Your first week ashore will be spend at Hotel Lumbarda on the island of Korcula. It is the perfect place to build up your energy and skills for your week afloat.
You have a number of options in the first week. If you’re a complete beginner, our qualified instructors can teach you to handle the yacht in just four days. You can take the course on your own, as a family or with friends. Children aged between 13 and 15 can also join their parents on a course (this can really make a family holiday).
Or if you already know a thing or two about sailing, you can take a refresher course and brush up your skills to give your confidence a boost.
If you know your way around a yacht, why not just relax and recharge your batteries for a week? Imagine, seven days where all you need to think about is whether to spend your days lounging in the sun, or exploring the tranquil waters of Lumbarda bay with one of our kayaks or for the more energetic take one of our mountain bikes and explore the surrounding countryside
Yacht Training courses - Learn to Sail
We offer a variety of courses to suit all ages and abilities - Four day
Introduction to Yachting, Two day
Brush Up, Private Introduction to Yachting and Private Brush Up.
We also have the option of booking an Introduction to Yachting course with a couple of days on day sail (skipper not included). This is a great way to practice the skills you have learnt on the training course before joining the flotilla.
Day Yacht
Subject to availability in resort it is possible to enjoy a day out exploring this wonderful coastline on one of our yachts complete with qualified skipper. This option is available for £60 per person. Alternatively if you are completing an Introduction to Yachting course, you can pre-book the course followed by 2 days on day sail.
Activities
Korcula and the area around Lumbarda offers
some fantastic mountain biking with gentle coastal cruises and tough climbs. We have a range of bikes available for you to use.
You can also take a
kayak and explore the bay and crystal clear water at a more laid back pace. Mountian biking and kayaking is available in resort, subject to availability.
Children’s Clubs
There are no children’s clubs and limited facilities for children at Hotel Lumbarda. If you require children’s clubs, watersports and shorebased activities
Porto Heli or
Sivota in Greece may be more suitable.
Excursions
• Dubrovnik - A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dubrovnik, with history dating back to the 3rd century is justifiably called the Jewel of the Adriatic. To walk the 1940 metres of the encircling city wall is without doubt the best way to view the Old Town, or you may choose to bathe from the rocks under the walls with the local folk, or rent a four poster bed and take cocktails on the very chic Banje Beach just outside the Eastern Gate to the city. Our excursion includes all connecting transport with the sea leg of the journey on a high speed hydrofoil. Travel time is approx. 1 hour 30 minuties. A guide price for this excursion is 450 Kuna or £43 per person.
• Mljet Island - The tranquil island of Mljet and its National Park, with its unique geology and stunning natural beauty. Two salt water lakes of oceanographic worldwide importance are found here, in the centre of one of which stands an exceptional Benedictine Monastery dating back to the 12th century. Our excursion includes the journey on a traditional timber vessel and admission to the National Park. A guide price for this excursion is 250 Kuna or £24 per person.
• Mostar - Situated on the Neretva river in the desert-like landscape of Herzegovina, its most famous old bridge was built by the Ottoman Empire in 1565. It is through the “Keepers” of this bridge that in fact the town got its name. Tragically destroyed during the 1990’s conflict, the Old Bridge has now been reconstructed and it, and its environs, placed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list. The excursion is by coach, 3 hours each way with 3 hours in Mostar. A guide price for this excursion is 390Kuna or £38 per person..
• Korcula Town - The alleged birthplace of one of the world’s most famous travellers, Marco Polo. We arrange our own guided tour to include a visit to the 14th century Zakrjan tower where cocktails and beautiful views can be enjoyed on the roof. Transport is by taxi. A guide price for this excursion is 50 Kuna or £5 per person, including town tour.
• Hvar Island - The island of heather, lavender, rosemary and sage, blue skies, clear seas and secluded coves and probably the most popular island on the Dalmatian coast. The ancient old town of Hvar itself is home to the oldest theatre in Europe having been constructed in 1612.
Independent travel is available to Hvar daily in the summer months, by high speed catamaran from Korcula for approx 66 Kuna or £6 per person.
• Split - Croatia’s second city, the height of Split's history came in 295 AD when Roman emperor Diocletian ordered a residence to be built there for his retirement. It took ten years to build this magnificent palace and Diocletian lived there until his death in 313 AD. After that, many Roman rulers continued to use the palace as a retreat and still clearly in evidence today, it forms the heart of the city. Old and new merge magically together in this vibrant coastal city.
Independent travel is available to Split daily in the summer months, by high speed catamaran from Korcula for approx 110 Kuna or £10 per person.