Red Adventures Croatia — Attraction in Grad Split

Thank you so much for arranging a rock climbing adventure for us with Marijana. The day worked out perfectly to our satisfaction. Marijana found us immediately at the ship terminal, and we had minimal paperwork for a reasonable price. She recommended climbing in Marjan in the park near the city which we enjoyed, rather than Omiz. The approach walk was short and pleasant. She selected easier climbs than we thought we could do, but we were wrong! Even the 4b’s were challenging (5.8?) and the other climbs were fun but hard. Eventually my fingertips gave out from too much abrasion on the sharp limestone holds. The climbs were a good length and we top-roped about 4 climbs and tried some others. The 5c was impossible for me! We had moderately hot weather and Marijana made sure we stopped for more water in the heat which we really needed. Marijana is an excellent and strong climber and made the moves look so easy and set up everything safely for us. She seemed happy that we were comfortable and competent in belaying her and that we knew how to climb and use all the equipment without problems. The harnesses we borrowed were good quality and we felt comfortable with the whole situation. It was just like going to the crags with our friends and we hope she felt the same way.

We quit climbing around 3 pm because my fingertips were fried and we were getting tired in the heat! We drove back to Split and she drove my partner back to the ship and dropped me at the old town where I do could do additional sight-seeing on my own. It is certainly convenient to have the cruise ships dock right downtown. I visited a special exhibition on future transportation and urban development plans for Split that was extremely interesting and ambitious. By the way, our friends also enjoyed their kayaking adventure with you. We will certainly recommend you to other friends visiting Split and Croatia. As I mentioned, we visited Croatia by car in 2002 and climbed in Paklenica. We were happy to visit again and...

I don’t know where to start with Red Adventures… they’re exceptional. My partner and I took part in the Magic Island Tour, sea kayaking around the island of Vis. Drazen, Ivan & Radmila were the perfect guides. They were professional, friendly, warm and gave us a better week than we could have ever hoped for. The paddling was great, all our equipment was well looked after and modern. The weather was on our side and it felt great to complete our first circumnavigation of an island. For us the days were well planned, usually paddling (but also walking & visiting the blue caves and Biševo) with the group through the day, stopping off for swims and snacks at beautiful beaches and then in the late afternoon & evening free time to explore Komiža as a couple discovering great places to eat, drink and swim. I’m vegan, and I ended up feeling spoiled and almost better provided for than the rest of the group thanks to the care that was taken making sure I had appropriate food for the delicious picnic lunches & breakfasts. The guides would have had to put a lot of thought and effort into this, but they made it feel easy. Split (many) and Komiža (at least one) also have tasty no stress places to eat as a vegan. When we weren’t paddling with the group we had the best of times too, exploring Biševo and the blue caves, going to restaurants and on walks that all had that little bit extra to make them feel special. We had a great group and I genuinely loved the time we spent with them and the guides. Vis is a lovely island to explore. It’s a special place with a bit of a following. If you can spend more time exploring it and the other nearby Croatian islands either side of the trip it’s definitely worth it. Most of all though, if you’re considering some time on a sea kayak trip with Red Adventures and you’ve read this far into the review, just do it....

South Cliffs Kayak Adventure - We'd previously done the City Cycle Tour with Red Adventures and were impressed with the team so decided to use again for the kayak adventure. It was absolutely fabulous!

Booking was simple (via TripAdvisor) and the tickets came through to my mobile. We were contacted ahead of the trip to see if we had any dietary requirements for lunch (sandwiches are provided) and we asked to meet near the park rather than at the office. Parking was free at Prve Vode beach and no need to drive to the centre of Split.

We were picked up bang on time by Tom who turned out to be our Kayak guide for the day. We transferred to Bene Beach, kitted up and then went off Kayaking. It was absolutely superb. Despite being on his first season, Tom had plenty of local knowledge and was very interesting to speak to about Split, Croatia, Game of Thrones etc. The Kayaking was very straightforward and we paused quite a few times to learn about the local area, After heading around the island, we stopped off for beach time and lunch. Tom gave us the option to carry on further "rock dodge" if we wanted but the sea beckoned. We'd taken our own snorkels so made the most of the coastline.

After lunch we headed back and Tom took us through some interesting small passages between the rocks. All good fun.

When we got back, we'd covered about 14km over the 6hrs we were out. It was pretty easy going and great fun, the highlight of our time in Split. Tom even took some pictures for us which he sent us the following day.

Thanks to Tom, Ivan, Mateja and Tony for making our trips with Red Adventures such great fun. We can't recommend Red Adventures...