Magic island kayaking, 6 days

Croatia and the Mediterranean offer great food and we always make sure that you try local dishes, delicacies and products to have a memorable gastronomic experience.

We include breakfast during the entire tour, except on the starting day. Depending on the group size we organize breakfast in a restaurant or our guide prepares itin the self-service arrangement at our accommodation location and will generally include cheese, ham, cereals, bread spreads, fruits, milk, coffee, tea, etc.

Each day during the lunch breaks our guide will offer you snacks such as sandwiches, pastries, fruits or energy bars.

Farewell dinner is organized in a local tavern with a special traditional dish called „Peka“ – where fish, octopus or meat is mixed with various vegetables, drizzled with olive oil, sprinkled with herbs, and then baked to perfection under a bell. Of course, it will be followed by some of the finest local wines.

For other nights where dinner is not included, we will recommend you the best local restaurants depending on your budget making sure you try the best local cuisine offers.

Upon your booking, we will send you a simple online questionnaire making sure that your preferences, wishes and needs are met to the maximum. Based on your feedback, we will organize the most suitable meal arrangements, making sure we accommodate any of your dietary restrictions or needs.

For ecological reasons, we encourage our clients to bring their own reusable water bottles that will be filled out whenever needed.

Sea Kayaks

We choose to use German high-quality Prijon brand kayaks for our touring expeditions because of several reasons:
– Wide range of Prijon kayaks can accommodate any type of paddles. We have models for light, medium and high weight, short and tall paddles. We can adjust kayaks for each person individually thanks to their comfortable touring seat system, lightweight 3D-thigh braces and slide footrest. Therefore, you can easily find and adjust your individual seating position.
– High storage capacity enables you to take a lot of luggage and gear with you on your multi-day expedition. Being such a great load carrier, our expeditions are much more hassle-free.
– HTP material is perfect for Dalmatian rough coast and can tolerate some contact with sharp rocky coast, which makes our kayaking more trouble-free.
– Their fast and safe shape is designed for typical wind/wave situations on the Adriatic Sea, especially choppy waves during summer.
– Each kayak is equipped with a rudder which can come in handy for beginner’s paddlers, especially in windy situations. It makes tracking and turning much easier. If you don’t need it you can simply take it out of the water and paddle without it!

All kayaks in the Red Adventures fleet are not older over 3 years. We renew our gear regularly and keep them in a good shape.

Which kayak model to choose? 

You choose between single and double touring kayaks depending on your preference and experience.
We have various single kayak models available that are usually distributed based on your weight, height and previous experience. If you are an experienced paddler with specific preferences, please let us know, and we will do our best to meet your needs.

Double or single?

For those with a lack of extensive kayaking experience or questionable physical fitness, we strongly recommend double kayak use for comfort and safety. Our double kayak Prijon Poseidon offers outstanding performance while providing great comfort and stability. The reasons for using tandems are:
Speed: Length equals speed. Therefore, the longer waterline of a tandem kayak makes it considerably faster than a solo kayak.
Stability: The extra width of a tandem kayak provides excellent stability. You’ll appreciate this most in choppy water, and when observing or photographing nature. The greater stability of tandems allows us extra freedom to travel in a greater variety of sea conditions.
Support: In case of rough weather conditions, two paddlers are always stronger than one. Two paddlers make a team and always better handle rough weather situations. Also, a double kayak gives a chance for one paddler to take a small break to relax, drink water or take a picture during kayaking.

Usual gear we are providing for your kayak trip:

– Paddle (TNP aluminum)
– Buoyancy aid (Aquarius MQ Pro PFD)
– Spray skirt (Prijon polyester)
– Dry bags, etc.

Carbon paddle (Prijon Stream) upgrade is available at the price of €5 per day.

The following itinerary should be taken as a guide only, it can be changed due to the unsuitable weather conditions. Our objective is to deliver the best possible experience for you and better options may present themselves as we go. Activities each day will last from 3.5 to 6 hours and include breaks.

