sightseeing. Departure in the late afternoon or early evening. |
Day 10/Sun: | Return to Prague. |
* It is possible to arrange (ahead of time) your departure from other cities (Brno and Mikulov or Jihlava and Znojmo, České Budějovice and Tábor or Písek).
- The purple text and symbols are part of the cycling program. You can view the route on our map of sails. We reserve the right to change the route.