With the freedom a kayak gives you, what is the solidest place to go than in Croatia, with its multitude of historical coastal sites to visit and even more little bays and coves where you can discover a beach to yourself. The crystal clear greenish blue waters are fantastic for swimming and snorkel diving, being warm most of the year, and you can stay at any of the resorts on the coast to try out some of Croatia’s splendid gastronomy.
As you’ve in all probability already heard, Croatia has over a thousand islands, many of which are thought the fairest in the world, a dream goal for kayakers.
If you want the largest concentration of history mixt with amazing beauty, you would do no wrong starting in Central Dalmatia. On the mainland you have the attractive, bustling city of Split with its Roman rests, and the Makarska Riviera with its lovely beaches, holiday resorts and nightlife. Out to sea, merely a couple of paddles away, you have two of the most beautiful islands in Croatia – Hvar and Brac.
Cetina river is one of the most beautiful sites in Croatia for freshwater kayaking and is unquestionably the place to go for white water rafting. The character of the Cetina changes considerable along its length. In the upper regions it is generally fast with plentitude of whitewater rapids, and dwells in deep ravines with hard outcroppings. In the lower parts the river is much slower, more like a lake, with the tall canyon walls which stand up on either side being wider, occasionally marked by flatter areas smattered with tiny hamlets, broad-leaved forests and green hayfields full of blossoms, which in springtime are truly rather intoxicating. What more gratifying place to be than in these quieter lower reaches when you’ve just come down from the rapids.
