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Coves Near Rabac by Boat
Sheltered coves along the Rabac riviera and the famous Plava Grota at Lubenice. Twelve minutes south of the harbour, you are alone with the water.
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What a cove day feels like.
A cove is what you remember after a beach day. The hush after the engine cuts off. Water clear enough that the anchor chain looks suspended. Limestone reflecting a colour that doesn't exist on land.
We don't name every one of them on the site — some are local-knowledge spots, and naming them publicly defeats the point. Our skippers know where to take you; for self-drive guests, we hand over a chart with the good ones marked.
The Blue Cave is the headline; that cave is amazing — "three chambers, the colours are amazing" (forum verbatim). Without the cruise-tour crowd at midday, the colours hit better; that's why we leave Rabac at 9. Finally — the cove the cruise tour can't reach in the Rabac riviera chain, because the cruise tour can't fit between the rocks. Even if it's your first cove day, the South Rabac snorkel loop is on Dalmatinka or Remija (no licence) — three reef-grade stops in one half-day.
Coves around Rabac.
Rabac Riviera Coves — 5 to 15 minutes
The umbrella page. Small cliff-and-pebble bays along the Rabac coast. The 15-minute escape — short cruise, anchor, swim, home for lunch.
South Rabac Snorkel Loop — 8 to 15 minutes south
Three stops as one half-day: Prtlog peninsula (two coves on two sides), Drenje & Ravni (snorkel-grade twins), Sveta Marina (two reef walls). The best self-drive day for the no-licence boats — short hops, sheltered water, three different snorkels.
Brseč Pebble Cove — 25–30 minutes north
Tucked under the cliffs of Brseč village. No facilities, no road tourists (the path down from the village is steep). A quiet water-only swim stop on the way north.
Blue Cave (Plava Grota), Lubenice — 60–70 minutes (boat-dependent)
Not a cove, technically — a sea cave with an underwater entrance in the same bay as Sveti Ivan beach. Water inside glows electric blue at midday. The cave is amazing: three chambers, the colours are amazing (forum-guest verbatim). The headline single-attraction on the Cres day — and we time it so the early-morning arrival means the chambers are less busy.
The boat for the cove day.
- Rabac riviera / South Rabac snorkel loop: all six boats, including no-licence Dalmatinka and Remija — short hops, sheltered water
- Brseč: all six (25–30 min one way is fine for the 20 HP boats in calm sea)
- Blue Cave (Cres): licensed speedboats — Cap Camarat, Invictus, Key Largo 20, FIART
About cove days.
Will I be the only boat in the cove?
In June or September? Often. In peak August? Rarely. The Rabac riviera coves are exclusive enough that even in season you usually share with one or two boats; the Brseč cove is quieter; Blue Cave gets visitors (it's a name now), but we time around the cruise-tour peak.
Can I snorkel in the coves?
Yes. The South Rabac snorkel loop water (Drenje, Ravni, Sveta Marina) is reef-grade. Bring or borrow a mask; we keep a few on board.
Are there facilities?
No. Pack water, snacks, shade. We brief you and the boat has a cooler.
Self-drive in the coves?
Self-drive friendly for the close ones (Rabac riviera, the South Rabac snorkel loop). Brseč is fine with briefing. The Blue Cave is part of the full Cres day — skippered strongly recommended for that one.
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