Welcome to Hooked on Cycling Holidays and our cycling holiday in Croatia. This biking vacation in Croatia is a wonderful guided bike tour by bike and boat. Stunning cycle rides during the day and relaxation on your floating hotel at night. The wonders of this type of holiday is that if you do not cycle or do not wish to cycle you can stay on board and soak up the sun. This bike and boat tour is around the south Dalmatia region of Croatia by road bike ( race bike ) .Would you like to discover Southern Dalmatia by racing bike and enjoy the comfort to be accompanied by a floating accommodation  making it unnecessary to pack you bags each day? Then this tour is the perfect choice. Your journey will lead you across sunny islands with mostly peaceful streets and low traffic, through picturesque villages and lively small towns. Highlight and also biggest challenge will be the crowning glory onto the third highest mountain of Croatia, the Sveti Jure. Nights will be spent in lovely historical port villages which will quickly make you forget the exertion of the previous cycling day.

Available 31/3, 7/4, 14/4, 21/4, 5/5, 15/9, 13/10, 20/10
Level 3-4 guided cycle tour

Day 1 Trogir – Split 46 miles 75 km
Individual arrival in Trogir. After check in on board the first cycle tour will already start. From Trogir the tour leads us inland with the destination of Split the biggest city of Dalmatia. The Diocletian Palace belongs to the world cultural heritage and the cultivated old town invites us for a first stroll.

Day 2 Island Brač 68 miles 110 km
In the early morning the boat will leave to Povlja on the island Brac. From here our tour will start across the back of the island followed by a longer descent back to the coast of Pucisca. We will have the opportunity to visit the famous stonemason school. A more flat road will lead us to Sutivan from where we will once again climb the high back of the island. During the descent wonderful views to the Golden Horn and the opposite situated island Hvar will await us.

Day 3 Island Hvar 43 miles 70 km
After the crossing to the small port of Jelsa on the island Hvar today’s cycle tour will lead us through the world cultural heritage plain of Stari Grad to the same named artist village. Here the house of the famous poet Petar Hektorovic can be visited. On calm roads the tour will continue south west to north east. In the afternoon the boat will transfer us to the honey island Mljet. It is said that the nymph Calypso lives on this island which once obstructed the famous Odysseus for several years during his trip back home.

Day 4 Island Mljet and peninsular Pelješac 40+35 miles 65 + 56 km
After breakfast we will cross the wooded island of Mljet up to the most eastern point. From there we will return and cycle to the ferry port of Sobra where the boat will bring us to Prapratno on the peninsular Peljesac. This is one of the most famous winegrowing regions in Croatia. Preferably red wines like the Plavac and the Dingang produced with the same grape originate here. Final destination across the hilly peninsular is Orebic. Afterwards the boat will move on to the medieval town Korcula on the same island.

Day 5 Island Korčula 50 miles 80 km
Today the island Korcula will be explored by bike. The peacefulness and seclusion of ample gardens with high cypresses emboss the picture of one of the most beautiful island of Dalmatia. The route will first ascend quickly and after crossing one of the first passes a long descent will bring us back to sea level. From Brna we will follow the coast before crossing another pass to Blato. The boat will await us in the port of Prigradica to bring us to Makarska on the mainland.

Day 6 Makarska – Sveti Jure – Makarska 50 miles 80 km up 1800m
Today the crowning glory! Our goal is to reach the 1762m third highest mountain of Croatia the Sveti Jure. Situated in the nature park Biokovo the mountain will not only offer breathtaking views to the close by Adria and the land of Bosnia but also a fascinating flora and fauna. From the summit we might even see Italy if the weather is good. The descent back to Makarska will reward us after this long climb. Afterwards the boat will bring us to Omis situated at the river mouth of the Cetina River.

Day 7 Omiš – Split 38 miles 60 km
On the last stage of your Dalmatia trip we will first cycle though the green valley of the Cetina River. After crossing a small pass a smooth descent will lead us back to Split where the boat will bring us to Trogir. In the evening we still have enough time to explore the world heritage protected old town of Trogir with its numerous palaces.

Day 8 Disembarkation in Trogir
After breakfast disembarkation and individual trip home.

Minimum number 14 persons.

Tariff 2012

How to get there
By plane to Split or Zadar .
Split  – distance 15 minutes – individual taxi transfer (ca. £25  per way)

Accommodation:
ADONIS (shower/toilet in each cabin)
The high sea yacht ADONIS is a two mast motor sailor of 24m length and 6m width and was built in 1975. In 2002/2003 the boat was rebuild to a cruise ship by captain Tihomir. Each of the 10 guest cabins is equipped with a shower and a toilet. On deck there are 8 cabins with a door opening to the outside. 2 of these offer a double bed and an additional single bed above. 2 guest cabins are situated below deck equipped with portholes and bunk beds. The sun deck in the front measures 40m². The sun deck in the back is protected by sun sails and has a size of 45m². A limited number of sun beds are available. The crew always offers a good service as well as a delicious cuisine.

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