Excursions to Brijuni (fish picnic)
Departure in the morning. A welcome drink at embarkation and a scenic sail through the harbor near the islands of Andrija and Katarina to the Brijuni archipelago. Sailing around all the islands. Arrival at the island of Sveti Jerolim. Bathing break (2 h) and lunch on board. Return in the afternoon. The price includes a welcome drink, lunch and wine, water and juice during the cruise. Lunch on board: grilled fish or cutlet, salad and bread and unlimited consumption of wine, mineral water and juice. A vegetarian menu is also available. These excursions do not include entrance to the Brijuni National Park, but during the summer swimming breaks are organized on the island of Sveti Jerolim. Outside this period, a break is organized in Fažana.
Sveti Jerolim is a small island of 0,125 square kilometers with a beach length of 1,554 km. The sea is very clean, so the island is a close destination for the fish picnic trips.
Fish picnic by the boat Srebreno
Depart at 10:00 am from (Ulica Svetog Petra), next custom pier. Panoramic drive through the Gulf of Pula to the Brijuni. Short stop at the pier of Bi Village (Fažana), about 10 minutes. Drive to the island of Sveti Jerolim. Break for swimming and lunch. Drive around the islands. Return at about 16:00. Learn more about this trip.
The price for adults is €45.00 and includes: entrance to the island of Sveti Jerolim (one of the Brijuni islands), a welcome drink, lunch, wine, water and juice during the trip. The landing in Fažana (with a short break) is for new passengers, so passengers from Pula cannot disembark.
For this trip with organized bus shuttle to Pula, the price is €50.00. To book, click here and select the starting point of the bus.
The same boat can be boarded from Fazana at 10:45 in a port next Bi Village. In this variant, the trip lasts about 5 hours.
Fish picnic by the boat Burin
Departure at 11:00 am from the port (Riva 10) under the amphitheater. The excursion will be made with a boat of 18,5 m long and 3,8 m wide. A panoramic drive along the Puntižela peninsula, then between the island of Kozada and town Fažana. Panorama of the island of Veliki Brijun (without going ashore). Lunch on the boat. Upon arrival at the island of Sveti Jerolim, a 3-hour break for swimming. Return around 15:30.
Price for adults: €50.00 and includes a welcome drink, lunch, wine, water and juice throughout the ride.
Lunch on board: fish or burger from the grill, salad and bread. Vegetarian menu as well.
Additional charge is ticket for bathing on the island of Sveti Jerolim (in the Brijuni archipelago) of €5 in the period from June 1 to September 30. Outside of this period, a pause is organized in Fažana.
Day trip to Rovinj, Lim Fjord and Vrsar (fish picnic)
Departure at 9.00 am from the harbor of Pula (Riva 8) by boat Melisa. Panoramic cruise: Brijuni archipelago and through Limski Kanal to the Pirates Cave. Vrsar (2 h), lunch and visit to old town or opportunity for refreshing. Rovinj (2 h), visit to old town. Return at 6.00 pm. Here is a detailed description.
Price is €50.00 for adult and includes: lunch and city guide for Rovinj. Look for the schedule, free places and possible online booking for the variant of this trip with departure from Pula:
For an additional €5, this trip has a local return bus shuttle to the boat. To book, click here and select the starting point of the bus. The default position of menu is Peroj, but you can choose the starting station at will (like Stoja, Banjole etc.):
Fish picnic Medulin-Kamenjak-Porer-Ceja
Car or bus shuttle goes around 11:20 for Punta Verudela, Zlatne Stijene and the area south of Pula. Departure from Medulin around 12:00. Cape Kamenjak: swimming in the open sea (1 h). Drive to Porer Lighthouse. Krmeda bay, lunch. Ceja Island, rest or swimming (1 h). Return to harbour at 17:00. Return to Pula point around 17:30. Here is a detailed description.
Price is €47.00 for adult and includes: bus shuttle, guide, welcome drink and lunch. As default position of bus shuttle (in menu below) is chosen Punta Verudela, but you can choose the starting point at will:
Also, in the high season, a morning variant is also available from 09:00 until 15:00. In this way, the morning variant lasts 1 hour longer, which prolongs the bathing breaks. Bus shuttle begins from 07:55 according to the schedule below.
