Travel

World's Biggest Welcome in Croatia: Day 45 - Bol to Hvar (Kayak)

May 6, 2019 - Putting Croatian adventure tourism on the map, with the biggest welcome in the world. Day 45 of this incredible 2011 adrenaline trip covering 2,500 km along the Croatian coast. 

The World's Biggest Welcome, an ambitious adventure tourism project in 2011 in Croatia enters Day 45 of this 2019 appreciation of one of the finest tourism promotion projects ever in Croatia.  

The plan? To showcase the diversity and fabulous offer of adventure tourism in Croatia by following a GPS route the length of the Croatian coast in the shape of the word 'Welcome' - thereby creating the biggest welcome in the world from a hospitable tourism country. 

Day 45 moved from Bol on the island of Brač to the island of Hvar by kayak to continue forming the 'M' in 'Welcome'. The 'Welcome team' also had an epic welcome to Hvar town.

Screenshot 2019-05-06 at 07.33.04.png

Day 45 began at one of Croatia's most famous beaches - Zlatni Rat in Bol. 

252827_213312075355478_5315873_n.jpg

246897_213312102022142_797061_n.jpg

The crew then started their journey to Hvar. 

253442_213312118688807_2429769_n.jpg

And was even followed by a helicopter. 

249087_213312125355473_6081947_n.jpg

A Red Bull helicopter. 

251322_213312145355471_5762200_n.jpg

251222_213312172022135_1980983_n.jpg

The team forming in Bol. 

249122_213312205355465_6120929_n.jpg

251397_213312222022130_5842900_n.jpg

255612_213312185355467_7508173_n.jpg

From Brač to Hvar - arriving in Vroboska.

248782_213312232022129_3034139_n.jpg

249937_213312245355461_4923649_n.jpg

246852_213312258688793_5492548_n.jpg

Vrboska's most common nickname is 'Little Venice' as it has just one canal. 

253417_213312278688791_1811910_n.jpg

250957_213312288688790_3469395_n.jpg

250827_213312295355456_7530755_n.jpg

The canal and Vrboska's stone bridge. 

248212_213312308688788_6320602_n.jpg

Seems as if the group could barely fit!

251122_213312322022120_2287485_n.jpg

The charming town in all of its glory. 

255707_213312372022115_6782198_n.jpg

The team then traveled from Milna to Hvar town. 

247592_213312378688781_7060757_n.jpg

Where they were greeted by Hvar mayor Pjerino Bebic.

247332_213312412022111_7214532_n.jpg

And flares.

248627_213312432022109_4427518_n.jpg

The mayor even helped the team pull their kayaks out of the sea!

255022_213312458688773_2756640_n.jpg

And then it was time to party. 

253897_213312488688770_7902657_n.jpg

The Cathedral of St. Stephen.

249257_213312508688768_5834237_n.jpg

The team traveled to Malo Grablje in the evening.

253972_213312522022100_1307186_n.jpg

And ended the night at tavern Stori Komin in Malo Grablje.

A key part of the project was promoting tourism, and the official website has details of the key places visited during the day. 

Screenshot 2019-05-06 at 07.54.46.png

Hvar.

You can see the entire project on the Welcome website, as well as much more of Luka Tambaca's stunning photography on the Welcome Facebook page

Tune in tomorrow for Day 46, as Lacko moves from Makarska to Lovište.

To follow the whole project from the start, follow the dedicated TCN page

All photos in the story by Luka  Tambača.

Search