Kornati National Marine Park

We organize a day excursion with a motor boat to the National Kornati marine park, situated in the southern part of Dugi otok.
You will visit part of the 150 little islands, navigate along steep cliffs and many nice bays where you will stop for swimming.

The National park is amazing for its colors of the yellow islands with rare vegetation and the blue and clear sea.
For lunch you’ll stop on an island: delicious grilled fresh fish with good olive oil, tomato salad,  juice and cold white wine will wait for you.

The Kornati islands are a group of islands which together cover an area of more than 300 Km2: they are made of 150 islands. Since years this area attracts sailors, divers and nature lovers.
The Kornati National Park is 40 minutes drive from the northen part of  vacation rentals Dugi otok. In the park area live many different species of plants and animals. Many kinds of butterflies, ants, birds among which we find the falcon and the owl.

The park institutions protect the nature of earth and sea. So even under the sea surface you find many kinds of algae, corals, worms, crabs and fish and the loved dolphins that swim in crystal clear sea. There are even some sea turtles which find food in the Kornati Park.

On the Kornati islands there is really few vegetation, mostly some pine  and olive trees here and there. The summers are dry and hot without rain which is replaces by morning dew.

During your visit we suggest to snorkel because the undersea world will show you the beauty of its nature. Just if you dive remind that you need a licence delivered by an authorized agency, like the diving Dugi otok.
When visiting the park by boat you’ll notice the long stone walls: an enormous job of men which lasts still today. Walls separated the land propreties. The owners used to put the stones at borders of their land in order to have good earth to cultivate and to have separated pastrues for the sheeps which could not jump to the neighbour’s land.

During your holiday in your apartment Dugi otok take one day off and visit the Kornati National Park: you’ll get enchanted!