Fish picnic from Punta Verudela to Porer and Kamenjak
The boat departs from Banjole, under the hotel Del-Mar, at 10:00, and stops at port
Bunarina at 10:30, for a second pickup. This port is located in Punta Verudela in Pula.
Drive along Istrian coast to the lighthouse Porer. The journey continues to Cape Kamenjak, which is about 2.5 km from the lighthouse. Upon approaching the area with caves, anchoring and swimming. Lunch on the boat. The drive continues to bay Buza. Break and swimming again. Return to Del-Mar around 17:00 and to Bunarina around 17:30.
Price: €45.00 for adult and includes: welcome drink, lunch (fish or grilled meat, bread, salad and a drink of wine, juice and water).
Lighthouse Porer, constructed In 1833, with a tower 35 m high, is situated on a small rocky swell of the same name.
Cape Kamenjak is a protected area since 1996, important landscapes (IUCN Category: V). The sea is open and very clean.
Searching for dolphins at dusk
Departure in the afternoon from the harbor below the amphitheater. Panoramic drive through the port, past the islands of Andrija and Katarina to the Brijuni archipelago. The dolphin watching position is located west of Vanga Island. Dinner, watching and photographing dolphins at dusk. On the way back, as an attraction for photography, luminous giants - cranes in the shipyard that are lit in a special way, so that the colors change over time. Return in the evening.
Dinner is prepared on board and served during the ride, and consists of: vegetarian menu, grilled fish or cutlets, salad and bread, and unlimited consumption of wine, mineral water and juice.
Excursions with dolphin searches are also organized with departures from Fažana and Medulin. The departure time of all ships changes so that the sunset falls into half the trip. Is there a way that dolphins can not be found? Yes, but also this type of excursion can be very attractive. We offer the following options:
Dolphin watching by the boat Srebreno
Departure from the port of Pula around 5 pm. Port address: Ulica Svetog Petra, 52100 Pula. Drive to the Brijuni archipelago with a stopover in Valbandon at the Bi Village campsite. Dolphin search, dinner and return around 9:30 pm.
Adult price: €40.00 and includes a welcome drink, dinner, and wine, water and juice throughout the ride. Dinner is: fish or meat on grill, salad and bread, and unlimited consumption of wine, mineral water and juice.
For this trip with organized bus shuttle to Pula, the price is €45.00. To book, click here and select the starting point of the bus.
Searching for dolphins with boats Ulika and Burin
Departure from the port of Pula around 6 p.m. Port address: Riva 14, 52100 Pula. Cruise to Brijuni archipelago, dolphin hunt, dinner and return around 21:00.
Adult price: €50.00 and includes a welcome drink, dinner, and wine, water and juice throughout the ride. Dinner is: fish or meat on grill, salad and bread, and unlimited consumption of wine, mineral water and juice.
Fish picnic and search for dolphins
Departure around 14:30 from the port below the Amphitheater (Ulica Riva 18). The trip is performed by boat Ulika, 18 m long and 4 m wide. Panoramic ride through the port and through the Brijuni archipelago. Arrival on the island of Sveti Jerolim. Bathing break of 2 hours. Dinner on board. Dolphin search. Return around 21:00 to the port.
Price for adults: €40.00 and includes a welcome drink, dinner, and wine, water and juice throughout the ride. Dinner on board is: vegetarian, grilled fish or cutlets, salad and bread, and unlimited consumption of wine, mineral water and juice. Extra: a ticket to the island of Sveti Jerolim (€4).
Fish picnic with a visit to the Brijuni National Park
Departure around 08:15 from the port below the amphitheater (Ulica Sv. Petra). The trip is performed by boat Srebreno, 18 m long and 4 m wide. Panoramic ride through the port and through the Brijuni archipelago. Arrival in Brijuni National Park, on the island of Veli Brijun. Sightseeing of the island by electric train and on foot with an expert guide lasting 3 hours and 30 minutes. Arrival on the island of Sveti Jerolim. Lunch in a restaurant. Bathing break of about 2 hours. Return around 17:00 to the port of Pula.