For credit card payments, all payments will be charged in Croatian currency Kuna (HRK). The amount your credit card account will be charged for is obtained through the conversion of the price from US Dollar, Euro or any other currency into Croatian Kuna according to the current exchange rate of the bank. For each card payment, the bank charges the commission. The agency will warn all customers before charging that banks charge a commission and allow clients to decide whether to use a credit card or not.

We strongly recommend purchasing comprehensive travel insurance from your country (including trip delay, trip cancellation, trip interruption, baggage and personal effects, loss or theft of money insurance) once a trip has been booked. Health, accident and emergency evacuation insurance are also strongly recommended.

If you wish Agency can provide/offer you with a Travel insurance package of one of Croatian Insurance companies.

The Agency does not accept liability if the person is not properly insured for their journey.

Without appropriate travel insurance, Customer understands and agrees that if Customer cancels or interrupts Customer’s travel for any reason, portions of the trip/tour may not be refunded and Agency and travel suppliers cancellation penalties will apply resulting in the loss of monies up to the full cost of Customer’s travel booking and related costs.

The purchase of travel insurance is not required in order to purchase any other product or service offered by Agency.

The Client acknowledges that the cost of the tour does not include any insurance coverage for such Client, and that the Client is required to obtain separate coverage at an additional cost to the Product tour price. When obtaining travel insurance, the Client must ensure the insurer is aware of the type of travel to be undertaken so that the insurer may properly cover travel on the applicable Product of Agency.

The trip runs with a minimum of 2 people and a maximum of 8. In exceptional cases, the number can be up to 12 in which case we provide a second guide. We can organize bigger groups in private arrangement only, with up to 30 participants.

The level of kayaking is moderate. Each day involves 4-5 hours of paddling, so we recommend you are in good physical condition. In the case of windy weather, the difficulty level can go up and extend kayaking time. You must be able to swim.

Island Vis is exposed to all wind, and wave directions, and conditions can sometimes be challenging. However, we take the weather seriously and adjust the itinerary based on wind direction, but make sure you do the whole itinerary. Currents and tides in Croatia are minimal factors

Previous kayaking experience is recommended but not mandatory. A good physical fitness level can substitute lack of experience.

Split airport (SPU) is just 20 km away from our base. There are bus and taxi connections to the downtown.
You can also consider alternative airports Zadar (ZAD), Dubrovnik (DBV), and even Zagreb (ZAG) from which it takes 3-5 hours to reach Split by bus. Please contact us for more details if you consider alternative airports.

The meeting point is in Split, Croatia. We recommend coming to Split one day before, as we have a briefing at our office the day before the tour. Also, Split offers a lot to see!

The tour departs in the morning, so we strongly recommend arriving to Split the day before the tour. The tour finishes in the late afternoon with a ferry transfer to Split, so an extra night in Split would generally be needed. You can consider extending your vacation on Vis if wished so. We can assist you with accommodation arrangements if required.

We will take a ferry from Split that takes a bit over two hours, the same way back.

We will take a boat excursion to Bisevo island and visit Blue cave, all included in the package. We also do a nice hiking trip on the island.

Most times, you can join the tour halfway or leave the tour earlier. Please contact us with your travel day options, and we will try to fit you in.

Your accommodation will have a Wi-Fi connection and electricity. The electricity socket standard in Croatia is European, types C, E, and F.

The Mediterranean climate here provides a lot of sun and pleasant temperatures. From May to October, the air temperature ranges from 20 to 32 degrees Celsius, while during July and August it often exceeds that number. Sea temperature usually exceeds 20 degrees in early June and reaches 26 degrees in July. During this period, it is mostly sunny, and it rarely rains.

Kuna is the official currency in Croatia. You will use your credit card most of the time (restaurants, shops, and supermarkets). However, we recommend having some cash with you too. ATMs are available on the island.

Komiza offers many restaurants and bars, a couple of supermarkets and a bakery too. Souvenir shops are available too.

Absolutely, upon reservation, you will receive a questionnaire through which we receive your dietary restrictions and preferences.

Tap water is absolutely fine to drink here. During the kayaking, our guide will have water for re-fill. We encourage you to bring your reusable water bottle for environmental reasons.