Split: Blue Lagoon & Solta Private Boat Tour with Snorkel

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Free cancellationExcellent quality

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Duration7h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

The boat's engine cut out for a second near the lagoon — then the water came into focus

You get picked up from Split, spend the morning swimming and snorkeling in the Blue Lagoon's crystal-clear water, take a coffee break in a quiet island town, eat lunch at a waterfront restaurant, then snorkel a shipwreck site off Solta before returning to the city. The skipper handles navigation and safety gear; you handle nothing but deciding when to get back in the water.

Step-by-step itinerary

Boat tour to Blue Lagoon and Solta

Swim and snorkel at Blue Lagoon
Coffee break and sightseeing in fishing town
Lunch at waterfront restaurant
Snorkel at shipwreck near Solta island

The Experience

The skipper picked us up from the Split waterfront and we headed out toward the Blue Lagoon, which sits near Trogir, maybe twenty minutes by boat from the city. The water that morning was so clear you could see straight through it, and when we stopped the first time, the color shifted from deep blue to this almost unreal turquoise the closer you got to the shallows. We swam for a while, snorkeled a bit — the visibility was good enough that you didn't have to wonder what was below you. The boat stayed close, and there was no sense of being rushed or herded into the next thing.

After that we pulled into a small fishermen's town on one of the nearby islands, the kind of place where the pace just stops. We had coffee, walked around for a bit, and then the skipper took us to a restaurant right on the water for lunch — nothing fancy, just good local food and the kind of quiet you don't get in Split proper. The whole private boat tour felt designed around not doing too much, which sounds simple but makes a real difference when you're trying to actually relax instead of checking boxes. Families with kids seem to do well on this one because there's no long, rough ride and plenty of time to just be in the water.

The last stop was the shipwreck snorkeling site off Solta island, where the water was deep enough to feel like you were actually exploring something. The skipper had all the safety gear on board, and the whole day included bottled water and insurance, so you're not managing logistics while you're supposed to be unwinding. By the time we headed back to Split, we'd been on the water maybe five or six hours total, but it didn't feel rushed or packed.

What’s included

Skipper and boat hire.
safety equipment and snorkeling gear.
bottled water on board.
insurance.
coffee break in a quiet island town.
lunch at a waterfront restaurant on Solta.
swimming stops at the Blue Lagoon and snorkeling at a shipwreck site.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Ambis Charter

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to swim and snorkel in clear water without arranging a boat, gear, or figuring out which islands are actually worth the trip — the skipper knows the calm spots and the timing means you get lunch, water time, and a snorkel site all in one morning without feeling like you're racing between them.