Kornati Sailing Itinerary: 7 Days from Biograd (2027 Guide)
The best way to sail the Kornati in one week is a loop from Biograd na Moru. It takes in Sali and Telašćica on Dugi Otok, three days inside Kornati National Park (Levrnaka, Lavsa or Piškera, Opat), then Murter and Vrgada on the way back. The route covers about 65 nautical miles in legs of 8 to 17 NM, measured at sea on OpenStreetMap coastlines, which leaves time for swimming, walking and slow lunches. Budget for park tickets: in summer 2026, a boat of 11 to 17.99 m paid €95 a day bought before entering the park and €190 a day bought from rangers inside it (NP Kornati 2026 price list).
Biograd is the natural start. Its Marina Kornati is the largest base on SkipperCity’s search, with 373 charter boats listed against 221 at Sukošan near Zadar (SkipperCity boat search, retrieved 31 October 2026), and it sits closer to the park than Zadar. If this is your first Croatian charter, start with our Croatia yacht charter guide.
Key takeaways
- A relaxed 7-day loop from Biograd covers about 65 NM, with legs of 8 to 17 NM, three days inside Kornati National Park and a morning in Telašćica.
- Kornati charges every boat a daily ticket. For 11 to 17.99 m in June to September 2026: €95 a day bought in advance, €190 from rangers in the park, or €190 for a 3-day ticket.
- The park’s 164 mooring buoys are free with a valid ticket, and you may anchor or stay overnight only in the bays the park lists.
- Food and supplies are scarce inside the park: provision in Biograd, Sali or Murter.
- The Ždrelac bridge between Ugljan and Pašman has about 16 m clearance, lower than many charter masts, so this route goes round the south of Pašman.
What does the 7-day Kornati route look like?
The loop runs anticlockwise: west to Dugi Otok, south through Telašćica into the Kornati, along the outer cliffs, then east to Murter and back north to Biograd. Distances are our own measurements along a sea route that keeps clear of the coast, so expect your log to read a little more once you tack or detour for a swim.
| Day | Leg | Distance | Night |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Check-in, provisioning, briefing | 0 NM | Marina Kornati, Biograd |
| 2 | Biograd to Sali (Dugi Otok) | about 17 NM | Sali harbour |
| 3 | Sali to Telašćica (Mir), then Levrnaka | about 16 NM | Anica bay buoys, Levrnaka |
| 4 | Levrnaka along the outer cliffs to Lavsa | about 8 NM | Lavsa bay or ACI Piškera |
| 5 | Lavsa to Opat, then Murter | about 14 NM | Marina Hramina, Murter |
| 6 | Murter to Vrgada, then Biograd | about 10 NM | Marina Kornati, Biograd |
| 7 | Check-out | 0 NM |
Day-by-day Kornati sailing itinerary
Day 1: Biograd na Moru, check-in and provisioning
Charter weeks in Croatia usually start on Saturday afternoon. Use the time to shop properly: the park itself has very little. The park authority says food and supplies cannot be bought inside Kornati outside the high season. Even in summer, the choice is limited to boat-shops that tour the bays and a small store at ACI Piškera (NP Kornati, useful information). Fill the water tanks, buy enough for three days at anchor and start with a full fuel tank: Ilirija, the company that runs Marina Kornati, says the boat fuel station is directly in front of the marina (Ilirija Biograd, FAQ). Fuel is not among the services the park lists inside Kornati, so plan to top up again in Murter on day 5.
This is also the moment to buy your park tickets. Several marinas and agencies in the area sell them on commission, including Marina Kornati and Euronautic in Biograd (NP Kornati, 2026 sales points).
Day 2: Biograd to Sali, about 17 NM
Head south down the Pašman channel, round the southern end of Pašman and cross west to Sali on Dugi Otok. The other way west, through the Mali Ždrelac passage at the north end of Pašman, is spanned by a road bridge with a clearance of about 16 m (Wikipedia, Ždrelac Bridge), lower than the masts of many charter yachts and catamarans. Check your mast height in the boat’s documents before you plan any shortcut.
Sali has a small harbour, shops and konobas, and it is the last good place to top up before the parks. Sali and Murter are the two nearest first-aid points to the Kornati (NP Kornati, useful information).
Day 3: Telašćica and Lake Mir, then Levrnaka, about 16 NM
Telašćica Nature Park covers the deep bay at the south-east end of Dugi Otok. Motor in to Mir bay for a morning swim. Mir is one of Telašćica’s mooring fields (mySea), so moor or anchor only where the park’s rules allow. Then walk over to Lake Mir, a salt lake just behind the outer shore, and look at the cliffs on the seaward side, which the park gives as 161 m high at Grpašćak (PP Telašćica). Telašćica has its own ticket, separate from Kornati; bought online, it has to be purchased at least one day before the visit (PP Telašćica, tickets).
