SAILING around CROATIA WITH BUSABOUT

Updated: 7/10/18 | July 10th, 2018

For years, I’ve been hearing about the excursion company Busabout. They offer hop-on, hop–off-again bus excursions throughout Europe, similar to the Kiwi and Oz Experience. like then, Busabout has set routes through Europe and along that route, you can leave and rejoin the bus whenever you want. I’ve never used them before as I’ve always just taken trains around Europe.

However, in addition to their bus trips, Busabout also uses sailing excursions around Croatia. I continuously met travelers in Europe who rave about their experience on this trip so I made a decision to experience it for myself.

I took the Split-to-Split sailing tour, which was a seven-day cruise around the Dalmatian coast of Croatia. My boat, the Plomin, had 33 passengers (of which I was the only one not from Australia or new Zealand), our guide (also Australian), and five crew members.

From a service point of view, I was pleased with their product. The trip was well organized, the boat was nice, the travel plan was well put-together, and there were a few on-shore activities included. Additionally, the guide knew what he was talking about and gave exceptional advice, and everything ran like clockwork.

How I spent My Week with Busabout

Day 1 – Hvar
We left Split around 2 pm and, after taking a brief swim, arrived at the island of Hvar around 6. After dinner, we had some drinks and went out to the bars on the islands, where the crowded atmosphere was a little much to handle. I don’t like being regularly bumped into while I’m trying to have a beer. If you are into drinking, Hvar is the spot to take pleasure in the crazy nightlife.

Day 2 – Mljet
Mljet is home to a big national park with an island in the middle of the lake. There’s hiking, camping, and other fun activities that would have been great if we had a lot more than a few hours to take pleasure in them. There’s not much on this island and we just spent the night hanging out on the boat, getting to know the other people on the tour.

Day 3 – Dubrovnik
We arrived here midday, which was disappointing because I had hoped to spend a lot more time here at one of the greatest destinations in Croatia. Dubrovnik was beautiful, and I’ll be coming back here for a longer stay. After wandering the city streets for a while, our group went out for dinner — where I had the best calamari I’ve had in recent memory — before heading to the club in a fortress called “Revelin.”

Day 4 – Korcula
Korcula is popular for being the alleged birthplace of Marco Polo. The town is a beautiful medieval walled city that I took pleasure in walking around. There wasn’t much going on in the city, and considering that my group was still worn out from Dubrovnik, we spent the evening on the ship, enjoying movies, and getting some rest.

Day 5 – Markaska
Makarska is a huge spot for beachgoers, and there are a lot of water sports here. I wasn’t a big fan of this place; the beaches were overflowing with people and I felt a lot more like I was in Bangkok during rush hour than on a beach. I walked the boardwalk, had an ice cream, and went to dinner. The highlight of my time here? Partying in a cave. Yes, that was as cool as it sounds. outside of that though, I’ll skip Markaska in the future. There are too lots of people on too small of a beach.

Day 6 – Omis
Our last night before returning to Split was spent in the tiny town of Omis. There is a place to swim, a place to eat, and one main bar. After frying in the sun the whole morning, I dipped into a café and relaxed. That night was the captain’s dinner and the popular pirate party. On all the cruises, Busabout groups have a dress-up party on their last night. All boats are in Omis that night, so you end up in town with people from multiple boats. everyone heads to the one bar, and it looks like a scene out of Pirates of the Caribbean. It was quite fun and lots of (many) pirate jokes were had.

Day 7 – Split
Back in Split, we were left to our own devices for the day before returning to the boat for one last night out.

A few notes on the tour:
In between all of our destinations, there was a midday swim stop. Lunch was served on the boat every day. Beer and alcohol were also served but cost extra. Water also cost extra, which was an unfortunate surprise. I also found the added costs of the BBQ and captain’s dinner huge wastes of money and would recommend simply heading into the villages for better and more affordable food. In short, avoid eating on the boat if you want to save money.

Quanto custa isso?

These excursions cost upwards of $1,800 USD in height season, and when coupled with the other incidental expenses of the trip, people normally end up averaging about $250 per day. Isto é muito dinheiro! I could take pleasure in a five-star holiday in Paris for that amount!

However, when compared with the other operators such as Fanatics, Contiki, or Sail Croatia, Busabout is the least expensiVE opção para uma viagem organizada de barco da Croácia.

No entanto, se você fizer uma excursão à vela pela Croácia durante a temporada de transporte do início de maio e setembro, os preços dessas excursões são de 50 a 60% mais baratos. É muito mais fácil encontrar negócios e há menos multidões em cada porta.

Eu recomendaria esta turnê de ônibus?

Antes de entrar nessa turnê, eu só sabia duas coisas sobre Busabout: seria principalmente australianos (o Busabout é muito popular entre os mochileiros australianos) e haveria muita bebida.

Ambas as coisas verificaram verdadeiras.

Eu me diverti muito e fui embora tendo encontrado algumas pessoas com quem vou manter contato no futuro. No entanto, acho que não aceitaria uma dessas excursões novamente. Não há tempo suficiente gasto em cada destino e eu estou bem no modo de “viagens para festas” em que muitas das outras pessoas no barco estavam dentro. O barco foi divertido, as pessoas agradáveis ​​e o tempo melhor – mas Prefiro desfrutar de um filme e ir para a cama do que ficar de fora bebendo até o amanhecer.

Mas só porque eu não faria de novo não indica que você não deveria ir. Eu acho que se você é um viajante solo, um casal ou um par de amigos que procuram conhecer outros viajantes e festas, navegar com Busabout seria uma experiência fantástica para você. (Infelizmente, não há um barco Hop-on Hop-Off, o que seria incrível, mas acho que essa opção é chamada de balsa.)

Eu sempre pergunto às pessoas em viagens como essas: “Você recomendaria aos amigos, e você se divertiu?” E enquanto muitas pessoas no meu barco tinham queixas semelhantes que eu, todas as pessoas que perguntei disseram que tiveram prazer em si mesmas. “Eles fariam isso de novo em um piscar de olhos”, disseram eles. (De fato, para alguns, este foi o seu segundo ou terceiro passeio de ônibus.)

Eu acho que isso diz muito sobre o quão boa é a empresa e a experiência.

Minha viagem à vela de Busabout Croácia acaba sendo muito divertida, muito mais do que eu pensava que seria. Essas excursões não são mais a minha xícara de chá, mas se você está tentando encontrar uma festa, quer sair com um monte de outros jovens (e mais velhos-havia duas mulheres de 40 anos no meu barco) viajantes , este barco de ônibus é para você.

Afinal, quantos empresas organizam festas enormes com temas de piratas?!

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Nota: Busabout forneceu a excursão gratuitamente. Voos, bebidas, refeições fora do navio e outros incidentais foram pagos por mim.