Paddleboard and Hiking Adventure

2.5 days hiking in the Velebit mountain range

Afternoon rock climbing with expert guides, beginners and experienced

SUP and sea kayak between islands and discover beautiful bays and beaches

Cycle through villages and immerse yourself in island life

We’ll start our week trekking through the diverse landscape of Velebit, one of the best preserved natural wilderness areas in south-eastern Europe. We’ll be exploring the Paklenica Nature Park, an area of outstanding beauty yet to be discovered by the masses due to its remoteness and lack of English language guide books.

Paklenica will serve as our base for the mountain part of our adventure. We’ll hike from Starigrad to our mountain hut where we’ll set down our bags, allowing us to hike fast and light. Over the two and a half days in the mountains, we’ll explore the Paklenica canyon, trek to the peaks of Velebit for incredible views and enjoy an afternoon of rock climbing.

We’ve teamed up with fantastic climbing guides to offer an afternoon of climbing for all levels. The Paklenica gorge has hundreds of sport climbing routes, up to 30 metres high.

Over the course of four hours, we’ll climb up to five routes. This will be a great introduction to rock climbing for beginners and we can offer more challenging routes for more experienced climbers!

We’ll then move on to the island of Molat. With just over 200 permanent residents, this sleepy island is the perfect base for those looking to reconnect with nature, slow down and immerse themselves in island life.

For the next 3.5 days of our adventure we’ll circumnavigate the island, hopping between islands and discovering hidden bays and beaches. Each day is a different adventure, we’ll sup between 6-20 km per day, with plenty of breaks for swimming in the crystal clear waters, snorkelling and a couple of beach games and SUP games too.

This adventure is created for intermediate paddlers with prior SUP experience, this ensures we can maximise our 3.5 days on the water. You will improve your SUP skills and build water confidence, with our coaches providing top-notch instruction. 

During our SUP tours, we'll cover efficient paddling techniques and various turning methods, including step-back turns, in a fun, engaging environment. It's the perfect opportunity to advance your paddleboarding in a supportive setting where it's okay to make a splash!

We’ve included a great morning of cycling on empty roads across the island. You don’t need to be an expert cyclist to enjoy this route, we’ll go at a gentle pace to take in the views.

Our bike ride is completely optional!

After a short transfer to the mountains, we’ll start our hike up through the Paklenica Canyon for our climbing lesson.

Paklenica has over 100 sport climbing routes, reaching up to 30m in height! All equipment, including shoes, are provided, along with expert coaching to get the most from your afternoon of climbing.

Never climbed before? No problem, you’ll be in great company and you’ll have a great first taste of the sport with us!

After climbing, we’ll hike up to our mountain hut for dinner!

After breakfast we’ll hike for 3-4 hours through the wild and varied terrain of the Velebit, passing through oak forest to the Struge valley. We’ll take a break for lunch before we continue to the peaks of Velebit, aiming for Vaganjski Vrh, the highest of the mountain range with incredible views.

We’ll enjoy lunch, taking in the vistas and unspoilt beauty of the national park before heading back towards our mountain hut for dinner.

The hike will be around 14km / 1300m altitude and will take us 6-8 hours.

After breakfast, we’ll pack our bags and hike back down to Starigrad (7 km). From there we’ll be transferred to Zadar to catch a catamaran to Molat.

After checking into your apartment and lunch we’ll have our first SUP lesson. Our first water session will focus on paddling techniques to improve efficiency, learning new turning techniques and building your confidence on the board, with great coaching from our instructor.

Dinner will be at the Agriturismo run by a local family.

Midweek relaxed day to help us recharge, after a later breakfast we’ll spend the morning SUPing. We’ll circumnavigate Brgulje's little island. We have a short walk and swim in Brgulje. We head back to Molat where late lunch is served in one of the family restaurants.

After lunch, you’ll cover some more SUP skills in at the local beach.

Dinner will be served in a local restaurant.

After a tasty breakfast sampling local jams and honey, we’ll cycle 9 km across the island, exploring villages along the route to Zapuntel. From Zapuntel, we’ll paddle 3 km on our first island crossing to the island of Ist.

Here, we’ll hike (1h) to the highest point, reaching the Snow Lady chapel to take in the views of the surrounding area and a great chance to see the Velebit mountain range we’ll be hiking later in the week.

We’ll enjoy a delicious picnic lunch on the water’s edge and have a chance to learn some traditional Croatian beach games.

In the afternoon we’ll paddle back to Molat and cycle back across the island for dinner.

Today we’ll paddle to the island Brščak for a snorkelling exploration of the southern side of the island. With its crystal clear waters and marine life, it's the perfect morning!

We’ll paddle to Dugi Otok to explore the ex military submarine caves used in the Cold War - at150m deep, it's a great structure to explore.

We'll follow the coast line and cross over to Zverinac.

We’ll catch the catamaran back at 06:50 arriving in Zadar at 07:50. Many guests choose to explore Zadar until their flights. There is a place to store your luggage near the port.