In the afternoon cross south-east into Kornati National Park for a swim at Lojena bay on Levrnaka, then pick up a buoy for the night at Anica, one of the bays where the park allows overnight stays. The park lists 18 buoys at Anica (plus 4 for boats up to 26 m) and 13 at Lojena, free to use with a valid ticket (NP Kornati, buoy locations).
Day 4: The outer cliffs to Lavsa or Piškera, about 8 NM
This is the short, spectacular day. Leave Levrnaka by the seaward side of Kornat, where the outer islands such as Mana drop into the sea in pale limestone walls. Keep well clear of the strictly protected zones, where no visitors are allowed: Purara with the Klint and Volić reefs, Mrtenjak, Klobučar, and Mali and Veli Obručan (NP Kornati, rules of conduct).
Spend the night at Lavsa, one of the bays where the park allows anchoring and overnight stays (NP Kornati, rules), or next door at ACI Piškera, the only marina inside the park (mySea). ACI runs Piškera as a seasonal marina, open from 1 April to 31 October (ACI financial report).
Day 5: Opat, then Murter, about 14 NM
Sail south-east along the south-west side of Kornat to Opat bay at the island’s southern tip for lunch and a swim; the park has 5 buoys there (NP Kornati, buoy locations). In the afternoon, leave the park and cross north-east to Murter. Marina Hramina in Murter town is a good stop for water, shopping and showers, and it lists a fuel station among its facilities (mySea, Marina Hramina). Murter is also where the park has its office, open all year (NP Kornati, useful information).
Day 6: Vrgada, then back to Biograd, about 10 NM
A short last day: a morning swim stop off Vrgada, a small island between Murter and Biograd, then the final leg north to Biograd. Most charter companies want the boat back in the marina on Friday afternoon or evening, with fuel topped up, so check the time in your contract and leave room for the fuel dock.
Day 7: Check-out
Check-out is usually on Saturday morning. If you have time before your flight, Biograd’s waterfront and old town are a short walk from the marina.
How much are Kornati park tickets for 2027? (2026 prices)
The park had not published 2027 prices when we checked on 31 October 2026, and its web shop did not yet sell 2027 dates. The 2026 list, set by the park board on 30 June 2026, is the best guide. Prices are per boat, by length, and much lower when bought before entering the park (NP Kornati 2026 price list).
| Boat length | 1 day (low / high) | 3 days (low / high) | 5 days (low / high) | 1 day bought inside the park (low / high) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 to 10.99 m | €30 / €65 | €65 / €130 | €95 / €190 | €65 / €130 |
| 11 to 17.99 m | €50 / €95 | €95 / €190 | €145 / €290 | €95 / €190 |
| 18 to 24.99 m | €80 / €160 | €160 / €320 | €240 / €480 | €160 / €320 |
Low season is October to May, high season June to September.
A typical 38 to 50 ft charter yacht or catamaran falls in the 11 to 17.99 m band. On this route you are inside Kornati on days 3, 4 and 5, so a 3-day ticket fits exactly: €190 in summer for an 11 to 17.99 m boat. The park also sells a joint 3-day ticket for Kornati and Telašćica through mySea only, at €150 out of season and €300 from June to September for the same length (NP Kornati 2026 price list).
You can buy in advance through the park’s web shop, the Parks of Croatia shop or mySea, or at the marinas and agencies on the park’s sales list (NP Kornati, useful information). For the rest of the week’s costs, see our Croatia yacht charter cost guide.
Buoys, anchoring and park rules
Park rules decide where you can stop in the Kornati. The main ones for a charter crew:
- Buoys: 164 eco-buoys in 16 fields, for boats up to 16 m and, at Anica and Kameni Žakan, up to 26 m. They are free with a valid ticket (NP Kornati, buoy locations).
- Anchoring and overnight stays: only in the bays the park lists, including Lavsa, Opat, Ravni Žakan, Strižnja, Vrulje, Kravljačica, Šipnate and Anica on Levrnaka (NP Kornati, rules).
- Seagrass: do not anchor on Posidonia meadows or between buoys (mySea).
- Banned: spearguns and firearms, fires outside settlements or marked places, and scuba diving except in organised groups with a park permit (NP Kornati, rules).
In summer, aim to be on a buoy by mid-afternoon: the fields are small (Opat has 5 buoys, Ravni Žakan–Zmorašnja 5).
| Buoy field | Buoys |
|---|---|
| Anica (Levrnaka) | 18 up to 16 m, 4 up to 26 m |
| Vrulje | 18 |
| Kameni Žakan | 15 up to 16 m, 3 up to 26 m |
| Lojena (Levrnaka) | 13 |
| Donji Statival | 12 |
| Tomasovac–Suha punta, Strižnja, Kravljačica, Šipnate, Gujak | 10 each |
Selected fields from the park’s list of 16 (NP Kornati).
Which base is best for the Kornati?
