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Split sits at the working middle of the Croatian Dalmatian coast 220 kilometres north of Dubrovnik, with a permanent population of 161,000 across the working 79-square-kilometre municipal area and the working Diocletian's Palace UNESCO Old Town at the working Adriatic working central Dalmatia waterfront. The working day-charter calendar runs April to October with the working peak from late June to mid-September. A 50-foot motor yacht with crew for a 7-hour Brac and Hvar rotation in July runs €3,000 to €4,800 plus the working 13% Croatian VAT, fuel, gratuity, and ACI Split slip fees. The working day-charter inventory operates from four bases: ACI Marina Split at the Spinut basin north of the Old Town (canonical, all bands, the premium concentration), Split city port at the Riva harbour east quay (tender pickup, budget aggregator inventory), ACI Marina Trogir at the Trogir Channel 27 kilometres west of Split (west-axis pickup), and Marina Kastela between Split and Trogir (budget midmarket pool). Split Airport (SPU) at Kastela handles the air access with the working 5 to 25 minute road transfer to ACI Trogir, Marina Kastela, or ACI Split.
The point of a Split day charter on a 6 to 9 hour rotation is the working Brac and Hvar central-axis cluster (the working 8 to 18 nautical mile south-southeast cruise to the working Bol Zlatni Rat anchor, the working Lucice and Bobovisca cove anchor, and the working Hvar Pakleni rotation), the working Solta west-axis cluster (the working 6 to 12 nautical mile southwest cruise to the working Maslinica, Stomorska, and Necujam anchor), the working Trogir and Drvenik west-axis cluster (the working Krknjasi Blue Lagoon anchor at Veli Drvenik, the working Trogir Old Town tender stop, and the working Drvenik Mali blue-cave cruise), the working Vis and Bisevo full-day extension (the working 30 to 38 nautical mile southwest crossing on the 55-foot-and-up), and the working Hvar town and Pakleni full-day extension (the working 22 to 28 nautical mile south crossing).
The working day-charter pattern combines a 9am to 9:30am ACI Split, Trogir, or Kastela departure, a working 30 to 75 minute cruise to the working Brac, Solta, or Drvenik first anchor, a working 4 to 5 hour anchor and lunch sequence (typically the working Bol or Krknjasi swim anchor, lunch at Maslinica, Stomorska, or Bobovisca village, and a working second swim anchor at Lucice or Necujam), and a working 5pm to 6pm departure-base return.
When to day-charter Split
April. Shoulder. Water 16 to 18 degrees Celsius, air 17 to 21. Working operators open inventory from 1 April with the working canonical Croatian-spring opening pattern at 50 to 65 percent of August peak rates. The cleanest April booking pattern with the working 1 to 3-boat working Krknjasi calendar.
May. Shoulder. Water 17 to 20 degrees, air 19 to 24. Rates climb to 60 to 75 percent of August peak. The cleanest May booking is the working second-half-of-May window at the working warmer-water and cleaner-light calendar.
June. Shoulder through 15 June, peak thereafter. Water 19 to 22 degrees, air 22 to 27. Rates from 65 to 85 percent of August peak. From 20 June the working Dalmatian peak calendar opens with rates climbing into the 90s through 30 June.
July and August. Peak. Water 22 to 25 degrees, air 26 to 31. The working canonical Split peak window with the working Maestral northwest-wind pattern (the working 10 to 20 knot working afternoon Maestral) and the working Bura or Jugo working forecast risk. The working US, German, UK, Polish, and Italian family-holiday calendar absorbs the Split day-charter market alongside the working cruise-passenger working Diocletian's Palace congestion. Rates at 95 to 100 percent of peak through 31 August. Book 10 to 16 weeks out for the premium 50-foot-and-up inventory at ACI Split or Trogir.
September. Peak through 10 September, shoulder thereafter. Water 22 to 24 degrees, air 23 to 27. The cleanest working Split window: the working post-15 September pattern with the warmest sea-temperature calendar, the cleaner Krknjasi and Pakleni anchor pool, and the cleaner Vis and Bisevo booking window.
October. Shoulder. Water 20 to 22 degrees, air 18 to 23. Working off-peak rates at 50 to 65 percent of August peak. Operators wind down 31 October. The working Bura north wind runs more frequent from mid-October.
November to March. Working off-peak. The Split day-charter inventory does not operate through winter; ACI Split runs at the working sheltered-day pattern only.
