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Vis & Kornati
For those who like a good mix of wrecks, cave openings and marine life, the tour Vis & Kornati is perfect!
Around the island of Vis there is a plethora of shipwrecks such as Fortunal, Brioni and Tetti. The wrecks lie between 20 – 70 meters and require you to have the right training and be able to dive to these depths. Maybe this is the perfect place for you to do your deep training or technical diving training? An advanced diver with a certification down to 40 meters will be able to see 90% of all wrecks.
The divers will also be offered exciting "cavern diving" where you will experience large and small cave openings under the sea surface. Swimming into the openings is incredibly exciting and there is a lot of wildlife to watch. You will not swim further in than you can see the opening of the cave, so you do not need to be a trained cave diver.
The steep cliffs along Vis are full of life, large shoals of fish are not an uncommon sight. Flatfish, squid, nudibranchs and gorgornia are common and many species of fish circulate around the divers.
In the nature reserve Kornati you will be treated to crystal clear water and beautiful vertical walls with lots of fish and corals. It is considered by many to be the best diving in Croatia.
The diving is focused around the dive sites around the island of Zirije, which offer vertical walls that are full of life and movement. Because of the great visibility, you'd be wise to take an extra look at the depth gauge so you don't go too deep. But thanks to this, you will be treated to an awesome feeling when you soar over the edge of the vertical rocks.
If the divers feel urged, they will also be given the opportunity to dive on the wreck "Francesca da Rimini". A German freighter that was sunk by two British "spitfires" during the Second World War.
What is included?
- Flight
- Transfers from the airport to the boat
- 7 nights in a shared double cabin with bathroom
- 3 meals per day as well as tea, coffee and water
- 6 days of diving with 2 dives per day
- Weights, belt and 12L bottle
- All marine park fees and taxes
- Tourist tax
Itinerary
Vis/Kornati tour covers area from Zadar up to island Vis which is located around 30 knots west from Split. Island Vis is the best known island for diving in central Dalmatia and it is especially attractive because of wrecks and great visibility of the sea.
First day (Saturday):
Vranjak I starts cruising towards 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.
Second day (Sunday):
The ship continues its journey towards 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 ships stay overnight. 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 wreck 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 only be done with the support of the local dive club. The price of diving is 20 euros per each dive/per diver.
Third day (Monday):
The journey continues towards Vis and after 3 hours of journey the ship arrives on the 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 wreck Tetti (up to 35 m, great visibility, congers), Vassillios (wreck 25-55m), fishing wreck Fortunal, wreck Brioni (only for advanced and technical divers) in combination with beautiful and deep walls. Third day (Monday) the ship remains in Komiža overnight. Vis has very interesting history. Komiža was former pirate port and its castle and church of St. Nicholas date from 1585. The island was closed for foreign tourism as a result of the headquarters of Marshal Tito until 1989. 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 the captain has the right to change this route due to the weather conditions. Vis is definitely a place for more experienced divers and it is a specially protected area.
Fourth day (Tuesday):
After 2 dives in the area of Vis, ship stays one more night in Komiža or leaves island Vis and continues journey towards the coast line. 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 towards north and Primošten. Dive spots on this route are usually Orud, Muljica, Planka, Grbavac, Kamičiči, etc. Primošten is a unique tourist destination with many specialties. Some of them are on the Unesco world heritage list.
Sixth day and seventh day (Thursday and Friday):
From Primošten, our journey continues towards national park Kornati. On this way, we usually dive in the area of island Žirije and on evening hours, Vranjak arrives in national park Kornati. In Kornati, we always stay on island Levrnaka over the night. On Friday (seventh day), we have two dives in the area of national park Kornati. The journey always ends on Friday evening in Sukošan port.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Vis/Kornati tour is highly dependent on the weather circumstances. Iceland 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.