The park puts itself about 7 NM from Murter and about 15 NM from Šibenik and Zadar (NP Kornati, useful information). Biograd sits in between, which is why we use it for this loop.
| Base | Boats on SkipperCity* | Distance to the park | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biograd na Moru (Marina Kornati) | 373 | Short crossing via Pašman channel | Widest choice of boats, this loop |
| Sukošan, Zadar (D-Marin Dalmacija) | 221 | About 15 NM (park figure from Zadar) | Flights into Zadar, a longer first day |
| Murter (Hramina, ACI Jezera) | not listed separately | About 7 NM | The shortest hop into the park |
| Šibenik (Marina Mandalina) | 224 | About 15 NM | Combining Kornati with the Krka river |
\*Boats listed by base on SkipperCity’s search, retrieved 31 October 2026.
From Šibenik, follow our 7-day Šibenik and Krka sailing itinerary, or combine the Krka river with the Kornati: see Route B in our two-week Croatia sailing itinerary, or the shorter Šibenik loop in our guide to short yacht charters in Croatia. If you would rather start further south, our 7-day sailing itinerary from Split covers Vis, Hvar and the Pakleni Islands.
Kornati safety and practicalities: bora, ACI Žut, medical help and season
- Bora. The north-easterly bora can rise quickly along this coast. Telašćica’s Mir bay is known as one of the safest natural shelters in a bora (mySea). Read our guide to sailing safely in Croatia before you go.
- ACI Žut. On 22 June 2026 the southern section of the marina’s concrete pier collapsed into the sea (YACHT). We have left Žut out of the overnight stops; check ACI’s current notices before you plan a night there.
- Medical help. The nearest first aid is in Murter or Sali and the nearest hospital is in Šibenik; the emergency number is 112 (NP Kornati, useful information).
- Season. Most konobas in the park open only in high season (NP Kornati). For the month-by-month picture, see the best time to sail in Croatia.
Getting to the marina
Zadar airport is the nearest airport to Biograd, and the drive to Marina Kornati is short. Split airport is the alternative if flights to Zadar are full. You can book a fixed-price airport transfer to the marina with Welcome Pickups, which saves queuing for a taxi with a week’s luggage.
Recommended reading
- Imray’s Adriatic Pilot: Imray’s cruising guide to the Croatian and Adriatic coast, useful for planning harbours and anchorages.
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Find your boat for the Kornati
Biograd, Sukošan and Šibenik all have large charter fleets. You can compare boats for a Kornati charter on SkipperCity or browse catamarans for charter in Croatia; our catamaran charter guide for Croatia explains when a catamaran is worth the extra cost.
Frequently asked questions
Do you need a ticket just to sail through the Kornati?
Every boat that enters the park needs a valid ticket for each day it spends there, and buying in advance is much cheaper: in summer 2026 a 1-day ticket for an 11 to 17.99 m boat cost €95 before entering and €190 from rangers inside the park (NP Kornati 2026 price list).
Can you anchor anywhere in the Kornati?
No. Anchoring and overnight stays are allowed only in the bays the park lists, such as Lavsa, Opat, Vrulje and Anica on Levrnaka, and four strictly protected zones are closed to all visitors (NP Kornati, rules). The 164 park buoys are free with a valid ticket.
Is one week enough for the Kornati?
Yes. The loop above spends three days inside the park and a morning in Telašćica with legs of 8 to 17 NM, so there is time for swimming and a spare half-day if the bora blows. With two weeks, you can add the Krka river and the central Dalmatian islands.
Is Biograd or Zadar better for a Kornati charter?
Biograd is closer to the park and had the larger fleet on SkipperCity when we checked (373 boats against 221 at Sukošan near Zadar). Sukošan, near Zadar, also works if you accept a longer first day at sea.
When is the best time to sail the Kornati?
June and September give warm water with fewer boats than July and August (see the best time to sail in Croatia), but they are already high-season months for park tickets. May and October have the lower ticket prices, though many konobas in the park are closed outside the high season (NP Kornati).
Sources
- NP Kornati, 2026 price list, buoy locations, rules of conduct, useful information and 2026 sales points, retrieved 31 October 2026.
- NP Kornati web shop, retrieved 31 October 2026.
- PP Telašćica, park facts (seen via search) and tickets, retrieved 31 October 2026.
- SkipperCity, boat search by base, retrieved 31 October 2026.
- Wikipedia, Ždrelac Bridge, retrieved 31 October 2026.
- ACI, financial report on seasonal marinas, retrieved 31 October 2026.
- Ilirija Biograd, Marina Kornati FAQ; mySea, Marina Hramina.
- mySea, Kornati & Telašćica 2026, 8 May 2026.
- YACHT, state of the ACI marinas, 13 August 2026.
- Distances measured by Yacht Charter Guide on OpenStreetMap coastlines (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
- Photos (all cropped, via Wikimedia Commons): cover “Kroatien Nationalpark Kornati bei Sibenik” by Nikater, CC BY-SA 3.0; Telašćica by PP Telašćica, CC BY-SA 4.0; Mana by Dominik Matus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