The Split day-charter zones
Brac and Hvar central-axis cluster (the canonical Split day-charter axis). The working 8 to 18 nautical mile south cruise to Brac and Hvar. The working Bol and Zlatni Rat anchor at the working Brac south (the working shifting-shingle promontory at depths 5 to 10 metres on the sand bottom and the working Bol harbour tender stop), the working Lucice cove anchor at the working Brac southwest (the working sheltered three-bay cove cluster at depths 4 to 9 metres), the working Bobovisca village stop at the working Brac southwest, and the working Hvar Pakleni north anchor cluster at the working Mlini and Stipanska (under the working Hvar day-charter axis when operated full-day from Split). The working canonical Split day-charter cluster.
Solta west-axis cluster. The working 6 to 12 nautical mile southwest cruise to Solta island. The working Maslinica village stop at the working Solta west tip (with the working Martinis Marchi marina tender pickup and the working Maslinica village walk), the working Stomorska village stop at the working Solta northeast (with the working sheltered village quay), the working Necujam anchor at the working Solta north (with the working sheltered swim anchor at depths 4 to 12 metres), and the working Sesula bay anchor at the working Solta southwest (the working pebble-bottom swim anchor). The working alternative day pattern from ACI Split, Trogir, or Kastela.
Trogir and Drvenik west-axis cluster. The working 8 to 18 nautical mile west cruise to the working Trogir and Drvenik islets. The working Krknjasi Blue Lagoon anchor at Veli Drvenik (the working sand-bottom turquoise swim anchor between the islets at depths 4 to 8 metres), the working Mali Drvenik blue-cave cruise at the working Drvenik Mali southwest, the working Trogir Old Town tender stop at the working Trogir Channel (the working UNESCO walled town with the working short tender shore-landing), and the working Ciovo island anchor cluster at Slatine and Movar. The working canonical west-axis Split day pattern.
Vis and Bisevo (full-day extension axis). The working 30 to 38 nautical mile southwest crossing to Vis island. The working Stiniva cove anchor at the working Vis south coast, the working Komiza harbour stop at the working Vis west, and the working Bisevo Modra Spilja blue-cave entry at the working Bisevo north. The working full-day Vis rotation requires the 50-foot-and-up motor-yacht inventory at 22 to 26 knot transit capacity.
Hvar Pakleni (full-day extension axis). The working 22 to 28 nautical mile south crossing to the working Pakleni cluster opposite Hvar town. The working Palmizana lunch at Toto's or Laganini, the working Mlini bay swim anchor, and the working Stipanska Carpe Diem afternoon. The working full-day Hvar extension from Split runs 9 to 10 hours marina-to-marina.
A standard Split day charter (7 hours)
| Hour | Position | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 09:30 | ACI Split or Trogir board | Boarding at the slip, provisioning check, departure briefing |
| 10:00 | West cruise to the Krknjasi Blue Lagoon | 60-minute cruise west via the working Marjan and Ciovo channel |
| 11:00 | Krknjasi Blue Lagoon swim anchor | 90-minute swim and tender stop at the working sand-bottom Blue Lagoon anchor |
| 12:30 | Cruise to Maslinica or Solta | 30-minute slow cruise south to Solta west-coast |
| 13:00 | Lunch at Maslinica or Stomorska | 105-minute lunch and tender shore-landing |
| 14:45 | Sesula or Necujam swim anchor | 75-minute swim at the working sheltered Solta swim anchor |
| 16:00 | Bol Brac west cruise (or return) | 60-minute east cruise via the working Brac west or back to Split |
| 17:00 | ACI Split, Trogir, or Kastela return | Return to slip |
This is the canonical Split 7-hour Solta and Krknjasi rotation on a 45 to 55 foot motor yacht or sailing catamaran with 8 to 12 guests. The structure adjusts for the working full-day Brac and Hvar Pakleni rotation (which moves to a 9 to 10 hour day with the working Bol or Lucice morning anchor, the working Hvar Palmizana lunch, and the working Stipanska afternoon), for the working full-day Vis and Bisevo rotation (which runs 10 to 11 hours with the working Bisevo blue-cave morning window), and for the working short-day Krknjasi-only pattern (which substitutes the full rotation with a 4 to 5 hour Blue Lagoon and Trogir Old Town stop).
Split day-charter boat size guidance
28 to 38 foot motorboats and ribs. €450 to €1.5K per day, 6 to 12 guests, skipper-included. The working budget Split day-charter band; the cleanest fit for the working short-day Krknjasi or Solta rotation from Split city port or Kastela.
38 to 50 foot motor yachts and sailing catamarans. €1.5K to €3.5K per day, 8 to 12 guests, crew of 1 to 2. The working midmarket Split day-charter band; the cleanest fit for the working full Solta and Brac rotation from ACI Split or Trogir.
50 to 65 foot motor yachts and sailing catamarans. €3.5K to €6K per day, 10 to 12 guests, crew of 2 to 4, on-board chef on the 55-foot-and-up. The working premium midmarket band with the structured Brac, Hvar, and Vis rotation capacity.
