Red Rocks & Pakleni Islands Tour from Hvar

Iron oxide in the limestone: the same rust that colours old ships painted these cliffs over millennia. Up close from the water the red walls against the deep blue sea look almost unreal, and no photo does the scale justice.

The boat with skipper, fuel, drinks on board, snorkelling masks and a discount voucher for selected restaurants and bars in Hvar town. Lunch on Palmizana and any konoba stops are on you.

At our office in the Hvar town centre or at the corner near Hula Hula bar, whichever suits you, and if your hotel sits on the waterfront we can pick you up in front of it. The exact point is confirmed in your booking.

Completely. This is a private tour: linger longer at Dubovica, skip a stop, chase a secret cove your skipper knows. Shortening the day is possible too, though it does not change the price.

We move the tour to another day that suits you or refund you in full, no questions asked. The south side is sheltered from the northern bura, so many windy days are still perfectly sailable.

Yes: the stops are calm bays and lagoons rather than open sea, life jackets come in every size and the pace is yours. Tell us the ages when booking and the skipper plans around them.

After paklina, the pine resin once harvested here and boiled down to waterproof wooden boats. The common translation “hell’s islands” is a mistake. The Croatian words simply look alike.

Sixteen islets and rocks, 7.165 square kilometres in total. Sveti Klement is the largest at 5.276 square kilometres; the ones you are most likely to swim at are Marinkovac, Jerolim and Sveti Klement itself.

The jumpable ledges run from roughly two metres up to about fifteen. Your skipper will point out which ones are safe on the day. It depends on the swell and how much water is under them.

Yes. Palmižana on Sveti Klement is the usual stop and has several restaurants above the bay. Lunch is paid on the day and is not included in the tour price.

It is the gentlest of our full-day tours: the crossings are short, the bays are sheltered and nothing is more than about forty minutes from Hvar town. Bring water shoes, the beaches are pebble.

In July and August a few days at least, because boats and the best skippers go first. In May, June, September and October you can often book for the next day.