Adventure Dalmatia

An activities company based in Split with an office in Dubrovnik. It runs sea-kayak outings from Pile bay, and other activities on the Cetina and Zrmanja rivers.

Who they are

Adventure Dalmatia, which on its website also appears as Adventure Croatia, is an active-tourism agency based at Matije Gupca 26 in Split. Its roots are in the Spirit association, which from May 2000 organised the Cro Challenge, an adventure race across Croatia. The founders came out of that group, and the company says it is run and owned by guides and adventurers. The website does not give their full names, only the first names of the team, about ten people. It also speaks of more than fifteen years of experience. The website is dated 2015, so the figure may be old. It is registered as a travel agency with the code HR-AB-21-17010006779. It is a member of the UHPA, the Croatian travel agencies association, whose rules it says it follows, and of the Adventure Travel Trade Association. It has an office in Split and another in Dubrovnik, and works with sister websites such as Split Adventure, Brač Adventure and Explore Croatian Canyons.

What it does and where

It covers almost the whole Dalmatian coast, with departures from Split, Zadar and Šibenik, Dubrovnik and the island of Hvar:

• Sea: sea kayaking in Dubrovnik, leaving from Pile bay with a sunset option, and in Brela; also snorkelling and paddleboarding.
• Cetina river, near Split: rafting, canoe descent, regular and extreme canyoning, tubing and an off-road safari on Mosor.
• Velebit and the Zrmanja river, near Zadar: rafting and canoeing on the Zrmanja, caving in the Modrič cave, hiking and off-road.
• Hvar: cycling, climbing and hiking.
• Multi-day trips, corporate activities, school groups and kayak and bike hire.

The Dubrovnik outings and their price have their own listing on this page. The high season is summer, especially for kayaking and rafting. The website does not publish a general calendar.

Safety and equipment

The company says safety is one of its priorities and that its equipment is "top level". Of its team it says it is highly trained and very experienced. However, the website does not detail what qualifications the guides have, or the insurance each activity includes. Nor does it publish minimum ages or group sizes in general; each activity states them, if at all, on its own page. For canyoning and rafting, where there are usually age limits, it is worth asking before booking with children.

Bookings and languages

You book by phone at the Split office (+385 91 182 8995) or Dubrovnik (+385 91 566 5942), and by email at [email protected]. The website does not publish cancellation terms or say what happens if the sea or river forces a departure to be cancelled, so ask for it in writing before paying. Nor does it say which languages the guides speak. The website is in English and Croatian, with no Spanish version.