NORTH TOUR: Zadar (Sukošan) - Molat - Premuda-Rivanj - Dugi otok - Kornati - Zadar

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1 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. 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 North 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, Ugljan, Rivanj and national park Kornati.

2 First day (Saturday): After start from Sukošan this day is reserved for one swim-stop and further cruising toward island Ugljan and place called Kukljica. The ship stays over night in Kukljica and second day (Sunday) it continues its journey toward national park Kornati. Second and third day (Sunday and Monday): These 2 days we are diving in national park and we sleep over the night on island Levrnaka. After second dive in national park on Monday, Vranjak I starts cruising toward north side of island Ugljan and she stays in port Muline over the night. Fourth day and fifth day (Tuesday and Wednesday): From island Ugljan, 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. After staying overnight 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 its journey toward island Molat. In this port ship stays over night. Sixth day and seventh day (Thursday and Friday): From Molat, Vranjak I cruises toward island Dugi otok ( If weather conditions are fine, the ship cruises from open side of Dugi otok toward south and 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. Diving on Dugi otok is very often determined my weather conditions. According to these conditions, the captain decides about spending one or two days on diving spots of this beautiful island. 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. Journey ends by returning to 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.

3 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 place Rogoznica which is located south from city of Šibenik. First day (Saturday): Vranjak I starts cruising toward place Kukljica on island Ugljan ( With one swim stop, the ship arrives before dinner time into this small Dalmatian place. Kukljica is our home port and first day is always reserved for check of diving equipment, briefing and taking of necessary supplies for the whole week.

4 Second day (Sunday): Our cruising continues toward south including two dives in area of Vodice. In area of Vodice there are several interesting spots like island Sokol, north side of island Kaprije and wrack Francesca da Rimini. Francesca da Rimini but this diving spot is reserved for advance scuba and technical divers. Francesca da Rimini is also specially protected cultural heritage and diving can be done only by support of local dive club. The price of diving is 20 euro per each dive/per diver. Over the night we sleep in small place near Vodice, Tribunj. 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. Third day (Monday): From Tribunj, we continue our journey down to the south toward Rogoznica. After diving on two different spots, we stay overnight in Rogoznica. Fourth day (Tuesday): Island Žirije is our destination on fourth day of cruising. Žirije is place reserved for deep walls and one little fish wrack. Visibility of sea provides unforgettable moments. The ship stays on this island over the night. Fifth day (Wednesday): From Žirije we are moving toward city of Vodice. After two dives, we stay overnight in Vodice. Sixth day and seventh day (Thursday and Friday): 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 for 2 days in Kornati, ship arrives on Friday evening in marina Sukošan. 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 the sun. This tour also offers possibility of visiting national park Krka ( with well known waterfalls.

5 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 National park Kornati tour is completely focused on dive spots which are located in national park and island of Žirije. This tour offers outstanding walls and it is definitely the best tour for practicing 3 dives per day. As not so many places in Croatia, it offers rich flora and fauna even on depts. up to 20m. More information can be found on This tour probably offers the best diving spots and it is one our most popular routes. The main strength of this tour is that diving locations are almost equally attractive for beginners, advanced divers and technical divers.

6 First day (Saturday): Vranjak I starts cruising toward place Kukljica on island Ugljan ( With one swim stop, the ship arrives before dinner time into this small Dalmatian place. Kukljica is our home port and first day is always reserved for check of diving equipment, briefing and taking of necessary supplies for the whole week. Instead of swim stop, it is possible to make check dive in area of Kukljica so that group is better prepared for national park. Second day (Sunday): After the start from Kukljica, we are reaching national park for 1,5 hour of cruising. After 2 or 3 dives, we stay over the night on island Levrnaka. Levrnaka is our national park base which has the only sand beach in entire national park. On this island, there are two restaurants as well in which our guests can have drink after the dinner. Third day (Monday): From Levrnaka, we continue with cruising toward south part of national park. After diving, we continue toward island Žirije where we stay over the night. Fourth day (Tuesday): This day is reserved for diving on Žirije and after that we are leaving toward Vodice where we stay over the night. Fifth day (Wednesday): After staying in Vodice and taking water and all necessary supplies, we are cruising back toward south part of national park. After two dives in national park, we are coming back in Tribunj. Sixth day (Thursday): From Tribunj, we move back toward national park and after 2 dives in national park we are coming again to Levrnaka. Seventh day (Friday): After diving in national park, we are back to Sukošan on Friday evening.

7 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 (Saturday): Vranjak I starts cruising toward place Kukljica on island Ugljan ( With one swim stop, the ship arrives before dinner time into this small Dalmatian place. Kukljica is our home port and first day is always reserved for check of diving equipment, briefing and taking of necessary supplies for the whole week.

8 Second day of cruising (Sunday): The ship continues journey toward south including two dive stops. First dive spot is usually located in area of city Vodice and second dive spot is located near Rogoznica ( Rogoznica is a small place on the coast where ship stays over night. Dive spots that we are usually visiting in area of Vodice and Rogoznica are: Kukuljari, north side of island Kaprije, Sestrice, Sokol, Smokvica, Tmara, Drvenik, Kablinac, etc. This area is location of wrack Francesca da Rimini but this diving spot is reserved for advance scuba and technical divers. Francesca da Rimini is also specially protected cultural heritage and diving can be done only by support of local dive club. The price of diving is 20 euro per each dive/per diver. Third day (Monday): The journey continues toward Vis and after 3 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 (only for advanced and technical divers) in combination with beautiful and deep walls. Third day (Monday) the ship remains in Komiža over the night. Vis has very interesting history. Komiža was former pirate port and its castle and church of St.Nicholas date from The island was closed for foreign tourism as a result of the headquarters of Marshal Tito until 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/per dive. For this tour all our customers pay 60 euro additionally for extra fuel expenses. Fourth day (Tuesday): Ship stays one more night in Komiža or leaves island Vis and continues journey toward place Maslenica on island Šolta where it stays over night. This decision is usually determined by weather conditions which are predicted for the following day. Fifth day (Wednesday): Fifth day is reserved for 2 dive spots on ship s route toward north and Primošten. Dive spots on this route are usually Orud, Muljica, Planka, Grbavac, Kamičiči, etc. Primošten is unique tourist destination with many specialties. Some of them are on list of Unesco world heritage. Sixth day and seventh day (Thursday and Friday): Our customers have two possibilities. If customers are interested in night diving, the ship stays on Žirije for 2 dives and one night diving because night diving is forbidden in national park Kornati.

9 On Friday (seventh day), we have two dives in area of island Žirije and Žut and journey ends in port of Sukošan. The journey always ends on Friday evening in Sukošan port. Second possibility is visiting of national park Kornati for 2 days (Thursday and Friday). National park has several locations with beautiful underwater walls. We usually dive on dive spots Panitula,Balun, Mrtvac, Mana, Kamičiči, etc. and sleep on island Levrnaka. After diving in Kornati, ship arrives on Friday evening in marina Sukošan. IMPORTANT NOTICE: VIS TOUR is highly dependable on the weather circumstances. 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. 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.