# HvarBoats

Boat en Hvar

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/companies/hvarboats

A nautical agency in Hvar town, with offices on the Riva and at Križna Luka. It runs group excursions to the Blue and Green caves, hires small boats and speedboats with or without a skipper and offers boat transfers to Split and its airport.

## Who they are

HvarBoats presents itself as Hvar's longest-established boat-hire agency, and its website shows dates from 2011 to 2026, although it does not give the owners' names or the exact year it began. It works from three points in the town: the Riva office, at Put Križa 3; the Križna Luka one, at Put Križa 17; and an agency at Riva 13. The website is in English and Croatian.

## What they offer

The agency does three things. The first is group excursions to the best-known places in the surroundings: the outing to the Blue and Green caves, on the islands of Biševo and Ravnik, and the one to the south of Hvar and the Pakleni islands. The second is private outings with a skipper, tailored to the customer: sunsets, stag or hen parties, or a day round the Pakleni, on semi-rigid inflatables or luxury boats, always with a professional skipper. The third is hire without a skipper: speedboats for up to five people, which can also be requested with a skipper, and small boats for up to five people for getting around the nearby coves, with instructors who explain the basics before setting off. It rounds off the offer with private water-taxi transfers, including the route between Hvar and Split airport.

The inflatables carry 9 or 12 people depending on the model. The website does not say how many people go on the group excursions.

## Licence, seasons and safety

To pilot any boat in Croatia you need a boating licence, and the agency reminds you on its front page: anyone wanting to hire a speedboat without a skipper must have one; on skippered outings it is not needed. The price list distinguishes three seasons: low, before 31 May and from 1 October; mid, in June and September; and high, in July and August. In October they apply an end-of-season discount. Hire prices are per day, with taxes and insurance included; the table does not make clear whether fuel is extra, so you have to ask. The website also does not publish a minimum age, deposit or specific safety rules.

## Bookings, payment and languages

You book online from the website or at the offices. At the office you pay in cash only; online PayPal is accepted. The phone number for Križna Luka and the Riva agency is +385 91 612 9515, and for the Put Križa 3 office, +385 97 634 4650; both also answer on WhatsApp, and there is a contact form on the website. It does not publish cancellation terms, so ask for them in writing before paying, especially for multi-day hires. Service is in English and Croatian.

## What they run

- [Blue Cave of Biševo and Green Cave by Speedboat from Hvar](https://www.geocalia.com/en/croacia/dalmatia/hvar/things-to-do/blue-cave), in Hvar. Group excursion to the Blue and Green caves, Stiniva and Palmižana. Desde 80 € per person. 8 h. April – October. Departs at 10:30 from Križna Luka and returns around 18:30. Cave entry and lunch extra

Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change.

## Practical details

- Phone: +385 91 612 9515

## Contact

- Web: https://hvarboats.com/
- Coordenadas: 43.169, 16.446

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Do you need a licence to hire a speedboat?
Yes, to pilot any boat in Croatia; with a skipper it is not needed.

### Can you pay by card?
At the office only in cash; online, with PayPal.

### When is high season?
In July and August.