Northern Dalmatia · Šibensko-kninska
Kornat
Kornat is the largest island of Kornati National Park: bare rock, dry-stone walls, bays with konobas and cliffs facing the open sea.
- Area (km²)
- 32
- Population
- 14
- Highest peak (m)
- 237
Kornat is twenty-five kilometres long and gave its name to the whole archipelago of almost ninety islands, islets and rocks. There are almost no permanent residents: the houses in the bays belong to people from Murter, who have olive groves and pastures here. Above Tarac bay stand the remains of the Byzantine fort of Tureta.
In the national park you pay for a ticket for the boat, which is cheaper if bought in advance. You may stay overnight only at marked anchorages and berths, and fishing and diving are restricted. The bays of Vrulje, Opat, Kravljačica and Strižnja have buoys or berths in front of the konobas.
For boaters
Buoys and konoba berths in the bays of Vrulje, Opat, Kravljačica and Strižnja. The marina is on neighbouring Piškera, and fuel and provisions are in Murter, Sali and Biograd.
Marinas and harbours
Core Lounge
Konoba Opat
Strižnja
Vrulje
Fuel
Our list has no boat fuel station on the island.
Anchorages
Uvala Vrulje
Sheltered from Bura, Tramontana, Levant
Open to Lebić, Pulenat
The largest summer hamlet on Kornat, with several konobas, park buoys and restaurant jetties. Open to the south-west and west; the best shelter is in the northern part, on sand with good holding.
Uvala Opat
Sheltered from Bura, Tramontana, Maestral
Open to Jugo, Oštro, Lebić
Safe in bura but open to the south: jugo and a south-westerly raise a heavy swell, and the bay should then be left quickly. Holding is poor, so most boats use the konoba's berths on the jetty (bows-to, because the seabed shoals quickly) or the park buoys.
Uvala Tomasovac (Suha punta)
Sheltered from Levant, Jugo, Oštro
The national park buoys are free to use with a valid ticket (cheaper when bought online in advance), and each is marked with the maximum boat length allowed. It is shallow at the piers in front of the konobas, so they suit shallow-draught boats only; one source also mentions konoba buoys reserved for its guests. In the long term the park plans to ban free anchoring completely.
Uvala Statival Gornji
Sheltered from Tramontana, Bura, Pulenat, Maestral
Open to Jugo, Oštro
The national park buoys are free to use with a valid ticket, and each is marked with the maximum boat length allowed. There are no facilities in the bay; the nearest konoba is in Donji Statival, about 0.5 NM to the south-west. In the long term the park plans to ban free anchoring completely.
Uvala Statival Donji
Sheltered from Tramontana, Pulenat, Maestral
Open to Jugo, Oštro
The park buoys are used at no extra charge with a valid Kornati National Park ticket (the official list gives 12 buoys, one guide 15). The northern part of the bay is shallow, about 1.5 m. According to one source the best shelter from the jugo is by the small concrete mole under the north shore.
Uvala Kravljačica
Sheltered from Tramontana, Bura, Pulenat, Maestral
Open to Jugo, Oštro
The park buoys are used at no extra charge with a valid Kornati National Park ticket. The head of the bay and the water off the houses and small moles are shallow (under 1 m), and there are reefs along the shore south-east of the head. The konoba in the bay has berths for its guests.
Uvala Strižnja
Sheltered from Bura, Levant
Open to Oštro, Lebić, Maestral
Strižnjak islet lies off the bay to the west; the passage between it and Kornat is about 4 m deep. There are reefs along the shore and 1.5 m shallows in the small enclosed harbour. The park buoys are used at no extra charge with a valid ticket, and the konoba has berths at its moles.
Uvala Gujak
Sheltered from Tramontana, Bura, Pulenat, Maestral
Open to Jugo, Oštro
The Gujak park buoy field lies in Lopatica bay (one pilot lists the bay as Lopatica (Gujak)); the buoys are used at no extra charge with a valid Kornati National Park ticket. The northern part of the bay has only about 1 m. A strong bura sets up circling gusts in the bay, and in a jugo you should leave.
Uvala Koromačna
Sheltered from Bura, Levant, Jugo, Oštro
Open to Maestral
The buoys belong to Konoba Koromačna and are meant for its guests (sources give 8 to 10 buoys, plus a few berths at the pier, where the depth is about 1 m). Staying on a buoy requires a Kornati National Park ticket, and this is checked. A strong maestral makes the bay uncomfortable, and one visitor reports that some buoys are not in good condition.
Bays on the island
- Bile Lučice
- Crveni bok
- Luka od Svršate
- Ravna draga
- Sedlasti bok
- Široka vala
- Uvala Babina Guzica
- Uvala Bikarijica
- Uvala Bošci
- Uvala Dražica
- Uvala Lopatica
- Uvala Lupešćica
- Uvala Mala Ropotnica
- Uvala Maslinovica
- Uvala Modri Bok
- Uvala Pivćena
- Uvala Prisliga
- Uvala Ruževica
- Uvala Samica
- Uvala Šipnate
- Uvala Statival
- Uvala Stiniva
- Uvala Tomasovac
- Uvala Vela Brusna
- Uvala Vela Ropotnica
- Uvala Zaborak
- Uvala Zakrčje
- Zala draga
- Zalupeška uvala
Data source: OpenStreetMap (ODbL). The data may be incomplete, so check directly on site before you arrive.
Trips to the island
Croatian islands
Neighbouring islands
- Levrnaka1.8 km²
- Žut15 km²
- Piškera2.7 km²
- Lavsa1.8 km²
- Katina1.1 km²
- Sit1.8 km²
Safety
Emergency at sea
Croatia's national maritime search and rescue coordination centre (MRCC Rijeka) is on watch 24 hours a day. Save the number before you set off.
- 195Maritime search and rescue
- VHF 16Distress and safety calls
- 112Single emergency number
Before you call, have ready the boat's position (coordinates or the nearest headland, island or bay), the number of people on board and a description of the problem. A call to 112 is put through to the maritime rescue centre.
Get out on the water yourself
Find a boat directly from its owner and arrange the rental with no commission.
The information is for guidance only and does not replace official nautical charts, pilot books or forecasts. Check the current conditions and regulations before you set off.