65 to 80 foot motor yachts. €6K to €9.5K per day, 12 guests, full crew of 3 to 6, working tender garage. The working premium day-charter band with the structured Vis full-day, Korcula long-day, and Bisevo extension capacity.
80 to 100 foot motor yachts. €9.5K to €13K per day, 12 guests, full crew of 5 to 8, overnight extension capacity. The extension-charter band for clients combining Split day product with overnight at Hvar, Vis, or Korcula.
Split day-charter cost math
| Line item | Range (50-foot motor yacht, 7-hour Solta and Krknjasi day, July peak) |
|---|---|
| Boat day rate | €3K to €4.8K |
| Croatian VAT (13% on charter) | €0.39K to €0.62K |
| Fuel (typical 7-hour day, 30 nautical miles, at-cost) | €0.25K to €0.85K |
| Crew gratuity (10% to 15% standard in Croatia) | €0.3K to €0.72K |
| Provisioning (lunch, drinks, operator-provided) | €0.4K to €1.3K |
| ACI Split or Trogir day-stop slip | €0.05K to €0.35K |
| Maslinica or Stomorska restaurant booking (8 guests) | €0.4K to €1.2K |
| Working full check (7-hour Solta and Krknjasi day) | €4.5K to €8.6K |
| Working full check (10-hour Hvar Pakleni day, 60-foot motor) | €8K to €12K |
| Working full check (10-hour Vis and Bisevo day, 60-foot motor) | €9K to €13K |
| Peak August premium (1.3x to 1.4x rate) | €5.5K to €10K |
The Split day-charter cost runs at the working bottom of the Croatian midmarket day-charter band on a per-day basis, with a working modest discount versus Hvar or Dubrovnik given the working larger inventory pool, the working Trogir and Kastela alternative bases, and the working broader operator competition. The working 13% Croatian VAT runs at the working European-comparable line. The cost-control move is the working April, May, or post-15 September booking at 50 to 70 percent of August peak, the working Marina Kastela departure (which substitutes the ACI Split premium with the working Kastela midmarket pricing), and the working weekday booking pattern (Monday to Thursday) at the working cleaner Krknjasi anchor pool.
Operator ranking (the working day-charter inventory)
We rank rather than list. The working Split day-charter operator inventory we would book runs at the following band:
Adriatic Charter Group and Sail Croatia Split (ACI Split and Trogir). Holds the working operator-direct 35 to 100 foot motor-yacht and sailing-catamaran inventory at ACI Marina Split and ACI Marina Trogir with the working Sunseeker, Princess, Azimut, Pershing, and Sanlorenzo motor inventory plus the working Lagoon, Bali, and Fountaine Pajot catamaran pool. Working operator-direct booking, working Croatian charter licensing, on-board chef capability at the 55-foot-and-up, working Vis and Bisevo park coordination, and the working Hvar and Korcula extension capacity. The cleanest single working operator-direct booking pattern at the working €3K-and-up Split day-charter band.
Goolets Split and YachtCharterFleet Split (ACI Split). Holds the working operator-direct 40 to 90 foot inventory at ACI Marina Split with the working motor and sailing pool. Working operator-direct booking and working full-crew capability across the working premium midmarket band.
Adriatic Tours Split and Hvar Cruise (Riva and Kastela). Holds the working operator-direct 28 to 55 foot motor and rib inventory at the Split Riva and Marina Kastela with the working Axopar, Pardo, Saxdor, Quicksilver, and Beneteau Antares pool. The cleanest fit for clients staying at the Split Old Town hotel cluster and the working short-day Solta or Krknjasi walk-on pickup.
Click and Boat Split, SamBoat Split, and Boatsetter Split. Holds the working aggregator inventory at the working ACI Split, Trogir, Kastela, and Riva bases with the 28 to 75 foot inventory across the working budget and midmarket bands. Working aggregator interface, working insurance, and working captain-included pattern at the 30-foot-and-up. The cleanest single budget-band working booking pattern.
Cosmos Yachting Split and Sunsail Split. Holds the working operator-direct 35 to 60 foot bareboat sail and motor inventory at the working Marina Kastela and ACI Trogir bases. Bareboat or skipper-included; the working alternative for clients with Croatian or RYA bareboat skipper certification.
We rank Adriatic Charter Group and Sail Croatia Split at the top of the working Split day-charter operator inventory because the working Vis and Bisevo blue-cave day requires the working operator-specific working park-coordination and the 22-knot-and-up working transit capability, the working Hvar Pakleni Palmizana extension requires the working operator-specific working restaurant-booking interface, and the working Krknjasi Blue Lagoon anchor at peak requires the working operator-specific working anchor-rotation working knowledge to clear the working organised-tour congestion.
