When:

13/09/25 - 18/09/25 (Mixed Gender) - Paddling Days to be confirmed

Saturday 13th of September to Thursday 18th of September 2025

6 Paddling days 13-18/09/25

You can be welcomed at Zagreb airport or, the far closer, Rijeka, Krk by Explorers Kayaking, who can transport you to your accommodation in Silo Harbour Village on the Island of KRK.

Ryanair (Please see here) do Direct Flights from Manchester and London to Zagreb and London to Rijeka.

The cost for the transfer, per person, would be €50 each way from Zagreb or €15 each way from Rijeka.

There is also the option of hiring a car at the airport and driving to KRK or catching a bus.

The hire car journey from Zagreb takes a couple of hours and is quite pleasant with easy convenience station stops along the way.

The Island of Krk is the largest island in Croatia. It has a great variety of beaches, lush green vegetation and clear waters. It is also an easy place to launch kayaks for exploring. The island is situated in the northern end of Adriatic, and is one of five islands in Kvarner Gulf. The island is roughly 45km long and 20km wide.

During the 5/6 Paddling Days you will experience paddling along steep shorelines and make crossings to explore other islands.

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Plans are made so they can be changed…

Each day’s paddling destinations and routes will chosen based on the group's skill level, strength, and the weather.

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Day 0.

We arrive at our base for the week and enjoy some time exploring the local area on foot.

Day 1. 

As this will be the first day after a travelling, it will be nice and slow.

We will be paddling in the immediate area in the direction of the amazing medieval town, Vrbnik.

There will be shorter and longer day options,  depending on the group’s enthusiasm and energy levels.

Day 2-6

Our launching venues will be situated across KRK. Whilst there will be lots of time spent on the water, there will also be several breaks as well as the opportunity to explore places on foot.

The paddling plans for the week will include; the little islands to the south of Krk, including the steep, rocky beauty of Prvic, the mountainous eastern coastline of Krk, and Tito’s formidable prison island for political prisoners, Sveri Grgur. 

On Tito’s Prison Island there will be the chance to visit the semi-tame deer living on the island and tour the prison compounds now open to the public (open, quite literally, as most of the roofs are missing).

We also hope to visit Vrbnik, a stunning medieval town, paddle along the gorgeous rocks and under the gaze of giant vultures of Prvic and kayak to the Kosljun monastery on a tiny island near Punat. 

These are just some of the places we hope to explore.  

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Should you choose to have a non-paddling day, you might choose to explore:

• The Franciscan Monastery on the tiny island of Kosljun,

• The amazing Vrbnik,

• Or take a ferry ride to the Island of Rab with its sandy beaches.

We will be based out of Silo, Krk

There’s lots of 1+ bed apartments available in Silo, Krk for as little as £230 (lots around £300) for a week: Booking.com - please check the map feature to ensure your booking is near the village centre to enjoy social evenings with the other participants.

Explorers Kayaking recommend the following apartments:

https://apartments-villa-bernarda.com/accommodation/

or

https://pansion-riviera-silo.com/silo-apartments/

These apartments are about a 3 minute walk from each other.

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Silo is a picturesque but simple seaside town on the protected, east side of the island.

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You need to have a good fitness level and be happy kayaking for 4 to 5 hours with breaks.

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Skills wise: Level 2/3 - You will be journeying in upto some moderate water conditions (see environmental definitions below) and is often pitched at sea kayakers with some recent experience who enjoy journeying and aspirant BC Sea Kayak or Coastal Sea Kayak Award. Participants should have a reasonable understanding of forward paddling and boat handling techniques, with a view to applying them to some moderate water conditions. Most paddling journey days on Krk will be pitched at sheltered areas below moderate water level.

Moderate Water

Definition

Sea: A stretch of coastline with some areas where it is not easy to land but there will always be straight forward land points a maximum of two nautical miles apart. Crossings not exceeding two nautical miles. Wind strengths do not exceed Beaufort force 4. Launching and landing through surf (up to 1 metre, trough to crest height).

If you’re not quite sure if you’d be suitable for the trip, please get in touch. :-)

07899662043 - Kirsty & Geth

info@seakayakingwales.com

The cost for the Explorer Kayaking Croatia Away Trips is: €690, the £115 20% off discount code can be bought from SKW (with £62.50 SKW credit back thank you to your SKW account)

This Includes:

• 6 Days Guided Kayaking with Experienced Coach - One coach will be Orsi.

• Kayaking Equipment:

  • Kayak (RTM & Valley Kayaks)

  • Paddles

  • Wetsuit

  • Buoyancy Aid

  • Spraydeck 

  • Helmet

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Not Included:

• Flights

• Airport Transfer to Accommodation in Siloh (Can be arranged on request - €100pp return - it does require coordination of flights on the arrival/departure dates)

• Accommodation in Silo, Krk - (Please see the links on the accommodation section)

• Food

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We are really keen to put group members in contact through our Online Community Hub to enable you to share lifts, accommodation & food.

Kit List:

Downloadable Word Document

Maps (not necessary but nice to have)

Nautical Chart Information:

KRK Map

Accommodation Links:

https://apartments-villa-bernarda.com/accommodation/

or

https://pansion-riviera-silo.com/silo-apartments/

Prices Roughly - €400-€550 per week - to be confirmed

Our SKW Community Hub Link for connecting with other paddlers:

SKW Community Hub

Our course levels definitions to help you work out where your skill level is:

SKW Course Levels

Our course calendar - helpful for getting your skills up to help join the trip:

SKW Calendar 2024/25

Please purchase a discount code voucher from the links below to book directly with our friends at Explorers Kayaking.

Purchase Mixed Gender Voucher Code

Purchase #ShePaddles Voucher Code