Excursion en bateau de Zadar au parc national des Kornati

Beautiful day well organized! it's worth spending a little more (really little more) to be in max 15; we in 10 went very well. Just the spaces in the boat, nice chance to go on the "roof" of the boat to sunbathe and air. The captain and his assistant (probably his son), were kind and considerate throughout the journey. First stop on a bay with a turquoise sea for a swim (if you don't have a mask and fins they give them to you for free), immediately after an excellent first snack of cold cuts, cheeses and cut vegetables. After another hour and a half of navigation stop in a bay with the possibility of visiting a viewpoint and swimming in the salt lake. We left with lunch of pasta with tomato sauce and a pot of mussels. Before returning another break for snorkeling and return to base. Everything perfect! Recommended tour we had a great time and my girls aged 11 and 14 had a great time! If you want to take a tour of the Kornati Islands have no doubt and choose them!

It was a great full-day experience. The trip started on time. The food on the boat was great, and free water and orange juice were available. The boat staff was very friendly. There were two swimming opportunities in two wonderful areas. The trip to Kornati National Park with this boat is recommended.

Trip was rather long. Would also have been better if last stop was longer and first two stops shorter. Crew friendly.

To summarize if you have the budget go your way. On 10 hours of outings, barely 2h45 break in 3 steps. The rest you sit in a boat (quite crowded and few places) that advances between 12 and 15km/h. The time seems long, especially since navigation between islands represents only a small part. It's like taking the ferry. No comments from the captain or crew. Life on board: plastic seat quite tight with common table with other passengers. Half the passengers are seated in the direction of the visit, the other from the back.. There is self-service water at the bar or a fruit juice. Two toilets that don't lock. We were allowed a welcome drink and a dried fig at 8:00. Then at 12:30 in a plastic plate a fish and a chicken white with red cabbage and a piece of bread and a white wine in a plastic bottle. For water you have to get up. Meal shipped in 10 minutes because taken at the stop and anyway no starter or dessert. Then around 4:00 a piece of watermelon. The stops are so short 1h to 45 minutes that people get out of the boat in a hurry and everyone runs back up. First stop on a small port to swim (beware no beach). It is up to you to provide the snorkeling equipment there is nothing on board. There's nothing else to do on this first stop. Second stop in the heart of a known beach and in the park. But by the time you walk to the beach you have barely 40 minutes left. The beach is crowded because all the visiting boats come here and there is a continuous flow of hundreds of people who come to swim and leave immediately. True consumer industry like I've never seen before. The 3rd stop is not much use, because it is an unimportant port where only a bar and glacier are present (nothing heritage level). Finally we arrived late by almost 45 minutes and when we found our car a policeman was in the process of ticketing us. I make the effort to put 3 stars because the contract is respected but I hope this review will help you.

We really enjoyed the boat cruise, sights/swimming, meals & wine. Great value/reasonable cost for what you get to do, see and eat/drink. Perfect for anyone who can walk small distance up/down hills with rocky paths. It’s nature at its best. Do not listen to the negative reviews, as these people are expecting 5 star luxury boat and or do a private cruise- it will cost you much, much more. Go and enjoy your day, you will not be disappointed. Staff on boat were kind and hospitable.

Of course we do not go there for great cuisine (so we can not be really disappointed) but for the authenticity of the boat, the kindness of the crew and especially for the splendor of Kornati Park. In that sense, everything was perfect. Only regret, but not related to the organization, the only island in the park where boats can stop has a tiny beach on which the population of 3 or 4 boats pile up simultaneously.

If you want a lazy day at sea not doing very much then this is boat trip is fine. It is a long day starting at 8 and finishing at 6 in the evening. The background music wasn’t great on the boat and they would have been better sticking to traditional Croatian music. The boat made an additional stop about 30 minutes from Zadar to pick up more passengers so the boat was pretty full with about 70 people on board. Whilst it is mentioned in the itinerary you do need to bring cash with you for drinks including 15 euros per person to be able to get off the boat to swim at the Karnati National Park. We were given a dried fig and a strong liquor when we started off but then had to wait an hour for a breakfast roll with one slice of ham and processed cheese which was ok but a bit dry. There was free water and diluted juice available on board. After about 2 hours we were given lunch which consisted of one grilled fish which was tasty but had a lot of bones and a couple of pieces of overcooked chicken and some very salty cabbage. My partner and l swapped our fish and chicken as she felt the chicken was too dry. There was free wine served with lunch in a plastic bottle and to be honest it wasn’t great but you needed it to wash away the salty lunch! After lunch we arrived at Kornati National Park and moored alongside 2 other full boats. There are no facilities on the island or toilets. There is one small beach which was pretty crowded but the sea was lovely for a swim. We were originally told we had 2.5 hours on the beach but as we got off the boat we were told we had only just over 2 hours to be back on the boat. When we got back on the boat we were given a few slices of watermelon. After 2 hours we arrived at Kukljica which was really nice with some decent restaurants and bars but we were only allowed to be there for just over 30 minutes and had the be back on the boat to return to Zadar. Overall not a bad day and I think other companies are doing much the same thing for a similar price but we would probably do a different sort of boat trip if we came again.

I went with Abriana Cruises and had a totally enjoyable day. Silvi was extremely helpful with arranging ticket for me on the morning of the tour. When I boarded I was anxious as I was travelling solo and a crew member Avanka put me at ease immediately and reassured me she would give me any help I needed on the trip and she did indeed keep a watchful eye on me. I can totally recommend Arbiana Cruises and loved the excursion to Kornati where we had a lovely swim stop and later Salt lake with wonderful cliff views.

Good Trip, Clean Boat, friendly staff, Clean Toilets however no lock, Nice Food (1. Ham and Cheese Sandwich 2. Sliced Cooked Chicken, Un Skinned Fish and Salad 3. Slices of Watermelon) we did seem them accommodate dietary requirements whilst onboard. The All Inclusive Drinks were not great Cheap Wine and Beer which did not taste great, you could buy other drinks coke cola however ran out by half way bar overall was poor could do with a wider selection of drinks. Stops were great however we were told 3 but only stopped at 2, good fun, really long day 7-7. Overall enjoyed the day out however don’t know if it was worth £60pp. This is definitely a tour boat not a party boat if that’s what your looking for.

Unfortunately not a recommendation. This tour is part of mass tourism. At least 100 people on the ship, stressed, choleric staff and you land on a completely crowded small beach in the national park. The park itself is worth seeing, from the ship you can admire many islands and crystal clear waters.