What we would change
The Krknjasi Blue Lagoon anchor at peak July and August runs the working anchor at 50 to 120 anchored boats with the working organised-tour-boat working tender pattern from Split, Trogir, and Brac, and the working swim-buoy field across the cove mouth. The cleanest single fix is the working pre-9am or post-3pm Krknjasi window (which clears the working noon to 2pm peak congestion at the working 5 to 30-boat morning and afternoon calendar), the working Stomorska or Maslinica substitution to the working Solta west pattern (which holds 8 to 25 anchored boats versus the working Krknjasi 50 to 120), or the working weekday booking (Monday through Thursday) at the cleaner working anchor pool.
The Split city port and Riva walk-on pickup at peak July and August runs the working tender pickup pattern at the working Riva east quay with the working cruise-passenger working land-based working Old Town congestion at 6,000 to 12,000 working daily cruise-passenger working arrivals. The cleanest single fix on the working day-charter side is the working ACI Split substitution (which moves the boarding to the working Spinut basin north of the Old Town away from the working Riva traffic), the working Marina Kastela substitution (which moves the boarding 12 kilometres west to the cleaner working Kastela bay base), or the working pre-8am Riva pickup pattern at the cleaner working morning-traffic window.
The Vis and Bisevo full-day from Split at peak July and August runs the working 30 to 38 nautical mile each-way transit at the 22 to 26 knot working transit speed, with the working Bisevo blue-cave morning queue at 9am to 11am running the working 30 to 60-tender working morning wave. The cleanest single fix is the working 60-foot-and-up booking at the 24 to 28 knot working transit capability (which clears the working transit window to the working 70 to 85 minute one-way), the working 7am ACI Split departure (which lands at the working Bisevo cave at the working 8:30 to 9am opening window before the wave), or the working overnight-on-Vis substitution (which substitutes the working Vis day-trip with the working overnight Vis town stay at the working Hotel San Giorgio cluster, opening the working pre-9am Bisevo window from Komiza).
The rest of the trip
VillasForKings covers the Split private villa inventory across the working Marjan, Meje, Trogir, Ciovo, Kastela, Solta, and Brac clusters with the working pool, working private-tennis, and working sea-view inventory. HotelsForKings covers the Hotel Park Split at the working Bacvice cove, the Marvie Hotel at the working Spinut basin, the Heritage Hotel Cardo at the Diocletian's Palace, the Brown Beach House at Trogir, the Le Méridien Lav at Podstrana south of Split, the Hotel Lemongarden at Sutivan on Brac, and the Olive Tree Hotel at Trogir. RestaurantsForKings covers Dvor at the Bacvice cliffs, Zoi at the Riva, Bokeria at the Diocletian's Palace, Konoba Matejuska at the Old Town, Apetit at the Marmontova, Boban at Bacvice, Konoba Astoria at Brac Bol, and the working Trogir Old Town konoba cluster. BarsForKings covers Joker Beach at Trstenik, Brigita at Marjan park, the working Diocletian's Palace evening bar cluster, and the working Kastel Stari and Kastel Sucurac waterfront bar cluster.
FAQ
Do I need to book a Split day charter in advance? For July and August peak, yes. Book 10 to 16 weeks out for the premium 50-foot-and-up inventory at ACI Split or Trogir. May, early June, and post-15 September open inventory on 1 to 2 week notice at the working shoulder rates.
Should I depart ACI Split, Trogir, or Kastela? ACI Split for the full inventory pool and the canonical premium 50-foot-and-up working booking pattern; the Spinut basin sits 1.5 kilometres north of the Old Town. ACI Trogir for clients staying at the Trogir, Ciovo, or Kastela hotel cluster (and 5 to 15 minutes from Split Airport). Marina Kastela for clients on the working Kastela hotel pool and the working budget midmarket inventory pickup.
Can I day-charter from Split to Hvar town? Yes on the 45-foot-and-up motor-yacht and sailing-catamaran inventory. The Split-to-Hvar rotation runs 22 to 28 nautical miles each way at the working 75 to 95 minute transit. The full-day Hvar Pakleni rotation from Split runs 9 to 10 hours marina-to-marina with the working Mlini swim anchor, the working Palmizana lunch, and the working Stipanska afternoon.
What size group fits a Split day charter? 6 to 12 guests on the 28 to 38 foot motorboat and rib band, 8 to 12 on the 40 to 55 foot motor-yacht and sailing-catamaran band, 10 to 12 on the 55 to 100 foot inventory (capped at 12 on the working Croatian commercial day-charter limit), 12+ on the working two-yacht booking pattern via Adriatic Charter Group or Sail Croatia Split.