The Kornati are the anti-Hvar: no clubs, no ramparts, almost no inhabitants. Just a chain of 89 bare white islands, a few konobas reachable only by sea, and buoy nights of absolute calm. George Bernard Shaw called it "the last day of Creation".
The sailing is easy — protected channels, short distances — but provisioning is non-existent: you load everything in Biograd or Zadar, fill the water tanks to the brim and go self-sufficient. That is precisely what keeps the crowds away.
Rent a sailboat — Kornati
Route
The essence of the Kornati in three days: the fjord-like bay of Telašćica, the outer cliffs of Dugi Otok and a buoy night in front of the Žut konoba.
| Day | Leg | Distance | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Biograd › Telašćica (Mir) | 15 nm | Buoy in Mir Bay, walk to the salt lake and the cliffs. |
| Day 2 | Telašćica › Žut | 12 nm | Down the Kornati channel, fish dinner at konoba Fešta. |
| Day 3 | Žut › Biograd | 12 nm | Back through the Pašman channel, swim stop at Vrgada. |
A week of roughly 110 miles running the whole outer face of the Kornati, back up the inner channel, finishing at the Sakarun beaches on northern Dugi Otok.
| Day | Leg | Distance | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days 1–2 | Zadar › Iž › Telašćica | 28 nm | Quiet night at Iž, entering the park via southern Dugi Otok. |
| Days 3–5 | Outer face › Piškera › Žut | 42 nm | The cliff "crowns", Piškera marina, the konobas of Žut. |
| Days 6–7 | Žut › Sakarun › Zadar | 40 nm | Sakarun's white sand, then home through the Zadar channel. |
When to go
Rent a sailboat — Croatia
€40–60 per boat per day depending on size, with about 20% off if bought online before entering. The ticket includes park buoys (not the private konoba ones).
Only in designated zones (list provided with the ticket): elsewhere, buoys are mandatory to protect the seabed. Konoba buoys are free if you dine there — the best deal in the Kornati.
Almost none: only Piškera marina offers (rationed) water and power. Leave with full tanks, carry bottled water for the week and make sure the service battery is healthy.
