Vela Luka is a small town and a municipality in Dubrovnik-Neretva County in southern Dalmatia, Croatia. The town is located on the western side of the island of Korčula at the bottom of a wide bay which has many indented coves. Vela Luka developed at the beginning of the 19th century in a deep sheltered bay.
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Absolutely stunning! If you are either trekking/hiking lovers or simply wild natural bay lovers you don't have to missed it up. This beautiful pebble beach with crystal clear water can be reach in 3 ways. For those who don't want to hike 2/3 h on a path inside carsic rocks under the sun there's a wide range of taxi boat, departing from Baska port, the will bring passenger to the beach for 60 kn per person. Taxi boats depart every 30 min up to 18 pm and bring you back to baska Port up to 19, 30 pm. For those who want to admire karst panorama all paths start from bunculuka camp where you can leave the car and choose either for the longer panoramic path 3 hours or the direct one, about hours. Be careful to bring with you optimal trekking shoes because these will be 2.hours on...
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Disclaimer: Boats have live lines! They tell you to 'book' and 'make sure' you have a place at the desired time but it doesn't happen, people sit on the sides of the boat! The only ones selling tickets on the spot are MAESTRAL and we were charged for a 5 year old but in the end my husband was standing. Try to buy upfront a ticket for the yellow seat taxi boat , when you head for the hike. We've been there twice. First time on a Sunday by hiking towards the destination which was not at all crowded and water was sparkly clean. On the next day, which was a Monday, we went by taxi boat and there were about 4-5 times more people. The water was soiled from the multitude of yachts parked in the bay right near the delimitation - unlike Sunday, were it was only one yacht...
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The place is incredible, we arrived by the hiking path (well signaled but don't do it under the burning sun of lunchtime and bring a lot of water)... it's a shame it's so full of boats but the place is amazing. There's a bar/restaurant where you can order food and stuff but, talking about water, you wanna bring that in you backpack trust me (around 5€ for 1,5liters) There's also a taxiboat from Baska, but the full experience wants you suffering...
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