S P E C I A L I T Y T O U R S
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Up to 2 h Morning Tour
25 € per person
Booking: +385 98 9372247
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Up to 7 h Riviera Tour
65 € per person
Booking: +385 97 9372247
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T O U R S D E T A I L S
Morning Tour
Price: 25 € per person
When: every day at 8:00 a.m.
Tour duration: up to 2 h
Instructor: yes
Guide: no
Touring map: yes
Tour difficulty: light, no previous experience needed
Number of participants: up to 6
The participants are fully instructed in Croatian, English or German language of safety issues and become a Touring Map with description of sixteen interesting places along the way.
Within two quiet morning hours you can make an all-around trip - to the north up to the fisherman's little old town Volosko and than to the south towards the Devil's Cave and the pebble beach Mali raj (Little Paradise) where you can pull your kayaks on the shore and have a rest or go for a swimming.
The tour is effected on a sit on top single Ocean kayaks Mysto and double kayaks Zest-Exp. Safety leashes, lifejackets and waterproof bags are available free of charge.
It is recommended to bring drink water, hats and sun cream. Participants can leave unnecessary stuff in a locker.
If you are fit, you can do both, Southern and Northern Tour within three hours.
Be assured that your a bit earlier wake-up will be awarded with a special summer memories.
SOUTHERN MORNING TOUR
The tour goes along the southern coast close to the hotel Kvarner, St Jackob church, the symbol statue of Opatija Maiden With a Seagull, the Slatina beach, the Admiral yacht marina and belle epoque villas of Punta Kolova. At the Grotta del diavolo (Devil's Cave) you can have fun by entering the cave or doing a cliff jumping.
Cliff jumping at the Devil's Cave is fun
The Maiden with the Seagull
Approaching the Devil's Cave
Fresh water is flowing out of the cave
Entering the Devil's Cave
NORTHERN MORNING TOUR
You can start the tour by crossing the bay towards the grand hotel Hilton on the eastern side of the Preluk bay. There you can turn to the left and continue paddling along the Costabella towards the bottom of the Preluk Bay which is known for its intact pine forest and recently built lifestyle hotel Navis. Until the beginning of 20th century on the very same location there was located thirty metars long fisherman ledder for observing tunas coming into the bay. You can continue paddling along the ruins of an old facility, a fairytale villa on the cliffs, the old fisherman port and picturesque village of Volosko, City Hall of Opatija and a pebble beach Lipovica where in the old times small shipyard has been located. Close to the end of the tour you will pass former casino villa Rosalia and the grand hotel Ambasador.
Beautiful villas with parks are to be seen all along the Nordstrand
Abandoned structure
Hotel Navis
Riviera Tour
Price: 65 € per person
When: between 9 h and 12 h - at your choice
Tour duration: up to 7 h
Instructor: yes
Guide: no
Touring map: yes
Tour difficulty: medium due to duration, but no previous experience needed
Number of participants: up to 8
The participants are instructed in Croatian, English or German language of all safety issues and become a Touring Map with description of interesting places along the way.
Riviera Tour is effected in a compact sit on top single kayaks Mysto and in a double sit on top kayaks Zest Two Exp. Waterproof bags, anchor, life jackets and safety leashes are available free of charge.
It is recommended to bring drink water, suncream, hat or cap and snacks.
Participants can leave unnecessary stuff in a locker.
Itinerary proposal
IÄIÄI
The village of IÄiÄi is best known for the pebble beach Mali raj (Little Paradise) on the north and the grand yacht marina built as a key part of the well known Adriatic Croatia International Club - ACI on the south.
IKA
While peddling between IÄiÄi and Ika you will enjoy splendid views on villas and rocky shores very suitable for swimming and snorkeling. In the bottom of the Ika bay there is a pebble beach with an imbiss known for its burgers.
Ika pebble beach
LOVRAN
Its name derives from Laurel tree (Laurus nobilis). For a long time it was a fisherman village until by the end if 19th century in just a few decades, almost two hundreds impressive villas were built along it's coast. Villas are characterized by luxury and wealth, but also by stylistic eclecticism.
Lovran
MEDVEJA
Medveja stretches along the slopes of UÄka and offers relaxation in the middle of nature. The valley hides one of the most beautiful beaches on the Opatija Riviera. Pebble are shaped by the stream that gurgles down the slopes of UÄka and carvings by the wind and sea waves.
Large pebble beach in Medveja
MOŠÄENIÄKA DRAGA
The promenade (lungomare) along the pebble beach Sipar to the beach St. John is worht to visit as well as the old town of Draža with its close-knit houses and ravines which descends steeply all the way to the sea. At its base lies a small, charming fisherman harbor. The oldest preserved records of MošÄeniÄka Draga are dated in 1436.
The Sipar beach in MošÄeniÄka Draga
Getting back to the Kayak Center Opatija
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FOR NON-SWIMMERS A LIFE JACKET IS MANDATORY