A Roman palace for a base. The Adriatic for a back garden.
Speedboats to the Blue Cave, buses to the Krka falls, a guide through the emperor’s cellars, a raft down the Cetina. Reviews of the days out you can book from Split, with the price of each.
Four days out that most Split trips are built around.
A waterfall, a sea cave, the palace and a river canyon. What each costs and what people who went say about it.
01The waterfall dayKrka Waterfalls, Food & Wine Tasting TourKrka’s travertine cascades in the morning, a farm lunch with local wine and olive oil on the way back.
02The speedboat dayBlue cave, Mamma Mia and Hvar, 5 islands speedboat tourBiševo’s Blue Cave, the Mamma Mia bay on Vis and an afternoon in Hvar town, all in one long run.
03The first morningOld Town and Diocletian Palace Walking TourThrough the Golden Gate, the Peristyle and the cellars under the palace before the cruise crowds arrive.
04The river dayCetina River: Rafting and Cliff Jumping TourA raft down the Cetina canyon above Omiš, with a cliff jump into the green water halfway.
The Blue Cave, the Blue Lagoon or Hvar. Three ways to spend a day off the Split riva.
Most visitors leave Split by boat at least once. The choice comes down to how far out you want to go and how early you can be at the harbour.
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 · Blue Lagoon & 3 Islands Cruise with Lunch from Split
Blue Cave speedboatsA long run out to Biševo and Vis, back via Hvar.
Blue Lagoon and three islandsShorter hops to Drvenik, Šolta and Čiovo with swim stops.
Hvar and the Pakleni islandsSlower cruises with lunch on board and a few hours ashore in Hvar town.
Evenings on the waterA sunset sail along the Split riviera.
All 268 boat days from Split →
Krka by lunchtime, Plitvice for a long day, Mostar across the border.
The coach days inland. Krka is an hour up the coast road, Plitvice’s sixteen terraced lakes are about three hours north, and Mostar’s old bridge is on the far side of the Bosnian border, so bring your passport.
Trogir, Hvar, Makarska, Omiš, Šibenik and Vis are all within a day of Split.
A medieval island town half an hour west, the island with the busiest harbour on the coast, a mountain with a glass walkway, a canyon river town, Krka’s cathedral city and the farthest island out. Here’s what to book in each.
The most popular days out of Split.
Every Split tour we have reviewed →The tours more visitors take than anything else, with what each one costs.
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Krka Waterfalls Trip with Boat Cruise and Swimming
From Split, ride by air-conditioned bus to Krka National Park, take a 30-minute river cruise from Skradin, and spend three hours at Skradinski Buk. Then head to Primošten for two hours by the beach or in its old town. Guides such as Ante, Gianna, and Leo lead the day in English or Croatian.
From · $31
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2
Krka Waterfalls, Food & Wine Tasting Tour
from $45
3
Blue cave, Mamma Mia and Hvar, 5 islands speedboat tour
from $111
4
Blue Cave, Mamma Mia, Hvar and 5 Island Tour
from $109
5
Blue Lagoon & 3 Islands Cruise with Lunch from Split
from $78
6
Old Town and Diocletian Palace Walking Tour
from $17
7
Blue Lagoon Boat Party with DJs, Shots & After Party
from $47
8
Krka Waterfalls Tour, Boat Cruise & Swimming
from $32
Three Split day trips you won’t find anywhere else in Croatia.
Lots of places have boat trips and old towns. This stretch of Dalmatia also has a sea cave lit from underneath, a river canyon at the edge of town and a fortress that watched over Split for two thousand years.
The Blue Cave
On the small island of Biševo, past Vis, sunlight comes into a sea cave through an opening below the waterline and lights the water bright blue from underneath. It is brightest from late morning to around noon. Visitors go in a few at a time on small boats, and the cave closes whenever a southerly swell runs into the entrance.
- 1Blue cave, Mamma Mia and Hvar, 5 islands speedboat tour★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 7,150 reviews
- 2Blue Cave, Mamma Mia, Hvar and 5 Island Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 · 6,320 reviews
- 3Blue Cave & 6 Islands Speedboat Tour From Split or Podstrana★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 3,195 reviews
Rafting above Omiš
The Cetina runs off the karst plateau and cuts a gorge through the mountains before it reaches the sea at Omiš, the old pirate town. Rafting trips start upstream and float down through the canyon. In summer the water is low and gentle, with stops to swim and jump off the rocks. Most people come back soaked and grinning.
- 1Cetina River: Rafting and Cliff Jumping Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 · 1,774 reviews
- 2Cetina River Rafting with Cliff Jump & Swimming★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 · 1,258 reviews
- 3Half-Day Rafting Experience on Cetina River with Cliff Jumping and more★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 940 reviews
Klis Fortress
Klis sits on a ridge over the pass inland, and whoever held it held the road to Split. Its walls kept the Ottomans out for decades before it finally fell in 1537. Game of Thrones used it as Meereen. Go late in the day: the view runs from the Kozjak ridge down over Split to the islands.
- 1Klis Sunset Sightseeing Bus Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 · 494 reviews
- 2Klis Fortress GOT and Olive Museum Entry Tickets★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 · 283 reviews
- 3Historical Tour of Salona, Klis Fortress and Trogir★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 · 108 reviews
Split’s old town is a Roman emperor’s retirement home, and people still live in it.
Diocletian built a seaside palace here around the year 300. The town later moved inside its walls and never left. The emperor’s mausoleum became the cathedral, the cellars underneath became a market hall, and the courtyard became the Peristyle café terrace. A guide will show you the parts you would otherwise walk straight past.
Every walking tour in Split →What a day out of Split costs.
Every tour on the site, sorted by price. Walking the palace costs about the same as lunch on the riva, and the long speedboat days cost a lot more.
Palace walks, the Krka coach run, sunset cruises and the shorter boat hops.
Blue Lagoon and island cruises with lunch, Plitvice and Mostar by coach, rafting and canyoning.
Private speedboats, chartered island days and drivers who wait while you swim.
When the jugo blows in, the Blue Cave closes. Here is the plan B for Split.
The jugo is the warm south-easterly that pushes swell up the Dalmatian coast. When it’s blowing, the Blue Cave shuts and small boats stay in port. That’s the day to go inland or under a roof: a wine cellar, a market lunch, a museum in the palace, or the Krka falls.
By place: Split and the coast either side
By kind of day: boat, canyon, cellar or palace
Seven days out of Split: the palace, Trogir, Krka, Hvar, the Blue Cave and the Cetina.
New Split tour reviews.
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Split Cooking Class – Afternoon Edition Shared Activity
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Blue Lagoon & 3 Islands Speedboat Tour – Small group
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Blue Lagoon, Hvar, Brač, 6 Islands Boat Tour – Small Group
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Private Blue Lagoon and UNESCO town Trogir 5h Boat Tour for 12
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Private Half-Day Boat Tour from Split: Blue Lagoon & 2 Islands
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Kayaking in the Adriatic Sea with Snorkeling from Podstrana
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Private Split: Visit Diocletian Palace & Taste Food at the Market
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