The price for adults is €65.00 and includes a ticket to the Brijuni National Park (electric train ride, expert guide), a ticket to the island of Sveti Jerolim. Lunch is also included. Lunch is: grilled fish or cutlets, salad and bread (vegetarian menu to be announced). Consumption of drinks in the restaurant is charged. The guide's languages are: English, German, Italian and Croatian.
Variant with English travel guide:
Variant with German travel guide:
Variant with Italian travel guide:
Variant with Croatian travel guid:
Half day tour to national park Brijuni
Boat: Martinabela. Route:
10:45 Departure from port the harbor near ACI marine (Riva 14). Panoramic drive through the bay, past Štinjan and the island of Sveti Jerolim to the island Veli Brijun. The arrival of the ship is synchronized with the schedule of the electric train.
Upon arrival, follows a guided tour (about 3:30 h).
16:30 Return to port.
Price: €56.00 for adult and includes: guide and entrance fee.
The price does not include food or drinks. The excursions take place on Tuesdays and Fridays and every day in the high season.
It is also possible to have an afternoon variant, with departure at 14.45 clock and return at 20:00 clock. You can also visit this national park alone, but you have just to reach Fažana (6 km from here).
Boat trips from Pula to Venice
A passport or ID card is required for travel. These excursions depart at 7:30 am from Pula (check-in 7:00), and there is bus shuttle (the starting point of the bus transport can be chosen according to your choice between Pula, Fažana and Medulin). You can find out the exact price through the online application. Bus transport is charged €8.00 per adult and €4.00 per child up to 13.99 years.
Day trip by the catamaran Anđela
Excursions by catamaran Anđela are performed through the port of Pula, every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The prices are from €85.00 for the adults and children up to 13.99 years pay 50% and up to 6.99 are free. The price includes a guide.
For the excursions departing from the port, the price is from €85.00. Check-in: 7:00 a.m.
For a trip with an organized bus shuttle, the price is from €93.00. Schedule is here:
Day trip by the catamaran San Pawl
Excursions by catamaran San Pawl go on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
The prices start from €85.00 for the adults and from €43.00 children up to 13.99 years. The price includes a guide. Children up to the age of 5.99 always travel for free by boats and buses. The total price is obtained by adding the boat trip and the bus transfer (if used).
In case you want to travel from the port in low season, please click here. Children in the family package travel for free.
In case you want a trip with a (bus) shuttle to the ship in low season, please click here. Children in the family package pay €4.00.
Pula
Pula is the largest town on the west coast of Istria, and it is very interesting because the coast is very indented, with many islands and peninsulas. We have already mentioned the Brijuni National Park and the Kamenjak Nature Park. The beaches are beautiful and varied. Punta Verudela offers rocky and pebble beaches with crystal clear water, as well as jumping rocks overlooking the open sea. On the way to Fažana, the beaches are pebbly, protected from the open sea by the Brijuni archipelago. The beach in Medulin is sandy. Among the many historical sites, just to mention that this town has the monumental Roman amphitheater, which could receive up to 23,000 people, which makes 46% of today's town population. This is the only town in Istria which has an airport.
Parking at the Port of Pula
If you are arriving at the port by your own car, the nearest parking is Karolina ((Trg Nimfeja bb, 52100, Pula)) which is located between the Arena (Pula amphitheater) and the sea, and is adjacent to Valerijin Park on the southwest side. It is close to the port center. Unfortunately, the parking fee there is €4 per hour, and payment is made upon departure. There is no daily ticket available.
Parking lots Riva 1 and Riva 2 are up to 350 m from the port, and the parking fee is €1.30 per hour and €19.50 per day. Parking Mandrač is the most affordable, with a daily parking ticket for a personal vehicle costing €6.60. The distance to the port is 1200 m. All described parking lots are equipped with video surveillance, but do not leave document and money bags in the car in a visible place.